Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1858-05-28

Written for the Fremont Journal
ALICE LEROY'S FORTUNE.
BLANCHE Y. WILLARD.

"Come Auntie, tell my fortune, do, you
SEQ l have turned my cup and the grounds
are all scattered about in graceful confusion;
come, please do, just this once, to oblige
me-" pleaded she, as sho anticipated re-
fusal.
"Well Alice, pass mo your cup, l sup
pose / must oblige you, or | shall miss some
of my nico bouquets that often come to my
room so mysteriously, though not so very
nysteriously after all, for do not receive
them when you are not home"
"Wcll Auntie do tell me quick, for don't
you see I'm all impatenco to know what
my destiny is to be. How l wish could
find Josephine's fortune teller, I'm sure she
would predict something grand for me, and
| should at least have the pleasure of an
ticipation; but what troubles you so
Auntic do you SEQ anything very peculiar
or affecting in my fate, if you do pray tell
mo and let mo make some preparation for
tho interesting event." said Alice with such
mock solemnity and long drawn sigh, that
her companions could scarcely restrain their
mirtb.
"Yes Auntic do tell her" pleaded they,
"don't you SEQ that though she affects in
difference, she is very deeply interested?"
But Auntic sat shading her face with her
hand, apparently indifferent to everything
except tho cup, that Alice had handed her.
After two or three very audible groans, she
put the elegant china cup on the table, and
turned to the merry group saying, "my dear
Alice pray excuse me from telling your for
tuno tonight, for cannot read it very dis
tinctly, besides you know" added she with n
strange smile, "you will not believe any
thing | tell you"
20 yes, will, yes l will, indeed will if
you will only tell me believe every word you
say, so go on, that's good Auntio and af-
ter this will send you something more
substantial than boquets"
"Alice you know that / am aware Of
your betrothal to Edward Moreand, and
will tell you on condition that you will not
tell him anything about it, for he would
probably think that wish to influence you
to act as foresee you WILL"
"Well I'll promise anything you wish me
to, so reasonable as that, but I'm sure" said
she rather seriously, 81 am not so con6dsn,
tial rs to require such caution"
"Alice come here and look at your cup
Alice arose and seated herself upon ar
ottoman by her side.
"Look," said she, IL do not think it re
quires my aid to read that, so plainly is i
represented"
"Why, Auntie, what is that, if there j
not as correct a representation of brida
party as l ever saw, just come and see girls
did you ever soc anything more perfect thar
that? and there down little lower is a maj
riding apparently in great haste and ther'
is something that looks like a-a-"
"a what Allie 7" asked they rather star
tied by her strange manner.
"Why coffin" said she rather hurried
ly, "pshaw, well what does it all mean
that, certainly can have no connection will
my future"
"Your future is to be varied scene no,
child, and you will experience much sorrow
but it will prepare you for the moro full en-
Ijoyment of tho happiness that is in stor
for you. | wish it were in my power Il
avert your fate, but it is not, will give yo'
warning, but you will not regard it unit
your cup of bitterness is filled to the brim.
Alice looked frightened as Auntie con
tiuued, "you will cause his death but it vii
be done unintentionally, but you will be b,
far the greatest sufferer, and"
20 Auntie don't tell any more until yol
inform me whom you mean by him." sal,
she rather seriously.
"Why who should mean but Edwar
Moreland, you think he is so good, so pure
now, but in time you will find he is one Q
the most notorious knaves whose histor
will be handed down to posterity."
30 flo, Auntio don't frighten her SO,
said her companions, We all know you ar
preiudiced against Edward"
30 let her go on" said Alice, ~ don
credit word she says.
81 don't wish to be interrupted, apai
young ladies, she would hear it, and no,
listen" said the old woman, appearing a
though she wore indeed holding communion