Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-01-22
MISCELLANY.
TIE BRIDE OF An EVENING.
BY EMMA D. f. n. soUTHwoGTH.
CHAPTER I.
THE AsTRoLcGER's PREDICTION.
CHAPTER I.


Reading, a few weeks since, one of De
Quincy papers-''Three Memorable Muir
ders, RECALLED to my mind the strange
circumstances of one ofthe most my stcrious
domestic dramas that ever taxed the inge-
nuty of man, or required the fight of time
to develop. rUE
The locality of our story lies amid one
of the widest and most picturesque regions
of the Old Dominion, where the head
waters of the Rappahannock wash the base
of the Blue Ridge.
The precise spot Crossland-is a sub
lime and beautiful scene, where two forest
crowned ranges of mountains cross each
other at obliquo angles
At the intersectingpoint of these ridges
nestles little hamlet named, from its ele
waited position, Altamont.
At the period at which our story opens
the four estates, in the four angles of the
irregular mountain cross, were owned as
follows
The eastern farm, called Piedmont, was
the life property of Madame Auderly, a
Virgnian lady of the old school.
The western and most valuable estate
was the Inheritance of Honora Paule, an
orphan hciress grand daughter and ward
of Madame Auderly.
The northern and smallest one, called,
from being the deepest vale of the four
Hawe's Hole-was the property of old
Hugh Have, a widower of gloomy temper,
parsimonious habits, and almost fabulous
wealth.
The southern farm-named, from the
extravagant cost of the elegant mansion
house elaborate out-buildings, and highly
ornamented grounds, which had absorbed
the means of the owner, "Farquicr's Folly"
was the heayily-mortgaged patrimony
ofGodfrcy Farquier Dulanie, the grandson
of Hugh Have, and now young aspirant
for legal honors at the University of Vir-
ginia
But little benefit to the heir was to be
hoped from the inheritance of his father $
hurtherned property In the first place,
old Hugh Have had brought up in his
own name all the claims against the estate
of Farquicr's Folly-doubtles to prevent
foreclosure, and to save the property for
his grandson.
But, unhappily, Godfrey had mortally
offended the dcspotc old man by dcclin-
ing an agricultural life, and pcrsisting in
the study Of a proiession-a course that
had resulted in his own disinheritance,
To make this punishment more bitter
to his grand son the old man had taken
into favor his nephew, Dr., Henry Have
whom he had established near himself at
Farquicr's Folly,
At this time, the disinherited heir, hav.
ing finished a term at the University, had
come down to spend part of his vacation
in his native place,
1t was upon the Saturday evening ot
his arrival that he found the little hotel
and, indeed, the whole village of Altamont
in great state ofcxcitcment, from the fact
that the celebrated hcircss, Miss HouorG
paule, had just stopped there, and passed
through on her way home,
Those who had been so happy as to catcl
a glimpse Of her face, We'd with each Other
in praise Of her many charms, while thos,
who had aot, listened with eagcrnoss, anC
looked forward oindemnifying themselves
by seeing her at church next morning,
The next day, Godfrey Dulanie attend
ed church, where he saw and fell in loy,
with the most beautiful and intellectual
looking girl he had ever behcld From tn,
choapness and simplicity of her attire h,
supposed her to be some poor depcnden
of Madame Audcrlys, in whose pew sh,
esat Godfrey was completely captvatcd
and he resolved at once to WOO, aud, if pos
sible, win this lovely bong for his wife
poor girl though she was. lie was gla,
she was poor, because she could for tina
reason be more easily won But on ac
lcompanying Mr., Willoughby, the clergy
man, and his law, Ernest Helm
home after church, what was his astonish
mcut and dismay at being introduced T.
the supposcd poor girl, whom be fount