Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-28
FAIR, FAT AND SIXTEEN.
Five Hundred and Seventeen Pounds of
Blushing Bride.
"e'o Iork World, s6tA

Neac York ForId, G6tA.
Inc biggest wedding of this or of any
otneT e! season occurs, If the fates are propi-
tlous, tonight. The bride is just sweet six
teen, coy as naiad, bashful as a debu-
! tante, and full of charming little oirIisb
airs and corned beef and cabbage, Sbn is
one OF the greatest attractions of a dime
museum, and weighs only SIT pounds
Inc youth upon whom the maiden has Law
lShed her young affections is a slender
scion OF the house of Moses, the. butcher
lie Is Is years old, and wears a paper col
lar. More than a year ago Moses
/ met the fair Blanche and was struck bv
/ her open cOuntenance and the general
/ alr oil Vastness which seemed to surround
her. Gazing across the vista of her
shoulders he lOnged to call her all his
/ own. 1t was daring wish, and not until
| ne nad been refused did he realize thp
Immensity of his desire, But David. as
Moses is called by his intimate friends.
dld not let one light refusal weigh heavily
upon his soul. Procuring carriage, he
drove around the object of his vOiIthfuI
affections and surveyed her from all sides.
But his heart revOlted at mere side-show
ana he resolved that, great as were the
obstacles 10 be overcome. she should be
taught to call him beloved.
THE GIDDY LOVERS SUIT.
Little by little he gained her confidence
uhtiI In a moment of fOrgetfulness be-
meath the soft rays of the kerosene. she
permitted him to gently steal one arm
about her forefinger. From that evening
Moses was looked upon as an accepted
sultor and many joyous hour was spent
together exchanging soft nothings to the
sweet strains of the barrel organ in front
of the museum.
Moses, however, pleaded long before the
0Ddufate miss would consent to matrimo-
ny. She put OIL the eventful day from time
TO Tune, pleading extreme youth, fearing
that her lover would tire of her. Two
months ago she finally consented to name
day, ana IN moment of girlish aban-
don cast herself into her suitOr's arms.
This unmaidenly demonstration was un-
looked for, and unable to bear ND against
this overflow OF affection he gave wav and
was precipitated to the floor. A month
later the fractured bone in his arm and
two injured ribs had entirely healed. and
returning to his inamOrata he begged her
to name another day.
THE FORGING OF THE RING.
She consented, and tonight upon the
stage OF the museum, in the BOwerv,
blahcne Grey, professional fat girl, will
be united in the holy bonds of matrimOnv
to Bernhard Moses, of Allen and Riying-
ton streets. A Houston street PresbV-
terlan clergyman Will perform the cere-
mOny. The wedding ring has been safely
forged, and the wedding cake is now in
course of construction. In a burst of
confidence the young man showed the
napKin-rlng ne had purchased for the
mOmentOus occasion.
In the museum the bride smiled broadly
behind canvas ham with which she was
leIsurely tanning part of herself She
wore a crimson, circus-tent, cut decollete.
and her arms were bare. When ap
preached on the delicate subject so near
TO her heart great wave of color swept
across her face and broke under her ear.
Yes" SAID she in pretty confusion.
1.-THE great event of my life is about to oc
cur. l objected to such publicity, but
my friends insisted that | should be mar
rled In public. There will be a great !
crush, of course, and | always object to
crowds. If you stay to the ball" she |
added, with coy glance over the fan, 81 |
VIII be happy to give you a Dance" and |
she gently tappeda tattoo. which lOOsened |
yard of plaster from the ceiling below.
do think my David loves me? Why. |
OF course. He has told me so many a |
time, and why should he deceive an inno-
cent young girl. | am young, giddv.
thoughtless, and marriage will help |
to steady me. L shall settle down then
and give up travelling about the country.
L nave been worrying so much over the |
and the volatile creature glanced compass |
slOnately at her bare arms. ''My husband |
Will be companion for me, and though |
he is young he is by no means as light as |
he appears, but is love to be weighed in a |
pair OF scalesV And she shot senti-
mental glance to where the youthful |
Moses was pensively gazing at her.
A MAN OF BLOOD WHO TOOK TO CIGA-
RETTES.
in h.
toyed gently with the finger of his bride
and lost his hand in the dimple in her
chin. He assured her of his affection and
declared that in spite of the world he
would make her his wife. He is a slender
young man of eighteen, who learned the
butchers trade, but tiring of that took TO
and the show business. DURING
the past six months he has been earning
from 50 to $40 a week ''lecturlng'' and
selling tickets at BOwery museum.
Bernhard Moses, his father, lives at the
corner of Allen and Rivington streets.
where he carries on his business as a He
brew butcher. lie has had much expe-
rience with cattle and objects to his sons
marriage. Yesterday he called at Police
and begged that something
be done to prevent his son from taking
upon himself this excess of adipose mat
ter.
THE STERN PARENTS DESPAIR.
The father asserts that David has his
arms full already and declares that not
poetic sense, but pecuniary one, ac-
tuates the young man. He believes that
it is not the j17 pounds of girl that is
so attractive to the youth as the $50 per
week salary earned by the 517 pounds.
The police advised the old gentleman TO
be present at the ceremony and forbid its
This, the young man asserts,
IS impossible, as his father has net sup
ported HIM. Even if the wedding festivi-
les should be interrupted, David en-
states that he will eiude the
'ye, or both of the eyes, of his wotchful
parent, hire freight-car and elope with
he girl.
To confidential inquiry addressed to
Miss Blanche, she gasped the whispered
eply that after marriage she intended to
control affairs at home; adding, with a
surgle of enjoyment, ''and if he objects TO
t, will spank him. He will find his ,
lands full, can tell you," and the lady
apsed in maiden meditation not alto (