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emn voice, she read
"'Thy fate looms full Of horrorl From false
friends,
Near at hand, perdition threatens thee--
A fearful sign stands in thy house of lifel--
An enemy-a tiend turks close behind
The radiance of thy planet,-Oh, be warned!'
'Pshaw! what serious mockery! ex-
claimed the old man, scorn(ulIy, as he
turned away. and gave place to his neph-
ew, who had all the while been posted
behind him, peeping over his shoulder.
will you permit me to test my for
tune" inquired the fascinating DR..
Have.
And what would YoU with the SybiI?'
was the response.
Il would know the future
Draw said the SybiI, in tone of as
sumed sternness.
Smiling his. graceful but most sinister
smile, the doctor, drew card, and pass
ed it to the reader,
'Hear!' said the latter, lifting the tab
let Of fate. and reading
L KNOW TllkEI-tnOu leHTesG Iue solemn nlgnti
With her piercing stars and her deep winds might!
There's u tone in her voice thou fuin would shun,
For it asks what the secret soul hath done
And thOul--there's weight on thineL--away!-
Back to thy home and prayr"
Look! | declare how pale the doctor
has grown!' exclaimed the tlippant Jessie
One would really think, to look at him.
that "a deep remorse for some unacted
crime preyed on him
Nonsense! Jug5lery' said the latter,
turning away to conceal his agitation
The eyes OF Houora Paule followed him
with the deepest interest there was that
upon his brow that she had never seen be-
fore.
The next in turn was Agnes. Turning
to her, Rose said:
What seek you in the magic circle, la
dyT
my destiny answered the luscious
tones.
& Invoke the knowledge!'
Agnes drew a tablet, and passed it, as
usual, to the Sybil, who reat--
"'Oh, ask me not TO speak thy fNto
oh, tempt inc not to tell
The doom shall make thee dcsolate,
The wrong thou mayest not quell
AWAY! AwAYl--FoR DEATH WOULD BE
EVEN AS MERCY UNTO THEE!
Agnes shuddered, and covered her face
with her hands.
Put up the tablesl They are growing
fatal! said Rose.
Not for the world!--now that each
word is fate! There is a couple yet to be
disposed of Miss Paule, draw near !
said Mr. Hene.
The cheek of Honora Paule changed;
yet striving with a feeling that she felt to
be unworthy, she smiled, reached forth
her hand drew a table, and passed It to
the Sybil, who, in an effective voice,
read
":But how is this? dream is on my soull
Isee 6ridc--all crowned with nowers,and smiling,
As in delighted visions, on the brink
Of a dread chasm--and thou art she!
Honora heard in silence, remembering
the strange correspondence of these lines
with the prediction of the astrologer, made
long ago, endeavoring to convince her.
self that it was mere coincidence, and
vainly trying to subdue the foreboding
of her heart.
Mr. DulaineP said Rose, shufling the
tablets. and passing them to him.
He drew card, and returned it to be
perused.
The Sybii took it, and thrill Of sur
perstitious terror shook her frame as she
read !.
-"F Disgrace and Ill.,
And shameful. death are near"
An.irrenressihle low cry hrnkn from The
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UTThe worthy men is decreet; he may notice
theiaiings Of others. but he never speaks OF
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"a Z
thick gro"tb OF long, black bsaFd' anaea|
the. Whole. be was the be ~ 5deal ofahs
dsnntless rot6er.
/, ! ~ yoggood eye1isgy 81; $50.
he saisxss he came ~.
HrF&sterfd the,.3 srnFet sssariiHs bSef, !
and lnsilnctise:ly ,l,gsils bis band npk1
his mp, where s0nlssiasss .yoes y
sword.
4 foa know mss5Aeo, esd tIe stranger.
win a smile
'DTac1 Cdssimer! reJ9iaed The Cd
man.
The Rob5sr Of Sher@q@tf added Ar
thur Maybary, in astogishmens.
