St. Paul daily globe., 1892-02-20
MARRIAGE SAVED HER.
Romantic Version of Mary Full
ler's Wedding.

Romantic version OF Mary Full
Ier's Wedding.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 49, sensation
al dispatch was sent out from Washing
ton Wednesday night in regard to the
recent marriage of Miss Mary Fuller,
daughter of Chief Justice Fuller. and
Colin c. Manning, son of ex-Gov. Man.
ming. of South Carolina, which recently
took place in Italy. The story in effect
was that Manning had followed the
young. lady to Europe and had per-
suaded her to mary him in spite of the
strong opposition of her parents. The
members of the family of Chief
Justice Fuller now in Washington say
the story has but one element
of truth, and that is the fact of the mar
riage. All the picturesque details of
the objections of the chief justice to
this marriage are pure inventions and
cruel to the last degree to Mrs. Fuller.
who has Just returned from Europe
after spending many weary weeks at
the bedside of her daughter.
Mrs. Fuller. in conversation today, ,ex-
pressed her sorrow and Indignation that
such unkind and unnecessary coloring
should have been given her daughters
marriage. She said that her daughter
went to Berlin while in poor health to
finish her musical education, but soon
after reaching there she grew much
worse aud Mrs. Fuller was summoned
to her bedside. She now says that If it
had not been for Manning she would
scarcely have been able to hold up
during the long Journey before
she reached her daughters bedside in
Berlin. For days and days they
watched, and just as soon as 1t was pos
Sible for her to be removed to San Reno
her condition became again SO critical
Fuller felt that the devotion of MI.
Manning should receive its reward.
The bans were put up. all the necessary
conditions complied with. and the mar
rlage took place at a moment when it
seemed as ii the bride would scarcely
live another hour, but from that on
decided Improvement was noticed in
the invalid, and the fortnight longer
that Mrs. Fuller stayed with the hap
pIest bride and groom in the world she
could see her daughters strength slowly
but surely coming back.
The Post publishes this card. signed
by Chief Justice Fuller: "When Mrs.
Fuller was summoned to Berlin in the
latter part of November by the illness
OF her daughter Mary. she was accom-
panied by Collin G. Manning, of South
Carolina. between whom and our child
an attachment has long subsisted with
our entire appreciation. For some
weeks the result of the attack was
doubtful, and at last a fatal termina-
ton seemed so imminent that we
thought it best for the marriage to take
place at once. and it was accordingly
celebrated on Jan. at San Reno. But
in order to avert every agitation or ex-
citement from our daughter in her ex-
treme low state we refrained from Civ
ing publicity to the fact, reserving the
announcement until, if spared, she had
somewhat recovered her strength. AS
soon as we had ground to believe that
immediate danger was passed she left
Mary to the tenderness and cere of her
husband. in whom we have every con-
fidence, and haStened back to her duties
here, arriving Monday evening. A
cable assures us that there is marked
change for the better and the sole rea-
son for our reticence has happily ceased
to exist"