Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-12-03
Cora Lee, or the Broken Heart.
HY J. W. PATTIsON.

i A sad night it WAS at Oakwood, the res.
ilence of Mr. Madison Lee, when Cora,
the pet and pride of her home and acquain.
tances, slept the sleep which knows nj
waking. She had sunk gradually from a
laughing, happy creature, to calm and
swcetly pensive patient, longing for the
time when her soul, released from the sad
ness Of earth would pass to a brighter and,
as she trusted, a more blissful abode.
Around her, in by gone days, had clustered
a circle of friends and acqusintances who
sought and cherished her presence as an
object of infinite value. She had been
the belle of the quiet little village of
Waynesville, and in all the sports of the
season, at the evening party, the siddy
dance or merry makings, Cora had in her
great simplicity and enchanting beauty,
gathered 4 crowd of admirers and friends.
But the rose fed from her cheek, and day
after day, for two long years, her merry
laugh grew less and less joyous, and less
often did she join the happy group in their
festivities, Death had slowly but surely
done its work and, unheeding all the efforts
of medical attendants, it fastened to sever
from the embrace of kind parents their
sweetest treasure and from society it choi-
cest gem. Sixteen summers had lightly
famed the brow of Cora, when this grad
ual decay Of joyousncss first made its ap-
pearance yet but few knew her disease
Some three years prior to the sad event
related above, there came to the quiet little
village of w, Il young man Of prepossessing
appearance who gave his name as George
Peyton. He was a stranger. None had
heard of him or his family, yet curiosity
was on the alert to know and cultivate his
acquaintance. His department towards
strangers was of that character which alone
won him the respect of all. His kind
open heartedness, together with a degree
of intelligence beyond the limits of many
with whom he associated, rendered him
also an object of some interest His OBJ
jcct, he asserted, was simply to visit the
country, and, if pleased, settle somewhere
far from the noise and confusion of his
native city and try and proatably improve
such literary attainments as be possessed.
The many act. of kindness bestowed upon
him served to attach him to the people,
and in short time it was noised among
the people that young Peyton had deter
mined to settle in W. He applied himself
diligently to his calling and mingled grad
ually in the festivities Of the younger
portion Of the community with whom he
soon became quite popular and beloved.
Upon the family of Mr.. Lee he often
called, and village gossip soon reported an
attraction in that quarter. A mutual
friendship sprang up between Cora and
young Pcyton, which ended as is usual in
mutual love. Cora loved him for his no.
bleness, frankness and devotion to friends,
and he loved her for that sweet refinement
and simplicity which had rendered her The
pet of her acquaintances. She confided in
him her secrets, her desires and her love,
as pure and holy as that of angels, and, in
return, he bestowed upon her such gene
rous love as an honorable man can only
bestcw He told her of the tempcstuous
ocean of life that rudely tossed ones bark
and ofttimes buried it beneath its pillows.
He told her of the trials and troubles, the
thorns and tangled woods that skirt the
path of life's traveller from the cradle to
the grave. Thus they ofttimcs conmuned.
Such was his life, he said, and with Dcs-
demona,
"she loved HIM for the dangers he had passed;
And be loved her that she did pity thcm'
The interviews between Cora and young
! Peyton, were Of that character which lovers
can only describe or feel. Time wore
.weetly on thus, until strong politiea
strife entered the quiet village of W
The talent and position Of young Peytor
we're called into action. The only prin ci
pies of his life, on subjects pertaining t.
federal politics, still were the principles o
his heart, and they were against the person
al friends and relatives of Mr.. Lees family
Remain idle during the contest he coul'
not consistently, and his friends place.
him in their foremost ranks. His unwa
vering principles and fidelity to his esteeme'
party would not allow sufficient mark fo
the artillery of his opponents and, as las
resort, in order to weaken his influence
, strange, mysterious and villifying fabrica
tions were circulated concerning him. Hi
character, which before, either in his nativ
land or amongst comparative strangers, ha
been beyond the shadow Of suspicion, wa
now DETAINED, and volley after volley q
SANDER was opened upon him by secret foe:
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