Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-08-22
A STORY OF BLGHTED HOPES AND BROKEN
HEARTs. AND A RESTORATION OF BOTH.


HEARTS, AND A RESTORATION OF BOTH.
Long story, but must make it short. No
room for love while politics rule. Got the
particulars from individual who had it all
By heart.
Young man of the name of WILLIAM
Young lady of the name of BELINDA. Lived
in same neighbOrho0d near neighboring town.
Young man good looking, but not rieh-plen-
ty OF poor kin, and no money. Young lady's
beauty not likely to be the death of her but
grandma went under year ago and left her
pile of ten-cent pieces large as a pound of
wool. Young lady desperately in love with
young man, and young man desperately in
love with young lady. Young man would MT
let cOncealment, like none of your DENIED
worms feed on has cheek, but told his love
''emejitly." Young lady acknowledged the
corn-''thine, forever thiRs. dearest VII
LIAM - and wilted into Young mans arms
sweet as yOu please.
He held her gentle hand III his
He pressed her slender from,
And vowed to shield her from the blast,
Ind from the worlds cold STORM
And then she raised her eyes TO his.
All GIed with drops of vo,
And in the tendeTest accents cried,
oh. quit-Gont hug me so -
Such is life and love. Young lady told
young man to interrogate old folks. Young
man did. Old folks said "not if they conId
help it." Young lady broken-hearted-qu
cOmbing her hair-toOk off hoOps--wore shoes
slip-shod-and wanted to find relief in silent
tomb" Young man met young lady by
moonlight alone. Wanted young lady to
throw bundle of clothes out back window,
climb down rope-ladder ''into these arms"
and fly to Squire and happiness. Il may die
i know L shall die, WHLIAM--but never,
neUT will wed thee, dearest one, without
consent Of Ma and Pa Young man pleads
like angels, trumpet-tongued Young lady
stubborn and dutiful. Young man tries the
ndignant-upbraids young lady-swears
He did think TO find so cold
: heart he deemed true;
y heart ike has would yield her all
If lore like his should WOO
and talks of pistols and Prussie-acid. Young
lady dissolved in tears. 30! WILLIAM, leave
me-quit my sight forever-but take me
along with you ~ Young man happy as
niger at corn-shucking, and tells young lady
to look out Saturday night, and don't be
scared if she sees ladder poked in back win
dOw-"yOur WILLIAM will be at 'tother end''
Young lady thinks she's gone too far, and
says better wait till she's her own mistress"
only five years. Young man says five
years bederned." Was coming Saturday
night with ladder-if his hearts idol would
fly from parental tyranny and be happy with
him, and let him be happy with her, well
and good if not, disappointment should MT
feed on his vitals long-a pistol would fix
things quick enough. Young lady all tears
again. Cruel, cruel man--carry me to the
ends of the earth; don't care where-just SO
you carry me-"
Saturday night young lady shuts up "sav-
stairs. Young man carries ladder two miles;
puts ladder up to window and whispers "BE-
Indy - very loud. BEIE-DA does MT hear;
but dog does, and cuts up among meat-bar-
rels terribly. Old lady wakes up. Tells old
man somebody's trying to break in.' Old
man gets up, takes down dOuble-barrel guu,
opens door easy, slips round to smoke-house
and lets dog out. Dog pitches round and trees
young man and young lady up ladder. Old
nau smells large rat-;rap full OF mice, and
lodges behind tree. Young people reach the
ground young lady having drove dog off.
o. WILLIAM, I am afraid ~ Afraid, dear
st! and of what lis not thine own WILL
IAN here to protect" Old man lets off
me barrel Of gun; young man disappears
,ver fence, leaving coat-tail in possession of
log, and young lady screams and faints in
I'D mans arms.
Young lady sent off next day TO Kentucky. |
md Young man soon starts to Texas-in |
horn.
Young lady been two weeks at small town |
in hentucky-telegraphic dispatch one night |
Pa quite sick-see if company can be had |
at hotel, and come home at once Young |
lady sends to hotel to know if anybody 90
ing To, in Tennessee. Yes: eeuteeI
yonng man going right straight to that very
place. Early next morning stage takes up
young lady, and goes round to hotel for
young man. Young man gets in. William y,
q BeliHdy!-hush-dOn't say wordlv "Hov,s
Pal" sin first rate health' THAT dis
patch?" Had it sent myself'' asWretch
where are you going 20 take me?v ITO the
parsons"
Happy couple at hotel here last week |
Telegraph old man all about it. Old man |