E. P. R.

“ Each noble deed which conquer’d Death:
And show them in the golden sun
Of Peace and Fame that shall be won.
Right bravely hast thou borne thy part—
Hope on—Trust on—true patriot heart.
Columbia, S. C., Dec. 1853.
E. P. R.
* The noble residences of Gen. C. C. Pinckney and of John Rutledge, which were destroyed with all their precious contents, in the great fire of 1861.
†Mrs. Holbrook, grand-daughter of John Rutledge and great-niece of Gen. Pinckney, died October 1863. ”