Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-10-17

place OF eternal cOlQ. CT Lne VARIOUS
and sometimes startling conditions we
find on our surface, would warrant US in
the beliefof there being no conditions in
the universe without these uses in the
economy of nature"
The Fat Woman Married.
New YORK, Sept 27.-David Moses,
slim, brown eyed, good looking strip
ling of twenty years, was married to
Blanche Gray, a professional fat wo-
man (she is but sixteen, however), in
city museum last night. The bride
groom weighed I20 pounds and the
bride SIT. 1t was love match.
A great crowd assembled in front of
the museum early in the evening. Fif-
teen policemen were trying to keep the
multitude within from crushing each
other to death. The price of admission
was ten cents, but at nine o'clock one
dollar would not have secured admis-
sion, and the manager closed the ticket
Office in despair. On the second floor
the bride sat on a raised platform with
a mass of people pressing around her.
Her boyish lover had to fight his way
to her side, and cheer went up, fol-
lowed by peals of laughter.
THE MINISTER APPEARS.
Suddenly q gray-bearded man, Dress
ed in clerical suit of black, appeared
at the door of the museum and cIamor-
ed for admission. He was shown into
the private Office, and as he staggered
about he said:
"Pm the minister, by G.! Bring
down Moses, and I'll make short work
of it, by G.! You can deal with me
as you please afterward."
1t was the Rev. Charles E. Berger,
of No. 3l2 Sixth street, ON ex-chaplain
of the army, who was engaged to per-
form the ceremony of marriage. He
urged several persons present to 60 out
and drink beer with him and then went
up stairs to the bride. Standing be-
side her on the platform he took out
book and began to read q marriage
blank while the crowd cheered and hiss
ed. The ponderous bride put her fan
before her face to conceal gigantic
blush and then she pushed the clergy
man away, saying that he was intoxi-
Gated. Mr.. Berger then went out for
beer.
Meanwhile the crowd in the theatre
below were yelling hoarsely in impa-
tience. The little cupid on the curtain
of the stage where the ceremony was
to take place wore a look of shame.
The place was jammed to suffocation.
Police Captain Kealy and Sergeant
Cahill occupied front seats. The air
was filed with shrieks, whistles, curses
and groans, but above the din the live
ly strains of Mendelsohn's wedding
march could be heard. Policemen
swung their clubs around and pushed
back the eager spectators and several
fights were started. 1t was pande-
monium set loose.
FOR LOVE NOT LUCRE.
A rumor reached the room that the
father of the bridegroom, who was op-
posed to the wedding, had captured
the clergyman, but it proved to be un-
true. The boyish lover fitted to and
fro in his wedding clothes. To a re-
porter he said that he was marrying
Blanche for love and not for money.
His father was at the door, but could
not get in. He went to the police sta
ton and asked the police to interfere,
but they refused to do anything. He
said that the managers of the museum
bad persuaded his boy into the mar
riage. Young Moses brother and two
sisters, however, were in the museum
and appeared to be satisfied with the
affair At quarter past nine O'Clock
the little theatre Was so full that an at
tempt was made to hoist the bride out
of back window and get her down q
ladder to the stage. The window was
too small. Then squad of policemen
cleared the aisle and the SIT pound
maiden waddled down to the stage,
followed by her bridesmaid, a gorgeous
ly attired Circassian girl, named Zoe
Meleke. The fair Blanche wore red
silk dress, a great gold chain, diamond
earrings, pink stockings and profusion
Of white flowers In her hair and upon
her breast. When she reached the
stage the question was how to get her
upon it, as she was too large for the
door. A board was removed, however,
and the procession filed behind the
scenes. A tinkle of the bell and the
curtain was raised. The crowd yelled
and hooted. The bride sat on the
stage near table which vas covered
with floral gifts. Mr.. Berger stagger,
ed out to the footlights and cheer
followed.
MUTUAL VOWS.
Then he asked the loving pair if they
were of age and bade them sign theil
names The women in the audience
hissed. When the names were signed
the pair stood up and the clergyman
began:
To the spectators:
"Be so kind as to keep quiet.
stand before you as minister of the
gospel and chaplain of the army"
Then to the blushing boy bride
groom:
''Do you promise to acknowledge
this woman "a your wife and to trea,