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I For Twenty-two Years after His Death She Kept His Place Set.PHILADELPHIA, Sopt. 23.—If ever (bo Abutters of my house are closed, call a fireman and climb in tho second-story window. Bald a little old woman of Philadelphia to neighbors several years ago. Then 1 will hnva Joined my husband. One morning this week tho shutters did not open.The house was tho home of Mrs. Sarah II. U ones ole, 80 years old. who. since tho death of her husband, twenty-two years ago. bud lived alone with' memories vltnllxod by her unfailing; enactment of the devotion and the lit-1 ' tie attentions Hho had bestowed upon I him during their mnrrled life. Tho closed shutters caught the eyo of tho first early risers. They thought of the nged woman’s reijucRt, yet nono was willing to net. Perhaps she had overslept, they thought. Rut when 1 the hours passed and the shutters remained dosed, a poilconmn was summoned.Proyrliery Hnd Como True.He found the aged recluse, a frail, hent figure, dead In her chair. The , death, physicians snld. was due to tho , Infirmities of old ago.For twenty-two years Mrs. Bencsolc , had maintained her touching devotion : to the memory of her husband. Ho . had been n dentist, and his sign on each of the front windows wns allow- j cd to remain. Every morning the little old Indy polished tho glittering If'rrs.In the front hallway she kept Ills; hat nnd coat hanging as In other days. The table in the dining room was a!-1 ways sot for two. Her husband’s favorite chair was drawn to tho fireplace of ovonlngs. Thus Mrs. Bonsnln lived over ’•'twin tho life of the post.Minted a Man in the House.Aside from keeping fresh tho mem-«rv «if her husband, the recluse de-1 sired to give an impression that there wait a man in the house. She had Jewels, which she often showed to the neighbors, and she thought it would he too risky to keep the/ with her !f the belief provallcd tbnt she was all alone.■Neighbors snld she wns always comfortably situated nnd some thought sho lmd n .considerable fortune. She bought liberally of food, did all her i own work, and did it well. Handsome furniture, a survival of her happier days, made the home a treasure house' for lovers of the antique. But today tho shutters are closed and tho lien-, fist's signs have not been polished.
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The Sunday Telegram
Clarksburg, West Virginia, US
Sun, Sep 24, 1916
Page 14
Full Page
Clipped by
Stephen B.
USA 15 Nov 2023
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