Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-06
QUITE ROMANTIC.
They Never Saw Each other Until the
Wedding Day.
AfInntn a. 90. Maeon Telenrnnh.


Atlanta (Ga.J Cor. Macon Telegraph.
Wednesday morning at II O'Clock at the
residence Of Mr.. and Mrs, G.. B. Jacox,
1870 Spring street, Mr.. d. c. NJ. Lyle, of
Morristown, Tenn, was married to Miss
Nettie Keasey, OF Chicago, Ill. The cere-
mony was performed by the Rev. DR.. Ed
dy, of the Church OF the Redeemer, in the
presence of few special friends of the
marriage was never celebrated in At
lanta.
Eight years ago Miss Keasey came South
on a visit to Atlanta. Three years later
she went to Athens, Tenn, to attend the
Wesleyan Female College at that point.
There she met Miss Alice Lyle, sister Of
to-day's groom. They soon became fast
friends. They were classmates and room
mates for about one year. After they
parted for their respective homes a con-
slant cOrrespondence was kept up between
them. Two and half years ago Miss
Alice Lyle left her home in Morristown,
Tenn, and went TO Monrovia, Africa,
as missionary. The correspondence
was still continued by the ladies.
AT length Miss Keasey wrote a long let
ter to Miss Lyle and waited about three
months, but no answer came. While with
her friend in college at Athens Miss
Keasey had seen the photograph of Miss
Lyle's brother and had often been shown
loving letters to his sister Alice. So she
took the liberty Of writing to him at
Morristown and asking him for his sisters
address in Africa, thinking, perhaps, she
had changed her station, and this ao-
counted for her long silence. About this
time letter was received at Morrstown
from gentleman in MonrOevlle ANNOUNCE
ing the death Of Miss Alice Lyle. A few
days thereafter Mr.. Lyle, her brother,
replied to Miss Keasey's letter, an
prising her of the sad intelligence. The
lady at once replied, writing a letter of
sincerest coincidence to Mr.. LYLE. He
answered the letter promptly. The family
knew of the strong Friendship existing
between the ladies', and felt drawn to
Miss keasey because of her noble letters
which they found among the effects of the
dead sister in far off Africa. regular
correspondence sprang up between Mr..
Lyle and Miss Keasey. Though
far apart they became fast
friends. The friendship ripened into
love, and though they had never
looked upon each other, they became en-
gagged. Three weeks ago Miss Keasey
came to Atlanta to visit the family of Mr.
JacOx and other friends in this city,
and while here determined to marry the
man upon whose face she had never
gazed. A correspondence to that effect
took place. Wednesday morning the 4
O'Clock train on the State road brought
down Mr.. d. G. M. Lyle, from Morris
town, Tenn. Arriving in the city he soon
dispatched a note to Miss Keasey, asking
to call at O'Clock.
At that hour he alighted from a car
riage at 1870 Spring street, and Mrs. JacoX
ushered him into the parlor, where sat his
bride eXpectant. He advanced and in
troduced himself. The lady was some
what nervous, but soon became calm, and
Mr.. Lyle said ''rhis has not gone too
far. If you are disappointed, will at
once release you"
81 am not disappointed. am most
agreeably surprised. l thought my hus-
band-tO-be was an old gray haired man.
They were most happily married at II
O'Clock, and took the north-bound train
at II O'Clock for Morristown, their future
home. The groom is a splendid looking
man of 80, dealer in agricultural i'm
clements at MOrristown.
The bride is handsome woman of "a.
Her father is coffee and tea merchant at
No. IA Thirty-ninth street, Chicago.