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H6 was a long time recovering from pneumonia and thought to ^et to New Orleans from Mississippi Cit^. William Barnes was on sick leave at bis sister?s, Kirs. Davis, so he took a small catboat and started out, but was not heard from for months. Sarah went to Mississippi Citytav land to take William supplies, and did not find bin there. They told her he had. started for New Orleans. She came back to Mandevalle and ,,rent into the city, but his people knew nothing of their coming. Finally they found out from the officers of the fort on Ships Island that two bodies had been picked up there answering the description.
Sarah had three boys, Marcellus, Gregor and Harry. She made her living keep-ing boarders for a good many years. Rosa was the worMnr one of the household.. Her health had been b"d during the v/ar and s?^p would not marry t^en^ and after coming to ^ew Orleans she devoted herself to Sarah?s bo,rs. She did not like the city life and died suddenly in ?60. Camrie seems to be more pliant to circumstances and bends before the winds of adversity, springing up again when the blow is rast, like the reods in marshy places, looking fair and flourishing -- nor need one see the soil from which it springs. T?ell , better so, I suppose, but the scars of life?s battles are seen on my face, nor can I regain the hope and buova.ncy of youth, My life is lived all but a brief span.
WHITTEN AT COVINGTON, October 15th, 1?00: (by Fanny Standard Fowler)
There is not much more of interest in my mother?s 1 M a except as it is so closely interwoven with mine for t>e last fifteen years as renders it impossible to continue as a distinct thread. In l^f*? we m.ov?d to Submit to live, and sold the place to invest in a sav/mill where f-c.Co^b City now is. James had lost everything he bad by Mgh water for two successive years. He went into the mill and lumber business ^-nth Col. ? m. H. Gar! and, who owned a larre tract of we]1-wooded land. The business prospered; but in ?71 the railroad offered a big sum for the land end Col. <la.r1and sold. James h~d some personal difficulties wi th tv?e most influential young ,T?en in town, and it resulted in a duel in which James <ras severely ?-oup.dpd in the right hand and left arm. He v?as carried t-o Gol. Garland?s	as	he v/as. cut off f ror
his own by his assailants* '-?hen he was out of danger- but 11 confined to his bed, he married M^'ss SMsa Ca'il.e Garland, Feb, 1^71, Ma^a and I felt completely broken up; we had lived so npi.ly a few years.
The Garland, family moved to St. Louis in	July nnd	!-*a stayed in	Summit until
November. I went with them to St. Louis	?nd then	went	to Colorado with Col.
Garland, Ida and Sid. Ve enjoyed the grand mountain seenery 'md the springs, but soon jealousies arose; and on our return to qt-. Louis I wrote vama and told her not to come, I would return to her. But she had already started, and after resting a few days In their house, we w"nt down to Tuscurbia, Ma., 'to visit Mama?s sister, Frances rybas. It had been about twelve years since they had seen each ohher. They were very kind and lovinr to us and we remained through the winter, which was of great benefit to us both.' In March we returned to our far.ily in Mew Orleans ahd vsnt to Mve n'n our house in Mississippi City, ?in the Christmas of ld70 I had Msited Sarah in 'Orleans and met there !?r. I. J. Fowler. 7 had promised nv brother not to write to anyone in New Orleans but that did not prevent M* c sandin'-? measarps to me, and the more uncanny I was made in Ms house, t>P ^0re ^y heart turned to those I had left behind. qo v-hen we r*et again at Carrie?s h'-use It djH not take long to find ^\it there was no need to seek f,,irth^r for one to care for us. But he was not then in a position to m^rry, so v*e lived at Mississippi City and he visited Tie occasionally, but	M?m? was	very	careful	of riy rood
name and would not let him come as often	as we wished.	In- t.hp	meantime we
kept boarders in summer and did oUr own work In winter, so the groceries James could send us and our little rents from the cottage in Submit, keot us from actual want. In ?73 the l?th ro^i^ent of U.~. Regulars encamped on our plac^ and we took Cant] John Payne and wife to board. The yard was sacred to our use and sereens of pine bough.s were erected, ^o we were very private yet in the midst of tho camp. I soon learned to enioy the camp life, with the musin at guard mount and the different bu~l e calls, as well as visiting amonr the young, officers -nd the married ladies wM rented houses nearby.
Then Camrie and Rhoda spent the su mer with us also, and it passed ouickly.
On July 16th, l?7L , Mr. Fowler and. 7 w?re carried, "hqtever obiection T,"ama had to Mr. Fdwler on account of Ms bein^ older than T and his natural euick temper which he took no pains to conceal, wev,e loner Mhce overcome b,r his many sterling qualities, and ? were very cuietly married, only a d oz.en or so of the neighbors were invited., and Sarah and James were the only ones of my family. C.J. and Rhoda were north at the time. I continued to litoe with Mama at Mississippi City. She did not l^'ke the city, and Mr. Fowler enjoyed the wekly visits home, living, his old bachelor life during the work days in