The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, December 06, 1900, Image 7
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THE HALL OF WASTED IH1NCS. I
At the Castle of Men's Sorrows, in the
Hall of Wasted Things,
Are broken okl betrothals, and old betrothal
rings.
And long-forgotten Kisses, unci o.< icuers
never sent.
And heartstrings < f young lovers that
faithless ones have rent,
And long-since burnt-out passions, and
the tires of wasted loves.
And casl-oIT maiden's ringlets, and pairs
of maiden's gloves,
rod smiles that men have treasured, and
,* sweet glances pone astray.
And broken words of lovers, and hours of
J many a day.
Now with these I'd fain deposit some few
things of my own?
Some paltry, wasted tritles that some one
has outgrown:
T'?,a 1 ?"?* lrvr-V-of nntl flue hif. nf
gem-set gold,
And the love I've left unspoken, and the
love I may have told;
Way they lie and be forgotten, where the
grav-robed angel sings?
The Angel of Oblivion, in the Hall of
Wasted Tilings.
?11ugene Herbert MacLcan, in Life.
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I The fwo fathers. ?j
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O Cv Camille Ilia*. O
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T | T IIL mother was a widow, an
I industrious woman, who
worked late and early in
"<i order to support her child,
a little girl between four and five years
old, pretty as a fairy, full of fun, affectionate
and coaxing as any happy
child could be.
On the oposite side of the landing of
the fifth floor on which Mme. Etienne
and her daughter Lillie lived was the
door of the apartments inhabited by
two brothers?cabinetmakers by trade,
and bachelors either by choice or
chance, no one knew.
One cf those days when the intense
heat necessitates the door being left
open in order to get a current of air,
the prettiness of Lillie attracted the attention
of the two brothers, who were
already past their first youth, and i
adored children in their quality of approaching
old bachelorhood. From that
a sort of intimacy sprang up between
the widow and her neighbors. Little
reciprocal services passed between
them; they sometimes made a party
of pleasure on the Sunday; so well did
they get on, indeed, that one day the
elder of the two brothers said to the
other:
"That child would want a father
badly."
<*That is my opinion also."
"Would you have any objection to
my asking the mother to marry me?"
"Why should I? In fact, I was ^hinkdoing
the same myself; but since
have spoken first, follow the notion
up?but on the condition that you
trill let me see little Lillie as often as
1 like. I love that child as much as if
ehe were my own."
"Forsooth! You will live with us."
The question agreed upon, me iwu
brothers, dressed in their best, went to
call on Mme. Etienne, whom, however,
they found confined to bed. The evening
before she had walked very rapIdly,
in order to take some work back
to the shop in time; on returning, she
lad caught a chill, passed a'feverish
night, and was not able to rise in the
morning. She begged her neighbors
to go for a. doctor; it was no time to
speak of marriage.
Inflammation of the lungs carried
sway the poor woman in ten days.
Thanks to the two brothers, she had
not to go to the hospital; and until the
last she was able to see her little Lillie,
whom she earnestly recommended to
them. They swore never to abandon
.the child.
The funeral over, they took charge.
of the littie or.e, kissing her. They
said to one another, at the same time:
"If you wish, we will never get marTied
now."
They went to live at Vincennes, so
that Li Hie might have plenty of good
air and take walks in the wood. They
were very proud of their adopted
daughter. When people stopped to look
at them, and asked in a casual way
which of them was her father, they
replied: "Both of us."
Lillie seemed to like one as well as
the other, and called them Uncle John
and Uncle James.
When she grow a little older they put
"her to school?to a young ladies'
actcol, be it understood?taking her
there every morning and calling for
"her in the evening; so Lillie grew up
between these two affections without
ever feeling the want of father or
mother.
She cost the brothers a great deal of
money; but, bah! they went no longer
to the cafe, and worked a little more
than formerly. These supplementary
lours were devoted to the pleasure and
a f mndAmAtaolla
(OUCi t'l uinuvuiviaoiiwt
^ ffcwhcn she was fifteen years of age
S* was the first to suggest that she
sfcfould stay at home for the future, at
which, of course, the brothers were
?nchantt"J. What a charming little
housekeeper they had then, and with
Twhat joy ul tenderness she greeted
their ret in every evening! To saythat
the ; poiled child never abused
their goodness would be saying too
much; but at ic.ist she seized every
ttvaiiablo c. portunity of pleasing them.
Two yean passed over so quickly for
.all of then, that on the day the two
men fcioujht a cake aad bouquet toj
celebrate Mine s birthday, they exclaimed:
"Seventeen years old! Is it possible?"
