The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-05-10
From the Great West.
THE HEARTS TYRANNY.
BY LIZZIE LINSEY.
(COnckudeA.l

COHCEUdeG.)
Lucy was thunder struck She did not re-
ply, but gazed into lay eyes for moment
with AN expression have not yet forgotten.
Then covering her face WITH her thin, blood
less hands, she appeared trying to collect Ter
thoughts. She Withdrew them, aud gazed
steadily with fixed eyes upon the floor then
turned, and without word disappeared. A
few minutes afterward | saw her walking
wi III her lover IN the garden.
''Mother, what means this 2" | asked per-
fectly bewildered
My child" replied my mother as she
wiped her eyes, ''tlIe will of Heaven be done.
and may that will protect this motherIess
grl.''
She left the room. Ipondered deeply. |
had spoken harshly % my suffering cousin on
mere suspicion. Bitterly cried, and then
arose with IA new purpose.
SIT die, III find out-for | will die posi-
lively if | DON'T" | whispered to myself as
left the room.
This was no idle curiosity, for loved my
cousin too much. | concealed myself in the
garden, listened as il wore doing ii worthy
act made some discoveries, accused Lucy
tie first opportunity. and become her conf
dent.
The hearts tyranny! 1t is an expression
of my own, for aught know to the contrary.
vet 1t truly conveys the secret of Lucy's sui-
ftrings. | could hare torn his eyes out -
But he had left It's, and was glad to see
hIm depart
My sweet cousin was the victim ola petty,
selfish, conIrmTilblr tyranny. rs arbitrary
and tXartimg as ~. r marked the ruI" ni ii
drspnr On how the angry feelings bubble
up ia Inv heart when | fi-c upon h,r rrli-
fsri lgs her love- hI bouadI,s s. confidence
aud that all these should made The Ion ID
lion of such tyranny. AID that lie who
had c He'd forth these most precious lngS
of II nature whose 'wt 81 impulses were too
high to be prOperl, appreciated by han,
should lacerate them till The poor heart i'll
which they were gathered was near break
ing with their agony And yet my mo her
tells me Lucy is no solitary victim of such
heart ty,auny as thIs-that there are other
poor hearts weeping aud wnr~hping in Sc
cret while their demon masters IuXurlatr in
the happiness OF havlhg wounded spirits to
gtntle 10 resist. too devoted 10 withhold Tor
gIvrnrsS. May not believe this world is
not the fairy land that formed the web of my
youthful dreams Au,' they talk OF the in
consistency oiuS w0ueu
Strange to say Harry Harvey loved Lucy
at least lie believed sn-bat The sorrow was
hr hqew Lucy loved him. With the same
lov5. DuriIng in his bosom he would have
wadeI through Fl lis of blood 10 have won
her love in return. But possessing the rich
priZr he played with it like Il child with il
new toy. II ID he for moment doubted the
love ne c;il ed forth. b. would have been fear
iuI OF offending or AZ least of HAY wing his S If
i,h motives penetrated Or had there been
Il rival i the way. hr won,,unt have d ired
pulsu the S;,nr lir Of conduct. Bat Lucy
WAS not one calculated To draw aruu d her
The Young ard gay OF The opposite sex. Slr
Shrank lrnu society ana had lived for h-r Did
mother AID at the mothers sid had Harry
found and wol the daughter. He sustained
IA good position in society. was esteemed by
large circle OF friends. and might have chosen
his complrlon Tor life from The beautiful aud
wealthy. Beauty nOr wealth. however could
etdire him from Lucy. Yet he WAS II t, rant
He would M t. probably. have been Calgu-
la among men. but he might have been such,
could he have ruled hearts. among women.
What WAS this hearts, tyranny. eXer
cscd BIZ Harry? you ask. Need | tell The
thouf ana little schemes by which he ever kept
Lucy Iorlured2 OF the thousand WAYS he
took to M Ike her and keep her miserable.-
So ridiculously contemplate were some of
them thai the scovery Of one would have
sent blush to his cheek, yet the prrpetra-
ton of all brought no self reproach TO his
conscience. or if so, he did not Outwardly be-
tray it. Oh, how he loved TO see Lucy i'll
tears. He was ev' soliciting and ever re-
ceiving her icrgivness but to offend again
AT one time he would practice upon her fears
for his personal safety or worldly welfare, or
at anoiher,in some equally contemplate man
ner, trhe with her affection. She shuddered.
wept in secret. and spent seepess nights in
in sad misgivings. He even with willy tongue
made her doubt his love- and spoke of anoth-
] L = IL,
cousin could boast, that made his idol an an
gel ;-or worse than all, he doubted her love,
yes the love other who had sacrificed wo-
mans pride almost wonan's delicacy at
her hearts shrine Monsterl Oh, that for
day, for an hour, but one short moment, md
with him in my presence, | were Il man =
Yet not would be beating upon Lucy's
heart, to drop hand upon him.
And thus it wore on, and thus wore away
Lucy's heart. On the eve of his departure,