Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-10-06


curtain. which ran on brass rings along q
rod, enclosing portion of the space.
The giEey examined clssy's hand, and
began making shots--centres though
most; bull's eyes some
aYou are an only child, and your tather
and mother would give YOU gold 10 eat, w
you wanted It; you had bad illness four
or five years ago when q child TOn were
IN great peril from dog A lot more %
the same effect, ecnched In vague languages,
but very correct. Cissy began % be sorry
that she had cone. sTheres two ge1tleyi
TAen a. i very sweet upon you, my pretty
lady, continued the unpoetic sibyli ''lf
y0n marry one you viii be unhappy All
your lifn, but II YOU take the other YOU will
lie lucky, and 1.-Two 90 De eighty, mnd ride
in your carriage and pair ali tho time
The idea 0f this very profraetgd drive
rather amused Cissy, and that revived heF
courage. After all, the woman might have
made inquiries about her on tbs chance Of
her coming.
'sAnd how am I 10 know which of these
gentlemen 20 choose n she asked me ban-
teriHg TONG.
aAh, that cannot tell, my lady but
you can look I'm the Magic GInas f1r your
self, and see if II shows ron nnght.H
'sLet me see it, then" said Cissy brave
ly, though the feeling q crccpiness began
20 return.
The gypsy said that Emma should leaEe
the caravan; but Cissy would not have
that, 80 q compromise was ELECTED the
maid was blindfolded. Then the gipSy
drew slides across the little windows on
either side, producing % deep twilight.
Then the curtain nt the further end slowly
parted, revealing n wall Of black cloth,
tightly stretched, In the centre Of which
was fixed circular mirror. about tHo feet
in diameter, and this gradually became lu.
minous. Cissy's nervousness returaed
with increased force, and she grasped the
hand Of her blind folded maid.
A table separated the girls frcm the
mirror; and whether IL was osFing 10 the
magic quality of the glass, or the angle at
which IL was placed. IL did mot reflect the
figures standing opposite IT, Indeed, it
was more like ground glass than m 0Edi-
nary mirror; grounds lass with feeble
light behind il. Presently the surface be-
came covered with ill-deGned. shifting
shadows, which gathered so thickly ~ 70
obscure the whole OF Il; and then i grad
nAlly cleared, and head and shoulders
grew upon it; it cleared little more and
revealed-the und0ubtcd face of Charles
Wilson. Cissy stood aghASt in awestruck
terror before this supernatural insimation )
when suddenly, N she gazed, the face be
fore her became cOnyulsed with an express
Ion Of terrible agony. She uttered little
scream. and tainted.
Fresh air and cold water seen breaght
her 20 she feed the gypsy, and started
homewardE.
"Y0n seed him, miss ~ inquired Emma.
"Yes; and LII never marry any one else,
" die an old maid Bot. oh, what can
that dreadful expression on his face fore
tell7 / fear that some awful calamity win
happen some dAym
A not improbable dread. There was one
consolation: fate and Cissy's secret washes
had lit it or nicely. Girls are queer
things, and she had hardly known that she
preferred Charley Wilson Rs much NJ she
did.
In due time be offered, and was accept
ed and they were married, aud went for
their honeymoon 10 the Lake pf Como
One eFening Charles Wilson rowed his
bride out in very clumsy tub.
slow serious you are, Cissums y be
said. finding her less ehstty than Usual.
ibid that braYo-looking beggar frighten
you7 Because his frowEy head shall be
punched if he did,
'-0h, no; oh, don't offend him ~ cred
AT Amm
what the Italians call the Evil Eyeln
HAS he1 Well, never mind The
Americans have Invented a potion which
counierscts the efects
aReally7"
sYcs when we return, win get that
gentleman from New York stopping nc the
hotel 70 concoct us an Eye-opener; that
viii make it NIL right"
"Oh, dor cried Mrs. Wilson; and her
husband padded on.
@I say, CisSuns,n he said presently, rest
ing on his oars, s'don't think that am
finding fault, because you have not got any
faults. 50 that would be absurd; but are
you not rather supestitious u
HAnd If am, l have right 20 be, said
she.
"Ahl any particular experience y And
he wormed out Of her the whole story.
II am sorry | told you.n she cried, when
he burst out laughing; ilyou don't believe
IL! You bad better cali me a story-tellcr
at once.n
believe Il, my dearl am ready 20
swear TO IL. You did not see my ghost,
though you were looking az ne. ] was in
dreadfnlly confined position, and that
thief Of gypsy was so long about her pre-
liminaries, that got horrible cramp in
my right cali. and made face which
thought would betray me.n
The bride burst out crying.
"And YOU bribed my maid and laid n
plot with common gypsy 20 deceive me
and nearly frightened ne 90 death; and
were laughing at me all the time-oh p
she sobbed.
"Alls fair in love- said Wilson, sheep
ishly.
lit was unworthy OF you r. she contin-
ued ayou hare married me ON false pre-
tcnccs. / shall never feel the same to-
wards you; win never forgive you, new
erm
But she did.