Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1851-01-23
The Despair Of Disappointed Love
A Sad Scene i'm a TELEGRAPH Office.

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The Cleveland Plaindealer furnishes
the following account Of pitiable scene
which occurred few days ago in the
telegraph Office in that city,
CA case of melancholy interest, to one
of the parties at least. occurred here the
otEer day, which we will relate for the
public good, A young lady 1--WE forbear
names, although knownl arrived here
from the State Of New York, on her way
into the Southern part Of the State,
whittier she was going to consummate a
marriage contract entered into some ten
years since. Her intended was young
man who had been born and reared near
her fathers residence, but who in all
things did not suit the cold folks" and
consequently the latter opposed the
match. The result was, the young man
left the country, but has kept up most
intimate correspondence with the lady
ever since. until last summer he informed
her by letter that as she could not be
married at home she had better meet him
at -, in that State, in the mouth of
August, and be married. 10 this she
consented, but it was found inconvenient
for her to leave home at the time. and
she did not arrive on her mission of love
until few days since.
She stopped at one of our best hotels,
preparatory to her voyage South. She
appeared cheerful, was exceedingly we'll
dressed, sported a gold watch and other
paraphernalia peculiar to the 'tgentiiity."
Previous to her departure, she stepped
into the Telegraph Office to inform her
lover, who, by the way, was an operator
himself, stationed in Southern Office on
the same Line, that she had got so far OH
her joyous way and would like to hear
from him at this point. After her des-
patch was sent and waiting reply, one
of the operators, who. was very well ac>
quainted with her intended, remarked
that the young gentleman to whom she
had sent her message had fallen into a
" streak of luck The young lady was
observed to. startle considerably, and
asked what he meant by ",streak Of
luck" He told her that the young man
was married. She fell back in her chair
and tainted, almost instantly. The ope-
rators and clerks were much frightened,
but managed to bring her to by the use
Of water, &c. She could not believe the
report, and requested them to telegraph
again and ascertain the truth. The OPP
orator stepped to his key. called the Office
where the young man was employed, but
found him not in. A clerk in the Office,
however, answered the message, saying
Mr.. --. was actually married on the
18th of October, and was then keeping
house. When this was read to the
weeping lady she instantly swooned away
again and for q time seemed quite iifeless.
She was resuscitated and taken to. her
hotel in most frantic condition, where
for the whole day she remained entirely
insane.
" Oh, grief beyond all other grief, when fate,
First leaves the young heart desolate
In the wide world, without that only TIC,
For which it wished to live o. feared 20 die"
Kind care. and time, that curer Of most
hearts diseases, have nearly restored
her. She exhibits letters showing with
what fidelity she had trusted in the one
now false to. her !: that during the ten
years of their engagement she had re-
fused several offers; had furnished her
betrotked money; her parents being rich
and he poor; had endured the contumely
of her friends at bone opposed to the
match and all for his sake. She is now
in our city among strangers, alone, as it
were, in the world, having clandestinely
left her fathers roof to meet her lover
here, and now deserted by him her cons
stitution shattered and spirit broken
Earth seldom produces in human. form
SO miserable an object. No wonder she
went mad -
F" Her wretehed brain gave way,
And she became reck al random driven,
Without one glimpse Of reason or OF heaven"
She is now better. but the picture of
desolation. Young men can here see the
danger of trifing with such affection, yea,
the dark sin of creating hopes or raising
expectations in heart too true and con-
fding to survive such disappointment.
RISING IN THE WoRLD.-You should
bear constantly in mind that nine>tenths
Of US are, from the very nature and ne
cessities of the world, born to gain our
livelihood by the sweat of the brow
What reason have we. then, to presume
that our children are not to do the same I?
II they be. as now and then one will be,
endowed with extraordinary powers of
mind, thoee extraordinary powers may
have an opportunity of developing them.
selves I: and il they never have that op'
portunity. the harm is not very great tc
rs or to them. Nor does it hence follow
that the descendants of laborers are al
wave to be laborers. The path upward
i steep and long. to be sure. Industry
A,nre. skill. excellence. in the parent, lay
The foundation Of a rise. and. by and BY,
the descendants Of tho present laborel
Nll.sa l.