The morning call., 1891-01-17
ON THE RAGING DEEP.
A Young Couple Made One Out
side the Heads.
The News of the Clandestine Union Creates
Decided Sensation in the Domicile
of the Bride

Whom God has joined together let no
man burst asunder," said Captain r. c.
Hart of the tug Annie soemnly yesterday
morning as the tug was bobbing up and
down in the long westerly swell outside the
nine-fathom buoy off the heads. He spoke
the words after Ernest Weigei and Ida
Bookstaver. young couple who stood be-
fore him, had plighted their troth and
sworn to love and cherish each other until
death did them part
Ernest E. Weigel is a musician. who re-
sides with his father and sister OIL Bush
street, near Octavia, and Miss Ida Book
staver is the daughter of Walter III. Book
staver, who does business in the California
Market and resides at 1926 Bush street. The
young man is about 81 years of age, while
the girl has just turned 16
When the tug returned about noon 1t
was soon brnited around the front that there
had been another runaway wedding on the
Annie and that Father" Hart, an old
timer at the business. had tied the knot
Hart was seen, but all he would give was
the names of the contracting parties. A
search of the Directory revealed that Weige!
lived at 1924 and the BookStavers at 1926
Bush street.
A VISIT TO THE BRIDE.
AT 9 O'Clock last night CALL reporter
rang the door-bell at 1926 Bush street. A
young, handsome girl, demi-brunette.
with wealth of curly hair, wearing plaid
dress and red sacque, appeared, and in
answer TO the reporters query said: yes;
papas in, but he's in bed. Do you wish to
see BIN particularly"
Yes; l would like to see him. Please
take in my card
The q lady nell {n 20,
seat in the parlor while she took in the
card. In the parl0r WAS young, innocent
looking man, with an incpient mustache,
and he and the scribe had Il chat before the
young lady returned and said, Papa will
be IN In a few minutes"
After talking cOnfidentially 20 the young
man for few moments, she turned aroun nd
suddenly and asked:
Are you reporter ?"
Yes, miss. | am"
May ask what you want to see papa
about?'
Well, | don't know that 1 ought to tell
you, but heard that one of his daughters
got married on Il tug outside of the heads
to-day"
THE BoMBsHELL Is EXPLODED.
Then there was excitement. The young
girl and the man jumped up, and she said:
ON, Tor goodness sake say nothing about
it!'
''But what shall 1 say when your father
cOmes?"
ION, tell him you came on business"
But did not come on business. and I'm
a reporter and cannot tell story"
Are you the young lady that got mar
YES"
Eyes he is"
And does your father know nothing of
mo, he does not; and for goodness, sake
don't tell him. Get away before he
comes. Do, please
The reporter said he would if the young
man would join him on the sidewalk and
tell him all about it, which he promised to
do.
The young man kept his word as to the
meeting on the sidewalk. but refused to
give any Information as TO whether he was
married TO the girl or had been On the tug
or not. He even denied that he had been
on the tug. Then Mr.. Bookstaver came out
OF the house, and to him young Weigel ad-
mltted that he and Ida had been married.
PAPA INVESTIGATES.
He kept plucking all the time at his in
cipient mOustache. and was evidently afraid
that BookStaver would do him bodily in
jury. Bookstaver remained calm, how
ever, but was lcth to believe that the couple
were legally married. A visit was made TO
the house, and then Miss Ida, or rather
Mrs; Weigel, admitted that she was married.
and begged her father not to hurt Ernest
Mr. BookStayer then sent Mrs. Weigel IN
her room, and, with the reporter and his
new son-in-law, went up Bush street. The
son-ln-law went into house and soon re-
turned with an imposing document printed
In gold and cOlOrS which had doves and
clasped hands and other things on it, which
showed that on January 10th, Ammo Domini
1881, on board the tug Annie, Ernest F.
Neigel and Ida BOokstaver had been united
IN the holy bonds of matrimony by II. c.
Hart, master The witnesses were Mrs. r,
c. Hart. w. l.. HakeS and Mrs. DR.. Anna
Booth.
Mr.. Bookstaver, after inspecting the docu-
ment, told his son-in-law to keep away from
the house, and then went downtown 10
verify the signatures. He found they were
all right, but he says the marriage must be
SolemniZed in church
SCHooLMATES TOGETHER.
They were Schoolmates together" he
added, p" and she has never kept company
with any one else, and has only met him at
the house. had no objection to their keep
ing company, and told them they could get
married when she became of age She is
too young. and | think l ought to 90 home
and spank them both"
When Mr.. Buokstaver found that Wpigel
and his daughter were really legally married
he took the matter more philoSOpicaIlv and
there is no doubt that ere this he has said
BLESS you, my children"