You are right gentlemen,ffePiiSd the
roboer for be II 'Fas!,:.and now lislen. tol
ne Tor must = btiet ! g'.;a.y5a 70 |
ioii2" me 10 'he ed2e y lgsll.es
FoIioW you!--l5ll9R NJ 5aSs. o.
Gus outlay 20 the hspgfarl 49,.
'Ay--iollo~ nl9 !q:ssa l3ress | shaa
not deataln you i9ag ~
But wherefore"
You shall see anon. Bit ifyou fed,
then take my arms. Her9--h;re are my |
pistols and my daggers.
NO. no, quicay answered az Ihom.
as ashamed to acknowleakss Iel5onsl
lear. But l woaI know ~,at sasons
Ior this strange request II
III concerns yoa all three, mest mate!
rally ana kno" not whiea he most
But we must hasten
arthur irl'a strange gleahi 81 hope ia
n! ms soul ,ol 'Let US 50, he crled.f" Come
Dir Thomas,
very well returned the old mal,' I
VIII go.
AT tins the f2bher stepped lightly %
where Isabel stood, lie took ~ hand
IN MS and IA low voice he said:
Lady, we shaH never meet again. IN
alter years, w''on you may hear peopH
reccuntlng the terrible deeds q tha Hos
Der OF sherwoo1, you -. ;asS1 =
act of his llfo ron y o. sun
SHINE feli aorPySs 10 "a 'a--4i. -
well. y "a
AS ne sP"Ea--ahd ere she coHld prev
vent hIm-,he bent torE,ard and imprinted
Kiss upoa Eer lips. Iheh he turned a.
way ana baas The TWO men io'low him.
Artnor h'at emoI!A was one OF anger,
Du' ne S9on orgy i, "al laen' having
seen Sc isaoei S.aFt 'of tao house ne gave
.he oarohet us arm ana followed 'he rob-
DER IT, rom lAe SaFGelr. Il
1h' sun "~S-~ahing benind the tall
FeeS i o. uL@ioTts' as they Aartel' and
taeif -s!spS were long and fSSek'. The
distance was not grea., and they feSched
!he u ed2s OF lhe deep wood ere the Ny
ngh' h"d gone : ne rooDer struck into
haIr0" Pa'h' ana al the distance OF few
rouS ne S'pPe' uy lAe slde oil human
loLl', @ n I' ~ s'oTps" uo%n ana removed ths
cape from the lace and both TIE baFons
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worship.
A deep vivid blush supplanted the
bright smile that quiyered over Honora's
variable face. There was pause, bro
ken at length by her voice, as she gently
inquired n
'And the fourth?
The answer came reluctantly, and in
tones so low as to meet only her ear.
The fourth and last prediction was. that
before my taOenty.ffA birthday / should
perish on The scq6oM.'
A low cry broke from the lips of Hon
ora as her hands flew up and covered
her face. After a minute or two she
dropped them, and looking him steadily
in the face, said with quiet firmness-
you doubtless wonder at my'emoton.
Now hear me. On the autumn following
the summer in which that prediction was
made to you | was in Baltimore with my
grandmother, aud with Mrs Wiloughby,
who was then Miss lieine. Curiosity
took us to the rooms of the Egyptian
who was then practcing in that city -
And after some such preparations as he
had used in your case, he cast my horo-
scope and read my future. 1t was this.
that before my twentieth birthday, |
should be- 4 bride, but never a wife for
that The (aat form Of The scafOM arose
betweea NE naptiat bsneaiciion aad the
brutal caqabcr Such were The words
Of the prophecy She spoke with a sol.
emnity lift seemed to overShadow every
other feeling
CHAPTER II.
4 THE sYBIL's CIRCLE.
The lnext day, Houora informed her
grandnIotheB Madame Auderly. OF God
frey's presence in the neighborhood, aud
the oldAady sent her only bro ther, Colo
mel Shannon, to fetch him to Piedmont.
