Arizona republican., 1902-02-28
UNDER CHERRY BLOSSOMS.

Under an immense cluster of cherry l blossoms. recalling the circumstances
 of their first meeting. Miss Rose Jeanne ] Regensburg and Kano Oshiua. a Japa- nese, were made husband and wife on 1 Wednesday evening. He Buddhist. ! the bride an atheist. the ceremony was a civil one. and Judge Giegerich of the supreme court, who ofiiciated. changed the ritual to meet the views Of the young woman
 Twenty-four years old. a pretty bru- nette. the bride is the daughter of Mrs.
 Rose Marie F;egensburE- -Ressier. and it
 was in the parlor of her home that the wedding party saw the unique cere- mony.
 Judge GieEerich did not utter the word "obey" il the ceremony. The young woman had objected to it, say
 ing should she swear To obey her hus-
 band she would place herself at once
 on an inferior plane to him. She su--
 gested the substitution of the word
 yield" because this would show her position was of her own volition. To this the bridegroom had asseatcd read 1 fly. for he had forfeited a fortune of
 s5eo,OCo that he might have her as wife. and rivialities would have TO waignt with him.
 CT 9 family as old as any in Japan.
 a Nl. near Tokio, Oshima has been in this country for a decade. His grandfather
 was the owner of a copper mine at Mount AshLo, famous for the quality Of it's product. Eauo was his favorite. and to him he arranged 10 leave the , bulk of his estate after his death. For 1 thirteen years, since he attained his majority, Kano enjoyed the Income ] from his estate. Highly educated. he travelled over the world and after seven years in san Francisco he came to New York and began business in Fifth avenue as a dealer in oriental
 wares of the Costiiest variety.
 His manager lived in TarrytoWn, and one day OshiWa heard him speak Of the cherry blossoms. It reminded him Of his home. and he expressed a desire to see the blooms. He accepted an in vitauon 10 visit his manager and they left the country house together on their
 way to the orchard. As they reached l a spot where the gorgeous blossoms were thickest they saw young woman standing beneath them. admiring their ! beauty. She was Miss Regensburg. d friend of the manager, and when Osh- | ina vas introduced to her he knew his visit was ordered by fate.
 Six months later he had received per mission from her mother to seek her ! hand in marriage: q similar period had passed when the young woman prom ised to become his wife Tn February he wrote to his father. telling him he
 was about to marry an American girl. 1 This met with the old mans emphatic opposition; not only had he selected Japanese girl of high caste whom he wishes to call his dauEhter-in-law. but
 never, he wrote. could the property which had been the family's for thou sands Of years. fall into the hands Of
 those in whose veins there was other
 than Japanese blood. Letters and cable dispatches passed between fathe" ! and son. The old man was as obdurate as tho younger was persistent. Tn the last endeavor Kano went To 1 Japan in June last and saw his father. who would not relert. Then the young
 man declared he. would forfeit his for ! tune rather than marry any other girl. To prove this he signed a paper re-
 nnquishing his right to 1.0Oo.o00 yen, and q yen is about % cents. This met with the fathers approval. for he re ioiced that the property would remain in the family. At the same time it convinced him that his son was in earnest, and. reluct9utiy enough. he gave his consent to his marriage with d Caucasian.
 Returning here last month Kano
 told Miss Regensburg of the forfeiture Of his fortune. Sine made him happy by assuring him they would find life pleas ant without il. They went about fur nishinE thei, home, and as they desired
 no religious ceremony, Judge Giegerich
 was invited to oficiate.
 And it was Oshima's wish that they should stand under the cherry blos- 1 sons. just as they had when they first
 mct.-New York Herald.