The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-05-05
50 WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAY s. 1880.
ing it asunder in a hasty manner,
she read as follows:

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she read as follows:
l regret to announce to you the
sad news Of the death Of Mr..
Walter Sanford, in my employ,
who died this morning from the
effects Of injuries received by be-
coming cutangIed in the ma
chinery at which he was working.
I have telegraphed TO his father,
but he refuses TO receive the re-
mains of his son and refers me to
you. What disposition shall be
made of them ?
Yours truly,
GEORGE R. BEST.
The. sudden news completely
o7ercame her, and, uttering a
piercing shrek she fell senseless
to the floor, grasping the unwel-
come letter in her hand.
A doctor was hastily summoned,
and with the aid of restoratlves
she was soon brought to con-
sciousness.
I cannot believe that my Wal
ter is dead!' she gasped, as she
lay on the bed, pale as death. NO,
be will return to me again
The doctor, perceiving that a
fever was setting in, administered
a drug that had the effect Of send
ing her to sleep. In the mean
time her mother had sent W ord to
send tho remains on to her imme-
diately.
Walters father, on receiving
the sad tidings Of his sons death,
merely said that be had left his
roof and be did not wish to see
bis face again, and that for his
part they could consign him to a
pauper's grave.
But there was one to avert this
and who still clung to him even
in death, and that was his betroth-
ed ; by her industry and frugality
she had managed to save from
her scanty earnings a sum saH-
cient to defray the funeral ex-
penses of her lover.
The following day. the remains
arrived, and over the coffin the
poor heart-broken girl bent to
take farewell view Of her lover.
The neighbors Of the village, by
whom Walter was greatly be-
loved, because Of his exemplary
habits and genial disposition, came
in throngs to take a parting look !;
and some rendered the scene more
cheerful by contributing flowers
as tokens Of their friendship.
The hour for the burial arrived,
and the coffin borne on the
shoulders of four stalwart young
men Of the village, and pro-
cession formed of the ind-hearted
neigh bors, slowly moved to the
village cemetery, with the poor
broken, n,hearted girl leaning on the
arm of her aged mother, as chief
mourner.
Arriving at the cemetery, the
coffin was lowered into it's final
sting-place, and as the grave
diggers cast the earth upon it
and covered it from view, the
broken-hearted girl begged pit
eously to be allowed to rest be-
side him in his lonely tom b ; and
when the last shovelful of earth
had been cast upon him, she
threw herself upon the grave, and
despite the entreaties Of those
present, she could not be per-
suaded to leave it.
The chill shadows of evening
began to lower, and darkness shed
it's solemn luster throughout the
dismal place; but still she lin
gered there until all had de-
parted, 3 poor, broken-hearted
girl.
The following morning, as the
grave-diggers went their rounds;
they came across the poor girl,
still clinging to her lovers grave,
cold and still in death.
Again the mourners Of the pre-
vious Gay were called together to
witness the burial Of the poor,
broken-hearted girl, whose love
was true unto death.