Morning journal and courier., 1882-05-17
NEW ENGLAND.
Rhode Island.

Woman's ROmance-True to the Mem-
 Ory of Her Dead Love-Greettng Death
 With Smile.
 NEWPORT, May 16.-The following are in- teresting particulars of the death of Miss Taylor, the lady who announced her own death On Thursday, May Il, she was talk en with pneumonia and died on Saturday. At half past seven o'clock she requested to be raised in bed, and then noticing that the flesh under her nails was tinged with blue, she said My nails are turning blue and can plainly see that there is no hope. 1 will surely die. Hand me paper, pen and ink. l will write the names and addresses of those whom I desire to be acquainted with my de- cease, and when I am dead I desire that they be forwarded" She then called for the keys to the drawer containing her papers, Raoney, &c., and counted the money in business like manner The deceased lady had always expressed a desire to retain posses sion of her senses before she died and was determined to use her pen, as she want ed to write the announcement of her death with her own hand. Her wish was fulfilled to the letter, and she breathed her last just after she had performed the final act of her life. Her face and hands were cold in death, and she knew that the end was at hand. She smile, recognized the grim messenger of death.
 A sad romance in connection with the de- ceased lady shows the constancy and devotion of woman. Miss Taylor was reared iz luxury in New York and was brought up gentle woman. Forty years ago she accidentally met John c. Phillips, noble specimen of a man, who was poor and who followed the sea for living. The acquaintance soon ripened into love and in due time the engagement ring was placed upon her finger by young Phillips, who was in command of ship. The gallant skipper, on return voyage, was talk en ill, and was brought to Newport, where his rela ives resided. The disease proved to be consumption, and for weeks and months he vainly struggled against the decree of fate. The eyoung lady whom he had promised to mar ry left her home of luxury and ease, and against the advice of those who were dear to her by the ties of kindred, hastened to his bedside. Here she remained and watt ed on him for many weary months, doing all that was possible to comfort and console him. She watched, hoped and prayed for him, but the seeds of the disease were too firmly rooted, and after long but patient struggle the spirit of her lover departed. The blow came with peculiar sadness. For weeks and months she was in critical condition She did not return to her home, but renamed in the city, and that too, within few rods of the place where her fondest hopes had been blighted, order that she might daily strew his grave with flowers and drop silent tear on the marble which marked his last resting place. For fifteen years after
 Gh ha vii and tenderly showed her devotion to the dead by personally nursing an invalid sister of her dead lover. She devoted the remain der of her life to the welfare of others and daily proved herself friend to the poor and unfortunate of the city, in which she had not a ngle relative. She worked ln the Mas ter's vineyard'' in that qulet manner which IS so peculiar to those who are Tn earnest ana who have mission to perform. Strange as It may seem she was not known outside of the section of the town in winch she resided She kept herself aloof from all social festivities, simply attending service at the Eplscopal chapel, which was built for those who could not afford to worship elsewhere, It being branch of Trinity church. It was among this class that she preferred to labor, for In addition to the consciousness of doing good she had the associations of her lover ever about her, and she never manifested desire to reside in any other part of the city.
 Her funeral was largely attended by those whom she had befriended and her remains when taken to the silent city of the dead were laid by the side of him whom she had loved and for whom she had left lands and friends Her wishes were complied with to the letter. She leaves the main portion of her property to her nephew, John c. Taylor, of Ashbury Park, N. J., whom she deemed most deserving of the bequest, he being 8 young man in moderate circumstances. Her other relatives were not remembered, as she knew that they were in comfortable circum- stances She wrote her own will and 1t is now in the possession of her attorney. To her patient nurse, who was in delicate health, she was devotedly attached, and just before she died she said to her physician, Doctor, keep Abbie up, I can't carry her with me ; charge the expense to me-" these words be- ing uttered in @ voice so low as hardly to be heard