Indiana American, Volume 1, Number 37, Brookville, Franklin County, 13 September 1833 — Page 4

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THE BROKEN HEART. BY W. IRVINd. I never heard Of any true affection, but 'twas nipt . With care, that like the caterpillar eats, The leaves of the spring's sweet bud and rose.

It is a common thing to laugh at love stories,

and to treat the tales of romantic passion as mere fictions of poets, and novelists, that never existed in real life. My observations on human nature have convinced me of the contrary, and Jiavrt (satisfied me that however the surface of the

character may be chilled and frozen by the cares

of the world, and the pleasures 01 society, mere is still a warm current of affection running thro' th dpnths of the coldest heart, that prevents its

Ko;nr iittprlvrnnfrealed. Indeed I ama true be-

lisvpr in the blind deity. Shall I confess it? I

believe in broken hearts, and the possibility of

dying of disappointed love ! I do not, however, consider it a malady often fatal to my own sex;

but I firmly believe that it withers flown many a lovelv woman into an early grave.

Man is the creature of interest and ambition. His nature leads him forth into the struggle and

bustle of the world. Love is but the embellish mijntof his early life, or a song piped in the in tervals of the acts. He seeks for fame, for for

tune, for space in the world's thought, and dominion over his fellow men. But a woman's

whnlfi life is a history of the affections. The

heart is her world; it is there her ambition strives for empire, it is there her avarice seeks for hidden treasure. She sends forth her sympathies on adventure; she embarks her whole soul in the traffic of affection; and if shipwrecked, her cause i3 hopeless for it is the bankruptcy of Ihe heart. To a man the disappointment of love may occasion some bitter pangs; it blasts some feelings of tenderness; it blasts some prospects of felicity; buthe is an active being he can dissipate hi9 thoughts of varied occupation, or plunge in . the tide of pleasure; or if the scene of disappointment is too full of painful associations, he can shift his abode at will, and taking as it were '. the wings of the morning, can fly to the utter- . most parts'of the earth, and be at rest. But woman's is comparatively a fixed and me- . ditative life She is more the companion of her own thoughts and feelings; and if they are turnd to ministers of sorrow, .where 'shall we look for consolation? Her. lot is. jto be wooed and won; ahd if unhappy in her love, her heart is like some fortress, that has been captured and left deflate. '"..'' How many bright eyes grow dim how jnany oft cheeks grow pale how many lovely forms fade away into the tomb, and none can tell the cause that blighted their loveliness. As the dove will clasp its wings to its side, and cover and conceal the arrow that is preying upon its vitals, so it is the nature of woman to hide from the world the pangs of wounded affection. The love of a delicate female is always shy and silent. Even when unfortunate, she scarcely breathes it to herself, but when otherwise, she buries it in the recesses of her own bosom, and there lets it cower and brood among the ruins of her peace. With her the desire of the heart has failed. The great charm of her existence is at an end. She neglects all the cheerful exercises that gladden the spirits, quicken the pulses, and send the tide of life in healthful currents through the veins. Her health is broken the sweet refreshment of leep is poisoned by melancholy dreams "dry orrow drinks her blood"' uutil her enfeebled frame sinks under the last external assailant. Look for her after a little while, and you will find friendship weeping over her untimely grave, and wondering that one, who but lately glowed with all the radiance of health and beauty ,should now be brought down to "darkness and the worm." You will be told of some wintry chill, some slight indisposition that laid her low but no one knows the mental malady that previously v lapped her strength, and made her so easy a prey to the spoiler. , ' She is like some tender tree the pride and beauty of the grove: graceful in its form, bright in its foliage, but with the worm preying at its core. We find it suddenly withering, "wien it should be most fresh and luxuriant. VT' ee it 4rooping its branches to the earth, and shedding leaf by leaf, until wasted and perished away, it falls even in the stillness of the forest, and as we muse over the beautiful ruin, we strive in vain to recollect the blast or thunderbolt that could have smitten it with decay. I have seen many instances of women running to waste and self-neglect and disappearing gradually from the earth almost as if they had been exhaled to heaven; and have repeatedly fancied I could trace their deaths through the various declensions of consumption, cold, debility, languor,

melancholy, until I reached the first symptom of

disappointed love. But an instance of the kind was lately told me; the circumstances are well known in the country where they happened, and I shall give them in the manner they were related.

