The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1850-07-25
The Broken Heart.

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About forty years since. young man
in the neighborhood of Drogheda, ire
land. paid his addresses to young wo-
/ man. farmers daughter: and although
his attentions were not approved of by
her friends. yet she encouraged him to
hope, and eventually promised to marry
him. His circumstances not being the
best. and believing he might trust TO
her fidelity, he was inclined to defer
the ceremony until he could get COM
petence or sufficient to make her COM
/ fortable-but Mary, being sought a tier
by many, pressed BY her par .nts to de-
eide, and believing his delay arose from
indifference, at length became dissatis-
fed, and told him she would wait no
! longer, but would marry the first man
who would ask her. He. thinking her
declaration arose from a sudden caprice.
carelessly told her to do so. and parted
in anger The miller of Mellifont was
quite slovenly middle-aged bachelor,
boorish in his appearance. and scottish
in his manners: but withal having the
name of money. and a comfortable stu.
alton in the mill. he was far from being
an object of indifference TO the parents
of unmarried females. Having long
regarded Mary with a wishful eye. and
been often proposed for her acceptance
by her fiiends. she now. while warm
with Indignation against James for
what she considered his falsehood con.
sented to marry him: and, requesting
that il might be done "a soon as posi-.
bic. no time was lost-everything was
prepared for the wedding. and before
the expiration Of twenty-four hours she
:, was his wife.
Among the guests invited. James wa:
no, forgotten: perhaps she wished to ell
JOY a sort of triumph over him, and
prove she cDuld marry without him.
He attended. but was dowIcast ant
sorrowful. taking no part in the bois
teroas merriment so general at cOuatry
weddings. and appearing topay no AT
tention to what was passing around him
After the bride had retired, her hus
band, the miller. having indulged raihe
freely. was carried up in state OF In
seasibili;y, and laid beside her, and The
lights being removed. she had full lei
,, sure TO reflect on her hasty conduct ant
rash treatment of James, who she nov
found possessed her heart, although he
hand was another's.
Ere long she perceived figure seate'
near the beds foot, and eagerly asking
Who's thereH was answered b,
James:
"lt is me. Mary.don't be alarmed :
why, James," said she, '.this i
: very improper conduct; am the wifi
uf another, and if my husband awaken
or any person should see you here,
will destroy me you must leave or
will call the people in"
Il can't, Mary. for my heart is break
!. ing,'
She sill insisted he should leave he
81 Mary, can't my heart is breal
:, ing"
At tlength he saLk exhausted on tn
bed. Mary, greatly alarmed, calle
aloud, and the company coming in foun
q him dead at the beds foot, his hea
. having really broken. All was no
confusion. His body was conveyed
= his residence. few miles distant, an
/ his friends having in vain tried to n
e store him, he was laid out to be wake,
of The practice then was to p I the bod
:.under board !" that is, on planks lai
.. on the under frame of a large tabl
over which sheet was placed. whic
a. falling down over the ends and side
!. entirely concealed the corpse on Il
er table they placed candles, Tobacco
=. pipes, &c. He was walked for two day
I and all the neighborhood made p,
% Mary the object of their reproach. ST
IS never left her apartment, but sat seer
= ingIy unconscious Of everything. al
10 bewildered with anguish.
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10 was missed she had left her house U
perceived, and had eone no one kne
ns whittier: and as she could not be fOul
e. after the strictest search. was suppos'
70 have drowned herself in the river.
he In the morning, preparations we
oy made for buying James, but in p,
:. ceediug to put his body into the coffi
in they found the unfortunate Mary de
beside him. She had stolen, imp,
IN ceive,l, under the table, and having
40 siuuated her arm under his head. n
/ placed his arm around her neck. hs
q. in that position. bill adieu to all her s.
ch rows.
Little now remains to be told. Tn
- were buried IN one grave in Nellie
= fbbey and although in life they we
separated. in. death they were not di
= dad
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