Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-19
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The Atlanta, Ga, Constitution an
nounces the marriage in the city Wednes.
day week Of Mr.. d. O. M. Lyle Of Morris
town, Tenn, and Miss Nettie Keasey of
Chicago, ILL.,, and adds;
"A more romantic marriage was never
celebrated in Atlanta. Eight years ago
Miss Keasey came South on 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 roommates for
about one year. After they parted for
their respective homes constant CORE
spondenee was kept up between them.
Two and o. half years ago Miss Alice Lyle
left her lone in Morristown, Tenn,
aud went 10 Monrovia, Africa, as q mis-
sionary. The correspondence was still
continued by the ladies, At length Miss
Keasey wrote long letter to Miss Lyle
and waited about three months, but no
answer came. While with her friend in
college ut 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 ask
ing him for his sisters address in Africa,
thinking, perhaps, she had changed her
station, and this accounted for her long
silence. About this time letter was re-
ceived at Morristown from gentleman in
Monrovia announcing the death of Miss
Alice Lyle. A few days thereafter Mr..
Lyle, her brother, replied to Miss
Keasey's letter, apprising her of the sad
intelligence. The lady at once replied,
writing 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. A 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 engaged. Three
weeks ago Miss Keasey came to Atlanta to
visit the family of Mr.. Jaoox and other
friends IN this city, and while here deter
mined to marry the man upon whose face
she had never gazed. A correspondence
10 tnat enect TOOK place. Yesterday
morning the A o'clock train on the state
road brought down Mr.. d. O. NJ. Lyle
from Morristown, Tenn. Arriving in the
city he soon dispatched note to Miss
Keasey, asking to call at o'clock.
"At that hour he alighted from car
riage at 1870 Spring street, and Mrs.
Jacox ushered him into the parlor, where
sat his bride expectant He advanced
and introduced himself. The lady was
somewhat nervous, but soon became
calm, and Mr.. Lyle said ''This has not
gone too far. If you are disappointed l
will at once release you"
81 am not disappointed. 1 am most
agreeably surprised. I thought my
husband-to-be was an old gray-haired
man."
'They were most happily married at
IL o'clock to-day, and took the north
bound train at ~ o'clock for Morristown,
their future home. The groom is a
splendid looking man of SO, dealer in
agricultural implements at Morristown.
The bride is a handsome woman of "a.
Her father is a coffee and tea merchant at
No. IA Thirty-ninth street, Chicago"