Daily Republican., 1882-05-17
Stranke Elfe History.


the announcement of whose death aI
peared to-day, will perhaps be of intel
est The report that she had sun
moned har friends to attend her tuners
was conirme1 by a correspondent thi
evening. Two weeks aga Miss Tayl0
retufnfA from Kew York, whore sh
mad gone 10 bury her aunt, whom sh
had tehderiy cared for at her home il
this city. She returned from Ne,
York on Thursday, May IL, and a few
days ltterward she was stricken will
pneuMonia and died May Is. A few
hours before her death the attending
physician sounded hor lungs and told
her that there vas no hopes of her re-
towering. The doctor when leavins
stated that he would return aboul
eight o'clock i'll the evening.
AT hali-past seven o'clock she re
quested to be raised in bed, and then
noticing that the flesh under her nails
was tingcd with blue, she said: "My
nails are turning blue and l canplainly )
see that taere is no hope. | will surely y
aie. Had me paper, pen and ink. |
VIII wrl'" IN" names and addresses OF
those WHOM desire to bs acquainted
with my decease, aud when am dead
desire that they be forwarded" She
then oa"od for the keys to the drawer
containing her papers, money, &C., and
counted the money in "a business like
manner The deceased lady had always
express Il u desire to retain possession
Hf hor oanses before she died and was
determined to use her pen as abe want.
ed 10 write the announcement of her
death with her own hand, Her wish
was fulfilled to the letter, and she
Dreathed her last Just after she had per.
formed tho final act OF her life. Her
face and hands were cold in death, and
she knew that the end was at hand. She
then quietly laid down tho pen and,
with smile, recognized the grim mes
sengec of death.
A sad romance In connection with
ihe deceased lady was brought to light
'his evening, which in groat measure
shows the constancy and devotion of
woman. Miss Taylor was reared in
luxury in New York and was brought |
tp as a gentlewoman in every sense of |
ne term. Forty years ago she acciden.
ally met John q Philips,a a noble speci.
neh or a man, who was poor and who
oilowed The sea for living. The &C.
iualntanco soon ripened into love and
q duo time the engagement ring was
'iaced upon her finger by young Phil
ps, VINO was III command of a shin,
heir vows were pigbted, and the
opeful couple looked forward to a
appy union. The gallant skipper on
eturn voyage, was taken i'll, and was
fought to Newport, where mis- relativ
eslr a. The disease proved to be con-
umltion, and for weeks and months
Q voinl" struggled against the decree
t fats. The young lady whom he had
rortis ID 20 marry left her home of lug
~ and sase, and against the advice of {
iose who were dear to her by the ties :
hindred, hastsned to his bedside.
Hsfoshe remained and waited on him t
II many weary months, and doing all g
lat was possible to comfort and con. s
'le him. She watched, hoped and e
aged for him, but the seeds of the ,
Fo'se were too firmly rooted, and af. d
long but patient struggle the spirit p
.:or lover departed. The blow came II
lth peculiar sadness. For weeks and
onths she was in critical condition
le ula not return to her home, but re.
AIMED In the city, and that, too, with 81
a few rods of the place where her cl
ndest hopes had been blighted, in or. 5,
that she might daily strew his grave b,
IN flowers and drop o silent tear on al
marble which marked his last rest. W
Z place. hi
For fifteen years after the death of 1t
plain Philips she lovingly and ten ht
'iy showed her devotion to the dead
personally nursing all invalid sister
her dead lover. She devoted the re.
inder Of her life to the welfare of ta
ers and daily proved herself a friend "a
me poor and unfortunate of the city. 10,
which she had not single relative.
!, worked In the Master 5 Vineyard' 7.
nat quiet manner which is NO pecu- IO'
to those who are in earnest and
have mission to perform.
trange As 1t may seem she was not
'Wn outside Of tho section of The
n where she resided. She kept her ,
aloof from all social festivities. 80
ply attending service at tho Epis. ~ SoS
Al Chapel, which was built for those W., Soi
could not afford to worship else. TT' TI'
re. 1t being branch of Trinity tha n'
sbe rrar.r"S ,o s inhns this Grass and
to the consciousness Of doing good 'n'
had the associations Of her lover
about her, and she never manifest. n
10 city. ~ Jer'
sr funeral was largely attended nun n
hose whom she had befriended. nI,a M
her remains were taken to the WIS
oity Of the dead, and laid BY the ian, nuu
OF him whom she had 10 ovedsnd for haate t"ut
n she had left home and friends. nos'
, In sight Of the spot where he had
she had lived for upward of
years, and it was fitting that in tn
/ sho should occupy the n,.ea Ledt
b had been reserved for her and his a
she longed to lay her weary In nj
. der t
wishes were complied with TO the /
tier. She leaves the main part of his b
roperty to her nephew, John @. hrst
II of Asbury Park, N. j., who
'emed most deserving of the be-
he being q young man in moder- Pol
Her other relatives thoua
eside in New York, BROOKLYN. Phila
Jersey City, were not remem. servir
as she knew that they were in of the
rtable circumstances. She wrote mitte'
m will and 1t is now in the pos eral p
Of hor attorney, Colonel Will
Gi!pin. To her patient nurse,
'as In delicate health, she was Mr..
sedly attached, and just before peri
'd she said to her physician, pnblis
u Keep Abbie up, I can't carry has pr
ln me; charge the expense to me: A glai
vords being uttered in voice 30 ling to
hardiy to DO heard. city.