The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-10-27
A TALE OF LOVE,
TEN HOURS THE BRIDE OF A ROMAN
TIC MARRIAGE.

Hardware Salesman Rosoues n Pretty
Girl from Drowning-Love at First Sight
Marriage Mt Midnight on Her Death
he'd.
NEW York, Oct. 1S.-Louis T.. Rol.
lins, a hardware salesman Of I13 Colum-
bia Heights at Brooklyn, has Just fal.
len heir to S250OO0 through romantic
marriage. His bride was taken away
from HIM by death ten hours after the
marriage geceremony. had been performed.
Two years ago Mr.. Rollins went to
Charleston, Me-, to spend his vacation.
While out rowing in lake one day he
rescued a beautiful young girl, the
daughter of a wealthy Boston lumber
dealer, William NarcrosS. Kate T..
Narcross was 10, and the belle of the
Summer resort. She lived with her
widower father at the old Maine town
during the summer months and at
somerville, Mass, during the winter.
1t was a case Of love at first sight be.
tween the salesman and Kate Narcross.
When Mr.. Rollins left Charleston he
secured a promise from his sweetheart
that she would be his bride. Mr.. Rol.
ms went to Somervile at every oppor-
tunlty, and the marriage was put off
from time to time till Mr. Rollins could
secure a permanent situation in New
York which would not require him to
travel.
Two weeks ago Kate's father died,
leaving the bulk Of his fortune to his
only child, who had nursed him tender
ly through a long fit of sickness. The
strain of attending to her father night
ana day was too great for the dutiful
daughter. She was taken Ill the day of
her 1ahter's funeral and never left her
room. pneumonia set in and the ply
sicians told Miss Narcross that she
must die. Send for Louis, we must
wed before die" was Miss Narcross'
business trip through the west for a
Chambers street hardware firm. He
hastened to the bedside of his intended
wife and arrived on 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.
Between midnight and o'clock of the
next morning the ceremony was per-
formed. Immediately after the ser
vices Miss NarcroSs had q notary sum-
moned 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 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.
Good bye, Louis, nv darling huS.
band" were her last words. The heart
broken husband followed his wifes re-
mains to tho grave, and then returned
TO Chicago to settle up his business trip.
lie VIII return to Somervllle at ice
and settle up his wife's estate. The
Charleston (Me.) academy was alse re.
membered by Miss Narcross. She had
been pupil of the academy. When a
reporter called at Mr.. Rollins's Brook
iyn residence, he learned a rather pecu-
liar story about another girl. 1t was
SGld 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-
ton OF the queer midnight marriage
might be asked for on Mr. Rollins's re-
turn to Brooklyn. When Mr.. Rollins
was IN Brooklyn he was quite faYOrite
in large circle of friends. lie was an
excellent conversationalist and of good
address. and he made acquaintance
quickly. lie has been drawing a salary
or $1,000, but may now go into bust
ness for himself