The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1837-06-24
gglzIlg RlALP Lai2 HOR 70
A WESTERN STORY.
FOUNDED ON FACT.

6ll the Offices oil Church and state, and
attend to the merchandise of the land Mr..
Henry Lossley was the son of gentleman
who was in but moderate circumstances.
He was raised in the general custom of rails
ing children among the Southren planters;
he received a tolerable education and some
knowledge of bookkeeping, having spent
few months in the house of N, in the
town of A.. In the nineteenth year of his
age, he formed an attachment for Miss Mary
Lansing, lady of some accomplishments
and personal beauty-but her patrimony
was small. Mr.. I.ossley and Miss Lansing
were frequently in each others company,
e. every time they met their mutual attach
ment increased. They often spoke of their
affection for each other, and lalnented that
their prospects were not such as to justify
their connection for life. Thus matters
went on with them for several years, TILL
at length, finding it impossible to be happy
unless in each others society, they deter
mined to cast their lots together and if they
Should not be able to move through the
world in the style they could wish, at all
events, they could support themselves de-
Gently; SO they were united by that tie which
is the most sacred and enduring that can be
formed in this life.
For some months after their union they
did not seem sensible of their want ofpecu-
mary means; but it soon became evident
that they would have to gain supportby their
actual labor; and it was also certain that
in Georgia they could not do more than OBJ
tain mere subsistence, and at last in old age
be without any settled home to which they
did not seem willing to submit. 1t was
thought best that Mr.. Lossley should travel
into some new country, geta piece of land,
and make some little improvement on it,
and then return to carry on his companion.
Many were the anxious thoughts that
filled their bosoms-the husband had his
fears lest he should fail in obtaining pleas
ant home for his beloved one, whom he was
about to leave behind; and the wife already
began to count the weeks, and even the
days, she should be left as it were, alone in
the Worthwhile, on the other hand, they
both looked forward with pleasure on the
time, when, in new country, growing with
its growth & strengthening with its strength
they should rise to a state of importance in
the world.
The time of ofseparation at last arrived; and
Mr.. Lossley, after embracing the best ofal
earthly friends gave the parting hand, took
his journey not knowing certainly whittier
he was going. He travelled to the state ol
Kentucky, and was about to contract for q
piece of land in the neighborhood of where
the town of HIS now built. He avaeC
himself of the first opportunity of writing {
few lines to his beloved one, in order to le
her know where he was and what he wa:
doing.
This letter never reached the beloved OBJ
ject for whom it was intended, but fell into
the hands of one, aChOse name shalt b,
''reUealed on that day." Suffice it to say
that there was one with whom Mr. Lossley
had been a competitor. An answer came
!. but not from Mrs. Lossley, but apparen
tly from her father, with whom he had lef
her during his absence. o! horrid letter
never shall | forget its language:
'DEAR SoN-Your wife took sick abou
q week after your departure. At first wa
did not entertain any fears concerning her
After some days her brain became affected
and she lost her reason, and while in this
situation she called every person who was
in attendance upon her and came to see heI
"Henry" A short time before her death
she came to herself, and seemed to have but
one desire to live, '0hich lcas 10 see you!
and her last sentence was, "Oh, my dean
Henrg and shall Inever see him more IL
This life" and breathcd her last"