Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-01-30

awakens tho hours when life was thin
of joy and beauty how that bright, fai
and innocent face speaks to me of broker
hopes and of love which once though
mine and mine alone"
felt what was coming. Tho Governo
here gave me long account of his domesti
troubles--the birth Of his love, his court
ship, his marriage, the commencement q
his troubles and its sad termination. Willis
| was not bound to secrecy, would b
wanting in good faith, display bad taste, t
spread it broadcast before the public, no,
that he is resting in his grave, and perhap
wounding the feelings of his friends an
those of the lady who, believe, is still liz
ing During the entire conversation upo
this point, he used the mos! respectful Ian
guage in speaking of her who was once hi
wife. may, however, without doing vic
lence to any sense of propriety narrate on
portion of his statement
AFTER had with my own eyes discoy
cred this very grave act ofimprudunce, to us
the mildest term, and we had taken up our res
Oils, concluded that would spare neithe
residencein the Executive Mansion ut Annal
expense nor pains in having Mrs. Thoma,
spend most agreeable winter. Whilst
had but little taste for parties and balls, &c
yet felt that it was my duty to throw
around her all the pleasure and advantage
which my position afforded. Soon after m,
Inauguration | gave reception, to which
the Members OF the Legislature and tn,
ladies and leading gentlemen at Annapolis
were invited. About the middle of tn,
evening whist in conversation with som,
parties, cannot now name, | discovered
Mrs Thomas in conversation with Gen
Gather, of Montgomery overheard tn,
General say TO Mrs. Thomas, you are mos
delightfully."- and luxuriously situated. IL
which heard this reply, Oh, General, these
elegant walls and sumptuous and luxuriou,
compartments afford me no pleasure or bring
one moment Of happiness. From that mo.
ment all hope vanished, and my once fail
and beautiful wife instead Of assisting me
to carve out brilliant future, of reaping
more distinguished honors, became the &C.
complished executioner Of my fondest hopes
and entailed upon me an endless and I'M
broken chain OF misery. Of all the strange
changes that the whirigig of time has pro-
duced within and under my observation,
there is none more strange and marvellous
than the conduct of Mrs Thomas. She
possesses every element of character neces-
sary TO render her an ornament to society,
but her ambitious desire TO be courted and
caresscd warped every noble impulse, and
she was happy only when magniiicently
dressed and blazened with pearls. Exist
ence TO her was a paradise when mrth,
music, laughter and attention W.
rms nourNi wnicn nist nlaue nefNacqualntr
ance. regarded her as the most splendidly
developed woman my eyes ever rested upon
her figure would have served rs model
for the Venus OF Milo,
'Straighter than the straightest pine upon
the steep
Her hair more beautiful than the hanging
locks
Of young Apollo
"Her voyage DER life opened most beauti-
fully and began most happily, when
Fair laughs the moon, and soft the zephyrs
blow,
While proudly riding over the azure realm
In gallant train, the gilded vessel goes,
Youth at its PROV and and pleasure ut the
helm
81 read some few years since an account
Of her marriage with minister of the gos-
pei, who resided in Virginia | sincerely
hope that the troubled waves have subsidized
and the balance Of her life may be marked
with fair skies and pleasant breezes. More she
cannot hope for-lcss would not wish her.
CAS- regards myself, have lived to fully
realize those words of touching and beauti-
ful import The season of flowers will come
again, the streams will flow gracefully as
before, the trees will again toss their cum
berous heads Of greenness in the sunlight.
But the human heart has no change like that
Of Nature lthas no returning spring time
Once bighted in its hour Of freshness, bears
forever the mark of the spoiIer The dews
Of affection may fall, and the gentle rain Of
sympathy be lavished upon it, but the stone
Of bighted feeling will never again waker
into life, nor the crushed flowers Of hope
blossom with their wonted beauty
n the love Of the heart be bighted
II buddeth not again