Show LOVER WINS A WIFE AT GAME OF GAROS CARDS BETROTHED IN CRADLE ITALIAN BEAUTYS PARENT LOTH TO GIVE HER UP philadelphia although betrothed to Ell sabetta concillo when sho she was a baby in her cradle domenico rossi did not really win the hand of his pros bride until he defeated her father in a series ot of three games of 0 tie sette bette the young oung woman who Is 17 years old and has bas been nicknamed the belle ot of little italy wa was perfectly willing to carry out the contract made in her infancy but her father gul gui concillo thought that she was nas too young rossi N was as the usual im pettous suitor and endeavored in every enery way to induce his sweethearts father to give his bis consent to an early wedding ile he met with no success however until the girl suggested that the ques tion of the marriage date be settled over the card table with tre sette bette the favorite amu amusement ement of little italy as aa the game concillo had met with much success in the past at tre sette bette and his pride was as touched at the thought of a rival in skill ile he readily consented to let the cards decide whether his daughter should wed at once or a dear hence the pla ing of the games was somewhat akin to a scene from a melo drama the contest took place at the home of concillo only four persons were present the two principals the girl whose hand was the stake and her mother the girl sat alongside of rossi and frequently aided him in his plays with her advice concillio won the first game without much effort ifo ife was jubilant and both the girl and her suitor much worried rossi however met with equal success in the second inning with the score a tie the third game was played amid a breathless silence rossi won out by the nar narrowest roest mar gin and concillo gracefully acknowledged himself a loser the parents then gave their consent to the early marriage and the young soung couple lost no time rossi is a well known merchant of little italy |