The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-08-17
Romantic story OF . Strong.Mindcd Woman

now soiourning at the Virginia Springs, tclls
| the following story
While taking stroll last evening we met q
strange charactcr-a unique specimen OF hui
manity-a sensible, practical, useful, strong
minded woman. As the two great oraclcs and
mouthpieces of woman's rights have lately
made long pilgrimage to pay visit of condo
lcncc to Mrs. Fair, and have thereby very ncar-
" done their cause an irreparahle injury, We
will call their attention to true noble Wom"n
ono that is ut once al ornament to their KIND
and n strong tlesll-and-blood argument for the
cause they labor for II they will turn hithcr
their steps and pay q visit to RoXanna NJ Cor
mick they may not only find new harbed arrow
of living example to shoot at tic heads OF un-
believing men, but from her they may learn
new lessons Of wisdom, even as S;ocf#tca %as
taught at TIC feet OF Asp;sa. Her story Is IL
deed but tic s:lort and simple annals OF tlc
poor" relieved and Frightened somewhat by
Tie halo she has thrown around icr Otherwise
drcary, commonplace existence. Lett 1t Il
tender are without kith OF kin, save q s'lcr-;li-
liatcl motEcr, EoXanna grew up 70 girhuod
and thence to womanhoOd ce;lsclcssiy strlig-
giinc 10 maintain herself and mother. :snc
found Il few kind friend. whuwouid have aided
her. but the rroulsriritcd girl oniy -. kc't Ell
collra@cnicrt and .!i opportunity 10 york. She
had Il bright. quick intellect, anG found tiMc
during the long winter evenings, with tic AID
OF few books ant the little assistance Tic iali-
ine lnind Of her mother could Give TO improve
il. She mastered the four fundamentals, and
not satisfied with this, she read with "I!dity by
The light OF pine knots everything that c;tinc III
hcr way The var came, ana VITA ii terror and
,!esoIatnn 10 Tie dwcllcr, i'll the Valley cl Viz
eina BY unrenittiug i:s11r anu careful sa'
ime this brave girl had accumulated sufficient
10 buy little homo ior herself and Ecr inot!.cr
| on The Pine Eid@e, sout!. OF The White Sulphur
| Hero By telling late and carly she wru:@ iroil
this poor s0 sufficient for Their sliatc:lallce ad
and Il !i:,e surplus, the sale ot w.llch bouSAsia
lcw o.. the iu3urics and comforts OF !!e. I!ry
were in the very theatre where var > l'agcant:'
and, alas IL stern realities also, were cl:;'c'ed,
T!:cy could not leave their home, for ii w:ia ais
.hcv lad: they could not be false 10 their coui-
try, for the brave girl was Southern 10 the
hearts core The second year OF Tie war the
poor yrl Saw her mother die, and then size w's
alone in this terror-,irickcn land. She mad Il
warm affection for her home, ior tic little size
had gathered around her; for they were llai-
lowed by associations with her whom she had
nur-cd. ,trivcn Tor, and loved 20 iundly and
dcyotcdlv. She could not III that drcary peri
o.l realize their value, even had she desired 10
part with them. So with her characteristic
pluck and svll-rclancc, she determined 10 re-
main and sec the end. Up TO this time and Il
little longer, something like respect had been
shown this poor, lone: struggling woman by the
invaders. Bat SOON !; gallant boy i'll cray came
that way They met, and she loved l. Then
began her lia,! OF woes. The brave Southern
cr would dare dangers dire 70 see the mistress
of his heart, and soon the spies charged RoN-
anna with harboring the enemy, with convey
ing conraband news to Stonewaii, No-by, anu
old Juba Early. i scrgcan: "Il :! i.lcc: Yam
KEGS came TO search lcr hou.t aiid ciff: ~ TIE
she rebel to the camp at WiHc.ei.e! my
came, they saw, bu; she conc -
strength or strategy she disarmcd l!., ..@c;;nt,
and with his rifle she delied and dci,a;o' H.,
comrades, and drove them gnominuusiy from
the field. That rifle stands still III her heat hit
tie parlor and she handed it 10 Us with flashing
ewes and stately men, and We rcad shoot in
those steady gray cyc5 ana do,lt E"t Tie tale.
The c!livalric Mo-by heard tho story, and Tic
next time he scared the IanES i'll Nihchl>.c!
he came TO RoXanna's and after hearing The
story from her own lips tie ,.lshing rebel un-
fas.rnc,! his bcll and gave il to her Is me-
mcnlo. That belt, with It's br;>s buckle and
the letters &. :. A. on it, she has ever since
worn. and no member of the Old guard wears
his cross Of honor with more pride tI.an does
She her Confederate belt. Through all the
dreary days Of defeat and disaster, of terror and
devastation, she remained i'll her humble home,
threatened oft, it is true, with q visit but she
never surrendered her castle or denied her SYM
pathies.
The war ended and peace came, but the poor
GIRLS trials we're not ended. She had loved
tundly her brave soldier lover, AMI when he
came after the surrender at AppumatoX, To bid
her farewell Tor Il season. AMI told her he WAS
going to prepare home Tor her III tAe iaf
south. amt! the orange groves of Louisiana,
She believed him. and trl,5t!ng!y waited .lroush
lnnr weary wears Eut She heard not of or
from him. till one day last fall y letter came tel
ling her that hc had been unfortunate: liia!
sickncs, and many disasters by iood a!'d iir'i
lad kept Linn from her, but th;s: II she w"''d
send him mCncS l:c would come and wed i'tr
.;l,,ti.ion by this time lad made her N"ic>
heard. and ly The advice o: l t:nc an'! lrIcG
friend in Baltimore, she wrote 10 q gclilltMa"
in lo,,;,iana to Nnuy: something Gr hcr l@rer
In ,luc season Il letter arrived whicl. iEtorlac'
her ,Lat Inc WAS awel-;o-lu nan-thc husband
of a devoted wifi, aud ihc father oi two children
Thee wls no wringing of hands, 40 tiroti.ht d:
suiciv. but like tie brave ,c!-rcaM; woman
she i. She d.cw her belt h,"r and dr,~viyc" to
work on alone, and II Il tfdcT, better hi;'l "','
nol o,. hilasci; she woid III lv'lat hiyrrn"t'ssi'
laid IL, To- make her old .!%c cori"r;:.b.r We
have I;,;J :.lIc is Intelligent AID cultivated, and
50 sl,. is If sl,c va IN thJl linc We woaid
warcr our head for Il :ooI-b@l! that shc could
mafc 4 bette. morc r"inird, more c!oIHeat
speech ih:... Ma. Stanton, Miss ,inlheny, Or
.oir t..i;a" ciilvl In ar,wrr L. ouF Itrs, ~
ouir;,. .. to now she came To be le!'ins TN.
lpncly lie. with nli,l naiyc;r SIC -'id "ol
Won i.now, ti.crc is L ti'le IN t,' atl:o % so
inc. whl,Ii, taken III the l"'1 '-'is ''"d
knows WHERE. Nc. Quoting byron correctly
and apropo. sAc !ill,> rapidly a'1 we'll ai"!
La, 4 inc command or lann":%c, tiwa:s ;-iAg
The risir wo.,l an,i i.cycr m.'kim:e s'A'""a,i-
cai L.05. ,us. She i, Il g'c#i Ici'cr, Ai' ti'~
an intima.c inowIc,!ye oi several -i'n,aJ'! at
DIOR, arid ON Iict lai'.c We an l,f'/|s Ai.4l
IL. ari .fln.ir Noubg. The life si!r iy.'''"
j, NO. altogether favorable t" the cultivation
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