Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-08-21
MISC ID L L A N Y.
THE BROKEN HEART.

About forty wears since, young man IN the nelghbor
hood of Drogheha Ireland paid his addresses to young
woman farmers daugher and although his attention was
not approved uf by her friends yet she encouraged him to
hope and eventually promised to marry him. His circum
stances not being the best and believing he might trust to
her 6delity he was inclined defer the ceremony until he
could realize competence, or sufficient to make her COM
Portable Mary being sought after BY many pressed Sy her
parents to decide and believing his delay arose from nt
ference, at length became dissatisfied and told him she
would wait no longer but would marry the first man who
asked her, He thinking her declaration arose from sud-
den caprice careessy told her to do and they parted In
anger.
The Miller of Mellifont was douse warm, middle aged
bachelor poorsh his appearance scottish In his manner
but wthal having The Of money, and comfortable
situation in the MILL he was far from being an object OF IN
difference to the parents of unmarried females. Having
lonp repaded Mary with wshu eye, and been often pro-
posed for her acceptance by her friends she now, while
warm with indignation against James for what she consld
cred his alsehood consented marry him. and requested
that it might be done as soon as possible. No time waso
everything prepared for the wedding and before the
expiration of twenty-lour hours was his wife.
Among the guests invited, James not forgotten per-
haps she won.ed enjoy sort OF triumph over hin ana
prove she could marry without him. He attended, but was
downcast and sorrowfu taking part in the bosterOus
merrimen general al country weddings, and appearing
to pay no attention 10 what passing around him. Al
ter the bride had retired her husband, the miller having
indulged rather freely carried up stairs in state OF
insensby and laid beside her, and the lights being re-
moved she had full leisure to reflect her hasty conduct
and rash treatment of James, whom she found possess
ed her heart, although her hand was anOther's.
Ere long she perceived figure seated the beds
foot and eagerly asking, "who is there z" was answered
by James:
''It is me- Mary, don't be alarmed ~
'Why James" said she ths is very improper conduct
am the wife of another and if my husband awakens,
any person should you here it would destroy me; you
mus, leave or shall call the people in"
81 can't Mary for my heart is breaking"
She still insisted he should leave her, but still received
no other answer than--"Nlary, my heart is breaking"
AT LENGTH he sank exhausted on the bed Mary, great
" alarmed called aloud and the company rushed n found
him dead on the beds foot his heart having really broken
All was now confusion. His body was conveyed to his
residence few miles distant, and his friends having in
vain tried every method restore him. he was laid out TO
be walked.
The practice then was to put the body "under beard
that is on panks laid the under frame Of large table,
over which sheet placed which falling the ends
and Sides entirely concealed the corpse. On the table
they placed tobacco, pipes, &c. He was waken for two
DAYS. and all the neghbOrhood made poor Mary the object
of their reproach. She left her apartments but sat-
seemingly unconscious of everything, and quite bewdered
with anguish.
However on the second night she was missed she had
left the house unperceived and had gone no one knew
whithe and as she could not be found after the sctes
search was supposed she had drowned hersen the river
In the morning preparations were made for burylng
lanes but in proceeding to put his body in the coffin, they
found the unfortunate Mary dead beside him. She had
stolen unperceved under the table, and having nsnuaed
her arm under his haad and placed his arm around her
neck in that position babe adieu to all earthly sorrows
Little now remains to be told They were buried in one
grave at Aen Abbey and although in life they were
separated in death they were not divided.