, 1869-08-27
A DOUBLE MARRIAGE.
AN ELoPEMENr, PURSUIT, AND MARRIAGE
EVERYBODY HAPPY.

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| EVERYBODY HAPPY.
Several months ago a young dry goods
clerk was requested by his employer to visit
little village, situated in the Coast Range,
not days journey from San Francisco, and
remain there several days, for the purpose
of watching the maneuyers of a creditor.
Glad of an opportunity to get into the coun,
try, and away from the noise and confu-
sion" Of business, he took with him a gun
and fishing tackle, and proceeded TO the To-
cality indicated, and began to enjoy himself.
He soon made the acquaintance of a young
lady-the daughter of q rich, Grabbed old
curmudgeon-whom some people would call
beautiful, but whom we, from our stand
point, must pronounce fair to middling."
She could stand upon the doorsill of her
parental mansion, and look out upon two
thousand acres Of land, that would, perhaps,
some day become hers. She could raise her
voice, and two thousand chicke:s, turkeys,
geese and ducks, would fly toward her; she
could go into the hay NOV aud coppice any
day 10 the year and gather three or four doz,
en- eggs In the evening, when the sun was
dropping down behind the hills of the Coast
Range, aud bidding goodnight to Mount
Diablo, she could see sixty cows coming to
the dairy pen to yield the riches of their I'D
ders. One hundred horses were at her COM
mand, because she was her fathers pet, and
his only child. The young clerk-whether
attracted to her by her natural lovable traits,
or the attractions we have named above, we
do not presume to say-paid court to her,
and every day managed to be in her company
as much as possible. She rather liked hav-
ing city chap-aud a tape-measurer at that
for a gallant, and beamed the brightness
of her eyes upon him in a manner that set
his heart going pitapat. A short time served
to convince them that they could never be
happy unless they mrde life's journey to.
gether, and they accordingly announced the
discovery to the old cuss who claimed the
right to rule the destinies of the young fe,
male. When informed of the particulars,
the old fellow did not get excited and make
fool of himself, but he calmly told Mr.
Tape that he wouldn't do, and the sooner he
left that region of country the better it
would be for himself, and the young lady
who was foolish enough to suppose she loved.
A few days passed away and the clerk lef.
the mountain village and returned 10 San
Francisco, and the young lady gathered the
eggs, fed the chickens, and made butter as if
nothing had happened. Her father was de.
lighted, because he was a little afraid she
would "hanker" after Mr.. Tape, and, maybe,
be fool enough to mourn his loss but such
was not the case She sang "Jim Crack
Corn, Don't Care" with clear and even
voice, while she MIXED the cows, or assisted
in the performance of household duties.
Thus passed weeks, and then the young lady
expressed desire to visit friend at Santa
Clara, and, of course, her father granted her
request promising to call for her in three
days.
Instead of going to Santa Clara, she came
to San francisco, where she was met by Mr..
Tape, who straightway procured marriage
license, a minister, aud then there was a
marriage, and the dsirymaid became Mrs.
Tape. The young people took quarters at a
boarding house in the southern portion of
the city, aud were as happy as two kittens
when hugging a warm brick. But their
happiness was not for long, or, rather, we
should say, it destined to be rudely Jared.
The old gentleman, at the appointed time,
called at Santa Clara for lis daughter, and
was informed that she had not been there.
He Immediately became alarmed, and, im>
agining that she had been led astray, came
to San francisco in puasuit OF her, ArrlV-
ing here, he began bis search, and after a
time, succeeded in discovering that his
daughter and Mr.. Tape we're living together
as man and wife at the boarding house above
alluded to. Without ascertainiDg whether
they had been married, be jumped at the
conclusion that they had not been, and that
the best thing he could do in the premises
would be to compel Mr.. Tape to make an
"hopest woman" OF his daughter, He ac-
cordingly procured marriage license, ustlce
of the Peace, and, armed with pistol, broke
into the room occupied by the young couple,
at the dead hour of night, and found them
calmly sleeping in each others arms. The
frenzy of the old fellow was fearful to be-
hold" He would listen to no explanation,
and insisted that, if Tape did not at once
marry bis daughter, he would have a corpse
ready for coroner's jury to hold an inquest
upon Immediately. Tape tried to explain
that they were alreauy "oi''0Oi IN,
fellow wouldn't be humbugged. The mar
riags was accordingly performed for the sec
opd time, while the young people we're in
had and in their nightsclothes. AS soon as
the ceremony was over. the old man gave
them his blessing, told them to go to sleep,
took the Judge by the arm, went out and
drank a bottle Of wine 10 company with
him The young couple have gone to the
mountain town on visit to the ''enraged but
moIIi6ed parent" We wish them happiness
! s. F. Call
JOSH Billings says: "When a young mau
.in,t GOOD for any thing else, l like to see
him carry = gOld.hsaded cane, II ne can !
buy a cane, let bin part his hair In the mid
dep