St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-22
A THIRTY YEARS WAIT.
Sweethearts in Italy Married at
Jersey City.

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st. Louis Republic.
The marriage of Antonio Ru bino, of
Asbury Park, and Rosa di Motto, of Jer-
sey City, is subject of gossip III the
latter city to-day. Antonio is sixty-fiye
years old, and his bride is fiftyone
years OF age. They were married at
the Office of Justice of the Peace Weed,
of Jersey City yesterday. Thirty years
ago, so Antonio told the justice, lie was
overSeer of a lemon grove owned by his
father in sunny Italy. In this grove
Rosa picked lemons, and ever and anon
cast sleeps eyes at Antouio.
Very soon Antonio fell in love with
Rosa. and Rosa did not offer any serious
objection, so the young people set about
discussing the advisability of getting
married at an early date. But Antonio
had yet to tell his father, for that per-
sonage was very proud, and Antonio
felt deal of nervousness when his
mind attempted to picture the scene tue
old gent would be likely to create when
the son told the father of his intention
of wedding one of the fair maids of the
lemon grove. One day Antonio was
sent by his father to neighboring vii
lage, and was compelled to remain
there nearly week.
On his return he fastened to the
lemon grove in search of his sweetheart,
but no Rosa answered to mis- loving call.
She had faded away completely, none
could tell him whittier. For six years
Antonio waited In vain for the return
of his sweetheart, and then. i'll dispalr
of ever seeing her again, he emigrated
to this country and finally settled down
in Asbury Park. But he never mar
ried. Fortune smiled upon him, and he
became Well-tO-do contractor and OWL
er of considerable or Asbury Parks real
estate.
Yesterday morning Antonio, now
old and grayhaired whit passing the
depot at Asbury Park, noticed that
there were a number of his c0untrymen
at work on the tracks near by. He APP
preached to chat with them. Suddenly
he recognized one of the number, Lauri
di Motto, the brother OF his long-lost
sweetheart. During the hurried CONVEX
sation which followed, Antonio learned
that Rosa. with her brother. had been
sent to this country by the father of An
tonic. who told them that Antonio had
gone to America to make his fortune.
The willy old gent was extremely
gracious to the young girl, and handing
ner considerable money LOlu H6T lIldt
her son had desired that she and her
brother should follow him to this coun-
try For while Rosa and her brother
lived in New York, watching the arrival
of every European vessel and hoping
against hope to meet Antonio. Finally
they removed to Jersey City and took
up their residence i'll Colgate street,
near Newark avenue. From there they
removed to 35S Fourth street, where
they have since been living. True to
the memory of her lost love, Rosa had
never married.
With what emotion the aged Antonio
listened to Lauri's tale can be imagined.
He scarcely waited to hear the end, but
jumped ON the first train for Jersey
City, and, within six hours from the
time he recognized the brother of his
first love he gave husbands kiss to
the woman who had been true to him
for thirty years. The witnesses to the
marriage were Constable Edward
O'Grady and W. f. Weed, son of the
justice. The brides mothers name
was Capoana. and his family represents
all that is aristOeratic among the ltal-
ians of Jersey City. Mike" Capoana
is the famous Rag King" of Jersey
City.