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"I'll see
you in heaven."
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General William
Hervey
Lamb Wallace
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Martha Ann
Dickey Wallace
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Originally published in 1909, a biography by Isabel Wallace
recounts the life of her adoptive father, the little-recognized William
Hervy Lamme Wallace, the highest-ranking Union officer to fall at the battle
of Shiloh.
Born in 1821 in Ohio, Wallace and his family moved to
Illinois in 1834, where he was educated at Rock Springs Seminary in Mount
Morris. On his way to study law with Abraham Lincoln in Springfield in
1844, Wallace was persuaded by local attorney T. Lyle Dickey, a close friend
of Lincoln, to join his practice in Ottawa instead. Wallace eventually
married
Dickey's daughter, Martha Ann, in 1851.
When the Civil War broke out, Wallace joined the Union
Army and was appointed brigadier general for his performance at Fort Donelson,
the first notable Union victory.
It was at the Battle of Shiloh, one of the early
engagements of this war, that Wallace was hit by a bullet and soon died
as a result. In fact, the historical record states that he was the
only high ranking officer in this battle who did not blunder in this loss
to the Confederacy.
As he lay dying in a bed in a nearby private home, his
wife was able to stand by him. For several days he hung between life
and death. After awhile he began to regain consciousness and looked
as if he might recuperate from his wound. However, he began to exhibit
a fever and it became apparent that infections had set in.
When it was realized that he was indeed dying, he took
his wife by the hand and pulled her head down to his chest. As she
lay stretched out across him, he whispered his last words to her, "I will
see you in Heaven."
Mrs. Wallace never remarried. She died at
age 86. Her adopted daughter, Isabel Wallace, buried her in the dress
that Mrs. Wallace had set aside as a yonger woman to welcome her husband
home from the Civil War.
Martha Ann Wallace's dying words were, "I see him.
He is waiting for me in Heaven."
Now, that's love. |
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He Married
His
First Cousin
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The Lovelife of
Charles Darwin
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In 1839 Charles Darwin married
his cousin Emma Wedgewood. They had 10 children
together, 7 surviving to adulthood, and lived a long
and happy life together, untouched by the slightest hint of poverty or
scandal.
After living several years in London they moved to a country house at Downe
in Kent about 16 miles from the outskirts of London. He never again left
the British Isles and rarely traveled far from Down House.
Darwin's tragedies were those shared by some of his contemporaries.
Two of these were the premature deaths of three of his children and poor
health. For Darwin, personal health became a major life influence as he
was plagued by a chronic illness whose symptoms rarely left him for a day.
Darwin was not an atheist. He described himself as an
agnostic, and it is likely that he retained a belief in some kind of god,
although not a diety who, like some master puppeteer, took a direct and
continuously intervening role in the evolutionary process and in human
affairs. Throughout his life Darwin maintained a sense of deep humility
and a concern for his fellow man, fully aware of the limits of science.
Darwin was deeply affected by the death of his older brother Erasmus ("Ras")
in August, 1881, and it is conjectured that his grief may have exacerbated
the seriousness of his own poor health. In early 1882 he had several minor
heart attacks. His condition worsened and on April 19, 1882, at 73 years
of age, he died at Down House after several hours of nausea, intense vomiting
and retching--symptoms of a chronic illness that bedeviled him for the
last 40 years of his life. At his bedside, and attending to his needs,
were his wife Emma, his daughter Henrietta and his son Francis. A widespread
rumor circulated -- facilitated by an evangelist by the name of Lady Hope
who preached in Downe during the last years of Darwins life -- that on
his deathbed Darwin renounced evolution and declared himself a Christian.
This story, totally contradictory to the nature of the man himself, is
a falsehood, denied by his daughter Henrietta and those who knew him best
and who were actually at is bedside during his last weeks. Darwin's last
words, spoken to his wife Emma, were, "I am not in the least afraid to
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The World's
Biggest Kiss
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As
Recorded in the
Guiness
Book of
World
Records
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The "Big Kiss", as the attempt at the world record was
titled, was organized by Radio Sarnia Lambton of Ontario, Canada. Taking
place on February 11, 2000, there was inevitably a Valentines Day theme
running throughout, with vendors at the event selling flowers, chocolates
and other gifts. There was also live music provided by the Montreal-based
group "See Spot Run," amongst others, and couples taking part entered a
drawing to win a trip for two to Montreal. Entrance to the event was free
but people were urged to bring food for the area’s local food banks and,
in doing so, managed to amass over two tons of donations. The 1,588 couples
kissed
for 10 seconds, breaking the city’s own previous record. Adelle Richards,
Director of Community Relations for the radio station and coordinator of
the event said, “I knew we could do it. There was a huge demand to
make the 'Big Kiss' an annual event. We did it last year, we did it again
this year - and breaking the record proves we are the kissing
capital of the world!”
Oh, that kiss! |
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The mission of this not-for-profit website is to promote clear insights
and toleration regarding the many variations of primary relationships that
exist in our world. We ask for neither acceptance or approval but
hope that each visitor who reviews the pages of this site will leave them
with a better understanding of the numerous cultural, historical, preferential,
religious, sexual, and sociological approaches to coupling that have always
existed and will continue to exist as long as there are at least two human
beings living on this planet. If the effort put into creating and
maintaining this site results in others coming to the realization that
the basic human need to love and be loved takes on many forms which are
accepted by those who practice them, whether right or wrong as determined
by the personal belief system of others, then it will have served it's
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