Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-06-20
THE BROKEN HEART.


About forty years s;nce, young man IN the
noighborhood of Drogheda, Ireland paid his ad-
dresses TO young woman a farmers daughter;
and although his attentions were not approved
bnt her friends, yet she encouraged him to hope,
ard eventually proposed 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 realize COM
petence, or sufficient to make her comfortable
but Mary, being sought after by many and
pressed by her parents TO decide, and believing
his delay arose from Indifference, at length be.
came dissatisfied, and told him she would wait
no longer, but would marry the first man who
would ask her lie, thinking her declaration
arose from a sudden caprice, careessly told her
to do so, and they parted in anger
The miller of Mellifont was q douse, warm,
middle aged bachelor, boorish in his appearance
and scottish in his manners; but withal having
the name of money, and comfortable situation
in the mill, he was far from being an object of
Indifference to the parents ofunmarred females.
Having long regarded Mary with a wistfal eye,
and been often proposed for her acceptance by
her friends, she now, while warm with ndigna.
ton against James for what she considered his
fasehood consented to marry him and, re-
questing that it might be done as soon as possi-
ble no time was lost-evcrything was prepared
for the wedding, and before the expiration of
twenty four hours she was his.
Among the guests invited, James was not for
gotten perhaps she wanted to enjoy sort of
triumph over him, and prove she could marry
without him.
He attended, but was downcast and sorrowfuI
-taking no part in the bostrous merrment so
general at country weddings and appearing to
pay no attention to what was passing around
him.
After the bride had retired, her husband, the
miller, having lnduIged rather freely, was carr-
ed up in state of insnsibihty and laid beside
her, and the lights being removed, she had full
leisure to reflect on her hasty conduct and rash
treatment of james, who she now found possess
ed her heart, although her hand was forever
another's.
Not long time had elapsed ere she pei ceved
q figure seated near the beds foot and eagerly
asking, "Who's there ?" and was answered by
Jane
cit is me, Mary, it's me, do not be alarm
ed" 81,
"Why James !" said she, "this is very in
proper conducr; am the wife of another, and
if nv husband awakens, or any other person
should happen to see you here, it would destroy
me; YOU must leave, or | will call the people
in" V5G
81 can't do it, Mary, for my heart is break
ing !"
She still insisted he should leave her, but still
received no other answer than" Mary rny
heart is beaking!" sjt
At length he sank exhausted on the bed
Mary, greatly CHARMED, called aloud, and the
company coming into the room, found him dead
on the foot of the bed, his heart having really
broken.
All was now in confusion. His body was
conveyed to his residence, q few miles distant
and his friends having in vain tried every metk-
cd they could to restore him, he was laid out 70
( be walked,