Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-08-26

should Immediately remove. Boxes were
hurriedly packed the travefing-chariot order
ed to the door; and, after such leave-taking
as trust does not often fall to the lot of
mortals, the invalid was lifted in. in faint
ing state. and borne away swiftly into the
tight. Darkly, indeed, it fell upon the
Grange. where the widower was left mourn
ing for the wife that was still alive. Weeks
and months passed by, hut he would not be
comforted. The sketch book on the table, the
piano in the ball, the flowers that her graceful
hand had tended in and about the house,
the garden wherein she had loved to busy
herself, her favorite walks. the very prospect
Der soul had so delighted in. were robbed of
all their charms for him at once. Tears,
| instead OF smiles, sprang forth at the sight of
them; horror was born of them instead of iov
skeletons of their former selves, wherefrom
| the glory had departed, and into which the
| life was no more breathed. As kind and as
good as ever, his cheerfuluess seemed quite to
have f0rsaken him, and he was growing old
| at heart and gray on the head apace. Mrs.
| Heathcote-for she had reassumed her former
name-never wrote one line to him, nor he
| to her; bnt his sister corresponded with the
| squire daily, and to receive those letters and
| to talk with me and others who had known
| her of his departed wife, was his sole pleas
ure.
| 1t was some two wears after the separation
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Markham that l exchanged
| my yicarage at Woodslee for the summer
| months, on account of the sickness of nv
eldest child. for parish on the sea-coast, and
| with much difficulty, / got the squire to ac-
| company u.s. The novelty of the mode of
| life and scenery were somewhat benefitting
/ him, and long excursions on the water afford
| ing him most amusement. persuad d him to
take them continually. One evening, while
he was thus employed, l was suddenly sent
! for to the beach, to see what could be done
| for poor fellow who had fallen off the cliff
| He was, as the messenger told me, as we hur
| ried along, well known accomplish of the
smugglers infesting that part of the coast,
and had met with this accident, it was sup
| posed, while signaling to some of them the
| approach of revenue cutter. A little crowd
had gathered round him on the shore, but
not evincng that sympathy which is usually
| felt among the poor in places of that sort for
victims to the excise law. They had, how
ever, furnished him with mattrass, and were
| giving him water. He was speeches., and
scarcely sensible, they said: but glance at
| his terrified eyes as / came up convinced me
| to the contrary. Mangled as he was about
the head, and altered by what appeared to
! me to be the certain approach Of death, l
| recognized the wretch,d Heathcote at once.
! He was borne, by my directions to the near
est cottage, and man on horseback dispatch
| ed for medical help. although | saw it
COuiu ne OI HCtie avail feiHdluCu Dy MS
| bed side all through that night. and it was
fearful one. When the doctor told him that,
without doubt he was dying man, thought
| it would have killed him on the instant
II have done everything that is horrible.
and nothing good my whole life long" he
| said. | gave him such comfort as | could
| with truth afford him. and urged him TO pen
| itence and prayer His murder, his felony
and whatsoever other crimes he may have
| committed, did not seem to Cypress him So
| heavily as his treatment of his poor wife. IAN
! angel, an angel he repeated; land | was
| fiend to her. Markham, Markham, he will
make her happy yet Poor Jane! Poor janet"
were his last words. When. after his burial,
l told the squire this, he was affected to tears.
my hatred of that man. said he, has
| stood between me and heaven, believe; but
! | forgive him all
| In twelve months time from that forginvess
he stood within this church upon the hill at
| Woodislee, and was married afresh unto Jane
| Heathcote 10y me- 1t was a happier day
than any ofus had hoped to see at the Grange
| again. The only persOa who shed single
tear was dear little Miss Markham; but that
| is her way of expressing intense satisfaction
| Not a villager was there who did not rejoice
! in their joy, from the ancient clerk of eighty
| years, who kissed the brides hand at the door,
| TO the little children who scattered flowers
| before their feet. There is very little else to
tell Besides-see. there comes toddling up to
us little fellow before whom nothing further
must be said pleasant looking handsome
| lad with the smile-the old smile that is
worn again now-of his mother Once upon
| time, remember she said she was happy
not to have him; but they were both glad at
| the Grange, toe, think. to welcome the
| young squire.