But. yes, it was possible. And James
and John thousht so much about it
that it made them anxious and unhappy.
It was the younger who said one
evening to the other:
"Do you know that Lillie is getting
more beautiful every day?"
"Eh! Yes, I know it well. And
others know it, too. There must ha
a good many admirers prowling about
here after her."
"And it i3 certain one of them will
take her away from us before very
long."
"Poor little thing!"
"Yes, if she were to get a bad husband."
"Oh, I should kill any man who
would treat her badly."
"There is only one way of escaping
that."
"Ah!" said the elder brother, without
making any addition to the exclamation.
"And then." continued the other,
"think how sad it would be for us to
part from Lillie. Never again to see
her trotting about the house, never to
hear her mery voice sin^ng after we
return from work of an evening."
"I have been thinking of all that for
a long time, my dear John."
"It must be put an end to."
"And your plan?"
"It is very simple, if it pleasts you.
I shall marry her before she gets fond
of any one else."
"Zounds!"
The elder brother stood up, almost
threateningly.
"Well, v/hat is the matter?"
"I also have thought of that plan.
I was often going to speak about it, but
always held back."
"Why?"
"Because I wanted to marry Lillio
myself."
The two brothers looked at each
other far from amiably;' then the
younger said:
"Thi9 is the same as with the mother
formerly. Do you remember. James? I
gave her up to you. It is your turn,
now, to give Lillie up to me. You are
three years older than I."
"Which, nevertheless, does not make
you very young."
A song was heard ascending from below
stairs. Lillie was coming back
from her daily shopping.
"Listen," said John, rapidly. "The
child who has made our happiness up
to this must not be a cause of disunion
between us. Let her choose which one
she likes best."
"All right," said the other, "that is
quite fair.
Lillie entered, took the two men by
the neck, kissed them, and, drawing a
chair between them, said:
"I wish to speak to you seriously."
The face of the young girl looked
quite joyous . . i
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"1 WISH 10 get marneu.
"John and I were just speaking about
it."
"But you have not found me a husbaid."
"As a matter of fact, we have. You
love us very much, you say?"
"Like father and mother at once."
"That is why we wish to propose to
you to choose between us."
"Why choose?"
"Which of us you will marry."
The young girl burst into a fit of
laughter so joyous, so prolonged, that
the two brothers remained quite dumfcunded.
Then brushing the tears
from her eyeiasnes:
"No nonsense, my uncles. I said I
wanted to speak to you seriously. You
mustn't joke. I have a sweetheart."
Neither replied.
"Now, you must not be angry, I am
so fond of him; and he is coming tomorrow
to see you."
"Like that?all at once! And us,
Li Hie?"
"You will always be my two fathers."
?New York Weekly.
Exercise anil Electricity.
A company of Wisconsin lins conceived
the happy idea of combining
an ordinary home exerciser with au
electric machine, so that the stimlntiug
effect of electricity is obtained in
combination with the muscular exercise.
In appearance the machine resembles
the ordinary exeVciser with elas
tic cords passing over pulleys. But
the cords serve as conductor, nud the
handles as electrodes. Somewhat below
the middle of the board on which
the pulleys are fastened, a cell is
placed, and wired to an induction coil
secured to the upper part of the board.
The induced current is conducted
through the elastic cords, to the handles.
and back again. A metallic foot
plate, furnished with the apparatus,
can be placed in the circuit, so that the
current may be passed completely
through the body, if desired.
Women Live Longer Than Men.
Statistics of the various countries are
remarkable on this point. In Germany
only 113 out of 1000 males reach
the age of fifty, while more than 500 of
1000 females reach that age. In the
United Mates there are 25S3 female to
15W male een tenon Inns In France of
ten centenarians seven are women and
only three men. In the rest of Europe
of twenty-one centenarians sixteen are
women. 1
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SENATOR DAVIS DEAD
The End Came Peacefully Tuesday
Minrht
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WAS A PROMINENT STATESMAN.
/1e Was Unconscious For Several
Days?His Life And Important Pjb'
lie Services.
St. Paul, Special.?United States
Senator Coshman Kellogg Davis,
chairman of the committee on foreign
relations of the Senate, died at his
home In this city at S: 4S o'clock Tuesday
evening, after an illness of two
months.. He had suffered greatly during
his sickness and gradually sank
away, being unconscious for several
hours before death and so far as
known, suffering no pain. Monday,
realizing the approach of the end, Mrs.