Every one must recollect the tragic story of

iiMMET, the Irish Tatnot, for it was too touching to be soon forgotten. During the troubles in Ireland he was tried, condemned and executed on a charge of treason. His tale made a deep impression on public sympathy. He was so young, so intelligent, so brave ; so everything

uiai we are apt to nice in a young man. ins conduct under trial too was lofty and intrepid. The noble indignation with which he repelled

the charge of treason against his country the eloquent vindication of his name and his pa

thetic appeal to posterity, in the hour of condem

nation all these entered deeply into every generous bosom, and even his enemies lamented the

Stern policy that dictated his execution.

But there was one heart,whose feelings it would be in vain to describe. In happier days and fairer fortunes, he had won the affections of a

beautiful and interesting girl, the daughter of a late celebrated Irish barrister. She loved him

with the disinterested fervor of a woman's first, and only love. When every worldly maxim ar- . . .a 1 11 1 1 . C 1

rayed itsell against him, when masiea in iorcune and disgrace and danger darkened around his

name, she loved him the more ardently lor his sufferings. If then his fate could awaken the svmDathy of his foes, what must have been the J 1 . J . i i i i :J

annuisiiot her wnoie soui, wmcn was uccupieu P - . TT . ., , 1, 1 1 1 1 ll..

by his image! L.et those ten wno nave naa me nortals of the tomb suddenly closed between

them and the being most loved on earth, who have sat at the threshhold, as one shut out in a cold and lonely world, from whence all that was most loved and lovely had parted.

But the horrors of such a grave, so frightful, so dishonored! There was nothing for memory to

dwell upon that could soothe the pangs ol parting none of those tender, though melancholy

circumstances, that endear the parting scene;

nohinor tn melt the sorrows into blessed tears

sent like dews of heaven, to revive the heart in

the hour of anguish.

To render her widowed situation more deso'

late, she had incurred her father's displeasure by

her unfortunate attachment and was an exile

from her paternal roof. But could the sympathy

and kind offices of friends have reached a spirit

so riven in by horror, they would have experien

ced no want of consolation, lor the Jnsh are a

people of quick and genuine sensibilities. The most delicate and cherishing attentions were paid her by families 0f wealth and distinction. She was led into society, and they tried by all kinds of occupation and amusement to dissipate

her cnef, and wean her lrom the tragical story

of her lover. But it was all in vain. There are some strokes of calamity that scathe and

scorch the soul that pentrae the vital scat of

happiness, and blast it, nefej again to pat forth, bud or blossom. She neve Objected to visit the haunts of pleasure, but she was .as much alone there as in the depths of solitude. She walked about in a sad reverie, apparently unconscious of the world around her. . She carried with her an inward woe, that mocked the blandishments of friendship, and heeded not the song of the charmer, charm he ever so wisely. The person who told me the story had seen her at a masquerade. There can be no exhibition o'x far gone wretchedness more striking and painful than to meet it in such a scene. To find it wandering lonely and joyless, where all around is gay to see it dressed out in the trappings of mirth, and looking so wan and so wobegone, as if it had tried in vain to cheat the poor heart into a momentary forgetfulnessof sorrow. After strolling through the splendid rooms and giddy crowd, with an air of utter abstraction, she sat herself down on the steps of the orchestra, and looking about some time with a vacant air, that showed her insensibility to the gar

