Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14
A Rosy Romance.

4 Rosy Romance.
Probably the most romantic marriage
that ever occurred in this city took place
Tuesday at the residence of Mrs. Louisa
Kunnecke, No. 1,202 West Walnut street.
The contracting parties were w. De
Garmo, q wealthy Spaniard, and Mrs.
Lisetta II. Beason, daughter Of the lady
at whose house the ceremony was per-
formed. The story of the marriage is a
remarkable one, and shows the strange
courses through which fate sometimes
runs. Five years ago Miss Lisetta Kun
necke, q charming young lady Of twenty
two summers, became acquainted with
Mr.. George Beason, managerof the Singer
Sewing Machine Company for the State
of Kentucky. A mutual attachment
was the result of their acquaintance, and
after = courtship extending ove a period
united in marriage. Soon after this they
moved toElizabethtown, KY, where they
purchased a handsome home and lived
in happiness for nearly two years, when
the first great blow of her life fell upon
her. Her husband was suddenly taken
i'll with typhoid pneumonia, and, inspite
Of all efforts, died in a week afterward.
He had insurance policies on his life
amounting to $4,000, which was paid
over to his young widow. Soon after
ward she moved to this city and invested
her money in real estate. Her life was
for a time a very lonely one, and in order
to keep her mind occupied she accepted
q position with the company of which.
her husband had been a trusted employe.
She applied herself closely to her bust
ness, and never left the city until the
grand musical festival took place at Gin
cinnati in 1882. At the earnest invita-
ton of some of her friends she consented
to attend it, and they accordingly de-
parted for that. city. That night they
repaired to the grand hall, and in COM
pany with several friends, she took her
seat nearly in the center of the parquette
and under of the large chandeliers,
which threw its light down upon her
handsome face and figure. She was still
dressed in mourning, and the heavy, dark
hat which hung closely around her face
only served to make the picture more at
tractive. During the intermission be-
tween the acts she partially turned
round in her seat, to make a remark to
one of her friends, and naturally cast her
eyes over the vast row of faces which
surrounded her. Sitting just across from
her she noticed a tinely-dressed man of
about the medium size, but with q very
dark face, betokening his nationality,
looking intently at her with a pair of
large black eyes. The intentness of his
stare made her look at him more
closely than she would otherwise have
done, and after q momentary meeting of
the eyes, she turned her head and settled
back in her seat. Several times during
the performance she felt an irresistible
desire to look, and whenever she turned
her head, saw the eyes of the stranger
fixed closely upon her. When the cur
tain fell on the last act and the thousands
Of people were to depart, she noticed him
elbowing his way toward her, but a sud-
densurge of the crowd in the aisle swept
him from view, and she saw him no
more. She talked the matter over with
her friends after her arrival at the hotel,
but thought no more of it. The next
morning she CHANGED to pick up one of
the daily papers, and, with a true woman
ly instinct, turned to the personal col
umn. To her establishment she saw one
which brought up before her the occur
renee at the theater the night before.
The advertisement had been inserted by
the swarthy-looking stranger, and re-
quested her to send her name and ad-
dress to "W. De G., Ell Paso, Tex" After
thinking the matter over she determined
to write as requested, just to have a little
amusement. She accordingly dropped a
note to the address given, and two weeks
afterward received a lengthy reply. The
correspondence was kept up for several
months, the letters growing more and
more affectionate until finally one came
to her containing a proposal of marriage.
The answer was aafavorable one, and
last Tuesday was set as the day for the
performance of the ceremony. A little
over a week ago the unknown bridegroom,
SO to speak, arrived in the city, and for
the first time they met face to face.
Neither seemed to have u to regret
the turn affairs had taken, and a little
party of friends assembled at the house
on the day named to see the romance of
two lives sealed. They only remained in
the city until yesterday afternoon, when
they departed for his home in Texas.
The story of the courtship was kept quiet
by the family, but being too good to
keep leaked out, and it has been talked
of rather extensively by friends and ac-
q~uaintances of the lady who played such
an Important part.-Louisvi1k Courier
Journal.
Collins Made Of Glass.
otis almost worth while dying to be
buried in one of them," said the inventor
of a glass coffin yesterday to a Times re-
porter. The speaker. who lives on Fifth