The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-03
wovE LACE AND ROMANCE.
An Invalid Won a Wealthy Bride
Through q Note.
From Id Johannesburg Record

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Bridgeton, n. j., Nov. 25,-Romance
has paved the'way for a golden future for
Invalid Oscar Pierson, the son of Daniel
Pierson, OF North Port Norris. who was
welded while propped up in his bed yes
terday to a wealthy widow. whom rumor
credits with owning a handsome resi-
dence on Beacon Bay, Boston.
The family of the lucky groom posi-
lively refused to reveal the identifyof.
the bride and this secrecy adds to the ro-
nance OF he strange affair which has
eliminated so happily. That they are
perfectly satisfied with the match, how
ever, is apparent to the gOssips from a
number of hints dropped about the in
come possessed by the new Mrs. Pierson.
The fact that the groom is but % years
old and that the bride has seen Al sum
mers and winters does not seem to de-
tract from their satisfaction in the least.
and in reality is of no consequence in
these latter day romances. Disparity in
age nowadays is no objection to wedlock.
KNIT LACE AND ROMANCE.
For the past three years Oscar Pier.
son has been confined to his bed. One
arm was helpless to the elbow, but after
great patience and perseverance the youth
learned to knit lace of q beautiful text
ure, that found Il ready sale. His knit
ting, however. was naturally slow and
labOriOus work, and the income derived
from the sale of the lace barely supplied
him with few of the many deicacies he
crayed. When tired of knitting, Person
was fond of literature, and one day he
read story OF how a pretty hatmaker
won a wealthy husband by writing her
name and address on card and placing
It under the band of one of the hats she
shaped.
his hours of loneliness had cultivated
the romantic in Pierson, and he argued
that if poor girl had obtained a rich
husband in this manner, what was to
prevent him from winning a golden bride
by the same means. He determined to
make the attempt, and his faith in the re-
suit of his scheme has evidently been
bOuntifully fulfilled. A little note telling
the simple and pathetic story of his life
was placed by the youth in the next piece
Of lace his thin fingers manufactured. BY
some chance the package reached the
hands of the wealthy Boston widow,
whose heart was touched by the tale
She was also romantic, and wrote to
Pierson, and regular correspondence en-
sued. Soon the letters few
thick and fast between tho
couple, and the mails grew warm
with the missives from the lady as she
grew more and more tender. Finally she
proposed that they become life partners,
and that she care for him the balance of
his days. Young Pierson accepted aud
the widow sent a knot of ribbon for the
person who met her at the station to
wear, She wearing one like it, that they
might distinguish each other.
The widow arrived on Thursday. and
her elegant costume and diamonds at
tracted general attention. One of the
Pierson family met her, and she was
ta1leu to the humble home Of the groom
Neither party wanted 10 retreat after
they had seen each other aud had con-
versed for several hours. So the strange
marriage took place Yesterday and the
gossips have not Yet stopped talking