The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-14
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9TH Memory Of Her i5eIro he'd.
a very notable case OF the constancy OF
woman's love was brought to the attention
OF an EAGLE man yesterday, and one that
is very gratifying IN view OF the alleged
fickleness OF the feminine heart
Two years ago Charles Sumner Ebey,
the bright young Democrat of Wichita,
died in Florida where he was soiourning
with view to regaining his lost health
His remains were laid TO rest in the GENE
terry OF the little town in which lie died
beside those OF scores Of Others from all
parts of the world who made vain pill
grimage 10 that saiubrious climate in
hopes OF finding a respite from the eternal
gnawing of consum ption.
When Mr. E5ey left Wichita he was en-
gagged TO be married to Miss Lulu Fox,
then of this city whose prayers followed
him on his journey in search of the foun-
tain OF health. but her prayers were OF no
avail for fate had decreed that
she should never again see the
face of him whom she loved or
hear that voice whose sweet accents fell on
her ears 50 often before it was hushed in
death. She loved him as only true good
and pure woman can and bis death made
an iudelible impression in her heart which
from that day on was filed with n1elan-
choly
Soon after, Mr.. Fox proposed moving to
Chattanooga, Tenn. and the proposition
was earnestly supported by Miss Lulu; not
because she liked the city of Chattanooga
better than Wichita, but because she
would be nearer TO the grave that con-
tanned the heart she loved so well. The
family moved 10 Chattanooga and Il short
time after Miss Lulu had occasion to visit
the beautiful cemetery OF that city, which
lies directly beneath that ever memorable
point of d spute between the two great
coutending armies of the Union and the
Confederacy - Lockout mountain. She
was deeply impressed with the location OF
the cemetery and It's beautiful environ
menUs and she at once concluded to ask
permission of Mr. and Mrs. Justice Ebey
of this city to bring the remains of their
son from Florida to Chattanooga SO that
they might be still nearer to her
and that she might be able to keep his
grave fresh and green with her own hands
The permission was granted and Miss
Lulu proceeded at once to Florida, had
the remains of her betrothed encased in
splendid metallic coffin and brought to
Chattanooga She went to Florida herself,
aud superintended the removal, and while
there she went to the sea shore and with
her own hands picked the choicest shells
that could be found in such abundance
and brought a large quantity of them
back to Chattanooga with her. Before
leaving for Florida, however, she went TO
the Chattanooga cemetery, picked out the
choicest spot in it and caused the erection
of fine tomb there, lined with cedar on
account of the permanency of that wood,
to receive the remains of the lamented
young gentleman.
The moment the tomb closed on the re-
mains she went to work at once and gave
a contract for the building of a fine mon
ument which, when completed, will be
one of the most enduring in the cemetery.
The monument will soon be completed
and will be in the shape of marble shaft
upon which will be inscribed the usual
epitaph and quotation from one of his
nice speeches which Miss Fox so much adj
mired that she is determined it shall go
down to posterity. The shells brought
from the Atlantic sea shore are neatly ar
ranged about the tomb and Miss Fox
makes four pilgrimages a week to the
cemetery. no matter what the condition Of
the weather is, to do something extra to-
wards identifying the surroundings.
All the expense of the arrangements
has been borne by Miss Fox herself and it
is said that when they are all completed
they will have cost her not less than 81, 600.