Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-20

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Better or for Worse.

Better OF loA NscASSs
r,oo. the Ys,o York sun.
,osrs ago Jeannetta A. Powell,
,.orv Young woman, was living in
.1, and working in a store. She
L.,s IN he rich and famous, and so she
f-,raaIf tattooed. About the same
u'O +bara was in this country young
''- .,,ood Robinson. He had himself
n.- believing that there was fame
..,,pov in it. When ROblnsOu's suf-
Inns were over be could boast that ne
iel'N+ 30 only living man with l4O hlellEe
wa, . AND into his skin, an alligator
SuI.n-.iing down his spine, and the motto
cI""-.,5, little. love me long," on his
"Au,t As for Jeannetta Powell, two
We'-ard "a nainter might struggle in vain
lU,,ys an idea of her Appearance Brace
-lyisblv strewn with India Ink dla-
.-rIs encircle her arms. The moon Is
Ill95,,,,rod eternally rising on her left shout
I-Giada. blazed upon by big red sun
U',girr into the west on the shoulder
S"s fhp wav. Three spOtless doves
i ",,ca themselves, each upon one leg, on
.,i,,,s pqrts of her person, and serpent
4 va. s.shinc ewes and a threatening
,,,rra winds himself around her much
M vurcured neck.
"A P'Isanuetta said good-by TO the store,
Vi.
VI to,sn earning $50 a week on show. At
.E;sroint .Jeannetta becomes Lillian Mar
w. IND Robinson Capt. Wesley st. Clair,
Cot1n names suited to their new spheres.
,fsspUhlle Fate, which sees across the
,tisntir had cast her eye upon the young
ac,,,lp and decided that they were made
4 zach other. Lillian took an ocean
Fl steamer. the Captain took the Pennsylya-
MO railroad, and they met in Chestnut
in 10
Toietod numerous little experiences at
N landing the pricking-in Of the snake, and
t5e f,3ntain said nobody but a tattooed
q ie3v could appreciate what ne had suffer
"a while that alligator was being worked
into bis spine.
Tr4v loved. This was six years ago,
and they have been loving ever since.
Fl Vow t4ev were united and gazed upon
4 osrh other IN "A Chatham street museum,
Fl and now torn apart and hurried one to
n Coney island and one to Kansas City.
M seyera times the Captain said he would
III rot stand it. A week ago he said he'd
M h. blowed if he would. He said to Miss
N Marco
marry me and Pn marry you. Wen
be the only living tattOoed couple in the
world and we'll make SO a week togeth-
. eripstead Of $50 apart"
lillian eaned over until the snake and
per. ald ftitered eyes" The Captain
ssid he was sure she would not be foolish
enough to talter anything else, and
they took tue manager into their conf
dehce
IAN right if you get married on the
# STAGE, with brass band" said the mana
ger
Monday the alligator and his comrades
were eclipsed beneath q spOtless shirt
l-5 ar nd q hn
snake was hidden away beneath a gor-
geQus wedding dress Of white satin, and
0lil the y are arms of the beautiful Lii
aNL with me little birds spread over the
M NQmp surface, told OF her superiority to
0ther'w0men "A big sign out in the Bow
efs bYlted tile public in and they came
at llo apiece, Babies mad scarcely room
tdelYg The manager, fearful and pale,
EBsted the curtaiu that hid the stage, and
sii& That the dear young friends would be
united as soon as the audience had enjoy
Cd The variety performance. At last the
0rchestra-pianO and ViOlin-brOke into a
Wedding march. A white-headed man in
clerical garb hObbled on to the stage af-
lei the bridal pair.
The manager advanced and introduced
the Old man in clerical garb. who there
upon developed q marked faculty of in
reducing himself, although in broken
Enslisb.
n am the old Minister" he said, s'Charles
finest Berger an old army chaplain"
Then he Introduced the witnesses by
their names, and conjured the AlbinO
lady, Mary Jane Mcleod, to hold firmly
the plate that she held in her hand and
stand closer to the bride. The service,
hen begun, was intermingled with
speeches from the chaplain, who kept on
addressing the crowd on miscellaneous
subjects
lie tooka gold ring from the plate held
by the AhiHo lady, placed it himself up
on the BRIDES finger, and asked them if
1ey would cherish and love each other.
bJth Whispered that they would, and then
g pressed tbeiT heads together, and told
Gtu that the proper thing to do was to
Mss esch other. They obeyed. The Leo
glid Boy, smoking a cigar out in the
wings, loudly demanded that the minister
.4oud Kiss the bride, but he would not.
4aemeaagef kissed her. He gave the
1aliibSer llilrse, gave the bride yellow
watch and chain, told the crowd he hoped
lley had enjoyed the show, and sent them
away,
asn tle RAigatOr and the snake were
YWs no e uncovered, and Lillian's ankles
alo / pse to the Captains during the
les OF me daya They will pass the honey
moon IN just that way.