The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-10-25
A RARE CASE.
a Lady True to Hsr Tro,h f,r
Forty Years.
sHE LOVED NO OTHER.

eHe LOVED NO OTHER.
The Pa,ha.Ic Story Of a Florida
Maiden Lady Whoss 9 W ,as.
hearf O;sd a H,ro's
Death.
Tho story Of the life of Miss Nina
Keasinger, an aged maiden lady, who
lives on farm near Jacksonville, Fla !,
is quickly tosd; but it is interesting.
inasmuch es it shows the strength OF
q Woman's devotion and unfolda ro.
mantio story Of lovo and war.
Although Miss KeesiDger has lived
ell hex liso Of fifty nine years upon q
littio farm loss than ono milo from this
oity, and has always had full control
Of oil hor faculties, she has not boon
within tho corporate limits of jackson.
villc for over rty.cight years. She
dcca her daily duties about her little
farm, and always has q cordial vel.
CONS for the many curious gightsoers
from town, but she persistently refuses
to 90 into tho city, which has ow grown
out Of all somblanoo to the struggling
village sho laat saw almost four dcoad os
ego.
During all this timo she has mover
boon over ono hundred yards from the
boundary liao Of her farm, and it ia
worry rarely thatsho leaves it at all. "
In 1860, whom Miss Kesalnger Was in
her eighteenth year, q young man. eon
Of Deighboripg farmer, foil in love
with her, and his affections wore re.
oiprooated by Miss Ksssipgor. Tho
pAronts Of tho young lady, howover,
strenuoualy objooted. ..01'
Whon var uai declared this young
msn rallied to tho Bupport Of the fax,
and in 1861 John Trehcagne left tho
county to join his fortunes with many
other gall&nt soldier boys.
The regiment left for tho front the
noxt' morning smid cheers Of tho ad.
miring frlehds Of tho brave soldier boys
and tho happiest man in tho regiment
Was John Irohearne, who carried with
him his Hweotheart'B promise to marry
him upon his rSturn from tho front
with tho honoya of war.
Oae day Miss Kesoinger received q
iotior whioh made nor heart leap -
her throat and romain there, as it wero
"a lump too largo to swallow. Her
loyor wrote to her o fow abort lines ap.
piising hcr of his wounds, from which
the doctors gave little hopo that he
would recover. 10 be suro that it would
never fall into unfriendly hands, bo
roturnod tho small testament sho had
giyon him before he loft, and also sent
back one-half Of Tho look Of her hair
whioh he had worn next his heart du-
ring ell tho time ho had been apart
ffom her. AS proof that ho had worn
1t near his hcart, liz called attention
to tho stains which his life's blood had
loft upon tho dark brown hair as tho
vital fluid gushed from his breast,
which had been torn by robel bulles
while ho was in the front Of oharg-
ing. column. She wrote an immediate
l I.ply and announced to him her inton-
tion OF robolling against her parents'
Will, saying she would start for his
bedside the Monday morning follow
ing.
Before she left town in the evening
another mail arrived, and Miss Kes.
singer received short note from the
nurse, saying that with his dying
breath. hor lover had asked her to in
form his sweetheart OF his desth and
to assure hor that ho died true to his
vows and with her beloved name on his
lips. @7 n
Tho body O. dead soldier arrived
within fsw dnys, and Miss Kessingor
attended tho funeral in deep mourn
ing garb.
Her paronts relentcd and did all Ia
their power to lesson the great mental
suffering of tho distracted girl but
Miss AesSineor never recovered from
the shook. From that day to this she
mas never boon within the corporate
limits of Jacksonville, and has never
been more than one hundred yards from
tho farm which is now her own. Neithe,
has sho ever received attentions from
any other Cman, proforring during ali
theso. years to remain truo TO her sol.
dior iovor, who loft forty years ago
with lovers vow to love mono othol
until life shall bo no moro.
Damage to Texas Cotton.
| Reports from all sections Of the state
show that tho disaetor 70 the Texas cot
ten crop is every bit as great az hal
been represented. La many sections
or The state picking has bson com pletee
aud tho crop ID eho@n to bo anywhere
from 40 to 60 por cont less tban that q
last year. Tho percentage will moi
hold good for tho state at large, bu)
tho ind.oatiOne now arc that the do
creaae will bo fully 30 per cont. and 3(
por cont. Of tho Texas Drop means II
excess Of 100000 bales. AT $40 re,
bale, the preaent price, it means losl
OF $32, 0OO, 700 to the state on tho one
product and farmers havo to bear thu
Drunt Of it. In addition to the less II
tho cotton itsolf, the etate also lose,
tho cotton eoOd products which oanno
bo manufactured on account of tn.
shortnesb Of seed and also losoS the yal;i,
Of a large nunbor Of oastlo which arc us
ualiy fs.toned at the oil mills duript
tho winter. Those two items will rur
the total up to fully $50, 600, 900.
| .I {I.
Why He was Killed.
| Tho assassination Of Calvin NJ. Smith
already reported, is csusing mush sti
In Piokens county. The weapon use,
was Q shotgun, tho load ontoring tn,
| loft oi6o eoA X