nish scene, she began with the. capriciousness of

a sickly heart to warble a little plaintive air. She had an exquisite voice, but on this occasion it was so simple, so touching, it breathed forth such a soul of wretchedness, that it drew a crowd mute and "silent around her, and melted every one in tears. The story of one so true and tender, could not but excite great sympathy in a country so remarkable for enthusiasm. It completely won the heart of a brave officer, who paid his addresses to her, and thought that one so true to the dead, could not but prove affectionate to the living. She declined his attentions, for her thoughts were irrevocably attached to the memory of a former lover. He however, persisted in his suit. He solicited not her tenderness but her esteem. He was assisted by her conviction of his worth, and a sense of her own destitute and dependant situation, for she was existing on the kindness of her friends. In a word, he at length succeeded in gaining her hand, though with the solemn assurance that her heart was utterly another's.

He took her with him to Sicily, hoping that

a change of scene might wear out the remem

brance of early woes. She was an amiable and

exemplary wile, and made an effort to be a happy one; but nothing could cure the silent and

devouring melancholy that had entered into her

very soul. She wasted away into a slow but

hopeless decline, and at length sunk into the grave, the victim of a broken heart.

LA MOTT'S COUGH DROPS.

Valuable Medicines fcr Coughs & Consumptions.

THIS Elixir is peculiarly adapted to the present prevailing disorders of the breast and lungs,lead-

ing toconsumption. Common colds and coughs,which are occasioned by obstructed perspiration, will readily yield to its influence, removing those troublesome

irritations, which act as a constant stimulant to coughing. It eases pain, and induces rest to an eminent degree. Persons afflicted with pulmonary complaints bleeding of the lungs, &c. spasmodic asthma, palpitation of the heart, and consumptive affections, even in the most advanced periods of life, will find immediate relief, from its remarkable power of diminishing the

irritability of the system, and the velocity of the circu

lation, and by cleansing and healing the disordered

parts. It also affords immediate relief in the hooping

cough. Copy of a letter from Dr. J. C. Bennet, dated, Circlevillb, June 20th, 182ii.

Messrs Crosby i I have the pleasure to state to you

the salutary effects in many cases, which I have witnessed in the use of your excellent Cough Drops. As a medicine in those diseases for which it is highly re

commended, it seems not to have a substitute or an

equal. In my practice, since I received of

you proxy to sell them, 1 have administered them in some cases of Phthisis Pulmonas and of Spasmodic

Asthma, and in general found that they produced re

lief, when other pectoral medicines in high repute, had failed to produce any perceptible effect. In common

coughs and colds, I presume I may sav,that they are

not only sovereign, but also an immediate remedy; at

least so far immediate, as any medicine can be so call

ed, in regard to the time required for operation. It

certainly must be obvious, that the evils of those diseases which these drops were designed to cure, will be lessened in proportion to their more extensive use. This may wear the appearance of hypothesis, as assertions of medicines often do; but when authenticated by so many experiments all producing the same sal

utary results, we are divested of doubt in their use,

and unclouded certainty. Yours respecfully. JOHN COOK BENNETT.

Extract of a letter from the Rev. E. Harris, dated, .Salem, N Y January 12, 1825. Messrs Crosby I am pleased with this opportune

ty of relating a few facts which may serve in commendation of your excellent Cough drops. For ten

years I was afflicted with a pulmonary complaint; my -ougli was severe; my appetite weak, and my strength failing; I used many popular medicines; but I only

found temporary relief, until by a continued use of your

valuable Drops, I have been blessed with such perfect health, as to render means unnecessary. EBENEZER HARRIS. CERTIFICATES. Messrs Crosbys I have for 18 years been troubled with an affection of the breast and lungs, attended with a severe cough, pain in the side, and difficuty of breathing; and in the fall of 1825, 1 became so much reduced that my life was despaired of; and receiving no visible benefit from my physician, I was advised to make trial of La Mott's Cough Drops; and after taking one" bottle, was restored to perfect health; and it is my firm belief, that the use of the above named drops, 6aved my life. THOMAS JONES. Columbus, Ohio, July 22, 1826. This may certify that in the month of July, 1828, I was atticked with a cough, which, from its continued irritation of the parts, for four or five months, became alarming, from its frequency, producing faintness and great prostration of both" mental and bodily powers. I procured La Mott's Cough Drops, and taking according to the directions, which gave immediate relief: so that before I had used all of one bottle, I was perfectly free from any cough. I would cheerfully recommend them to those alike afflicted. CAROLINE BENTON. Lee,.Mass. Sept. T, 1S29. (Sir Price Fifty Cents per bottle. For sale at the Store of J. Rittenhouse, in Harrison, and at the Store of WM. B. & S. M. DAVIS, Brookville. July I, 1833. gq-6m

