The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1855-02-24
WOMAN'S LOVE.
BY W. p. EWING.
CHAPTER l

CHAPIEh L
"CAx We tell ms of any ono that'll write
me = letter, cir %
Such--was the question addressed to me
one morning by stout, little woman, as she
| thrust her head in at the door of my office,
which stood open knew by glance she
was n daughter of the Emerald Isle, and, as
| | was at leisure at the time, invited her in,
and offered my service; for l imagined at
once it was love letter she wanted, written,
and anticipated some sport.
| After receiving her Instructions, and wri
ting an cpiste which gave entire satisfaction,
remarked, while scaling it,
Bridget, Ipresums Patrick is your hus-
| bandl'' for had not been able exactly to
ascertain from the tenor ofthc letter, whether
such was the case or not.
"No sir, not quite that either"
"Your lover then, and will be, your hus-
band some dayi"
| Although Bridget's face was as brown as
berry, from burn and exposure, she blu
shed till it became scarlet, at the soft i'm
peachment, and acknowledged that l had
guessed rightly. She appeared rather 10th,
however, to- give me much information on
the subject; but had now become deeply
interested in my new acquaintance, and
managed by skillful sspumping'' to obtain
the whole Of her secret. 1t was this:
She and Patrick had loved each other in
the old country, but rs Patrick INDUCED IA
little too freely, and was considered by her
|
of a dog, they prevented her marrying him
After the match was broken off, or rather
prohibited rie ct arms, as the lawyers say,
Pat became so disguised with his native land
that he determined to leave it for ever and
seek new home in "Amerky," and he ac-
cordngly. did so. The year Of his departure
the famine broke out in Ireland and during
its prevalence, both of Bridgct's parents
were swept of by it. Having but little now
to bind them to their desc lated country and
with the hope Of lettering their fortunes,
Bridget and her two brothers, gathered up
all their worldly effects, took passage on an
emigrant ship, and were safely landed in New
| York.
The three had been in the city but few
months when, by their industry, they fitted
up a snug home, and were getting along well
and comfortably. But by some means or
other Bridgcr ascertaincd her lover was in
New Orleans, working at his trade, which
was that of a carpenter, and Il cores ondcncc
WAS soon commenced between them. This
excited the amino sty Of her brothers, who
hated Pat with Il bitter hatred, and they gave
Bridget TO understand it must cease forth
with and forever, as it was folly for her to
think Of marrying such reprobate, while
either eff them lived. She, however, persis-
ted in corresponding with him, and as con-
sequence she and her brothers were engaged
in continual wrangling and alteration. a
woman will cling to a husband she loves, and
endure all manner of obloquy and rcproach
ill treatment from him. and only love him
tho more d ,yotedly for his abuse; when a
few harsh words or angry looks from friends
or relatives, will cause the same woman to
flee forever from their presence, and brave
the world single handed and; alone. SO it
was with Bridget. She, as the sequel will
show, could suffer the brutal treatment of a
drunken husband but the rcproachcs and
childings Of her brothers she could not. and
would not submit to; and one day while her
brothers were at their labors she wrote a
note, Gas good one as she was capable of
wlitng,) informing them Of her design; and
bidding adIeu to her home, she started in
search Of her lover. By the time she reach
cd Cincinnati, her little stock OF money was
exhausted, and she was compelled to seek
employment to raise the means to carry her
to her destination. She soon obtained en-
ploymcnt as a servant in family in this
city, and renewed her correspondence with
her lover, telling him she purposed joining
him as soon as she could earn sufficient mon
cy to pay her passage to New Orleans. He,
however, dissuadcd her from going-infor-
ming her that he did not like the South, and
would meet her in Cincinnati, and marry her,
whenever he became able to do 50. Bridget
had by this time laid up six or-scven dollars,
and this sum she forwarded to him, hoping
it would relieve him from the difficulties
which he stated surrounded him, and enable
| him the sooner to claim her as his wife.
Such was the sum and substance of the
story obtained from her with reluctance. In
the letter which | wrote she enclosed five
dollars, although pleaded with her not to
do SO; for had come to the conclusion it
would be spent in some ofthe numerous rum
holes, with which the Crescent City abounds.
She however, had faith in him who had won
her fections-what woman has not2 Ane
as saw it was useless to argue the case with
her, 1 enclosed the money as directed, and
handing her the letter, wished her brightest
anticpations Of love and happiness might be
fully realized.
| CHAPTER IL.
ABOUT year after the occurrence Of the
| incident narrated in the chapter preceding,