Davis sent for the venerable T. H. M.
Villiers Appleby, arcii-deacon of the
Protestant Episccpal dioces of Minne
t>ucu, auu i\ev. i uwuure ceugwicic,
rector of the Church of St.* John the
Evangel. An attempt had been made
to secure tho attendance of Bishop
Whipple, but that venerable prelate
was ia Florida. Upon the arrival of
Arch-Deacon Appleby and Mr. Sedgwick.
Senator Davis was for a time
sufficiently rational to discuss hlu
grateful appreciation of their minis-"
trations.
Since November 18 the Senator has
been subject to delirious spells. In his
delirium he raved of his congressional
work. He would declare in vigorous
phrases fragments of the nation s foreign
policy. There was of course no
coherance?a sentence about the Philippines.
would be followed by a comment
upon tbe Monroe doctrine, or a
suggestion of an impending war with
Spain. But always, in his diseased
mind, his patriotic and official duties
were with him.
Seaboard Agent Short.
Atlanta, Ga,, Special.?A'special to
The Journal from Portsmouth, Va.,
says: "Vice President E. St. John, of
the Seaboard Air Line, states that E.
D. Lukenbill, former agent of the Seaboard
at Fernandina, Fla., was short
in his accounts $50,000." The Journal
says: "The news sent out over the
Associated Press wires from New York
Monday night to the effect that a clerk
of the Seaboird Air Line had been arrested
at Fernandina, Fla., for the embezzlement
of a large sum of moner,
was confirmed in Atlanta by an official
of the road. The officer stated
that the agsot had been arrested at
Fernandina three weeks ago, but that
the matter had been kept a secret. He
refused to give the name of the agent.
but stated that be bad been in jail
since his arrest. The official did not
state what the amount o 1 the sum was
but ecknowledged that it was large.''
A special from Fernandina, Fla,, says:
"E. D. Lukenbill, who resigned the
position of agent here of the Seaboard
Air Line, some days ago, is believed
by railroad people to be short in ht3
accounts with the road. Experts are
checking over his books. Railroad officials
say they have not the least idea
of the amount short. Lukenb. anu his
friends say they will make terms with
the railroad when it ii ascertained
what amount is short."
The Nevada Christened.
Hath. Mc.. Special.?The United
States monitor Nevada, in tonnage
the largest government vessel ever
built by the Bath lion >.ori\S, was
launched Saturday. The vessel was
released and started down the ways in
a novel manner by Miss Annie C.
Boutelie, youngest daughter of Congressman
Charles A. Boutene, who
christened her. The hull, held in place
till the last momen by a carelui adjustment
of the snoring and strong
cable, was set free by severing the
rope at the proper moment. Miss
Boutelie used a silver hatchet providrwl
K?? V* hni lHo rc A a fVi a rvanrvi.or
CU uy titc UUUUCIO. .-1^7 Uiu iiiUliiVWi
started down the ways Miss Boutelle
dashed a bottle of American champagne
across the bow and christened
the vessel Nevada.
The Relief Fund.
Austin, Tex., Special.?Information
reached Governor Sayers from Brazoria
and Galveston counties, that
there was much comphint of the way
in which the flood sufferers' fund was
b:ing handled by the various committees.
It is said that some sections
have not received any relief. Governor
Sayers g .ve notice that he would
not allow any of the di.-tric s any more
mouiy oat of the fund now in bis
hand3 until further and accurate report
has been male to him by all the
relief committees.
Secretary Roo; Returns.
Washington, D. 0., Sp?cial.?Secretary
Root returned from Cuba at 1:50
Tuesday. He had expected to reach
Washington in time for the cabinet
meeting, but a landslide on the raiiway
eouth of Washington delayed the train
fi-.e bouts. Mr. Root said his trip to
Cul-a had been quite satisfactory. He,
bad confined bis i isoc.t.oa to the east
end of the island, where ho aaid affairs
were in \ery fa\orable shape.- His aunual
report, Mr. Root sa;d. would be
reaxly for the President about the timo
Congress met.
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SHERIFF REPORTS.
H:c Sheriff of' Williamsburg County
Explains Escape of Prisoner.
The sheriff of Williamsburg couiry
has at last been heard from officially
about the escape of the negro rapist.
The following letter from the sheriff
reached the governor Saturday evening:
King3tree, S. C., Nov. 28. 1900.
Governor M. B. McSweeney. Columbia,
S. C.
near sir: rours or -.' iin, uswing way
f did not at once report the escape on
Nov. 5th of Mason Lesesne, ha3 ju?t
been received, and in reply I desire to
say that at the time I did not think it
neeersary to report or ask that a reward
be offered, as everything was being
done that could be for his recapture.