GODFREY accepted the invitation. On his
arrival he'found that General Sterne, the
governor elect of Virginia, and his son.
had Just taken up their quarters, for sew
efal days, with Madame Auderly; and the
old lady. in his honor, at once sent off
cards Of invitation TO some of the neigh
bors to visit her that evening
When tea was over, the company ad-
journeh 10 the drawing-room. where,
soon after, the guests invited for the ev.
ening Joined them.
First came Father O'Louherty, the
parish priest of St. Andrews Church, at
Grassland.
The next arrivals were Mr.. and Mrs.
Willoughby, and Mr., Heine.
Immediately after them came Dr.. and
Mrs, Henry Hawe--the doctor, a man of
great fashion and elegance, the lady, a
delicate, pensive woman, with a sort of
sad, moonlight face, beaming softly out
between her heecy locks of jet
Aud last of all, to the astonishment of
everybody. came old Hugh Have, who
had been invited as a matter of courtesy.
and was not in the least degree expected
to make his appearance.
He came not alone. On his arm he
brought young girl, uninvited, but
whom, with grave courtesy, he presented
to his hostess as Agnes Darke, the
daughter of deceased friend, and now
his ward. who had arrived only that
morning, aud sghom, presuming on Mad.
anne Auderlys well known kindness, he
had sentared to present to her.
Madame Auderly, a reader of faces,
was.s artainly attracted towards her; and,
s little talk, that confirmed her first
N Impressions, she took the hand
tphan girl, and conducted hex TO
formed by the Misses;s4aSe SeiTrs'
=. Mr.. Heine, Mr.. Dskhie,
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LlSyTaCe ana w.
And Shameful. death are near!""

Anirrepressible low cry broke from the
palid lips Of Honqra. Throw up.the
car9sr she said; .1t,is wicked, this tam
lpeing with the mysteries of The fuiure!
The above is the comm6uceneA -or
Ms. Southworth's great story which is
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right-hand nGghbor, Mr.. Sterne, IN low
r voice, she deAanded--
what woid you with the Sybill'
L would tnow the future partner of my
life, was tn! formal answer.
'Daw!'
The yong man hesitated for while,
smiled, and, rejecting all those cards that
were nearest himself put his hand under
the pack, and withdrew the lowest one.
Readp be said, extending the card to
j the SyEl
aAHe9f! she exclaimed:
"A widow, beautiful as light,
Twill be your lot to we'd
With rich jointure, which shall pour
lis blessings on your head"
Bere was general capping OF hands,
sh4shou;s Of laughter.
II Il was now Miss Jesse's turn to test
heI fate Being young lady, she would
nqt put the question in the usual form,
1asr|k merely inquired what should be her
Iture' fate, The answer drawn was
: TO dandle fools and chronicle small beer"
! reply that nearly extinguished Miss
: Jessie for the evening.
Vi 1 declare, if here is not Mr.. Hugh
we!' exclaimed the lively Lily, as he
Apiser sauntered deliberately to the
and stood looking with indolent
Iy upon the game of the young
Come, Mr. Hawel Isdeclare
lal have your fortune toldl'
bll, well-the commands Of young
are not 10 be disobeyed, replied
aold man, gallantly, as he extended
hand and drew card, which he pas
to the Sybil.
Amid profound silence, and in SOL
emn voice, she read
"'Thy fate looms full Of horror! From false
friends,
Near at hand, perdtion threatens thee!--
A fearful sign stands in thy house of lifel--
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on looking ups 81
moment he gszed hpcnlths
couple, and bis strength q =
well nigh giving away Bdstbe
soon conquered his iaahhI heart.
NY children he said, let this me
ing end here. No goA> can come Of
The die is cast. ArttiHf, heaven bl,
you--but you must net sec my child
gain. Fate has separated you
Say not SO, cried the youth.
'--sh! Beware, Arthur. returned
old man, you know not what 4 sui
now. But come, Isabel, yeu must.
with me. Adieu, Arthur Heaven bl
you'll a
Sir Thomas had takeis.a
hand, and ere he had sts
garden, he was ST
approach Of a man whom be
sg his dress and general a
The new conner was habil
dndress, military COST
let velvet cap upo,
band Of which
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