The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1858-04-21
A STORY OF REALLIFE.
Br N PISosovr, N. D.

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ills It Is sometime dear Mercury since drop
ped you line, but our uncertain noseasonablt
weather has kept my district in a state whcl
fepqired me and my saddle bags to be almos
saperpetually in motion. However, case 81
'heartless in its nature, and so sad in its result
professionally came under my notice recently
that I deem it almost duty to lay it before
your readers that it may serve as a reproofto thu
guilty, and a warning to the too confidng.
was called upon to visit young lady who
had been given over by other physicians, and
though she resided some miles beyond my usu
al beat, SO pressing was the request for my visit
! fhat I set aside other engagements to make it.
She was most beautiful creature, the only
daughter ola very respectable widow in reduced
circumstances. But her bloodless cheek, was
ted form. and feeble pulse seemed to tell me al
once that death had set his seal upon her brow.
I asked for her symptoms, for they had sent
me word that she had the consumption. She
had no cough-no hectic flush on her cheek the
felldestroyer gave no signs of having usurped a
home within her form. found, on inquiry
that she had nc. appetite-that her spirits were
deeply depressed-that she was often in tears
by day. and that sighs and means broke from
her unconscious lips in the night timo
Madame, said I, 4 fear that your daughters
case is beyond my power as physician. be-
aieve that she is dying ofa broken heart
The daughter was not present when told
4, The mother this
You ar right, doctor, AMI you are the first
besides myself that has discovered it., was her
reply; then she told mo the following tale Of
'pcrfdy;
f Eustace Halle was merchant in the town
where Emily H---resided, fine looking young
man who possessed quite handsome property,
to whieli by active business habits, he was con-
5stsntly adding Brought up from childhood
with Emily except during an absence Of two
or three years spent in clerkship in New York,
and seeming ever to be very fond Of her it was
butsnatural that she should return his apparent
affection. Every one in the village believed
sast match wod be made between them, anil
prophecied life Of bliss unaoyed, for the youth
fulpair.
But suddenly he went away from the village
TO the city, ard in few days returned with q
young but sickly bride, who had the reputation
ofbeing wealthy.
- The shock came sounexpected upon Emily,
that she was thrown into fever and narrowly
escaped death. But she recovered her health TO
great degree after time, though light came
not back to her joyous eyes Of blue, nor smiles
to her radiant face.
A year passed, and Halle was widower, but
the father Of two lovely twin children. He did
not seem to grieye much for the loss ofhis wife
whom he had married for her gold, but he eyin-
esd much tenderness for his children, for whrm
he engaged wet nurse, he still keeping house
"a Time passed on and his visits were renewed
to Emily. At first she met his advances with
sadness and distrust; but he seemed so tender
aud 50 kind, that the old hope awoke once more
IN her pure bosom.
When he made occasional visits business VS.
is he called them, to the city, she would. at
his request, 60 and take care Of his dear little
ones, to whom in time she became as much at.
tached AZ they were her own. And he seem
more of love, and the clouds which had gather
oil over her young head seemed to be vanish &
away before the rising sun offuture bliss
A year more had gene by. he had asked her
to be his, and she, with her mothers approba-
sion had consented. l
One day he came to her and said that he was
going to the city ON business, as usual, AMI ask
ed her to go and take care Of his children until
his return,
Cheerfully she did so, and tenderly she retur-
ned his caresses as he parted from her.
The week fsw cheernllv away for it was
delight to nurse the little buds Of love who had
been left SO early mothcrless. The day which
he had set for his return had arrived, and often
did she glance from the window and start at
every passing sound.
At last a carriage drew up he fore the door and
Eustace Hazel stepped from it. and then han
ded out young and vory lovely lady who was
dressed in the richest style,
Emily, this is my wife, Mrs. Hazel said the
heartless man, as he led his bride within his
well furnished mansion.
Emily could not speak. Her swelling heart
seemed to rise up to her very lips and choke
her. She turned as white and cold as snow.
laid down the two infants which she had
frought out to receive a fathers kiss, and stag
x,red home to her mother house to die!
! Friends advised her to sne for breach oi
promise, but she smiled sadly and said;
Gold viii not heal broken heart hope
Eustace will be happy
g. Emily r. is dead, butif Eustace Halle is hap
by, even with wealth AMI beauty all his own,
then is your correspondent vastly mistaken.
Better far that he had died than to have sacri
iced that pursanl loving heart at the shrine o
mammen and Of vanity.
Reader, my story is told. May the moral IT
contains be ofuse to some whose eyes may rest
upon it.
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