American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-10-14

! ter Dear Marian, think no more oil me-
cherries and unobserved, 90 forth wander
er on the world alone, until death shall put a
period to my exile. You will now return to
your parental roof, and oh! may you never know
one moment more Of such sorrow as you have
seen with me- Marian, farewell You will
never see me more, but wherever ] may be, or
whatever vicissitudes of fortune may beial me,
will never forget to pray for you if the pray
ers of such as me may be heard, with an ardor
that will cease but with life. Again, farewell,
forever! EDWARD HARGRAyE."
Poor Marian! What tongue can tell the
maddcning emotions which racked thy whrl-
ing brain, as, word by word, this epistle fell like
drops of fire on thy soul How like an endless
night came down the shadows of despair, as
clasping thy white hands, thy pale lips muir
INJURED, "Lost, lost to me forever"
The rain fell in torrents, and the wind swept
with moaning sound along the silent and de-
serted streets, and through the rain and wind,
crazed and needless, went that lonely and heart
broken woman. blaze of light flashing out
brightly across her path, and the enlivening
strains of music at length partially woke her
from her stupor. She looked up and found her
self before her fathers house. Scarcely know
ing why, she assembled the stairs, and soon stood
in the presence of gay and glittering compa-
ny. Mr. Elton-probably in order to show
that such trfe as the loss of a daughter was
not thing to greve him long-had found it
necessary again to give an evening party. What
a strange contrast was that scene to her, COM
pared with the one which she had witnessed in
the same room scarcely three months ago! But
for the aching heart, the wasted form, all might
have seemed to her but as horrid dream; alas!
it was dream from which she could not a.
wake. Her anDpaTancp at attracted the
attention Of the guests, and finally of the father
himself. He had noticed the commotion OF the
company aud advanced to investigate the cause.
! On the Impulse of the moment she was about
to cast herself at his feet. He turned his eye
upon her as if he knew her not-then address,
ing one who was standing by, said coldly,
"What does the woman want;'
1t was enough. That look, that tone like
the icy hand Of death, sent the blood curdling
back upon Alarian's heart, and without word
she turned and with weak and lettering steps
disappeared. All hope was gone. Her father
had spurned her Whittier now should she 90?
Again in the street-again under that peting
rain and that cold, Implying heaven. For
square or two she wandered on facing the storm
that came more harshly from the east, and then
her strength failing her, she sank down exhaust
cd on flight OF marble steps. She had lain
but few moments when a torch flashed unon
her and a rough hand shook her rudcly by the
shoulder.
With an effort she struggled to her feet and
! stood up before the person who had disturbed
her. 1t was a Waterman, and when he lifted
his light and beheld her face so sunken and CO.
lorless, even his heart seemed to be touched,
for there was something kind in the tone in
which Re enqnircd her destination. She mt
tered some ndistnct words in reply, and glided
away. What could she say, or whittier should
she 90?
Ay whittier. For short time her step was
as tottering as before, but then her whole man
ner suddenly changed, her tread became firm
and buoyant, her eye lighted up with wild
unnatural fire, and as if melted by some firm
and settled purpose, she pressed quickly on.
The red, stormy waters of the Delaware
rushed sullenly along with heavy moaning
sound, and the cold foam was curling up over
the wharves as she reached the brink of the
river. For single moment she stood gazing
on the raging water and that moment through
a rent in the clouds, looked down the pale and
silent moon; but even while the sickly ray of
light trembled on the wave, a sullcn plunge,
heard above the voices of the storm, left the
wharf vacant; and then another cloud yelled
again the orb of light, and all was dark!
The newspapers of the following day con-
tanned this paragraph.
"FoUND DROWNED. The body of young
and respectfully dressed female was yesterday |
morning seen floating on the Delaware, oppo-
site Dock street wharf 1t was observed and |
brought to the shore by some boatmen. Short
ly afterward the coroner held an inquest on
it: verdict of the iury-found drowned--cause
unknown. The body has not yet been identi-
fed, nor can any conjecture be formed as to
what could have been the cause of the TRACE
dy."
In the papers of the succeeding morning was
another paragraph; it ran thus-.
1.-THE body Of the female found in the Della
ware yesterday, has been recognized as being
that of the daughter of one of our most inhu-
entail merchants in consideration OF the feel
ings of those concerned we spare all names
and particularites."
And thus the world notices history which
broke human hearts in its progress.
PERMous ADVENTURE AND TIMELY RESCUE.
We learn from the New Haven Courier, that a
daughter Of MIR. S. P. Davis, of that place, aged
about IA years, few days ago got out Of the
window upon the roof of the poaico Of the
house, to sweep off some leaves and dirt which
had accumulated there, and that while engaged
in sweeping, her feet slipped from under her,
and she slid down to the caves and over tho
trough, but fortunately succeeded in grasping
the trough with her hands and held on to it,
sustaining, in this way, the weight of her per-
son, while she called for assistance Her CRIES
reached the ears of a gentleman passing, who,
on discovering her pcrous situation, sprang to
the door, and with loud rap obtained mme-
date entrance. On being inquired of what
was wanting, he made some hurried answer,
and asked the way to the roof of the portco.
On reaching it, he slid down to the caves, and
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