I had a posse out in every direction.
the rocds and bridges guarded;im
mediately wired Greenville (his home),
Palters and Lane, the railroad stations
below KingPtree, Cades and Lake
City ihe s ationr above, and Sumter,,
his old home. I at once wired Capt.
Wheeler, with chaingang. to bring dog
(we only have one), also to the sheriff '
of Florence county, for their dogs (but I
did not get them).
I felt confident that we would get ,
him that night or next day. Thought (
he would 011 account of his youth surely
return home or to that neighborhood '
at least. 1 kept up the search and a '
vigilant lookout for several days. I
took L sesne out of jail that night ;
about 8 o'clock after putting a pair of |
handcuffs on him; did not bind his legs
as I intended taking him a round about
way across the fields, ditches, etc., to or I
near the depot and secret him there ]
until arrival of down tiain to Lanes, i
I did not use or exercise the precau- |
lions I would have done had he been a
man. He was a mere boy 14 or 15
years old. said be was 14: weighed
rbout 30 or 100 pounds. When I got <
him down to a little culvert on rail- <
read just above jail he made his escape ,
Could of course gotten help to take
him to depot but did not wish to at- .
tract attention if possible. After his
escape I immediately went to the jail '
and gave alarm and apprised others of !
(he facts, and immediately began the |
search, with results as stated.
In conclusion will say that I had no
desire for his escape or the remotest
idea that he would. Neither did any
lynching party take him from me.
Respectfully youJ.
D. DANIEL,
Sheriff Wili.^Luwjurg County.
Townships In Trouble.
Edgefield Special.?The taxpayers of
Wise and Fickens townships and the
citizens of Edgefield village are Ju:t
now very much exercised over the payment
of the bonds issued by Wise and
Pickens townships to build a railroad
through them. The bonds, now amounting
to about $65,000, were issued and
sold hut no railroad was built through
them. When the first installment of
bonds became clue, amounting now
about $40,000, payment was refused.
The bondholders filed suit in the United
States court and payment fought
on various grounds, but the court decreed
that they must be paid, and the
county auditor was ordered to levy a
sufficient tax thte fall to pay the $40,000
at once. The auditor has not nrde
the levy, ana nonce nas Deen givsu j
tbat s eps in law will be taken to com- ?
pel him to make the levy. To collect
that amount at our levy would amount
to about 6 per cent of the taxable property
of the two townships and it would
virtually amount to confiscation in a
number of instances. Tue taxpayers
can net stand it. Various plans to arrange
the matter are being suggested.
It hrs b:en determined, it seems, to
call a meriting of the taxpayers of
those townships at an early day to discuss
the situation and to arrange some
plan to pay off or satisfy the bondholder;.
The most feasible plan proposed is
to issue new 6 per cent, bonds, sell
thrm and pay off the old bonds. It is
further suggested that the new bonds
1 J " "" rof ;ro o
ue IS&Uttl 111 9UCU DUapc <*3 iu ivwtw ? ^
certain number of them, each year, say F
from ten to fift:eu years.
Killed in a Wreck.
Blshopville, Special?Qu'te a se dors
wreck occurred on this branch of the f
Atlantic Coast Line one m le north of 0
Whacky at 4 o'clock Saturday after- ^
noon, in which one negro brakeman, t
Gus 9irgle;on, was killed and two oth- \
er brakemen injured, one having his v
leg broken. Some of the passengers '
were b'uls d and jortlcd up conaidera- ?
bly, but not much injured. The cause ^
of the derailing of nine box cars and p
coach was supposed to have been a o
broken rail. The engine and two box 1"
car.3 passed over safely. The engineer ^
fireman and conductor escaped unia- d
I Jured.
Te cgraphlc Briefs,
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Ice s packing the Neva at St. Pe 1
tersburg, and navigation of that river ?
Is closed. y
Baku Is crowded with agnnt3 of Rus- t
-inn and -fo-o'gn capitalists, who are c
.oe-king oil lands. o
Numerous cases of poisoning and
one death from bear are reported at J"
Manchester, England.
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DEATH OF A <i!)33 MAN.
Rev. E. A. Wlngard, of Columbia,Dle4
Monday.
Columbia. Special.?Thp Rev. Emaauel
A. Wingard, D. D., pastor of St,
Paul's Lutheran church, died Monday
morning at 4.4C o'clock at his home on
the corner of Bull and Blanding streets
His death was like the fading of a
beautiful, fragrant flower. For months
Ue has been in failing health, and the
rapid approach of death was unmistakable.
