Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1845-11-27
There was another silence.


ialtered, my friends, all, all for you. God
knows how loved you, how ! trusted in
you, lived in your voice, in your look,
would give up the world for you. Oh, have
you deceived me? Speak, speak, shall 60
mad p
She clasped his hand in hers and sunk
on her knees before him.
For the love of God fulfil your promise,
your oath, to marry me!l'
And be transported for bigamyp
She fell upon the floor like dead thing
as lhsenslble as that moment when her cold
cheek was lying against the not colder gra-
Mite. All was blank, darkness, the wander
lngs OF the mind were for the moment over.
A dull sense of re-awakening pain came in
to the limbs, and she half felt something laid
upon her shoulder.
whats the matter, my girl p said rough
but not unkind voice. Her eyes half open
ed and her lips moved, but no sound save a
confused meaning came from them.
wv hats the matter? come, speak,
neutrality-suspicious. she Ealtered
forth.
'Oh, bah! let that drunken woman alone,
she'll sleep herself sober where she is
there's no fear of her.
Yes, think she is drunk said the first
voice.
'As gin can make her. rejoined the Sc
cond- d-'Come-we're late'
And she was left alone.
"A drunken woman' she murmured; 'bet-
ter be drunken now, than sober
She sat partially erect on the stone seat,
and flung her arms about wildly. Her eyes
sparkled with mad glare, and she laughed
hysterically.
'Drunken!' she muttered, half unconsci-
ously, drunken! and who made me drunk
en-? who drove me to it Yes, | am a
drunken woman-I know it Drink is nv
best friend now-it warns me, and makes
me forget. Yes, give me but that, and can
shout and laugh!-but such laughter!-nev-
er mind-gin is good friend-it always
does its work, it never leaves us sobern
She gave long, loud, vacant laugh, and
relapsed into insensibility. Presently she
revived; and, quite calm, and with all her
senses about her, she pressed her hands
against her forehead, and looked wildly
about.
The soaking rain was still driven by the
wind. The river still roared, and gushed
and gurgled beneath. lt,was more pitchy
dark than ever.
She rose, and stood upon the stone seat:
the fixed despair of her countenance was
awful to see. Il have had horrid dream,
she murmured; but am going where there
are no dreams.'
She looked long and intently down into
the abyss, Hopeless, deGled, and an outcast
| go'-
Suddenly she tossed her arms over her
head; a change came over her face; her eye
glowed, and she gazed upon the black va
cancy.
Mother! mother! | see you-I see you,-
Hush! Wait for moment, and will be with
you-a spirit like yourselfp
There was bound-a rush through the
air-a futter of silk and heavy splash
1t was all over!
A cry was raised, "A woman has thrown
herself into the water. A solitary passen,
ger had just approached her near enough tc
catch glimpse of the disappearing form
Hoarse voices echoed the exclamation, ant
presently boats were put of, drags thrown
and lights cleaned on the dark rushing river
'It's ofno use,' said waterman; the tide'
running like mill-stream; she may be a
London bridge by this time. And he re
turned to the public house from whence hi
| had been summoned.
In day or two paragraph appeared il
the daily papers, stating that the body of
woman, fashionably, but thinly dressed, hac
been found floating in the Pool. Itlay ii
the dead house of water-side church fo
some days, but no one came to claim it.
coroner's inquest was then held. No evi
dence was produced as to identity of tn
deceased. There was a verdict of 'Fount
drowned,' and the next day parish funeral
All accidental sorrows may be dwelt up