The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-09-08
A Memory. :
Contta,.ed from last week.

of.
eyes, and a better girl, more un.
selfish, never lived. She was al
ways thinking of some pleasant
surprise for her friends-and they
were all who knew her. IL is now
twenty years since she left us,
You passed nea her grave just be-
fore you turned up to the house.
A short time before she died she
told us to bury her there"
al noticed the monument as /
passed, aud rode out to the grave,
in fact spent some time out there"
1 now mentioned to him the
visit of the stranger to the grave,
"Ah! Charles Kingsley. He has
returned then. 1 did not know it.
He has been from home some time.
AS you seem interested, 1 will tell
their story"
81 would be greatly pleased If
you would. i became very much
interested in your daughter before
the appearance of MI. Kingsley,
and after he came was still more
excited"
The following is the heart his
tory of Charles Kingsley and Mar
garct Harrison. / know that it
loses much Of the interest it had
for me-so many things lacking to
add to the interest. The simple
pathcs Of the aged father, the ST.
lent tears of the weeping mother,
the beautiful face looking serenely
down on us-are all missing.
Half a mile above here is the
home of John Kingsley, my life
long friend and companion. In
childhood we were constantly to-
gether; in fact we were almost in
%separable. We married at the
same time and place. Our pleas
ant and close intimacy did not
cease then, nor has it to this day.
In the course of time a son was
born to him and g daughter to me.
1t was the unspoken wish of each
that tho children should grow up
and bind still closer the tie between
US. This wish was never spoken,
nor did either of us ever intimate
such a desire to Charles and
Margie; for we thought if it we're
Gods will He would bring it about.
Well, as the children grew up they
showed similar likes and dislikes
with one exception. Margie was
of 4 retiring nature, little disposed
to display, cared nothing much for
gay parties and society, but pre-
ferrcd to gather her special friends
together and spend a quiet evening
with them. Charles was fonder of
society, and was the gayest among
the gay; but if Margie were in the
crowd, he was always to be found
near her, and ever and anon>would
turn to her with some remark.
Then his voice became tender and
a soft light shone from his brilliant
black eyes. He was very ambiti-
Gus, but twas q noble ambition.
At nineteen they were both grad
uatcd, and came home after an ab-
sence Of four years. During this
time they had MT seer q great
deal of each other, but had CORES
pended"
"Each had striven for the high
est hOnors, and each won. During
the summer they were often to-
gether, a favorite place with them
being the spot where she is buried.
The summer passed quietly with
them, and though both were gene
raj favorjtes, neither visited much
or received many visitors. Charles
was to enter a law school in the
fall to prepare himself for his cho-
sen profession. Margie was going
ut the same time to visit some rel
ativeS and friends IN another state.
Just before their departure, the
Kingsleys spent the day with us,
and in the evening as they were
beginning to prepare for departure,
Charles, drawing Margie's hand
through his arm, said;"
"'Uncle and Aunt Harrison,'-
he always called us so-'father and
mother, before we separate L have
one request to make. Tomorrow
/ leave home, again to plunge into
tho deep pleasures of the student.
Margie also leaves to be absent
some time. From my earliest boy
hood, she has been my idol, my
queen, and in my heart she reigns
supreme. Yesterday she promised
to be mine. Have we your bIcs-
sing?'"
"'My son. said Kingsley, this il
the realization of q hopo as
old as yourself. Since you and
Margie were prattling babes, it
has been my wish that you and
she should marry. May you be
thrice blessed. And Margie,' TAX
ing her in his arms and kissing
her, the day on which you are in
deed my daughter, will be the hap
piest of my life.'"
"My consent was as readily
given and amid blessings and tears
they separated"
"Margie was absent two months.
She returned about the last of Oc-
tober, She had not been we'll for
nearly a month, and soon after her
return was compelled to take her
bed. At first we thought nothing
serious of it, but as she daily grew
weaker, u fears got the better of
us and we saw that ere long we
would have to bid our darling
farewell. She had been home
about two weeks, when one morn
ing she told mo to send for
Charles without delay. Il have
not long for this world, she added"
| Immediately t~elegraphed him
and also sent for his parents. When
they arrived she had us all assem-
blcd in her room, servants too, and
began talking of her approaching
end. We'll, sir, when she began
there Was NOT q lry nyo In Tho