The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-03-31
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ri remember" said one of the old
ladies of Athens, ian incident that made
an indelible impression upon my mind.
I witnessed 3 marriage, and it was the
strangest thing that has ever taken
place. l lived in the country some
twenty miles from Athens, and cousin
was staying with me at my fathers home.
She was lovely companion, and as a
consequence, general favorite. Every
one loved her. A most worthy young
man won her love, and the day for their
marriage Was set for the 23rd day of Sep.
tember. That was a long, hot summer,
and typhoid fever was epidemic through
all this section of country. Scores Of
people suffered from its ravages aud
many died from it's terrible elects.
"on the 18th or 18th day of August
my cousin vas attacked by this terrible
scourge, and daily grew weaker. Her
condition, we thought at times better,
but ours were mistaken ideas, for she
daily grew worse. Two physicians vis.
tied her daily during her illness, and all
that medical skill and loving hands could
do, seemed unavailing. During the pro-
tracted illness, my cousin often spoke Of
the marriage which was to take place,
and this seemed to bear heavily upon
her mind. About the 10th of September
she grew better, and hopes for her recov-
cry were expressed by the attending
physicians for the first time. We all
thought that she would get we'll. Her
lover during all her illness was con.
stantly at her bedside. So great was his
solicitude for her that he stayed at our
house for the two weeks preceding her
demise all the time. I never saw love
more beautifully illustrated than was
shown in his devotions.
"On the morning of the 23rd of Sep
tember-the day on which my cousin was
to be married-she grew rapidly worae.
1t seemed that the end was near, and at
l o'clock, the physicians announced to
the family that she was dying. The grief
of her afianced was the creates. l had
ever witnessed. No words of consolation
could bind the wounded heart. Sur
rounded by friends and loved ones, my
cousin seemingly passed into the TN
known beyond. Preparations for the
burial were at once instituted. The
coffin was:bought and the body laid in it.
I thought it the most beautiful corpse I
had ever aeen. About 6 o'clock in the
afternoon, the heart.broken lover walked
into the room where the body Icy, and
bursting forth in food of tears, stopped
aud kissed the icy lips. And raising
from the stopping position, he noticed
the eyes of my cousin slowly open, and
her cheeks were slightly tinged with COL
oring then the eyes again closed.
Coming out of the room be met me,
and exclaimed: Thank God |! she is not
deadp I could not realize. his words,
and thought his grief had maddened him.
Taking me by the arm he led me to the
cofiu, and repeated: See, she is not
dead! But I could not see. My eyes
fastened on the marble brow, and he
turning, said: How strange that was ?
Then he kissed her lips once more, and,
1 this time saw her eyes open. I told
you she was not dead he whispered,
grasping my hand.
"Restoratives were applied, and a mes
sepger was hastily dispatched for physi-
clans. On their arrival they were as
founded beyond measure to find my
cousin breathiug-aud not only that, her
respiration was almost patural.
"She rapidly regained consciousness,
and remembering that it was tie night
appointed for her marriage, requested
that it should take place. Her afianced
also wished the ceremony to be performed
that evening, and minister was sent for.
ri never felt sadder at marriage than
I did on that night, when my cousin was
married. She lying in bed-ao weak
that she could not move a muscle; and
also the thoughts of her, at the time of
her marriage, having on grave clothes,
were saddening thoughts. The ceremony
vas duly performed and my cousin sank
into deep sleep.
"She recovered slowly from the fever,
and afterward became one of the most
healthy women. The cause of her ap-
parent death was said to be that the fever
kept her in so meak a condition that she
swooned off into deep stupor, and her
pulses we're so weak that beat could not
be distinguished. Her body was cold,
and she bore every appearance of being
dead.
"She and her husband are living in
Texas to-day, or were the last tine 1
heard from her. I suppose she is now
sixty odd years of age, and has since the
time she had typhoid fever enjoyed ex-
cellent th."-Athens, Ga., Banner.
STATE OF OHIO, CRY OF TOLEDO,
LUCAS COUNTY,
FRANK J. CHENEY makss oath that