Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1842-09-09
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and lonely world from Mhenee
'tswost lovely and loving had departed.
10 render hef widowed situation more DESC
late, she had incurred her fathers displeasure
by her unfortunate attachment, aud was an ex-
lie from Ter paternal roof. But could the SYM
pathy and Offices of friends have reached a
spirit so shocked and driven in by horror, she
would heve experienced no want of consola-
ton, for the Irish are proverbialIy people of
quick aud generous sensibii,ies The most
delicate and chershng attentions were paid
her by families cf wealth and distinction She
was led into society, and they tried by all kinds
Of occupation and amusement to dissipate her
grief, and wean her from the traeical story Of
her lover. Bet it was all in vain. There are
| some strokes Of calamity that scorch the soul
| that penetrate to the vital seat OF happiness
and blast it.. never again TO put forth bud or
blossom. She never objected to frequent the
haunis Of pleasure, but she was as much alone
| there as in the depths Of solitude. She walked
about in sad reverie, APPARENTLY unconscious
Of the world around her. She carried within
her an inward woe, that Knocked all the blan-
dishments Of friendship, and 'heeded MOI the
song Of the charmer, charm he ever SO wise
ly."
On the occasion of masquerade THE Ro-
,unda, her friends 5roueh, her to it. There can
be no exhibition Of far-gone wretrhedness more
striking and painful than to meet il in such
scene 70 find il wandering like sceptre.
lonely and ioyless where all around is gay--io
see it dressed ont in the trappings Of mirt!,
and looking so wan and woeb BECOME, as if it
had tried in vain to cheat the poor heart into a
momenary forgetiuiness Of sorrow. After
s,rolling through the splendid rooms and gid
DIV crowd vito an air of utter al sraclion, she
sat herself down on the steps Of an orchestra,
and looking about for some tine with vacant
air, tina, showed insensiblity TO the garnish
scene, she began, with the capriciousness Of a
sickly heart to MARBLE little planive air.
She had an exquisite voice; but on this occa-
sion it was so simple, SO touching. it breathed
forth such soul of wretchedness. that she
drew crowd, mute and silent around her, and
melted every one into tears.
The story of one so true and tender, could
not but excite great interest, in country re-
n,,shle for enthusiasm. 1t completely won
the heart Of a brave officer, who paid his ad.
dresses to her, and thought that one so true to
the dead could not but Prove aifectionate to the
living. She declined his attentions for her
thoughts were rrecoverably engrossed by the
memory Of her former lover. He, however,
PERSISTED in his suit. He solicited not her
tenderness but her esteem. lie was assisted
by her conviction of his worth, and her sense
Of her own destitute and dependent situation
for she was existing on the Kindness Of friends.
In wcrd, he at length succeeded in gaining
her hand, though with the solemn assurance
that her heart was unutterably another's.
He took her with him to Sicily, hoping that
a change Of scene might wear out the remem-
brance Of early wees. She was an amiahle
and an exemplary wife, and made an elor, TO
be happy one; but nothing could cure the
silent and devouring melancholy that had en-
tered upon her very soul. She wasted away
in slow bat hopeless decline, and at length
sunk into the grave, the victim Of broken
heart.