The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-19
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\ Hopeful Young Bride mt the Barge
ONCE.

\ Hopeful Young Bride mt the Barge
ONCE.
From New York Commercial Advertiser.
1t was Italian day in the barge office.
The detention pen was a mass of many
colored blotches. There did not seem TO be
room enough for those who were in des-
pair OF ever being let out into America"
to gesticulate their anguish or fury. and
yet redms of other imm grants We're ever
and again added from The registration
barn above. Al one moment the doorway
between the two rooms Was fairly pour
ing human beings into the pen. The clerks
were all hoarsa heavy eyed, nervous They
are easily the hardest worked lot of Of
ticials in the city.
The one person who stood our of the
whole jumb OF sparkling eyes and glar-
ing colors was a slender young ghi who
leaned on a bench in front OF the C erks'
desks. She was the only woman in the
crowd who did not wear skirt Of filming
scarlet and hat whose crown was almost
hidden in a circle Of artificial roses Her
shirt waist was blue and her broad belt
white. Out OF all this her eyes loome /
black and self-contented
Some of the other immigrants. women as
wen as men, stood looking az her. She
as apparently somewhat annoyed by their
glances, but she also seemed to look Eack
with roguish bashfufness, and once even
stuck out her tongue at an intruder. When
one of the agents Of the Italian Inmi-
grant Society was asked about ner ne
said, busily:
Why she is a bride" That was all he
had time TO say. The rest had to be learn
ed from the young woman herself.
She said her name was Zavatti Rosario,
and that she was is years Old.
ny FRIED n he ii
itor further asked.
Yes. sir. l am married." she answered.,
politely
And where is your husband?'
HE is in America, in city called Brook
Ign, which is the same as the great city
of New York. signOre."
How long have you been married?'
"Oh, only month, signore-not even
that much"
And he went ahead of you to America
and you are now coming to join him, is
that it?"
mo, no. signore.' she objected. with
some annoyance. "Paulo-thats my hus-
band-he had no time to go 10 Italy TO mar
ry me- so he sent Carlo TO stand up for him
at the church and to bring me to him.
who is CaTlo?'
"Oh, he is Paulos brother-his own
brother, signore."
DO you know Paulo?"
him? He and ! belong in the same village
| was only little girl when he left for
America for that was seven years ago
but | remember him well, and when l was
big enough to write, we began writing let
ters TO each other. Oh ! know he is a
good man. He is a good shoemaker, and
makes lot of money in America"
How old is he?"
well he is 81 and l am only 49, but
he Is a nice fellow. He sent me his pic
ture. and everybody says it is nices'
DO YOU love hm?" Rosario smiled
shamefacedly. Then she said, philosoph-
ically:
Il like his picture and everybody says
he is good What more do l want? Some
times girl falls in love and then hates
the man after she maTries him. 1 was
willing to come over here and marry
Paulo I'm Brooklyn, but mother, she said ::
I can't let you go that way. You are so
small and can't take care of yourself. If
Paulo means business let him first marry
you, or you'll stay in Italy"