Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-02
ROMANTIC MARRIAGE
or A WOUNDED HERO OF THE
PRESENT WAR
1T THE VIRGINIA HOT SPRINGS.
lieutenant L. 5. sorley the Groom
and Miss Annie Morrow the Bride
came from the Lone star state TO
wed Him.

.eenth United States Infantry regulars).
and Miss Annie Morrow. Of Galveston.
Tex. were united in the holy bonds OF
ratrlmony. The little affair. which end
"A so happily, was. indeed, as romantic
as any tale OF love and valor ever told In
modern fiction.
those Of tho present generation who
witnessed the Impressive ceremony, which
was performed by Rev. Dr. w. ". Scott
On ne parlor OF the McCintic House. could
hardly realize that before their very eyes
GAS being enacted just ono OF those
dramas about which they had read and
t,en told so often. but which certainly
none OF them ever expected 10 SEQ.
In the first place. the little scene was
o., incident Of a real war; the tall and
ssrdsome young officer. who. in his uni
s,rm OF blue. stood beside tho beautiful
erl who In a few moments was TO become
ts bride. was q soldier who had fought
ana bed IN that wa and the woman, who
COS uttering the words that made her his
Vic had come a thousand miles from
her far southern home to join her lover.
vbsu he returned from the field Of battle,
hearing the scars OF three wounds upon
he body, and with one arm hanging help
less 90 O. sling.
The wedding was a surprise, not only
20 those now spending the summer in this
valley. but even TO the guests of the Nc
C.utc House. where Lieutenant Sorley
has been stopping for the past two weeks.
and where he was Joined some days ago
hy his intended bride. Not until n few
hours before the time appointed for the
were the guests Of the hotel in
formed Of the event which was TO occur
So shortly. OF course, every one in the
house knew that the couple were engaged.
md that the wedding bells would soon
ring out. but that the sweet music Of
their chimes would be heard by them
they never dreamed.
GREAT INTEREST.
They had watched tho couple with in
terested eyes, Just as persons will watch
young people who are known TO be en-
gagged, and the romantic circumstances
which led 90 the meeting of the lovers
I'm this spot, far from the home of either,
was made tho most Of. particularly by
the members Of the fair sex, to whom at
ell times the approach OF a wedding is
interesting. and tenfold more so when,
as was the case I'm this instance. the pros
pectiye groom wears the uniform OF a
first lieutenant in the United States army,
and the bride-elect is a typical south
ern beauty. Imagine then. their de-
light. when, after having recovered from
the shock of the surprise. they were
made 10 understand that the Lieutenant
TO make the fair southern girl
his wife before he left here 10 report
TO the War Department, at Washington,
and that Dir. Scott, the brides pastor.
who has been a guest at the McClintic
House nearly a month, would perform
the ceremony.
Never did fortune. probably. smile on
young lovers as IT has In this little affair
OF the brave lieutenant and his young
bride. When Lieutenant Sorley arrived
at Old Point some weeks ago, having
come out of the second days fight az San
tisgo With the marks Of three bullets
upon his body, and his left arm badly
shattered. he determined. after being dts
from the hospital, TO spend his
Through at the White Sulphur Springs.
boarded a westward-bound train with
this intention, but upon arriving at Staun-
Glanced 10 meet Captain II. c.
Morton. who told the young officer that
Rev. Dr. Scott (whO is an intimate friend
OF Lieutenant Sorley's) was az the Hot
Springs. Thereupon, Lieutenant Sorley
decided 10 Join DR.. Scott here, and did so.
Scott's charming daughters. II seems,
We're bosom friends OF the officers in
tended bride. and II is quite natural that,
when the young lady hnds she can
Join her wounded soldier without dis
regarding the laws of propriety, she should
accede 70 his request and do so.
A ~ - D. a. 80 IAVsV d. ~ 80. %.
%companied by an old friend, Mrs. NJ. J..
Lee. once together. n with the pros
pect OF again being separated, That the
officer might rejoin his command, and
once moro face the enemy, IS it any
wonder that IL was decided that the we'd
ding bells should ring before the soldier
for the second time LEFT the girl he loved?
THE CEREMONY.
About the wedding itself there is very
little ~ tell. The guests Of the McClinlc
House and Mrs. McClintic and her family
gathered IN the parlor OF the hotel short
ly after 8 o'clock, n a few minutes
later, 10 the strains of Mendelssohn's
wedding march, played by Miss Rosamond
Goldsmith, the bridal couple entered and
took up their positions at an improvised
altar. at which was Rev. Dr. William n.
Scott.
The ceremony, though simple, was per-
formed IN a most impressive manner The
parlor was beautifully and most appro-
decorated. There was no attempt
~ display, but everything was in perfect
with the occasion. The back
ground OF The altar was formed by a
mass Of evergreen, studded with daisies,
ON which were crossed two miniature
United States flags. Above hung tho folds
d large United States 1iag, and under
his canopy OF the Stars ana Stripes the
bridal couple stood and pronounced the
words that made them man and wife.
The walls OF the room were tastefully
ans draped with the national
,OlOrs, and the hues of these were re- 4
leyed by the living green of sprays OF
Nothing could have been pref
Ter or more appropriate h these deco
for II really was as II should
Je-a red, white, and blue wedding.
Tho bride was most becomingly attired
q white organdie trimmed with satin
while the groom wore the regu-
alton uniform OF a first lieutenant Of the
United States army. After the ceremony
Lieutenant and Mrs. Sorley left on the $
,clock train for the White sulphur
where they will remain a few
lays. and then return here 10 spend the
tmainder Of their honeymoon.
Both tho contracting parties belong 10
'~ei-knOwn families of Texas. The bride
5 a daughter of Mr.. Josiah Morrow, a
romlnent shipper Of Galveston. Lieu
euant Sorley has been an officer In the
,nlted States army service since 1891,
'hen he graduated with distinction from
Point, having been appointed as a
there from Texas IN 1887. He has
stationed most OF his time in the