Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-15
HOW EDISON WON HIS WIFE.
A Rain Storm that Led to a Romantic
Courtship and Wedding.

Neto York World
Mrs. Edison has particular grievance i.
ana that Is that the newspapers all owe r
the country have published such ridieu-
! lous stories Of her and Mr.. EdisOn's court
/ ship and marriage.
I'm the nrst place." she said to me. 81
I never worked in any factory, nor for Mr..
! Edison, nor any body else, in any capacity
/ and therefore all the stories about his
passing along where / was at work Mon
/ day evening and proposing to me and
/ setting the wedding for Tuesday morning
/ hasn't word Of truth in it. The fact is
just this. | was going home from schoo
one afternoon with two of my companions,
when it began TO rain furiOusly and none
Of us had an umbrella, and so we stepped
into the hallway of what proved be Mr..
Ed1Son's factory, where he was then max
ing the stock-recorders. A gentleman
whom we knew came out and invited us
inside, and we went in to be out of the
rain. | was about fifteen and a halt years
old, and was tall for my age. Mr.. Edison
was at work on one of his machines, and
this gentleman whom we knew. showed
us around, and noticed Mr.. Edison par
ticularly for two reasons. First, l thought
he had very handsome eyes, and next be-
cause he was so dirty, all covered with
machine oil, ETC., and l spoke to him about
the little instrument he was at work ON.
We talked few moments, and. as the rain
kept up and even grew worse, we con-
cluded it was best to go home. The gem
tleman brought his umbrella and took my
two schoolmates, and MIR. Edison got his
and started to accompany me, first pulling
on an overcoat that hid his dirty clothes.
When we got to the house l saw that he
was determined to go in, and l had to
invite him. and when my mother came
down she asked who that was. l told her
and said that he bad brought me home,
and she went in. was in mortal terror
lest she ask him to stay, but she did, and
then he got up and took off his oYercoat
and stayed till O'Clock, and then when
he went away he asked permission of my
mother and myself to call again. When
he got it he availed himself of it to come
almost every evening, and at last, after
five months of constant visiting, he made
his proposal in this way, which | tell you,
because it is so perfectly his way of doing
everything. We had been out walking,
and were coming home, when he said:
octave YOU ever Thought you would like
to be married, Mamie ?
"'Why, no. l replied, mot yet any
how
's'WeI, L have, and 1 would like to, and
l would like you for my wife,
"'Ohl couldn't / answered.
"'Well, and why not? Don't you like
me well enough? Think, now, and try
and not make mistake
81 stammered out something about the
suddenness of it, and that l couldn't
marry so young, but he said:
eff you meant no, you would say no;
so now Fll see your father tomorrow
night, and ii he says yes, We'll be mar
ried Tuesday,
''This WAS Saturday. Sunday he talked
with father and mother, and wanted to
be married at once, but father said he
would give him an answer in week. Mr..
Edison took my hand and said:
'''I love your daughter and I'll make
her a good husband. l am honest, and I
am good, and l know how to treat a
woman. I'll come next Sunday night
''He did, and father had in the mean
time satisfied himself that he need have
no fear, and so we were married, and l
have been very happy with him, and | eX-
pect to be as long as I live. for he is good
and true, and so tender with me and the
children. We have three--Dottie, my
daughter, and Tommie, my big boy, and
Willie, my baby. Dottie looks little like
me, but TOmmie is like his father, with
the same shaped head and same eyes.
Yes, Pm a little in love with my hus-
| bands eyes-yes, in fact, \ good deal"