The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-12
A ROmatic Marriage.
Miss Nora Patterson of
Greeuville Marrles a Man
She Had Never Seen.
Greenville News. Sept 2

Miss Nora Peterson. daughter of
of G Peterson, OF Greenville, was
married on Thursday to q Mr. Fred
Seibe't 10 Louisville. KY.
Miss Patterson's father is foreman
of the Greenville Lumber company,
Of this city. Several months ago,
Mics Paterson left Greenville for Elk
hart, Indiana to spend . while with
relatives. She vas expected to re-
torn homo 10 . few weeks, but since
her marriage II is not known what
her plane are Her father is ignorant
Of bic daughters marriage and the
following dispatch from Louisville,
Ky clipped from Friday's New York
World will be news TO him.
The following 10 the account Of
Miss Peterson romantic marriage
Passengers arriving and departing
from the Seventh street station here
Tuesday afternoon ware attracted by
. young man who paced from one
end OF the platform to the other, hold.
ing On umbrella high over bis head
lie appeared about noon, and the ar
rival of every train was q signal for q
renewal Of bic march People stared
and giggled, but the man appeared
ignorant of the curiosity which he
was srousing
you must be expecting rain 4"
afraid you'll be sunstruck, amt
you ?"
These we're q few of the jibes
thrust at him, but the stranger kept
up his monotonous pace.
Finally q policeman approached
him What do you want around
here. anyway ?" asked the officer
What you got that umbrella raised
for ? l. ain't raining, and the sun
can't shine through the shed
"l'm waiting for my BRIDE" the
stranger meekIy responded. "My
name is Fred Seibert and I'm from
Elkhsrt. Ind "
He wss interrupted by the officer,
who said "Now lower that Gun.
shade We look like two blame fools
out here
"Ob, no." answered bis compau.
loo. "She might come iu and not
see ne. You Gee | am waiting for
the woman whom l am to marry.
never saw her, and this umbrella ia
the only mark by which she can
know me, and / don't know her.
We have not even exchanged
pictures, but when che gets off the
train she will look for man with On
open umbrella. When sbe sees that
umbrella she will see her future bus.
band II she does not Gee this un.
breils. I'll lose the woman that |
love. We have been corresponding
tor . long time. and she writes lovely
letters "
The young man drew q pink en-.
velope from bis pocket, pstted i,
afec,ionately and said "This is
what she writes of herself: Blue
eyes and light hair. weighs about l25
pounds am 10 years old That's
her description" Then he banded
the letter to the patrolman and il
bore the signature of Nora Peterson,
Greenville, s. G. Then Seibert con
tinued bis story
81 came in this morning about 8
O'Clock on the Big Four. Nora told
me that she would be on the Bslti
more and Ohio, which reaches Louis.
vile shortly after IL O'Clock She
told me TO have my umbrella raised,
and l was there to meet her. But
che didnt come Then l though,
that she bad got off at New Albany
or Jeffersonville and would come
over on the electric cars That's why
| walked around with my umbrella
open"
The pstrolman advised Seibert 10
wait until 5 SO O'Clock, when another
train would arrive over the Baltimore
and Ohio. Shortly before that hour
the impatient younS man took his
station near the gate and waited for
the train. As it pulled into the depot
10 rushed through the crowd and
Just 10 he reached the train feminine
voice asked "Hsve you seen man
with On umbrella 2"
"Here ] am." shouted Seibert, and
with bound be reached her side
They went to the Normandy hotel
Alter supper they left for Q little
while and when they returned Seibert
showed the hotel clerk q marriage
certificate. They left for Eikhsrt lsst