The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-08-13

urbs of my native place, the animal,
from some unaocountable cause, spraua
. from the road, threw me with force,
breaking my arm and otherwise injurinq
my person. Picked up by my frienda,
was conveyed, helpless and full o!
physical and mental agony, to my home,
Scarcely had the surgeons performed the
necessary duties, than one, whom I es,
teemed 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 was SO interested with
a well-known person of neighboriag
city-a person whose claims to regard no
one could dispute. These things, stated
with such apparent good faith, connected
with that fearful silence of six long
weeks, had no other effect than to in,
crease my anxiety to unraVel the mys-
terry, and on the following morning, conF
cealing my wounded limb under cloak,
probably pale and haggard, l presented
myself at the mansion of my mistress.
I was received in the presence of the
mother. She confirmed my suspicious.
The young lady stood by, the picture OF
despair, yet silent as the grave. Des-
porate at what seemed this bad faith, !
returned to my house, wrote hasty let
ter demanding my correspondence, apd
eturning, at the same time, every once
cherished token of affection. received
all sent for, save, perhaps, some for
gotten flower. 49,
That night the young lady, accom-
panied by female servant left for Phil
adelphia Arriving at her unele's house,
she complained of being fatigued with
her journey, and retired to her room.
Oompaining of some serious pain, only
soothed by narcotics, she sent her faith
full but unsuspecting servant and friend
to neighboring drug store fer lau-.
danum, received, it, expressed the wish
to be alone, and seemingly retired to
sleep. The following morning, not ma-
king 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 COR
respondence. The uncle, as if compRe.
hending the particulars which led to- this
dreadful tragedy, had the body encofined
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 10 term the result Of her
work.
"Iwas sent for, and arrived to wit
ness the eloquent agony Of that mothers
heart. Over the cold remains of the
daughter she revealed the particulars
that led to the awful result. Ny let
ters and hers by antiring industry, the
command of large resources, and paid
agents, had been all intercepted. The
reason of my prolonged absence in Phil
adelphia had been explained as the re-
suit of the fascinating charms of city.
bellies; even an engagement had been
All this while the victim
lad been full of hope. She sat in the
,arlor waiting my presence, doomed to
Here was seeming in
Iifference-a confirmation of all that
he had heard. On the other side, I
vas made the dupe of the mother and
he fend who had poisoned my ear was
merely the agent to carry forward the
,reat wrong. The last interview I have
which resulted in the return
# correspondence, was enshrouded in
he consequences of all these pains.
The result was, death to one party, and
he burial of the heart of the other
n the same grave that cloved over one
Who could not survive the wreck Of her
ffections"
Many years have passed away since
be incidents detailed in the above
ketch transpired; m my years since
1ey we're revived by the accidental con-
ersation in family circle Of Washing
IN society but one not so because of
difference to women, but really from
lie highest appreciation of one of the
'veliest of the sex.