Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-03-08
From the Petersburg Express.
TIE BROKEN HEARTED;
OR,
CRIME ITS OWN ENGER!
"What though the spicy breczes,
Blow soft DER Ccylon's isle;
Though every prospect pieases,
And only man il Vile!1,


Curiously enough, was just repeating
this stapza, when my new acquaintance
called for me. l had met with him while
on business visit to Ceylon, as a eoun-
tryman Of mine, and was pleased with the
mate personal knowledge.
thought myself fortunate in falling in
with so agreeable a gentleman. and con-
sidcred his face and manners peculiarly
refined. On our second meeting noticed
singular restlessness of the handsome
dark eyes, and irritable bitterness of the
lips. and a disposition to be constantly on
the move, shown in the tapping of a light
bamboo cane, or the motion of foot or
hand.
These things, however, did not strike
me as singular at the time, but coupled
with what l afterwards learned. We're GER
tain evidence, that the man felt already
the gnawiny Of the worm that never dies.
One afternoon we left the little seaport
town where l was sojourning, and rode IA
short distance into the en;erior of the gor-
geous Island. Most glorious were The
surroundings on every hand. With a
p.odigality quite undreamed OF by The in
habianis of a colder cline, nature has
showered most exquisite floral gifts every
where. Trees loaded With sweet smelling
flowers, their intense colors vieing with
The foliage of richer green, from out Of
which they smiled; tall cactus plants, with
crimson, gobblet-shap blossoms; lilies,
gorgeous in the queenIy uniolding of form
and colol-eve'y ything rich, lavish, won
derful met our eyes, feasted to fullness
with this tropical luXuriance.
That is my house." said my new friend,
pointing TO Il low rooted cottage, surroun-
ded by wide verandah, from whose cling
ing vines sweet odors were flung upon the
SO t tatmosphere-but from the moment the
words were uttered his sociabiily de-
parted.
Within the cottage enclosure were walks
bowers and fountains. Chaste statuary
was dispersed over the grounds with most
charming effect The house seemed ell
most fairy structure, rising in the midst
of flowers and foliage. And the man who
sat beside me, whose smiles mounted no
higher than his lips-the dreamy iar-look-
ing discomfort in his eye growing every
moment more perceptible-wa the owner
Of this Eden-like home.
We were met on the Threshold by a
Her hair hung in curls. Her eyes par
ticularly lustrous yet mournful in beauty,
and on the young brow | seemed to see
something's shadow of sadness-an un-
chid-like quiet, as she greeted my new
friend
Dressed in pure white, she glided in
before us, and TO her was left the duty of
me; while Mr.. c., excusing
Il
sarily called him away, left the room.
"Is your mother very unwell?" asked
of the little girl, who, with those shallow
filled eyes of hers, was regarding me
gently, but attenLively.
Eyes, sir; mamma has been sick long
time." replied she, dropping her eyes,
while her lips trembled.
"Did you come from American" she
asked, timidIy, after long silence.
Eyes, my dear. DoyOu know anything
Of that country?" L returned. growing
more and more pleased with her express
i've face.
"Only that mamma came from there. |
and think, ;" she added .hesitatingly, "that
did. But Mr. G. will never let me talk
about it,"
care you then not the little daughter
Of Mr.. C.?" l asked, somewhat aston
ished.
81 am my mothers daughter" answered
the child, with grave dignity in one so
young-and in a minute after she arose
and quietly left the room.
sa. watching her white robes fitting
through the long shady walk opposite my
window, and knew that the child brooded
over some dark sorrow, for her eyes were
filed with tears.
Why was it, questioned myself that
painful thought took possession of me as
/ sat there? Il seemed as if WAS So