Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-01
SENT FOR HER LOVER.
Conchetta Mordeste's Struggle With
Adversely to Win a Husband.
A ROMANCE OF TWO CONTINENTS.
Hoarding Her Little Savings to Pay the
Bridegroom's Fare.
THE MERRY MARRIAGE AT MIDNIGHT

Yesterday afternoon the musty records OF
the marriage license Office were enlivened by
a passing CLEAN OF roma ance. A really
touching love story attaches itself to the
names of Carmina Gloillo and Conchetta
Mordeste, which appear linked together in
the license list published this morning.
| Carmina and his Conchetta are young
Italians who have just been romanticaly re-
united alter a separation, long and bitter In
deed to the hearts of such devoted lovers.
Their history is, for various reasons. re-
markabie one. The facts of the narrative
of Suithield street. who is physician to the
Ital an colony in Pittsburg.
According to the worthy doctor, the two
young people first became acquainted over
seas, in sunny Italy. They were born in
the province of Basilacata, not far from
Naples, and spent their childhood together
among the vineyards and orange groves
which fringe the Neapolitan coast.
| LOVE AND LIFE WE'RE THEIRS.
Conchetta was pretty with the luscious
prettiness of the South. Her playfeilow,
| Carmina, possessed a stalwart form and a
| fair share of good looks. Their hearts were
young and passionate. The sunshine and the
scent of the orange groves stole into their
| souls; and they fell in love as the beetles to
| honey
| But Carmina and his little sweetheart were
poor. All the stars in heaven were theirs; but
of earthly goods they had none. The bad sea-
son of 'SS plunged the peasantry of Basilacata
n IN diro dictr orrft, foil od nd hnr
| ing the long winter things went from bad to
| worse. Finally, old "Babbo" NJ oraeste sold his
| tiny vineyard to buy bread; and trudged with
| bis family to Naples. That was wotnl part
| ing between Carmina and Conchettai But it
| was only one OF many partings which occurred
| in Basilacata that sad winter.
AT Naples COnchetta lid not forget her lover,
| but she worked hard to help her father. In the
| spring her mother died. which was another
| severe blow to her tender heart Then work
| grew very scarce and with all their boarding,
| the Mordeste family were almost penniiess
| again. But plucky Conchetta conceived q
grand idea by which to relieve their troubles.
CoNCHETTA STRIKES AN IDEA.
At Naples there were ships-big steamers
| from far off ports and glorious clmes across
| the ocean. Some sailed to America, that Won
| drous land where the gold and silver are more
plentiful than the orange blossoms at Basiia-
cata. So little Conchetta said to herself: "Why
| should not the 'Babbo' and little Pepita sail
| Win me To TINS America they talk OH III J.
little while we should be rich; and theRI could
send money to Carmna and bring him out to
our palace over there! 1t is grand thought.
| We will gor'
And go they did Without telling Carmina
one word about it, lest he might object to her
| plan,- Conchetta packed up her household
goods and took passage with her father and
sister Cor Philadelphia. The old ."Babbo'' was
| not very strong-wlled. He did not very much
care whittier he went, if he got enough to eat
and plenty of time to sleep. So he allowed
r1nffa p
| America.
Corchetta had kin in Pittsburg. so to Pitts
burg the little family came. But the gold and
silver did not come so plentifuly and there
was sore disappointment among the Mordestes.
| The "Babbo" worked a while with firm of
contractors and earned a little money. Con.
ehetta. however. was the real supporter of the
family: All day long she trudged about the
Hill, peddling apples, oranges and cheap
fsdnkets' pns, s,,a At night she and little lL;il
children's dresses ard underwear for
little shirt store on Wylie avenue. and SO time
sped on. The Mordestes had arrived in Pitts
burg during the May of 1889 By the summer
OF ls90 there were several big, bright silver dol
lars hidden away in Conchetta's narrow room
on High street. ,.-..
| CONCHETTA DISAPPOINTED AGAIN.
Carminas passage money was being rapidly
earned. But there is demon who loves to yeX
and torture trusting love. .'Babbo" Mordeste
fell sick from night exposure and damp, and
DR.. Leonardo Nardyz was summoned TO attend
him. Thus it was that the doctor came to
learn the story of Conchetta- In caring for the
father he came to take an interest, i'll the
beauty and sorrows of the daughter. Through
his good offices the girl obtained situation
with prominent Italian fruit firm on Penn
avenue From that time forth her finances
began to look up, and the big dollars quite
filed the old stocking by her bedside As last,
in October the fruit of her labor was won. She
had savei enough monev to bring her old
IN han CE,1f
tons with Consul Max Schaumberg and DR..
Nardyz, followed ~ the sending of letter to
the pastor of Conchetta's old village home. The
letter contained money order, payable to one
| Carmina GIoillc.
Alas. there was yet another obstacle to Con
chetta's happiness. Filled with despair at hel
| leaving Carmina had left his home and was
supposed to have joined band OF brigands in
the mountains. But the kindly old pastor
wrote tha. he would at once commence search
for the missing swain During all October and
| November COncbetta lived in hope and prayed
| to the Virgin for Carmina's welfare. Her pray
ers were answered! On the Sd of tEis month
she received letter from her friend. the pas
tor. After tedious search Carmlna had beer
found. sick and poor. among the lazzaroni OF
Naples. LAS soon as he recovers," wrote the
good priest. Il will send him oct to you, my
| daughter" st.
A GRAND AND HAPPY FINALE. e.
From that time all was wild iinpatience al
the house on High street. Even the sickly
"Babbo" caught some of the contagious happf
ness and left his bed. And on the oath of De
cember-Christmas Eve = the long-eX pected
Iong-sought Carmina elasped his heroic little
sweetheart in his arms.
OF course, after that everything went mer
rily as the traditional marriage bell. New
Years Day is a greater feast day than Christ
mas among the Italians; the wedding o
| Carmina and Conchetta postponed unit
the New Year. Yesterday attended by th,
aged ''Babbo." young Pepita. and nearly 4
cousins and friends, the lovers marched into
the marriage license office, and asked tor the
documents necessary for their union. Ant
last night. in the High street house, the twair
were welded.
| 1t was a novel wedding and fitting close t.
such a romance. The young people stood will
hands clasped awaiting the stroke of midnight
Nearby stood the clergyman, prepared to sa,
the words which were to make them one. AL
| around sat friends, with brinming glasses o.
J | sparkling 'lachryma christi" the nationa
drink of fair Italy. That achryma christ
| came all the way from Basilacata. and hat
| been sent by the old pastor, Conchetta's frienC
| and Carmina's finder. .'
The moment II o'clock sounded the weddins
began. and ut its conclusion all the guest,
raised high their bumpers Of laehryha christ
and cried in joyful tones, "a Ia saiute!' Thel
followed festIvity and frolic, which did not ent
| until the gray dawn of morning.
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