The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-10-09
A BIG BRIDE.
Curious w eddinR in New York
The Fat Woman alta Dime Mu.
scum and Her Lover.
one minute.

The biggest wedding OF this or of any
other season occurs if the fa;es are pro
pitious, to night. The bride is Just swee,
sixteen, coy as a naisd, bashfui as de-
butante, and full Of little charming girlish
airs and corned beef and cabbage. She is
one Of The greatest attractions of dime
museum and weighs only 5l7 pounds. The
youth upon whom this maiden has lavish
ed her young affections is a slender scion
Of the house of Moses, the butcher. He is
Is years old and wears paper collar.
More than a year ago Moses met the fair
Blanche and was struck by her open conn
teDance and tine general air of vastness
which seemed to surround her. Gazing
across the vista of her shoulders he lopged
to call her all bis own. 1t was daring
wish, and not until he had been refused did
he fealize the intensity of his desire But
David, as Moses is called by his intimate
friends, did not let one light refusal weigh
heavily upon his soul. Procuring car
risge, he drove around the object of his
youthful affections and surveyed her from
all sides. But his heart revolted at a mere
side-shOw, and he resolved that, great as
were the obstacles TO be overcome she
should be taught to call him beloved.
Little by little he gained her confidence
until in moment of forgetfulness, beneath
the sof; rays of the kerosene, she permitted
him to steal one arm about her fOreinger.
From that evening Moses was looked up
on as an accepted sutton, aud many Joy
ous hour WAS spent together. exchanging
soft nothings TO the sweet strains of the
barrel organ i'm front of the museum.
Moses, however, pleaded long before the
Obdurate miss would consent to metrimo-
ny. She put of the esentful day from
time 10 time, pleading extreme youth, fear
ing that her lover would tire of her Two
months ago she finally consented TO name
day, and In moment OF girlish abandon
cast herself into her suitor's arms. This
unmaidenly demonstration was unlocked
for, and unable to bear up against this over
flow Of affection he gave way and was pre-.
10 the floor. A month later the
fractured bone in his arm and the two in
jured ribs had entirely healed, and return
ing to his insmorata he begged her to
name another day.
She consented, and tonight upon the
stage of the museum, in the Bowery,
Blanche Grey, professional fat girl, will be
united in the holy bonds of matrimony, to
Bernard Moses, of Allen and Rivin.ton
streets. A Houston street PRESBYTERIAN
clergyman will perform the ceremony.
The weddiDg-ring has been safely forged
and the wedding cake is now in course of
ln a burst of confidence the
young man showed the napkin-ring he had
purchased Tor the mOmentous occasion.
In the museum the bride smiled broadly |
behind a canvas ham with which she was
Ieisurly tanning part of herself. She wore
a crimson circus tent. cut decollette and |
her arms were bare. When approached on
the the delicate subject SO near 10 he- |
heart great wave of color swept across |
her face and broke under her ear
Yes" said she in pretty confusion. 'the |
great event of my life is about 10 occur. |
objected to such publicity, but nv friends |
INSISTED that should be married in public,
There will be great crush. of course, and
always object to crowds. If yoi stay to
he ball" she added. with coy glance over
her fan, 81 will be happy to give you a
lance" and she gently tapped a tattoo,
which loosened yard of plaster from the
ceiling below.
''Do i think my David loves me' Why,
If course. He has told me so many a time
md why should he deceive an innocent
'oung girl? l am young, giddy, thought.
ess, and marriage will help to steady me.
shall settle down then, and give up trav-
ling about the cuontry. l have been wor-
wing so much over the great event that /
IN really getting thin" and the volatile
reature glanced compsssionately at her
are arms. my husband will be a com.
'anion for me, and though he is young he
S by no means as light as he appears. but
5 love to be weighed in a pair of scales ~
md she shot sentimental glance to where
he youthful Moses was pensively gazing
1 her.
Coming up in answer to the look he
Dyed gently with the finger of his bride
nd lost his hand in the dimple other chin.
lie assured her of his affection, and de.
Jared that in spite of the world he would
1ake her his wife. He is a slender Young
IAN of Is, who learned the butchers Il ade,
ut firing of that took to cigarettes and
ne show business. During the past six ,
,onths he has been earning from IS TO SO +,
week featuring" and selling tickets at
'owery museum. |,
Bernard Moses, his father, lives at the
orner OF Allen and Rivington streets,
here he carries on his business as a He
rev butcher. He has had much expert.
nee with cattle and objects to his sons
larriage. Yesterday he called at police
eadquarters and begged that something
J. done to prevent his son from taking