Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1827-08-04
THE BROKEN HEART.

THE BROKEN HEART.
The Island oi ST. Domingo had long
been held in peacea5le POSSESSION by
the French, and It was not until Louis
XVI mounted the throne that its qulc-
tude was disturbed The blacks had
become very Numerous and lmpudent,
and it was not even supposed, until 1t
| actually happened, that an insurrection
was about takine place. The negroes
arose and were cruel IN the extreme to
the whites, and the inhabitants of the
island, massacred men, women and chill
| dren in the most barbarous manner, hav-
ing no regard for age, sex, or condition
II was dreadful scene the blood flow
ed through the cutters like wator-and
| the grOans of miserable victims rang
upon the air in ,nourniu sounds. The
| inhabitants, as many as were spared,
flew to the ships in the harbor for safe
ty: being few, tire captains were com
PEELED to embark, leaving hundreds on
the shore, PRAYING them for Gods sake
| 20 take them on board, but it was in
vain, and the wretches Giving up all
nOpcS, HuD5 IbVHoCiNcS h'" INV ''S' ~
rise no more
Among the passengers who were so
lucky as to procure a Pc sage on board
one Of the ships bound for Philadelphia,
was one Of the most wealthy and irtelli-
gent merchants Of the island lie had
been fortunate enough, to save from the
wreck Of his fortune, some go'' and
I ,,,o,,, ,,,1,,ll, 4. oft. ,nI
dlngntrs also we're safe, and with hir,
| Notwithstanding Monsieur Bcrrcug r
vas saomingiy very Fortunate, yet he
had been 80 unused to wants Of any
l.tnd, that the denial Of any qualification
rendered him completely unhappy.
His wife was an amable woman, and
his daughter Louisa charming ac-
complishcd girl, and her fathers idol
They arrived in Philadelphia and ;ook
lodgings in Collowhll street u was
some tine before they iearned'ho Eng
lish language, as they kept very retired,
and all the eighbourhood were in won
der who thew could be. The laughter
never went out but in company with her
father, and they seemed inscparaby
bound to each other. The old man
never smiled but on his child and it was
always observed he appeared happy on
ly in her company. she was as delicate
as ever nature moulded and her mis-
fortunes were only s,Ipportable because
her father yet existed, and she wished to
live only Oh his account. They soon
gained many friends in their neighbour
hood, among whom were Mr. Marville
and his nephew Frederick They soon
became warmly attached to the family
and Frederick was aware it was the love
Of Louisa.
HanIv would Mr.. Bcrrenger have
been could he have seen his daughter
comfortably situated in life, but to die
and leave so tender plant to buffet the
rude blast of adversely and poverty, was
more than the Old man could bear He
was seated one pleasant afternoon in
his srbor, wit, his daughter and his
friend beside him, his eyes ben, intently
on her, and tear stealing down his
cheek, when his daughter was called
from h m by her mother As she went
the Old man raised his hands and ewes
hands and eyes to heaven and cxclsm
ed -" who shall protect my child when
am taken from her. His friend was
moved by the manner Of the Old man,
and scizing his hand pressed it between
his own, and exclaimed, "never shall she
or you want while | live" The Ole
man spoke not--his looks told wnai his
tongue would utter--he kissed his friend's
hand, laid his hand on his bosom and
breatheG last long sigh of farewell to
mortality
Medical aid was procured Immediate
lv, but it was Of no avail, a vein was
opened in tho neck and the blood rushed
from il so profuscly that the ply s,cians
could not stop it, till nearly every drop
Of blood had left the body; a circum-
stance so singular could not be accoun-
tod for by the physicians, and on ope-
ming the body they found the old mans
heart not oily Tentatively, but actually
broken in two parts This circumstanoe
had such an effect on the daughter, that
she died in twelve month after her