The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-03-20
MRS. PHERE BREWSTER SAYN|
Wlffes q Very Interesting Letter
For The Times, Following Up
tho Letters Of Mr.. Bailey and
Kev.L ID. Mahon.
FORMERLY OFLAURENs COUNTY
WIFE OF A GERMAN PRINCE.

FORMERLY OFLAURENS COUNTY
WIFE OF A GERMAN PRINCE
Austin, Tex, March II, 1908.
Mr., JKo. r. MATHIS,
Editor UNION TIMES:
Today Mr.. 6. B. De Cousse,
gave me the South Carolina UN1oi
TIMES. of Union, S. c., the date 0
the above newspaper is Feb. 9th
present year. I was deeply glad t,
see the Reverend J. u. Mahon i. let.
tor in print. IL awakens old mem
egies, and n Athe startipg point 8
's0thss loRg tfalns Of memories, love
hope, despair: j am happy to heal
fhat the Bolts, friends Of nv lonely
and Impoverished girlhood, fare and
hted 10 well In material concerns,
A stroke Of fate or Providence threw
me ia Mr.. Bailey's, your correspond
ent's. path. / was on the second
door Of the Texas capitol through
the kindness of Capt. De Coussey,
who helped me in a small way in
pacuniary matters when Mr.. Bailey
came to see the capitol. The senate
chamber, house of representatives,
governors parlors are on the second
floor. Mr. Bailey told Capt. De
Csussey on his inquiry that he was
from Union, S. G. l then told him
of my friendly relations with the
Bolts, near Highland Home, Laurens
county, s. G. The Arnold 1 ten
derly inquired for was dress maker,
q maiden lady, aMiss Ruth Arnold,
of Laurens county, S. c., not far
from the Bolts, but not any relation
that l know of. Miss Arnold was
very fieshy woman and life long
cripple, but skilful hand with the
needle, and a woman of rare good
ness of heart. She took Peterson's
Magazine, and told me to look at it,
before she sent for it, as the post
Office she received her mail flom was
at my residence, Highland Home, a
small farm. I holpoa Loop -.ho roos-
Office. To this day l never see the
name of Peterson without the in
voluntary thought "Dear old Peter
SON." There were several people
around Highland Home l feeling
ly remember, some of them very poor
people, for instance, Miss Millie
Croker. Mrs. Briggs. Matilda At
wood. I was very strong on my
feet and was a great walker. Not a
spring flower or single fruit, nor a
birds nest could get beyond my find
ing, yet never troubled the young
birds. I knew too every pool in the
neighborhood which held fish. Mrs.
Dial miss Margaret Bolt and Miss
Mary Bolt spoke many kind words
in my behalf, as well as Miss Ruth
Arnold. MIR Drew Dial, who mar.
ried Miss M&garet Bolt, took a
paper entitled Red, White and Blue,
containing many stories of European
life. MIR. Dial always let US read
the paper as soon as he had glanced
over it. have a faithful memory.
Aunt Polly Dial, Mr.. Dial's mother,
was a large, fair, handsome old
lady, gentle and indulgent to us, she
had q private hedge in her front
garden, cinnamon and damask roses
and tulips, old-fashioned and frag'
rant blossoms. My second cousin,
Mrs. Farley, of Laurensville, s. c.,
who was previous 10 marriage to 4
Miss Phoebe Downs, daughter of Col
William Downs, was to me kline
friend as we'll as relation by blood
She was a woman Of much culture il
the fields of English classics ant
literature, as she was an authores
also, both as raconteur and in verse
She had large library in her Com
Portable home in Laurensville. Blu
Highland Home had its meager shar
of books, "infnite riches in little
room" There was Shakespear
which knew, and which uncon.
scieusly to myself from frequen
perusing tinctured my conversation
There was Rob Roy, English his
tory and some others. My othe
reading was from Mrs. Phoebe Far
ley's we'll stocked library, and mod
ern additions. Nearly every wee
one Of her family OF herself brough
out q hamper of books to be retuIne
when read, and others substituted
3Ey second cousin, Mrs. Phoebe Fal
lev, gave us secondhand piano, o
which my best beloved sister, Mann