The Arkansas advocate., 1830-12-29
VOL. 1.--NO. 10.

eStefIai nature wore the sombre hue ot my own mind, which informed me 1t was tune to return to the village inn.
 found my hostess, like most of her calling, q garrulous old woman, and cen yersant with all the events of the parish for ten miles round; l therefore took favourable opportunity to inquire the history of the grave which interested me So deeply. Atmy request, her eye It up, and her whole face beamed with loy. that an opportunity ss::.s <. lle nded her. to display her knowledge and elo- qaaenee. Without prelude, wit with esis;;;ees ess;;;ees less heart and callous tone, with which ny feelings and the occasion Iii cof,- ported, she told me the story. st was simple one, and probably similar has come within the circle of each of my readers knowledge. l do not offer 1t as novel, but merely because 1t Inter. ested me deeply, and being sketohed in my port folio, transcribe it here. la substance 1t was as follows:---
 The grave was Flora Mac Donald's. tie oi.ij enid and comfort oi widow. cd mother. She was an innocent and beautiful girl, loved and respected by old aud young. Her father had been q merchant Of e,ninence in Y, but dying uptimeg, his affairs were so cafelessly managed, that, although he considered himself rich, his estate real- lzed so small q pittancc, that Iis wife and daughter, finding themseIs es una bic to support the rank in which ifey had been accustomed to move, retired soon after his death to $ the Clachan.,, torecononay Flora loved and was De. loved by a young gentleman, whose name l did not learn, of poor. but ho- nourable family. Their marriage was postponed from time to time. for he waD unable to support the style in which, if married he would be obliged to i've.
 \ situation of profit, however, was ol- tefed to him in the West Indies, by which he Lad every prospect of acquir- lng, III few years, handsome eompc- teney: with the knowledge ard con- sent oi his love, he accepted t, ard sooh after bade her farewell, with the strongest professions of eternal eonstarf- ey. He embarked. 4 few menths ak ter, Flora received 2 letter from l.s.s,. Is.s couelied in the most affeciionate Iaf- guage, announcing his arrival ard fat terlng prospects, and warmly reiierat- ing his promises of fidelity. He con- tinted an attentive correspondent a fcw months longer; at length iilis letters ar- rived less frequently, were shorter. and couehed in a less afectiorate style. Re- ports went abroad, but Flora lut I'd faith in them, she would not nsIssrlsst him, whom she loved so dearly; her own heart being loyal, she could not doubt his truth. A long silence, howe yer, created strange forebodings in her mind; and at last, she wrote, entreating him in the pnrcst and gineerest terms. to explain the cause of his remissness. It was such a letter as virtuous and innocent girl would write; if contained not word of upbraiding--it formed 2 thousand excuses for his siiepee--it breathed fears for his health, but not a word of faithlessness. The answer came--alas. 1t came too soon; 1t told. that the interest the most impoIfant.r and prospect the most brilliant, had inc duced him 10 wed planters daughter. he prayed for forgiyeness,i ,intreated her to seek worthier object, OH whom she might bestow her love, and prayed that she might soon find such an one, with whom she might live long, peacefully and happily, and concluded with strong professions of eternal friendship. From the hour Flora received that letter, it is said she never had rational moment. but discoursed loud and long. strange and incoherent things. Q! how inc
 mother looked upon the wreck of all her daughters Ioveiiness! No disease seemed to prey upon her, yet, day by day, her cheek grew paler, and her frame weaker: she wasted slowlyawayz like a beautiful flower! need not add more of the sequal, than to say she died 1 a broken-hearted maniac.
 ss----- Earth could impart
 No balm to the broken heart."
 l She was buried in the grave of which
 have spoken; her mother planted the
 rose-bush there, and morning and even ing visited the hallowed spot.