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

OreenVlIIe NEWS, Ocpt
Miss Nora Peterson. daughter Of
of j C Peterson, OF Greepv'l' was
married on Thursday to Fred
Seibe,t 10 Louisville, Ky.
Miss Pa,terson's father is foreman
of the Greenville Lumber company,
of this city Several months ago,
Miss Paterson left Greenville for Elk
hart, Indiana to spend while with
relatives. She was expected to re
turn home in few weeks, but since
her marriage it is not known what
her plans are Her father is ignorant
of his daughters marriage and the
following dispatch from Louisville,
Ky clipped from Fridays New York
World will be news to him.
The following is the account OF
Miss Peterson romantic marriage
Passengers arriving and departing
from the Seventh street station here
Tuesday afternoon were attracted by
a young man who paced from one
end OF the platform to the other, hold
ing an umbrella high over his head
He appeared about noon, and the ar
rival of every train was signal for
renewal of HE march People stared
and giggled, out the man appeared
ignorant of the curiosity which he
was arousing
~ on must be expecting rain !"
.'Afraid you'll be surstruck, amt
you ?''
These were few of the jibes
thrust at him. but the stranger kept
up his monotonous pace.
Finally a policeman approached
him s,Wbat do you want around
here, anyway ?" asked the officer
What you got that umbrella raised
for !? Il amt raining, and the sun
can't shine Through the shed "
"I'm waiting for my BRIDE" the
stranger meekly responded. "My
name is Fred Seibert and I'm from
| Elkhart. Ind "
He was interrupted by the officer,
who said "Now lower that sun
shade we look like two blame fools
out here "
"Ob, no. answered his compan-
ion. "She might come in and not
see me. You see | am waiting for
the woman whom l am to marry. l
never saw her, aud this umbrella is
the only mark by which she can
know me, and | don't know her.
| We have not even exchanged
pictures, but when she gets off the
train she will look for man with an
open umbrella When sne sees that
umbrella she will see her future hus-
band If she does not see this uD-
brella, I'll lose the woman that |
love. We have been corresponding
for long time, and she writes lovely
letters I"
The young man drew pink en-
ve|ope from his pocket. patted it
afec,ionately and said "This is
what she writes of herself: Blue
eyes and light hair, weighs about l25
pounds AN 10 years old That's
her description " Then be handed
the letter to tie patrolman and it
bore the signature of Nora Peterson,
Greenville, S. C. Then Seibert con
tinued his story
81 came in this morning about s
O'Clock on the Big Four Nora told
me that she would be on the Balti
more and Ohio, which reaches Louis
vile shortly after IL O'Clock She
told me 10 have my umbrella raised,
and l was there to meet her. But
she didn't come Then l thought
tsat sbe bad go, eff at New Albany
or Jefersonville and would come
over on the electric cars That's why
| walked around with my umbrella
open y
The patrolman advised Seibert to
wait until 5 IS O'Clock, when another
train would arrive over the Baltimore
and Ohio Shortly before that hour
the impatient young man took his
station near the gate and waited for
the train As it pulled into the depot
be rushed through the crowd and
just as he reached the train feminine
voice asked "Hsve you seen mar
with an umbrella ?''
"Here ] am." shouted Seibert. aud
with bound be reached her side
They went to the Normandy hotel
After supper they left for little
while and when they returned Seibert
showed the hotel clerk a marriage
certificate. They left for Ekhart last