Romantic days in the early republic . col IN THE EARLY REPUBLIC 355 the happiness of calling her his wife. Wliy theirengagement came abruptly to an end no oneknows. But one day they parted abruptlyafter an interview marked on her part by tearsand on his by a furious galloping away for alltime from the house which was her home. They never met again; but, one day, learn-ing that she was staying at a house in the neigh-borhood, he lingered long on the porch to hearher sing the songs they two had loved. Andwhile she, all unconscious of his nearness,rendered one after another, the tender balladsass
Romantic days in the early republic . col IN THE EARLY REPUBLIC 355 the happiness of calling her his wife. Wliy theirengagement came abruptly to an end no oneknows. But one day they parted abruptlyafter an interview marked on her part by tearsand on his by a furious galloping away for alltime from the house which was her home. They never met again; but, one day, learn-ing that she was staying at a house in the neigh-borhood, he lingered long on the porch to hearher sing the songs they two had loved. Andwhile she, all unconscious of his nearness,rendered one after another, the tender balladsassociated with their courtship he strode up anddown outside like a madman muttering, in theanguish of his heart, Macbeth hath murderedsleep; Macbeth can sleep no more. MariaWard married Peyton Randolph, son of Ed-mund Randolph, who had been Governor ofVirginia and Secretary of State under Washing-ton. She died in 1826, still as lovely as a girlthough then forty-two. Her discarded lovercontinued to be a somewhat violent once c
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