The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1868-09-03
srlett Story.
THE BROKEN HEART.

daughters hear"
Scarce sixteen. and frail aud delicate
rs lily, yet as beautiful, seemingly. a.
an angel, was the blue eyed. golden.
haired Edith, The only aud idoliEed
daughter Of Mortimer May, rich Phil.
adclphia merchant Yes. truly have /
said she was delicate yet beautiful, for
she was Indeed loo frail and fair for
earth. Aud so she owed, for on the
passing Of the first cloud over the sug.
shine Of her tender young heart. she
dropped aud tlourished no more.
viii toll you how II happened, that
yoa, dear reader IL you are q parent.
msy take Warning, and pcrchanco drop
tear Of piiy 70 her remembrance.
Edith was bciroihcd to Edgar III
mons, noble young man n---ihe son Of
Herman Elmons, another Philadelrbia
merchant, who vas as popular and high
10 social position, and who could boast
Of wealth equal to Mortimer Mays
scarce twenty, and who, IL every wsy.
was we'll worthy Of her
Edith loved Edgar sincerely. Yea
words cam I tell Of The deep SCI holy
love she had for him. sho wss happy
and her heart was glad aud light. for 10
Us inmsat recesses she believed that is
han she was deeply loved in rc,urn.
The wedding day was fixed, and an
promised hsppy bridal lIut oh cruel
--er ell they never lock "a upon the
golden sun which was To have lighted
their bridal day In rhiladelpl.is.
ihree days before that day which vas
20 have been their bridal day. mer.
chant failed Tho morning saa lad
risen over Herman Elmoas rich aud
rctposted man, IL set over him 10 the
evening ruiocd J.sgfsecd--a beggar
Heavily this great mtIlottune Of hia
father fell upou Edgar. lie was proud
but had noble heart, aud when bis
father broke TO him the dreadful news
he marmared not, bat exclaimed. dos
pairingly yet passionaiely:
+" y Cod niy Ediih--ny Edith 10
me thou art lust--losi i--losl forever
have said Edgar had noble hear,
he had, indeed, as you soon shall see.
lie repaired immediately to tbs home
of Edith, and as lightly as possible h
broke to her the fearful news. Thcn--
though il nearly crushed him--hc 40
bly, offered to releasa her from the chains
Of their botrolhal
With winning, happy. trusting
smile, she piIlowed her fairy head upon
his manly breast, as she had olGcn be
fore, and answered in a voice so sweet.
so mosicai, that Edgar was astonished
Great pearly tean--not the least un
manly--camc TO his flashing eyes, aud
murmuring a prayer of deepest graft
tudc to bis Maker for his priceless trea
sure, he pressed her ci1scr to his heart
aud placed an iunccnt kiss upon her
fairy brow.
80 Edgar, think you thus Of me
No, no ] have loved you deeply,
truly, and for yourself alone; aud now
that fortune has ifowned upon you, be-
lieye me, you are, ii you can be, tenfold
more dear 10 me than ever"
Unspcakable to repeat were ths Low.
ing, cndearing words, aud undescriba.
bic the touching scene which followed
When Edgar had gone Edith buried
her face in her jewelcd hands aud wept,
she knew not why. Thus her father
found her, AZ he returned home ia the
evening from bis place of business. -
Seeing her thus he approached her aud
inquired teuderly:
| Edith, my own dear daughter, why
do you weepl'
She raised her head and looked OF
into her fathers face through her tears
| Upon her beautiful yet slightly pale
features smile rested as heavenly as
that which ever lights up released aud
redeemed soul, but seeing that fore.
boding look rested upon his counte,
nance, il died out, her face turned .
trihe more pale, and she said, in q
trembling voice, aud hastily:
Father, know all; Edgar is"
"a beggarl' he exclaimed, coldly
interrupting her and finishing the sen
tence himself, bis brow slightly knitting
while he spoke. "And as he now il
he can never be aught to you, for my
daughter, my idol, shall never wed /
beggar r Aud taking a seat besid,
her on tho luxurious diyan, he put forth
| his hand as if to caIess her.
| She cast upon him one Wild piercing
look, which he never forgot until hil
dying day, and paling whittier than thu
cold marble standing opposite, she said
in irm, calm, though Unnatural, voice
80 father--iatherl you have broker
your daughters hcartV' And agair
she buried her face in her snowy hands
aud the pearly teardrops which thel
trickled through her tapering fingers
J sparkling as brilliantly as the costl,