The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-10-28
A TALE OF LOVE,
TEN HOURS THE BRIDE OF A ROMAN
TIC MARRIAGE.

= Hardware Salesman Eescues q Pretty
Girl from Drowning-Love at First Sight
Marriage at Midnight on Her Death
Bed.
New YORK, Oct. 1S.-Louis Z. Rol-
lins, a hardware salesman Oils Colum-
bia Heights at Brooklyn, has just fal.
len heir to S250,000 through romantic
marriage. Ills bride was taken away
from him by death ten hours after the
marriage ceremony 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 E.
Narcross was 49, and the belle of the
Summer resort. She lived with her
widoWer father at the old Maine town
during the summer months and at
somervilIe, Mass, during the winter.
1t was 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. MIR. Rol-
linS went to Somervile at every oppor-
tunity, and the marriage was put OH
from lime to time till Mr.. Rollins could
secure 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 6t of sickness. The
strain Of attending to her father night
and dav was too great for the dutlfut
daughter. She was taken III the day OF
her fanter's funeral and never lett her
room. Pneumonia set in and the phy-
sicians 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 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. r. 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 l had hoped for" was the dying
woman's greeting to the clergyman.
Between midnight and l o'clock OF the
next morning the ceremony was per-
formed. Immediately after the ser
vices Miss Narcross had notary sum-
moned and she made her Will, the VIII
nesses being her husband, the clergy
man and friends in the house. Ihe
newly made wife signed the document
that gave nearly all Of her property TO
her husband in a clear broad hand. Sne
seemed to have gained new strength
by the marriage and the physicians
thought they saw signs Of q change Tor
the better in Mrs. Rollins condition.
But it was too late, for a relapse ioi-
lowed and the bride sank 10 q peace
full sleep from which she never aMoAe:
Goodbye, Louis, my darling nus
band" were her last words: Ihe hearI
broken husband followed his Wlfes re-
mains to the grave, and then returned
to Chicago to settle up his business trip.
He Will return to SUmeryiiie at once
and settle up his Wife's estate. Ine
Charleston (Me.,) academy was alse re.
membered by Miss Narcrcss. She mad
been a pupil of the academy. Nhen,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.
It 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.. Ronins,s re-
turn to Brooklyn. When Mr.. Rolllas--s
was in Brooklyn he was quite fayorite.
in a large circle of friends. He was an ]
excellent conversationalist and OF good
address. and he made acquaintance
quickly. He has been drawing a salarY
of $1,000, but may now 60 into ousl-
ness for himself.