The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-06-20

respective homes with the re-
mains OF friends and relatives.
AS h boat landed at Warsaw, in
d~escribable was the frenzy and grief
OF husbands for the loss OF wives and
children. wives for husbands, mothers
for children and grand children, sisters
for dear sisters n brothers. Walls
and lamentations filled the air as corpse
after corpse was removed from the
boat, and h~ysterical screams and sobs
as some dear one was restored alive to
loving hearts. Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor
we're among the anxious throng and
they largely sought their missing
daughter, who but short while before
had left the paternal roof under the
brightest auspices that V gladdened
u human heart, radiant with beauty
and happiness, the world lying before
her a veritable paradise but alas for
IN hopes and plans Who can
tell what a day may bring forth The
widowed bride lay lingering between
life and death and during intervals Of
consciousness would pray for death,
and chide the preservcr of her life for
not having let her perish with her
beloved husband. The faithful lover,
with the tenderness Of a mother,
watched night and day by her bed
side with an anxious longing for her
recovery, and after many long weeks
OF suffering the discOnsolate bride was
restored to her former home, where
the tenderest love and affection was
lavished upon her, and the most
delicate and cherishing attentions were
paid her by families of wealth and dis.
tinction, and every thought for her
amusement was given to dissipate her
grief; but all in vain. She walked
nhnnt in 81 cad pnvniin npnnranfly ~
conscious of the world around her.
nursing her grief with an undying
fervor. Thus elapsed several years,
and the death of her parents left her
with her slaves and vast wealth alone
at the old mansion.
Philip Saunders, whose faithfulness
and devotion had never wavcred,
again offered her his heart and hand,
only to be rejected. She told him her
thoughts were i~rrevocably engrossed
with the dead, and her heart could
never again be awakened to love, and
n hoped ne would forget her very
was in every way worthy of his love.
Years passed and still alone they
wandered on. The cry of war was heard
through the beautiful South land, and
among the first to volunteer to bear
arms for his country was Phillip
Saunders, who gladly faced the battles
strife, and was eve amid the thickest
of the fray, gaining honor and distinc-
ton until his name was heralded from
every lip with praise of valor and
courage, and in the seige of Vicksburg
none fought more heroically than he,
gaining the distinction of colonel but
news carnc to his aged mother that he
had fallen, receiving u dangerous
wound while saving the life of u noble
young comrade. BY the aid of loving
friends he was restored to q mothers
loving care. While lingering on a bed
of atliction and anguish his thoughts
were ever upon the being most dear tc
him. although he r~efrained from men.
tioning a name so sacred. a mothers
loving intuition OWNED his hearts
secret, and ere long Il carriage was
driven up, and a lady, with stately
grace, still beautiful although pas
the bloom of youth, was ushercd into
the presence of him whose faithfulnes,
had won at last.