Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-10-15

he III ever think kindly of you as long as ht
lives. And so he finishes
He looked down towards her as he fin.
ished reading, and wondered that she sa
there SD calm and tnotionless The high
Of the full moon fell down upon her face
and he saw that it was quite white and
death Ike, and that her eyes were staring
straight out before her. fixed upon vacancy
He felt alarmed, and touched her upon the
arm.
Katy Katy
Still she moved not, nor looked towards
him.
Katy! Why don't yo answer, shall
take ye home?'
She slowly lifted her eyes towards the
stars, and fixing her gaze upon one, point
ed with her finger towards it,
Look, it's there tonight as it always is,
it's waiting with me for Dermot's return
o, it's the beautiful little star, and smlles
and wnks at mA as look up at it in the
still and quiet Of the night, as much AS 10
say, wait only little longer. he'll be here
soon and keep the oath that he took upon
him that night when he c"lled upon me
to bear witness to his words, keep waitin:,
patiently. Katy. but little while longer =
James Carol lifted her face towards his
own, and as he caught the full gaze of her
eye, he saw that the heavily taxed brain
had at length lost it's power, and that sweet
Katy Darling was smiling, harmlessly
gentle idiot, idly plucking the wild flowers
and the grass at her feet, and tossing them
listlessly away to be borne off upon the soft
breath Of the summers breeze.
Close by the outskirts of the village ran
a rapid stream. beside whose banks many
a time had the former lovers wandered
hand in hand. or seated themselves beside
it, planned bright pictures for the future in
store for Them. Scarcely week had passed
when some of the villagers discovered, ly-
ing upon it's banks, the well known hood
and scarf that Katy Darling was always
seen to wear Nothing had been seen of
her for some hours. and the sad conclusion
presented itself to all, that poor Katy had
either by accident or intention precipitated
herself into the stream.
They noticed, too, that the bro " of James
Carol had become lined and his cheeks
hollow and thin, and though he had never
be-n much OF a fivorite with the people of
the country round, yet now as they saw
him pass slowly by and saw those traces of
feeling upon his countenance, they looked
one towards the other, and said in low tones
poor fellow, he takes 1t much tC heart
James Carol was better man than we
gave him credit for
The dead body of woman was found
soon after floating in the river at the dis
tance of some miles from Dunmearv. and
af:er an inquest at the spot where it was
picked up, it was claimed by the inhabit-
ants of the village, and by them decently
inferred.
The kind-hearted neighbors, not content
with merely providing it with resting
place, put together their small means and
over the mound of grass grown earth rails
ed a little white stone, bearing the simple
inscription of KATY DARLING > and as
the stranger. passing by, inquired the his
tory Of it, they told him the affecting tale
and it rarely happened that both narrator
and listener had not tears in their eyes ere
it was concluded. One evening stranger
alighted at the village tavern, took a stroll
in the direction Of tie graveyard wherein
stood the grave of poor Kate Clennon. AS
he walked slowly along, he began speaking
low to himself, and the drift of his commu-
nings was somewhat in this wise /:
. could not help coming once again to
visit the old spot, though it is painful to
look upon the scenes of once happy hours.
Had SHE but have remained constant how
different might it have BEEN
He had by this time reached The little
graveyard. and undoing the simple wicket
gate he entered and began glancing over
the inscriptions. He paused over several,
and as he read them, murmured forth !:
What, another gone ? Well. well. we
shall all Law thus one day, and what matter
that one is gone little while before the
other p
The new white stone next caught his
eye, and he glanced toward it, AS though
d bullet had been fired from an unseen quar-
ter aud had struck him to the heart, he
could not have received a greater shock.
'She dcad? she dead Z!
This was all that his trembling lips could
utter, and he repeated the words again and
again. A footsiep by his side startled him
not, and it was not until voice addressed
him that Ire turned and found lad standing
by him.
You'll may be looking at the ground
that covers Katy Darling, sir 2
'Yes--can you tell me anything Of her
death ? Speak ?
The boy at once entered into the story Of
the unfortunate girls death, and as he pro-
ceeded, could not but perceive the palor
that overspread the strangers face, nor the
trembling that hid seized his limbs as he
told him all he knew.
And so, sir, she was buried there. RS
you see, and all of us as we 60 by her
grave drop an Ave Maria to the rest Of
her poor sowl. But you're i'll, sir--will |
see you to the tavern z
No, no; go--leave me- | would be
alone-alone with the dead There, 60
And placing a piece of money in the
bows hand. he was soon left to himself.
And so you're dead, Katy. and twas |
that killed YOU 1, that would have given
my lire-O. how wilingly!--to save yours,
darljpol But--and as he spoke his teeth