Dr. Wingard veritably "died in harness."
Several months ago while in
the pulpit expounding the word to his
beloved congregation of St. Paul's, his
tongue was palsied. Since this first
stroke of paralysis he has not entered
the pulpit, although his physical condition
improved until he was prostrated
by a second and more severe stroke
about a month ago. As long as he was
able he used the pen, although he could
not tell with his lip3 the story he loved
50 well.
For several days loved ones havo
watehel him tenderly, for it was realized
that dissolution was at hand, and
Sunday afternoon his condition became
jxtremely critical. The flckering spark.
3f vitality went out Just before daybreak,
and a soul of purity went to
meet its prue God.
There have been many expressions of
jorrow and many manifestations of the
love which was sustained toward him
jy many in Columbia. For Dr. "Win
?aru was not merely a part or or.
Paul's chureh, he was not merely of
Columbia, or of the State. He was a
patriot of the noblest type, a Christian
:-f the broadest mould. His teachings
were not confined to the walls of h s
consecrated church, but by his example
iid he teach, and with his pen did he
snlighten and enoble.
Not since the days of Father Ryan
laG the church given to the literature
jf the South such beautiful verses as
those which came from the Inspired
pen of Dr. Wingard.
In many homts in Columbia will be
found little red volumes bearing the
legend "Echoes and Other Poems."
rhis L: a compilation of some of his
verse. At the age oM4 he displayed
evidences of genius, and in his
'Echoes" will be found sentiments
showing the versatility of the man.
rhere are some selections tender and
>thers martial, some soothing and oth
;rs stern, but in every poem he wrote
here is a note of reverence for thing9
grander than even his lofty imaginaion
could conceive.
His picture of domestic felicity la
jeautiful: his love of country was
jrand; his devotion to the Confederacy
vas Inspiring and his oonsecration to
lis Master's cause was sublime.
HIS LIFE.
He was born July 29. 1849, near
'latt's Springs, Lexington county, his
'ather being Mr. E. A. Wingard.?who
vas a prosperous farmer. Of that fami?
?~ ?i..
l j uue uuijr i cmaiua, a otaici iu
tVingard, who is Mrs. Vara, of Col'.oon
county. Dr. Wingard grew up on
he farm as a boy, and enterel Newjerry
College, which was then in Wallalla,
in 1868. He graluated with high
lonors in 1872. After his graduation,
le entered the Lutheran theological
leminary at Salem, Va.
Having been ordained as a minister,
;e accepted a call to Charlotte, and renainel
^vere Ave or six years. He was
:ompel/d to give up his charge on acount
of ill health, and he went to Coleton
county to live. He preachel at
he church at Early Branch, in Besuort
county, and at the same time
aught school. Then ho was pastor of
he Mt. Plensmt rd St. Nicholas
nurcnes, in uarnweu county, tor sc?ral
years.
When St. Paul's church was organzed
there in 1857. he was invited to
ake cvharge and h^ has remained pasor
ever since.
In 187f> he married Miss Virginia
>Torrls KIser, of Salem, Va. She with
ive children survives him?Mr. Albert
Vingard, now studying pharmacy In
he South Carolina Medical College at
Charleston; Miss Hannah, who is
eaching in Barnwell, and Misses Mar7,
Cmma and Irene, who are here.
flob Law Denounced.
Coloradoo Springs, Col., Special.?
i. mass meeting was held in the chapel
if Colorado Sunday evening to voice
he sentiments of the Limon lynching.
?he building was packed and resoluions
denouncing mob law and a re
erslon to the days of barbarism
rere passed unanimously. The resoutions
closed with the following apeal
to the people of the United States:
We protest to o:f counrymen
broughout the lard th it as 1 iw.blrling
eople we share with them the hazards
f mob ebullition in revolt at namelets
errors and c'alm with them to be
udgEd not by flagrant exceptions but
y the steady peace and order of our
ally life-"
Revision of the Cre'd.
Pittsburg, Special.?W. R. Crabbe,
be member of the revision committee
T the Presbyterian General As-embly,
ays that all of the Presnyterifs have
oted on the question of revision of
he creed, re?ulting in revisionists souring
72 per cent, of the votes cast,
f the 1.007,698 members of the
Ihurcft, 69S,25> voted. The Presbyteies
voting in favor of rovision num?
er 126, those agaiDst a change 46.