The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-10-29
A TALE OF LOVE,
TEN HOURS THE BRIDE OF A ROMAN
TIC MARRIAGE.

TIC MARRIAGE.
| A Hardware Salesman Rescues a Pretty
Girifrom Drowning-Lovea at First Sight
| -NIarriage at Midnight on Her Death
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New YORK, Oct. 1S.--Louis Z. Rol-
lins, a hardware salesman of 113 Colum.
bia Heights at Brooklyn, has just fal.
,an heir to $3.50 600 through romantic
10 10, u.se3e. His bride was taken away
ft,.arllaAsNs~u fna,,i "a death ten hours after the
1T from mn MN L. os been performed.
Two years ago Mr.. RoiiiiIs ,:::S4-sn. ~
Charleston, Me-, to spend his vacatioW
While out rowing in lake one day he
rescued a beautiful young girl, the
daughter iaII Of wealthy Boston lumber
dealer, William Narcross. Kate E.
Narcross was 10, and the belle Of the
Summer resort. She lived with her
wldower father at the old Maine town
during the summer months and at
SomerVills, Mass, during the winter.
III was case of love at first sight be-
tween the salesman and Kate Narcross.
| When Mr.. Rollins left Charleston he
secured promise from his sweetheart
that she would be his bride. Mr.. Rol.
inns went to Somervile at every oppor-
tunlty, and the marriage was put off
| from time to time till Mr.. Rollins could
secure permanent situation in New
\ ork which would not require him to
travel.
Two weeks ago kates father died,
leaving the bulk of his fortune to his
only child, who had nursed him tender
ly through long fit of sickness. The
strain of attending to her father night
and day was too great for the dutlfu
daughter. She was taken i'll the day Of
her fahter's funeral and never left her
room. pneumonia set in and the ply
slcians told Miss Narcross that she
must die. Send for Louis, we must
wed before die" was Miss Narcross'
request. Mr.. Rollins was on a long
business trip through the west for
Chambers street hardware firm. lie
hastened to the bedside of his intended
wife and arrived Oh the eve Of the day
before she died.
AT Miss Narcross' request the Rev.
| A. II. Winship was called in at mid
| night. The physicians did not believe
| Miss Narcross could live till morning.
"This Is a very different marriage to
what had hoped for" was the dying
woman'S greeting to the Clergyman.
| ASo">'ShA AAAANAi6ho UllSI l. " SlOCh VI UIlO
next morning the ceremony was per-
formed. immediately after the SER
vices Miss NarcrosS had notary sum-
m0ned and she made her will, the wit
nesseS being her husband, the clergy
man and friends in the house. The
newly made wife signed the document
that gave nearly all Of her property TO
her husband In a clear broad hand. She
seemed to have gained new strength
by the marriage and the physicians
thought they saw signs Of change for
the better in Mrs. Rollins condition.
! But 1t was too late, for relapse fol-
lowed and the bride sank into peace
tul sleep from which she never aWoke.
Hood-bye, Louis, my darling huS-
band" were her last words. The heart
| broken husband followed his wifes re-
| mains to the grave, and then returned
| to Chicago to settle uphis business trip.
lie will return to Somervllle at once
and settle up his wife's estate. The
Charleston (Me.,) academy was alse re-
memDercd by Miss Narcross. She had
been pupil of the academy. When a
reporter called at Mr.. Rollins's Brook
lyn residence, he learned a rather pecu-
liar story about another girl. 1t was
said without names being given, that
Mr.. Rollins had been engaged to an
other Brooklyn girl for several years.
1t was said she was the daughter of a
Brooklyn clothier, and that an explana-
| tion OF the queer midnight marriage
might be asked for on Mr.. RoIlins's re-
turn to Brooklyn. When Mr.. Rollins
was in Brooklyn he was quite fayorite
in large circle of friends. He was an
| excellent conversationalist and of good
address. and he made acquaintance
quickly. lie has been drawing salary
of $4,000, but may now go into bust
ness for himself.