The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-13
MARRIED NUGGETS.
the Love OF Two Lilliputian Curiosities
Takes Its Course as with All
Ordinary Persons.
areater Interest EVinced In the Ceremony
by ShOwmen Than Since Tom
Thumbs Wedding.

Special Correspondence of the Evening Light,
NEW YORK, March 8-No wedding has
excited so much interest among showmen
since that OF Tom Thumb at Grace church
as the marriage of the two midgets, Miss Ida
Hosmer and Mr.. Robert Hussa, or, as Mr..
George Starr, DIR. Bunnelps manager, has
christened him, Major Littlefneer at Bun
nelPs Brooklyn Museum. Ten minutes after
the theatre was opened every seat in the house
was filled, mostly by ladies, and the house
presented very picturesque appearance. A
variety performance was first given, at which
the "Man with the Iron Jaw" the dancing
spider; Leonzon, the elastic man, and Loua
DAlmas, ''the Queen of the Air." appeared,
but away below the orchestra seats, down
where only the original acrobat Iadds, ap-
peared through trap door in tf6etage, DIFF
ferent scene was going on.
A little woman only three feet five inches
high and dressed in white, with a long tulle
veil covering the masses of brown hair
wreathed with orange blossoms, sat on tiny
chair with her arms thrown around the neck
oil little man three feet six inches in height,
| respondent in black dress suit and high
| white Collar and cravat. No one will ever
know what the little pair said, but the little
man undoubtedly was saying something very
| sweet and as he came to the end of what he
was saying the reporters sitting in the corner
| OF the room got curious, and no wonder, for
the little .womans head entirely disappeared,
| buried away on the white shirt front of the
man and hidden under the black lapels Of his
| coat; but there was no cause for alarm, for
| very soon after the white tulle veil appeared,
then the orange blossoms, then the bright
brown eyes, pair of red lips, and soon the
head of
THE LITTLE WOMAN.
The little man got tired apparently of talking
sweetly, and very soon got up and paced up
and down the floor, toying with his watch
seals and casting approving glances on the
rehexlon. from mirror of little man who
walked up and down the floor and toyed with
his watch seals.
The woman was just going to Join the man
IN ms walk when Mr.. Starr appeared on the
stairway and said: "All over for the love
act. We will now have the marriage act"
Then the little man gave his arm a delicate
bend and the arm of the little woman
dropped into the angle and the white veil, the
orange blossoms, the black dress suit and the
gold watch seals all disappeared up the stair
way towards the stage. When they reached
the top OF the stairway the curtain was down
and the stage presented a curious scene. In
dams with dirty blankets, tattooed men and
| women, lat babies and other curiosities were
running here and there and Mr.. Starr was
experimenting the management of a parlor
scene for the wedding. In a minute the cur
tam went up and the orchestra played "Mar-
rage Bells" Two minutes aiterward Bob
bic, with Ida leaning on his arm, walked
on the stage, followed by "Rev. Hugh o.
Pentecost," who breaches at the Brooklyn
Academy OF Music. Ida's sister, "Mrs.
Douce," and her brother followed him. The
bride was not at all excited, but "Bobbie"
was, and the watch seals went through the
most horrible contortions. The little couple
came up to the knee Of the Irish giant, who of
course was present.
| "Robert," said the minister, "will you
TAKE IDA FOR YOUR WIFE,"
81 will, said the little man, and the watch
seals jumped and the white collar began to
| look damp.
"And Ida will you take Robert for your
huSband?'
II WILL" said the little woman, and she
smiled al Bobble, at the minister and at every
| piStJ Nnen The MIN
lister pronounced them man and wife the APP
plause was deafening. Ladies waived their
handkerchief and programmes as ''Bobbie"
kissed his wife. Mr.. Bunnell then came for
ward and congratulated them, and all the
curosities extended their congratulations,
alter which The company went down stairs to
wedding breakfast. Mr.. and Mrs. Hussa
went to Mr.. BIS house. They will remain
on exhibition at the museum during the week.
Mr. Hussa is IS years old, and was born at
| Hartford.
Ida is very sentimental young lady, and
in the language of Miss Myrtle Eingsland, the
lecturer Of the Museum, 'she has yearning
after the ideal, sweetly pathetic, romantic
and poetic mind, which revolted at the idea
OF marrying stage curiosity.
but, >" said the groom, ''yet if there is one
thing understand better than another that |
understand, it is woman, and, sir, (and here
the little man gave his watch seals an indie-
nant jerk 1t is woman; and sir"-another
Jerk at the watch seals-''in one week the
heart of Ida was mine"
Ida said: "Of course, Bobbie is not a
poet or anything like that but will give into
Bobbie, and if Bnhbie gives into me"-and
the little woman looked as though Bobbie
would do that, or her name was not Ida.
BENEDICIIJS