TJTUST received, and for sale a few BARRELS OF

fJJ SALT also some SOLE and UPPER LEA

THER. R. TYNER. September 3, 1833. 30-tf

JOHN RYMAN, Attorney and Counsellor at Law,

WILL attend to any business in Franklin and the adjacent counties with fidelity. His office ia in the brick building east of the Court house where he

can at all times be consulted except when absent on professional duties. Persons who confide business to him may rely upon his strict attention to it.

Brookville, Jan. 4. ltf

GEORGE HOLLAND,

A TTORJfEY AMD COUNSELLOR AT LAW,

Brookville Indiana.

7"ILL attend to all business which may be en

trusted to him, either in the Circuit or Probate

Courts of this or the adjoining counties. He will also attend before Magistrates, and to drawing conveyances of all kinds, powers of attorney, &x. Ate. Office one door north of the Clerk's office.

Jan. 112

DR. WHITTOJV'S VEGETABLE ANTI-BILIOUS PILLS. THE convenience of a cheap remedy, in the form of Pills, suited to the commencement of most of the indispositions to which we are liable, needs no comment. Many diseases, in their forming stage, are easily arrested, by the exhibition of proper cathartic medicine; and the consequent suffering and expense are thereby avoided. All that pills can effect, in preserving or restoring health and that is much may be

expected, and will be derived from the timely use of these Pills. Are peculiarly excellent in every variety of

head ache, proceeding from a foul, acid or bilious state of the stomach; and in all feverishness of the system, dependant on the same cause. In short, for every derangement of the stomach and bow el b, requiring cathartic medicine, the Vegetable Anti-Bilious Pills admit of no comment. Price 25 cents.

03- For sale at the store of J. Rittenhouse, Harri

son, Unio, and at the store of W. B. & S. M. Davis, Brookville July 1, 1633, , . S66m '

Mail Lines of Stages.

Cincinnati and Centreville, Ia.....Brookvillc and Richmond, 1. Via Harrison, Trenton, Brookville, Connerstille and Milton, to Centreville. From Brookville, via. Fairfield, Dunlapsville, Liberty, Brownsville and Abbington, to Richmond, Ia. THE Proprietor of the lines informs the Public that his Stages will leave William Henrie's City Hall, in Cincinnati, every Wednesday, Friday & Sunday, for Brookville; leave Brookville, every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, for Cincinnati; leave Centreville, every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, for Brookville, every Saturday, for Richmond; leave Richmond, every Sunday, for Brookville. His Horses, Stages and Drivers, are of the first order. Every attention paid that is necessary for the comfort of passengers. Baggage in all cases at the risk of the owners. 03- Stage Offices W. IIenrie's City Hall, Cincinnati; J. Bush, Cheviot; C ATHERTOi,Miamitown; W.Clark, Dry-Fork; D. Mason's, Harrison; R. Riley, Trenton; R. Tyner's, Brookville; J. Whitmore, Connersville; R. Allesan, Milton; J. Allesan, Centreville; A. Estep's, Liberty; and Mr. Page, inn-keeper, Richmond. Passengers will pay their passage at the office where they take their seats, or at the first office that they pass, in all cases to the stage officer, so that their names may be placed on the way-bills. Passengers in this line can proceed in A. Ross' stages, by Rushville to Indianapolis, either going or returning on Tuesdays and Saturdays. ABNER M'CARTY. Brookville, May 3, 1833. . 18tq

