The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-19
ROMANTIC TALE OF LOVE.
An Italian Count VINO is the Genuine
Article.


From the Baltimore american.
The presence of the Countess LAMA in
Washington, now here with her three
young children on a visit to her father, the
eminent physician, DR.. William A. Ham
mOnd, revives the romantic story of her
marriage some years ago. Count Lama
| left Italy and came to this country to pur-
| sue his career as mining engineer After
various vicissitudes the count found himself
one fine morning completely stranded-a
| stranger in a strange land, without friends
| or even acQuaintances to whom he could
turn in the dlreSt emergency of his life.
| Completely penniiess, it CHANGED that
at this juncture the opportunity offered of
obtaining place IS waiter at DelmOnicos.
AS drowning man grasDs at a straw, the
unfortunate foreigner seized upon the place
as an alternative against starvation. When
he had been there some little time a splendid
dlnner party was given by Mrs. Howard
Crosby, wife of he eminent divine, Of New
York. That the young waiter detailed for
| their service was a man of no ordinary cali
| Der, and was moreover a man of refinement.
| was at once apparent to Mrs Crosby, VINO
| from that time took an active interest in
! the young mans welfare, aud finally OBJ
| tanned for him a subordinate position in a
mercantile house down town. Here the
mans ability and true worth mantle sted
| itself, and steadily year by year he rose from
| one position of trust to another, until at
last he became a partner. In all this time
| Count Lama, who during the period Of
poverty and obscuriy had dropped his
| title and figured as plain Mr., had eschewed
society and kept himself proudly aloof
! When at last the time arrived that he could
| go into society in his proper character, the
| count began to go about and accept invita-
! tionS to the leading hOu.es in New York
| Here, as a wealthy bachelor, one of the
! leading partners in a rich and influential
firm, il may readily be credited that the
count, albeit he was still incOgnio. was the
| recipient of much fatteriug attention on
the part of society generally, and
the TAR sex IN particular Bus
| the 2 count had met and admired
DIR. Hammoud'S handsome daughter. and
had eyes for no one else. The admiration
was mutual, and before any unnecessary
| lapse Of time, after the two had come to an
| understanding, Count Lama approsc led
! D. Hammond, and in due form requested
the hand of his daughter in marriage. His
request was at first refused by Dr.. HIM
mond, who in some way had gotten wind
| of the fact that his would be son-in-law had
1T one time frequented Delmonico's in the
| humble capacity Of a waiter. This fact,
in spite Of explanations, initiated
| against him, until finally, after a
! long interview, the count drew him
self up proudly, saying: IN nv
country it would be considered condescen-
sion for one of my family to seek one Of
! your family in marriage" THIS appears to
| nave had the desired effect, for vesy shortly
| after that tie marriage took place. Count
| LAMA and his bride spent their honeymoon
abroad, where, having established beyond
ali question his right 10 his title, the Count
and Countess LAMA returned To New York.
where they have since resided, and where
| three lovely children have been born to
| them. Countess LAMA is quite literary,
and mas written number of books. the
best known Of which is "Mr. jenkins
| Daughter"