The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-07-15
NEW YORK GOSSIP.
A Sad Romance I'm Real Life-Singu ular
Constancy in Love and Friendship
Episcopal Church Matters - Things
Theatrical, de.
, New York letter, of Monday, says:

A New York letter, of Monday, says:
In one of the uptown houses, on side
street, there have lived for the last twenty
years couple Of old maids, OF considerable
wealth and of very singular characters. They
were not related to each other, but lived TO-
gether out of friendship. They had as girls at
tended the same school, and were attracted tc
each other by the coincidence Of having been
born on the same day. Many, many years ago
they formed the acquaintance OF twin brothers
and fell in love. Their affection was returned,
and the day for the double wedding was ap-
pointed, when one of the brothers was at.
lacked with smallpox. The other contracted
the disease, and by another singular coincl-
dence they both died on the same day, and
that, too, the very Fay appointed for the we'd
ding After their tt.ath, the two afiianced
brides took up their abode In the same house,
and have ever since remained faithful 30 their
early love. AS they were both handsome
girls, and IN good circumstances, they receiv-
ed numerous offers of marriage, but the appli-
cants all received respectful negative. One
of.the girls had been an orphan from child
hood, with property In her right, and the
other, being an only child, came into posses
session of a large estate when her parents
died, which happened q score ofyears ago.
They then built the house in which they have
since lived, and have every year, on the ami
ycrsary of their intended weddlng-day and OF
the deaths OF their intended husbands, shut
themselves up in a certain apartment con-
tanning the large oil portraits of the two BROTH
ers. and there would re-read old love-letters,
and devote the day to recalling the memory OF
the deceased. They were members Of the
Episcopal Church, and, OF late years, enthu-
siastic Ritualists. The other day one OF these
ladies died in her seventieth year, and the sur
vivor. who has outlired most Of her other
friends, is now left alone in the world. These
ladies have several times announced their in-
tention of leaving their property to charities
connected with the Episcopal Church.
Talking about Episcopal affairs, a new church
of this denomination is to be started up town
under very peculiar circumstances. Its pro-
moter and rector is q young Englishman,
Joshua d. Bradley by name, who is disciple
of Brother Ignatius," who lately created such
a asensation in the English church. ehas hired
hall, easy OF access to both rich and poor, on
the corner Of Broadway and Th;rty-iourth
street, and converted IL into place Of wor-
ship, which he calls st. Sacrament Mission.
Here he intends every day in the year 10 ad-
minister the sacrament Of The communion, or
the ''Holy Eucharist" as the Rtualists invari-
ably call it. He intends to work chiefly among
the poorer classes, and already has mission
at No. 10 Beekman street, in the lower part Of
the city. He appeals TO the public for means
to erect in his uptown chapel a suitable altar,
and requests gentlemen and boys willing to
give their services in the choir, for the love Of
God" to send him their names and addresses
at once.
The Fifth avenue theatre closed on Saturday
night for the season. In the fall It will reopen
with an Improved company, and Its manager
promises new play BY Matilda Heron, come.