L. W. KINGSLEY, Clock Watch Maker WOULD respectfully inform the citizens of Brookville and adjoining country, that he has opened a shop at the corner of J. Woods' Tavern, near the Jail, where he will repair all kinds of Clocks and Watches, in the most Careful manner. Hoping from the long experience he has had at the business, to be able to meet the expectations of all those that favor him with their work. N. B. All watches sent by the stage, punctually attended to and returned in a few days. Brookville Aug. 9, 1833. . Brookville Hotel. THE undersigned respectfully informs his. friends, and the public generally, that he continues to keep the old stand in Brookville, formerly occupied by John Foster, Esq. and known by the name of the "Brookville Hotel." Where he expects to continue, and will at all times be ready and pleased to accommodate those who may favor him with a call. JOHN JACOBS. Brookville, July 13, 1833. 29-tf

Timelv Notice.

ALL persons indebted to the subscriber either 1, Note or Book account, will please call and mak immediate payment, as it is necessary that the counts should be closed. JOHN DAVIS 07- My Books are kept at the store of W. B. ScS M. Davis, who, in my absence, are duly authorized to receive and receipt for all accounts due me. J n Brookville, August 1, 1833. . 31'tf ' 'J

JOB PRINTING, such as Books, Pamphlets, Cards, Handbills, and Blanks of every description, neatly and expeditiously executed at the Office tha "Indiana American."

VEGETABLE RHEUMATIC DROPSo7 CERTAIN REMEDY. MANY articles are before the public, as a cure fn that obstinate and most tormenting disease, the Rheumatism, and from close observation, we are led to believe they have to a very great extent, failed to produce the desirable result; and may it not be attributable to the fact, that arttcles said to cure this troublesome disorder, are also recommended to cure a'most every disease with which our frail bodies are attacked, and in their preparation that object is kept in view, viz: to have the medicine a cure for all dU. eases. The Vegetable Rheumatic Drops are offered to the public as a sure remedy for chronic or inflammatory Rheumatism; and as no case is known whero a perfect cure was not effected, we are justified in declaring it a valuable medicine for that painful disease and for no other is it recommended. 07- A few of the many testimonials of its efficacy are given below: ' Messrs OH Crosby - Co Gentlehf: I feel happy in having it in my power to state to you the good effect of your Vegetable Rheumatic Drops, had in restoring me from a sick bed. In the month of April last, I was so afflicted with the Inflammatory Rheumatism that I was confied to my bed. I was entirely unable to help myself. I could not so much at turn mysef in bed, and it was with the greatest difficulty that I could be moved in it; I tried various kinds of medicine, und was attended by a skilful physician but all to no effect, until I made use of your Sure Remedy, which, when applied as directed, gave mc immediate relief. Within a short time after I commenced using it, I was able to ride out and attend to my usual business. I can cheerfuully recommend it to the public as being a good medecine for Rheumatic complaint, as it has been a number of months and I have had no return. AARON HOLDRIDGE. Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 1st. 1832 ' Messrs Crosboy's & Co. I was afflicted, for several months with the Rheumatism; and having used every remedy recommended by the mosf eminent phjsiciani within my reach without success, I at length procured a bottle of your Rheumatic Drops or Sure Remedy, and made the application as directed, and before I had used one half of it, a perfect cure was effected; and to my knowledge the same bottle cured two of my neighbors. It is now about two years since I used your medecine, and I have not been troubled with the Rheumatism since. RODNEY SPALDING. Marion, Marion county, Ohio, May 20th, 1532. Sirs I hereby certify, that I was for two years afflicted with the Rheumatism. I made use of different kinks of medecine, which only gave temporary relief. In the fall of 1830. the cnmnlnint settled in mr lni.

j 1 -- hw-mw . J nuv. joints, so that I was unable to walk without great pain;

1 procurea a oottie ot your v egetabJe iibcumatic Drops, or Sure Remedy, and applied as directed, which crave immediate relief- and within a few A-avh n.-r.

manent cure was effected. It is now nearly two years

since I made use of your Rheumatic Drops, and I have not had a return of the Rheumatism since; and I really believe that it was those drons alone that afl'entpd tha

cure. A. WASHBURN.

