Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-01-13
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THU DBIDE1 Oh In IlVnHING.
BY EMMA D. I n. soUTUwoRTH.
CHAPTER I
THE AsTRoLoGER's PROTECTION.


Reading. q few weeks siuce, Que of De
Quincey's papers-'.Three Memorable Muir
ders, "-recalled to my mind tie strange cir
cumstances OF one OF most mysterious domes-
tic dramas that ever taxed the ingenuity of
man. or required the flight Of time to develop
The locality Of our story lies amid one Of
the widest aud most picturesque regions of
the Old Dominion, where the head waters of
the Rappahannocl wash the base of the Blue
Ridge.
The precise Crossland-is sublime
and beautiful scene, where two forcst-crown-
led ranges of mountains cross each other at
/ oblique angles.
At the interesting point of these ridges
ncstles little hamlet, named, from its eleva
ted position, Altamount,
At the period at which cur story opens the
four estates, in the four angles Of the irregu-
lar mountain cross, we're owned as follows:
The eastern faraI, called Piedmont. vas
the life property of Madame Auderly, Fir-
ginian lady of the old school
The western and ulost valuable estate was
the Inheritance Of Honora Paul, all orphan
beiress 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 cli Hugh Have,
widower Of gloomy temper, Parsimcnious
habits, and almost fabulous wealth.
The southern Elru--named. from the ex-
travagant cost OF the elegant mansion-house,
elaborate out buildings. a2d highly ornamen-
ted grounds, which had absorbed the means
of the late owner, 'Farquier's Folly"-was
the heavily mortgaged patrimony Of Godfrey
FarquIer Dulanie. the grandson Of Hugh
Have. and now young aspirant for legal
honors at the University Of Virginia.
But little benefit to the heir was to be ho-
ped from the inheritance of his fathers bur
thened property. In the FIRST place, old Hugh
Have had bought up in his own name all the
claims against the estate of Farquier's Folly
-donbtlcss to prevent foreclosure, and tc
save the property for his grandson.
But, unhappily, Godfrey had mortally Of
Tended the despotic old man by declining an
agricultural life, and persisting in the study
of professional course that had resulted in
his own disinheritance.
To make this punishment more bitter to
his grandson, the old man had taken into his
favor his nephew, DR.. Henry Have, whom
he had established near himself at Earquicr'
Folly.
At this time, the disinherited heir, having
finished term at the University, had com,
down to spend part of his vacation in bis
native place.
It was upon the Saturday evening of hi:
arrival that he found the little hotel, and. in
deed, the whole village of Altamount, in ;
great state of excitement, from the fact tina
the celebrated heiress, Miss Honora Paule
had just stopped there, and passed through
on her way home
Those who had been so happy as to catci
"a glimpse of her face, We'd with each other il
the praise of her many charms, while those
who had not listened with eagerness, anc
looked forward to Identifying themselves b.
| seeing her at church the next morning
The next day Godfrey Dulanie ATTENDED
church, where he saw and fell in love with