Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-03-15
MIDGETS MATED.
An Interesting Wedding Ceremony
Under Curious Circumstances.
Major Littlehnger Takes to Himself a
Wife A Curious Courtship.

New York, March S.-No wedding
has excited 80 much interest among
sbowmen since that Of Tom Thumb at
Grace Church as the marriage Of the
two midgeds. Miss Ida Hosmer and
Mr.. Robert Hussa, or, as hewas duly
christcncd, Major Iittleiinger, at Bun
ncllis Brooklyn Museum. Ten min
ntes nftur the theater was opened
every scat In the house was filled,
mostly by ladiesS and the house pre-
scented n very picturesque appearance.
A variety performance was first
given, nj which "thc man with the
iron jaw the dancing spider Leon
gon, the elastic man and Lolita de
Alma, "the Queen Of the Air" APP
pcared. But away below the orches-
ira seats. down where "tbe only orr
ginal nciobat had disappeared through
trap-loor in the stage, % different
a,eeue was going on. a little woman
only three feet five inches high and
dressed in white with n long tule veil
covering masses of brown mar,
wreaihed with orange blossoms, sat
san tiny chair with her arms thrown
nroui,d The neck of little man but
three feet five inches high, resplen-
dent in black dress suit and high
white collar and crayat. No one will
over know what the two little people
said.
The little man got tired, apparently,
~ talking sweetly, and very soon got
tip and paced up and down the floor,
toying with his watch-seals and cast
ing approving glances on his reflection
rom mirror The little woman was
iust going TO Join him in his walk
when Mr.. Starr appeared on the stair
way and said "All over for the love
act. We will now have the
marriage act.n Then the little
man gave his arm delicate bend, and
the orm Of the little woman dropped
into the nngle and the white veil, the
orange blossoms, the black suit and
the watch all disappeared through the
stairway towards the stage. When
they reached the top OF the stairway
the curtain was drawn and the stage
presented curious scene. Indians
with dirty blankets, tattooed men,
aud women, fat women, and other
curlosities were running here aud
there, and Mr. Starr was superintend-
lng the management of n parlor scene
for wedding. The curtain went up
and the orchestra played Marriage
nels.n Two minutes after "Bobbie,
with Ida leaning on his arm, walked
ON the stage, followed by
Rev. Hugh o. Pentacost,
who breaches at the Brooklyn
academy of Music. ida's sister Mrs.
nouce, and her brother followed. The
bride was not ut all excited, but
Robbie" was, and the watch seals
went through the most horrible CON
l..
came up to the knee of the IRISH giant,
minister, will YOU take Ida for your
wtfe?p II will,r said the little man,
and the watch-seals Jumped. "And
your husband?n ~ will,n said
i.hc little woman, and she
smilcd at "Bobbie,p at the minis
ter and at each pretty woman in the
house. When the minister pronounced
them man and wife the applause was
deafening. Ladies waived their
handkerchiefs as Bobhie kissed his
wife. Mr., Bunnell then came forward
and congratulated them and all the
turlositiea extended congratulations
after which the company went down
stairs TO the wedding breakfast. Mr..
And Mrs. Hussa then went to Mr..
BuunelNs house. They will remain on
exhibition during the week. Mr.. Hussa
Is twenty-five years old, and was born
az Hartford. Some six weeks ago Mr..
Aussa went to Hartford, there he met
Miss Hosmer, and being more practi-
cal than sentimental proposed that
they should "star together and for
this purpose she should marry him.
NJ first She refused, for Ida is II very
sentimental young lady, and, In the
language of Miss Myrtle Kingsland,
the lecturer az the museum. "She has
yearning after the ideal, u
sweotly romantic poet mind, which re-
VOTED at the idea of marrying stage
curiosity.
But said the groom yesterday: "Ii
there is one thing that | understand
hetter than another, II is u woman,
aud, sir'-and here the little man
gave his watch-seals an indignant jerk
lin one week the heart of Ida Hos
nher was mine.n Ida said; cor course
Bobbie Is not n poet, but will give In
10 Robbie II Bobbie gives in to me-
Aud the little woman looked as If Bob
bic would do that