Franklin County, Ohio, 10th April, 1832. Take nntinfi that tlio luittlos n climiuil Vr.

ble Rheumatic Drops;" and the wrapper is signed O. & S- Cronby Ac Co. with raA ialci !

genuine. Price Fifty Cents.

1' or sale at the Store of J. Rittenhouse, in liarriMB and at th Store of

WM. B. & S. M. DAVIS, BrookvOIeBrookville, July 13, 1833. 6m

DR. THOMAS WHITE'S VEGETABLE TOOTHACHE DROFS. THE only specific ever offered to the pcblic, froa which a permanent and radical cure may be obtained of that disagreeable pain, the Toothache, wiii all its attendant evils; such as fracturing the jaw in extracting of the teeth, which often proves more paiaful than the toothache itself; and cold passing from the decayed teeth to the jaw, thence to the head producing a rheumatic affection, with many other unpleasant effects, such as disagreeable breath, bad taste in the mouth, ore. all of which are produced from fool or decayed teeth. I am happy to have it in mj- power to offer to the world a remedy, that will not only remove the pain, nine times out of ten, if properly applied, but preserve the teeth from further decay, and arreit the disease in such as are decaying and have not commenced acii.'ngr restoring them to health and usefulyes. CERTIFICATES. Mr. Thomas White I have the pleasure to inform you, that agreeably to your request, I have been using your Toothache Drops in my practice for some time past, and I must acknowledge that I find them far superior to any thing I have ever yet known for that purpose. You are perfectly safe in recommending them to cure nine times out of ten; for from the success I have had, 1 believe your recommendation falls shortof their merits. I am- well convinced that it will cure faost c&Bes of Toothache when it is timely and properly applied. I am not prepared to speak of its preservative properties; but what I have seen of your teeth that have long been cured and preserved from decaying, and from a few weeks experience, I am decidedly of the opinion that it will have a beneficial effect in preserving the teeth; and recommend it, hoping that it may prove a blessing to humanity, and advantagcou to yourself. With respect, I remain yours, Arc. WM. I. A. BIRKEY, Surgeon Dentin. Philadelphia, September 12, 1832. To the Public. Sometime in May, Dr. Tbomw White left with me some of his Vegetable Toothache Drops, and requested me to use it in my practice I accordingly did recommend it to six of my friends, and some of them had been complaining of the Toothache for more than three months; and out of the six it b&a perfectly cured five. I am now fully convinced of iW salutary effect, not only in curing the toothache, but prevents teeth from further decaying. Baltimore, Ju ly 7th, 1829. J. H. WINCHESTER, M D To the Public--The subscriber, in his practice as a Dentist, having successfully and to a considerable exr tent used Dr. ThoinaWhite's Toothache Drops, can recommend them, when genuine, as superior to an?

other medicine in use. E. HA1X

Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, Jan. 1S31. 0- For sale at the store of J. Rittenhouee, liarson, Ohio, and at the Store of W. B. & S. M. DavisBroofai. . T..W 1 1833 9T7am

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To Sell!

A VALUABLE HOUSE & TWO ACKb ia ;n nronrorohiirrrh WhitCWdtPr township, FlUA'

' AAA - www.-j . .... - - lin county, Indiana, suitable for a"

STUKt: UK I jiV&KJV O i 1Building 26 by 51 feet, and occupied by tfi 'subscriber. Any person wishing to puirhnRP. said House and Lot. can have It on

reasonable terms for Cash. ASA BLEDSOt-

August 20, 1833. ALSO, ,lT.

near the same; well timbered; with ten acre w

fence, at a reasonipie price ior

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