The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-08-20

| had esteemed a friend, announced to me the
gossip of the village; and, among other things,
detailed the particulars of the courtship and
engagement of the young lady in whom 1 was
SO interested, with a well known person Of a
neighboring city-a person whose claims to re-
gard no one could dispute. Those things, stated
with such apparent good faith, connected with
that fearful silence of six long weeks, had no
other effect than to increase my anxiety, to un-
ravel the mystery, and on the following morn
ing, concealing my wounded limb under cloak
probably pale and haggard, presented myself
at the mansion of my mistress. Twas received
in the presence Of the mother. She confirmed
my suspicious. The young lady stood by the
picture ofdespair, yet silent as the grave. Des-
perate at what seemed this bad faith, | return
ed to my house. wrote hasty letter demanding
my correspondence, and returning, at the same
time, every once cherished token of affection.
Ireceived all sent for, save, perhaps some for
gotten flower.
"That night the young lady, accompanied by
female servant, left for Philadelphia. Arri-
wing at her uncle's house she complained of be-
ing ftigued with her journey, and retired to her
room. Complaining of some serious pain, only
soothed by narcotics, she sent her faithful but
unstspecting servant and friend to neighbor-
ing drug store for laudanum, received it, express
sed the wish to be alone and seemingly retired
to sleep. The following morning, not making
her appearance, the family became alarmed,
broke open the door, and found the young lady
dead-in her hand the little keepsake retained
from my correspondence. The uncle, as if COM
pretending the particulars which led to this
dreadful tragedy, had the body cofflned and
and with it returned to Lancaster. Placing all
that remained of this once lovely being in the
parlor, he brought the mother forward, and
displayed what he was pleased to term the res
ult of her work.
81 was sent for, and arrived to witness the
eloquent agony of that mothers heart. Over
the cold remains Of the daughter she revealed
particulars that led to the awful result My let
ters and hers, by untiring industry, the COM
mand Of large resources, and paid agents, had
all been intercepted. The reason of my pro-
longed absence in Philadelphia had been eX-
planned as the result of the facnating charms of
city bells; even All engagement had been an
nounced. All this while the victims had been
full of hope She had heard of my arrival in
Lancaster but not of my accident; for long
weary hours she sat in the parlor waiting my
presence, but doomed to disappointment. Here
was seeming indilterence-a confirmation of all
that she had heard. On the other side, / was
made the dupe of the mothers arts, and the
iiend who had poisoned my ear was merely the
agent to carry forward the great wrong. The
last interview which have described, which re-
suited in the return Of correspondence, was
enshrouded in the consequences Of all these
plans. The result was, death to one party, and
the burial Of the heart of the other in the same
grave that closed over one who could not sur
vve the wreck of her affections"
Many years have passed away since the Incl
dents detailed in the above sketch transpired
many years since they were revived by the acci-
dental conversation in family circle Of Wash
ington society; but one not so because of indif-
ference to woman, but really from the highest
appreciation Of one of the loveliest of the sex.