The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-11
BRIDE ENDED THE JOKE.
she PET HER SHOELDER TO THE
UHEEL At TIE PROPER TIVE.

Tho hnpIiCSt man IN Mulberry Bend on last
Wedncsday was Marco Trigoui Il mddle-ng"d
knight " the rush"art. 1t was because his
bride. after giving him the slip on the day np-
pointed for their wedding and after remaining
In conceamcnt for n week. had appeared again
and proclaimed herself ready for tho ceremony
BrgitrlIa Guauria was the name ~ the bride
She Is II portly person Of about 70. Her lcrune
head is covered with marvellous shock OF
raven trcSscs. and her eyes ara those 81 an
alpaca goat. Shn has u thuudcrpus voice.
which she exercises occasionally in outlaws
that can be heard from ono side Of Paradise
Park to the other. Both her parents are alive
and dwelling in that part Of the Bend where the
children Of Italy known as Abano-i cluster.
Tho bridegroom. also. is a native Of Ahano a
part OF tho province Of potru2a. which is ia tho
Basilicata
The Albanes are more Greek than anything
else. but 1t is hard to tell from what branch OF
the Aryan family they have descended. They
speak n language % their own. like that Of tho
Greek Albanans. Of whom they are an on
shoot Their tongu" certainly belongs to the
Aryan stock. but pliiologists havo not sue
ceeded in attaching it definitely to any OF tho
well known members. There is only u hand
full of the Italian Mhanesi in New York. AMI
here. AS wherever they abide. they hold fast to
their vernacunr and native customs. But for
their singular marriage custom it is not likely
that Brigitella would have given her BRIDE
groom the slip and kept him In such terrible
suspense for Il week
Marco and Brigitolla were acquainted in
Italy. After nuctuating cOurtship OF two
years in the Bend she went homo one sunday
radiant in the possession Of an engagement
ring which the couple had chosen together
and bargaincd over vrhcmontly at Signor
Voccoli's Jcwelry shop Tho next step was for
the mother the urOsppptiVp IriIp - hlDE,
what is called a cdcciocdrdlo cheese from tho
ceiling. and under this the betrOthed ones
kissed and drank wine from the same glass in
token of troth plightcl. The cheese. COM
mon in the Bend. is made in New Jer-
sey in Imitation OF tho kind produced
In the southern provinces OF Italy It
is cream white ard the size and shape OF a
mock orange. In accord with time. hunured
precedent Sunday afternoon was tho timo set
for tho nurtials and the morning OF the Same
day the hour appointed for the wedding feast.
Two or three dozen friends and relatives all
Albanesi. were on hand in the home Of the
bride to await the coming OF the groom and
consume the wonderful supply of native good
ies henpcd on a table in the corner
At length Marco appeared at the hallway
door OF the tenement. ACCOMPANIED by the best
man. or the witness. as he is called in tho
Bend. He was gorgeous in a hrand-ncw cor
duroy suit. scarlet rravat, with a huge bou-
Que in his buttonhoc ana a tail turkey feather
in his hat \ sentinel. posted for the purpose
at the door. upon catching sight OF him. seam
pered upstairs and announced to the assem-
bed guests that the bridegroom was coming
Instantly the father Of BrigtelIa slammed the
door OF the apartment ana locked IT. thus roI-
guests ceased their chatter and in the silence
they could hear Marco and the best man ascend
ing the staircase, although custom demanded
that they approach nOlselr~-lv. The father of
BrigitelIa stood hy the door with n handker-
chief In his hand. rcai y for the ceremony in
which the piece OF gaudy Bingham was to play
Its historic part
Presently thu bridegroom smitcs the Panel
vehemently with his horny right fist. and the
guests regard one another eSpectantly. each
placing forslnger to his Inns al according to
Then comes the voice OF the father in the
sternest tones he can command:
1T is /. Marco Trigoni."
What do you want-the daughter or the
handkerchi"ff'
The daughter
:, The father opens and then slams the door in
memorial practice, the guests burst forth in
concert OF derisive laughter. utter Jeers and
such remarks as:
.,Ah. what stupid
1.-The donkey
The hog"
BrIicglooms have ever taken this in good
part, 50 the rage into which Marco lashes HIM
self is all make believe. He knocks again,
You can t como in" calls the father
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