New Orleans Republican., 1871-10-08

worldly point of view"
Frogmore was the more handsome, Viii
son the more pleasant. Really, If fate w0ult
| settle the matter for her, it would save Ciss!
ThorDe a world Of trouble.
So the pretty bone of contention though
as she started with her maid Emma fo
Littleun Hurst, at 9 A. NJ; for Mr.. Thorn.
sided, Mrs. Thorne being q sluggard. No
drum was heard, not pandean note, al
they stepped briskly along; the gingerbread
husbands were covered up from the dust
the merry y-go-rounds were still; the clOwI
was darning his dress; the donkeys break
tasted frugally on each others names; tht
fre.eater was trying diet of bacon, bread
and garlic for q change. Business never
commenced in the fair before the afternoon
But Miss Thorne's visit was not to the fair
To the right, some five hundred yards from
the common. there was clump of sparse
trees, and sheltered beneath them stood one
OF those yellow huts on wheels which act SC
vividlH upon the imaginatiOns of village
children. This was the abode of the sybil,
and the adventuresses turned aside toward
it.
Emma went first up the steps, and tapped
with the bright brass knocker; the door
opened immediately, and mystic face ap-
Peared-yOung, handsome as Spaniard,
though her splendid black hair was rather
!, coarse, if you came to examine it too
closely. Emma drew back to let her mis-
tress enter first.
"Walk in my pretty lady," said the gypsy;
don't be afeard, am quite alone here"
Although the fun of the fair did not COM
mence till late in the day, it was evident
that custom came betilnes to the sibyl for
all traces of night disorder had disappeared
from the miniature interior, which was
spick and span, neat and clean; obviously
prepared for visitors. The small apart
ment was still further reduced by q curtain,
which ran on brass rings along rod, in
closing portion of the space.
The gipsy examined Cissy's hand. and
began making shOts-centres, though, most;
bull's-eyee, some.
'.You are an only child, and your father
and mother would give you gold to eat If
you wanted it: you had bad illness four
or five years ago; when child you were in
great peril from dog" A lot more to the
same effect, couched in vague language, but
very correct. Cissy began to be sorry she
tinued the unpoetic sibyl: IF you marry
one you will be unhappy all your life, but
if you take the other you will be lucky and
live to be eighty, and ride in your carriage
and pair all the time"
The idea of this very prOtracted drive
rather amused Cissy, and that revived her
After all, the woman might have
made inquiries about her on the chance of
her coming.
And how am to know which of these
ering tone.
''Ah, that can not tell, my lady; but
7ou can look in the magic glass for yourself
md see if it shows You aught."
LET me see it, then" said Cissy bravely,
hOugh the feeling of creepiness began to
eturn.
The gipsy said that Emma should leave
he caravan; but Cissy would not have
hat. SO a compromise was effected; the |
maid was blindtolded. Then the gypsy drew
lides across the little windows on either
urtain at the further end slowly parted,
evealing a wall Of black cloth, tightly
in the centre Of which was fixed |
circular mirror, about two feet in diane
er, and this gradually became luminous.
,issy' g nervousness returned with increased
Drce, and she grasped the hand Of the
maid.
A table separated the girls from the mir
Or, and whether it was owing to the magic
ualitv Of the glass, or the angle at which
was placed, it did not reflect the figures
ke ground glass than an ordinary mirror:
round glass, with feeble light behind it.
the surface became covered with
l-defned, drifting shadows, which gathered
D thickly as to obscure the whole Of it, and
len it gradually cleared, and head and
lOulders grew upon it: it cleared little
lore and revealed-the undOubted face Of
harles Wilson. Cissy stood aghast in awe
ruck terror before this supernatural init
'stion, when suddenly, as she gazed: the
zee before her became cOnvulsed with an
xpression Of terrible agony. She uttered
little scream and tainted.
Fresh air and cold water soon brought
er to: she feed the gipsy and started
)meward.
You seed him, miss p inquired Emma.
"Yes, and Ill never marry anyone else:
die an old maid. But oh, what can that
eadful expression on this face foretell
fear that some awful calamity will happen
me day.
A not improbable dread. There was one
ns0latiOD; fate and Cissy's secret wishes
d hit it of nicely. Girls are queer things.
ID she had hardly known that she pre-
RED Charley Wilson as much as she did.
In due time he offered and was accepted:
d they were married, and went for their
neymOOn to the Lake of Como.
One evening Charles Wilson rowed his
ide out in a very clumsy tub.
How serious you are, Cissums," he said.
ding her less chatty than usual. did !
at bravo-l0oking beggar frighten you
cause his frowzy head shall be punched
he did" 7
'Oh no: oh, don't offend him ~ cried the 8
ung wife. Il am sure he has got what
e Italians call the Evil Eye!'
Has he Well, never mind: the Amer q
ms have invented potion which counter. b
ts the effect"
Really p
Yes; when we return will get that gen.
man from New York stopping at the Il
tel to c0ncoct us an eye-opener; that will 0
Ike it all right =,
oh, dow cried Mrs. Wilson; and her =
sband padded on.
on his oars, don't think that am find y
fault, because you have not got anv
Its, SO that would be absurd; but are 81
not rather superstitiOus p 81
And if am, have a right to be- said g.,
All! Any particular experience ?" And
wormed out of her the whole story. .,
l am sorry l told you," she cried, when "a "a
burst out laughing: you don't believe sa ~
iou had better cali me story teller r.
,nce." -
Believe it, my dear! l am ready to y;
ar to it. You did not see my ghost, ~ =.
ugh You were looking at me. / was in y,
resdfully confined position, and that thief 4;
gipsy was SO long about her prelimina- 70
that got horrible cramp in my right ~
!. and made face which l thou ght ~ ."
lid betray me-" ""f
he bride burst out CRYING. o1 oa
And you bribed my maid; and laid ba ha
with common gipsy to deceive me; 90 DO
nearly frightened me to death: and a. a.
e laughing at me all the time-oh I" she -. a.
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