The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-03-20

iemenoer the night before i lef
Highland Home for Texas. I wen
down the sandy walk from Highland
Home to Margaret Dial's" cottage
to bid her goodbye, and she bade
me Gods speed. Alas for us the
twilight and the dawn are not as in
the old time, as full of hope, and
with such boundless outlook, with
the sun of youth over all. When |
lett the two.story frame cottage a,
Highland Home, 1 launched out on
a great ocean of adventure, more
strange and involved than any story
in ,..Red, White and Blue Mr..
Dials story paper. My husband
was Captain Wittgenstein, Of the
ESayn- Wittgenstein family, of Ger
many. who sometimes and when
travelling simply sign their name as
Sayn with the accom- panying given
name. My husband was a captain
OF cavalry In the army of Maxmil-
Ian, the Austrian archduke, was for
several years emperor of Mexico, and
was shot at Querataro, Mexico, bv
the Mexican liberals. MY husband
was in the Belgian legion, Barron
Wander Smisson, commander. |
met him in Houston, Texas, where
ne was trying to purchase the Con-
tederate war supplies at the surren-
der of the Confederacy, as he was an
agent of Maximillan, emperor of
Mexico. He purchased the batteries,
horses, etc., but the United States
demanded them from the Empire of
Mexico as contraband of war and
they were given up to the United
States.
My husband disappeared many
years ago, see Almanack de Gotha,
book published at Gotha, Germany.
every year by Jussus Perihy. Every
European Ambassador keeps the All.
manack de Gotha. Since nv hus.
bands disappearance have lived in
poverty and obscurty. l see my
hame in the index volume of Apple.
tons Cyclopedia of American Biog
raphy, years 1sS7-SS. Oaly noted
pelsons =. PERSONS VIII Sl HPpet5Ais sTaytes BIS
Biography. have my husbands
honorable discharge from the Imperial
Mexican Army in the printed war
reports of Mexico in my possession.
l married him in Houston, Texas,
and was married again by civil law
of Prussia, as no marriage holds valid
in Prussia without the endorsement
of the Judge, and Westphola is a
province of Prussia, where Wittgen.
stein is located. The family name
was Saya-and one of the Counts of
Sayn, married the rich >heircss Count.
ess Elizabeth Wittgenstein, on -eandi.
ton that he was to annex his name to
hers, in consideration for the posses
sion of her large dover.
The family increased rapidly and
was noted for being prolific. 1t
married in Russia and became very
powerful there as we'll as very rich
At the beginning of the last century
the Sayn>Wittgensteins were made
princes of the German States with
the title of Durchlandch which means
Highness, and ranksnext to Royalty.
They had been before that powerful
Counts, but they owned so much
land in Germany, and had such
numerous tenantry the German
States offered them the title Of
prince next to Rayalty, four votes to
each male of their family in the
Reichalog and large sum of money
for a large part of their territorial
| possessions. 1t was rumored years
ago, when the Counts of Sayn were
| in possession of their great dom lins,
that they aspired to change the Cor.
man dynasty and become emperors.
| One of the Sayn-W -Wittgenstein princes
some years back asked and received
| permission from the German Empire
to resume the ancient countship of
Sayn. This gentleman and his heir
is now Count Sayn and his name
will DE found in the Counts calendar
published every year at Gotha, Ger
many, as well as the Almanack de
Gotha, which is also called the Hop
Kalender. The Russian Wittyen.
| stems have died out in tho last six OF
seven years and their wealth has
been absorbed by the German family
of that name.
There are other people besides
those T have mentioned here that