Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-04
MARRIED A MINSTREL.
zsie Infatuation of an Indiana COIOneI's
Fair Daughter.
Chicago Times.

slim. cleanly-shaven young man
dressed in black clothes and looking more
like a DarsOn than member of a minstrel
rr0upe. stood in the hallway Of Browns
Hotel yesterday afternoon. He was
George Gale, minstrel, and hero of the TO-
mantle and secret marriage with Miss
Plua e. Trumbull. the pretty daughter Of
colonel James T.. Trumbull, formerly of
chicago. but now of Indianapolis. and the
toung gentleman whom the ''iTate pa
routV followed o. the train as he was leaY-
iur the capital Of Indiana with his new
made bride and attempted to thrash. He
was married TO the young lady Monday
morning at Christ Church, indianapolis.
bv Rev Z. A. Bradley, and the announce
mcnt caused a stir in indianapolis society
such as has not been known there for
many years. The circumstances of the
little romance We're narrated in a spe-
ciJl dispatch to the Times yesterday
morning. Miss Trumbull Is be-
Wtching little blonde. and she met Gale.
who is a member of the Hyde and Behman
comedy troupe, performing at the Olympic
Theatre some two years ago. The min
-trel and the Majors daughter soon found
pleasure i'm each others company. and IN
time they learned TO love. The minstrel
would a-wOOing 20. although the Major
looked with anything but favor at his
Spised and rather questionable profession.
This made no difference to the merry min
,trel and while on the road he found
ample opportunity to utilize hotel paper
with professions of true love. The result
was q seaside Library novel denOue-
ment and the Majors daughter and the
minstrel became engaged. The minstrel
sOtifled the Major, and with true military
ter0city the stern parent put his foot down
hoe d. q, Ia IA, 4 l..
Ire Sent mis- wife and daughter south. that
the latter might lose remembrance Of the
burnt cork artist in the smiles and cOUr-
teOus attentions of the gallants Of that
cOurtly section. 1t was all tOnO purpose,
for iour months SOiOurn in the land of
cotton did not cure the Northern maiden
of her love for the merry minstrel, and
returning to indianapolis, the loving
couple met Monday and east their fates
i'm the same balance. The marriage cere-
mOny was cOnsummated clandesunely, af
ter preparations had been made to notify
the family and flee to this CITY. The nOti-
ucatiOn was like telling a man he was a
liar. for Major Trumbull swOre that he
would come TO Chicago and get a divorce
for his daughter. But the merry minstrel
was opposed 10 remuneration, as likewise
was the Majors daughter, and they hastily
boarded a train Monday and came TO
lowed them to the train and swOre and
rayed, and struck the merry minstrel with
his cliBched fist. He said if the pseudo
negro had come to him like a man and
asked FOR his daughter, and promised Ia
give D.. the stage. he would have con-
Sented, ana while he was talking the train
moved of and the Wrathful father had
only time to jump from the platform tC
save himself from being brought to wicked
Chicago. Arrived in Chicago the minstrel
and bis wife put up at Browns Hotel, and
here it was that a reporter met them
The Minstrel did not look so very terrible
He was a modest looking Young man, and
he said: lit was not that she loved her
father isss, but that she loved me more
did her father love yOu:''
Der father loved me-" he said iu mock
tragic zones. No. the trouble was about
my Profession. l don't sec why it should
be. either. | make "a good living by it,
and ] aI respected i'm my profession.
came 90 Chicago six years ago from
Springfield. and sang in st. PaUrs Church
choir. subsequently l travelled four wear,
with Carlow. Primrose Il Vests Min.
strels, and lately | went with the Hyde "
BehmGl Company. No, my wife viii moi
90 on the stage"
Mrs. Gale was a south side belle wheI
her father lived here as agent of the
American Express Company. Il shall
live vi ID George" she declared, nesting
up 10 the young husband, land shall no
20 baca home" The manager of Gale;
company said that he was an exemplary
Aeune nan, and would make Miss Trum
hull & GOOD husband.