The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-05-01


ligence, failing also to disguise the fact
that she had been reared in the most re-
fined circles. That she was bountltully
supplied with money was evident, which
is amusingly illustrated by a clrcum-
stance that occurred while under Mr..
Murrells roof. One of our llyerymen,
who had been furnishing her with car
riages. became somewhat uneasy when
his bill had attained the sum OF twenty
dollars, and sent his clerk with 1t TOR
collection. She very promptly respon-
ded by sending her servant to the door
with a one thousand dollar bill. 1t is
hardly necessary to add that the col
lector was not then in so great hurry
for his dues. During the illness of her
child, she astounded the family one day
bv announcing that she expected her
husband on that day; their astonish-
ment was more surprising IN view of the
fact that she had not before
mentioned him. He came, and she met
him at the hall door herself, and open
ing the door of the parlor, gave him,
from the nall, a general INTRODUCTION to
the family, and at once proceeded with
him to her room, where he remained for
a brief period, then left, and was never
seen there again or heard Of by the IN
mates of the house.
Soon after the death of her child,
which was placed in the undertaker,S
vault until her own could be built, Mrs.
Roseiter left this city to go to Phlladel-
phia, and reappeared here during the
ensuing summer as guest OF the Ar
lington Hotel, during which time her
taciturnity left her, and she was re-
markable for her gaiety, her husband
having died in the meantime. Whether
that circumstance had anything to do
with the change in her manner is rot
known, but certain it is that sh9 at
tracted no little attention and consider
able admiration by reason of her intelll.
sence and personal charms. After that
visit she was lost sight of in this city
until the reception of the above letters,
quickly followed by all that was left OF
the accomplished and wealthy Mrs. Kos
citer. which was soon followed by
HER BURIAL,
that, in view of the surroundings at
tending the event, when considered ID
connection with what may have been
her early environments, was one of pc
culiar sadness and most forcibly sug-
sestivc Of the mutations incident to
human life. Here was woman of cul-
ture, once possessed of wealth, and
allied to one Of the most reputable South
Carolina families, whose young life,
perhaps, gave promise of a brilliant fu
ture, brought from charity hospital in
a distant city at the expense of benevo-
lent and sympathetic strangers, unat-
tended to her last resting place save by
the funeral director and representative
of the press, and buried in q commu-
nitv where she numbered few acquain-
tances and none who really knee her,
added to the fact that all to whom she
was attached by the ties Of consanguin-
ity had preceded her to the ''land Of the
great hereafter" AS the body was laid
by her loved child and the doors closed
against the possible intrusion of the
curious-for kindred will never look
upon its interior-we could but think of
the appositeress of the utterance of the
preacher, as applicable to at least this
human life,
Vanity of vapities, all is vanity"