The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-21
TRUE LOVERS UNITED.
Young Tacomans Elope to Sc
attic and Are Married.
LEE FAiRCHIlD TIES THE KNOT.
Romantic Wooing and Wedding OF Am
ateur Dramatist and Actress-Ths
Poet as Q Preacher.
LEE FAlRCHILD TIES THE KNOT.

A youthful friendship which became a be-
trothal on thu stage at Tacoma ended in an
elopement TO and marriage in this city yester-
day. Mr. Herbert Bashford and Miss Kinnie
Cole are now Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Bashford,
thanks TO the ability OF Rev. Lee Fairchild in
tying the matrl monisl knot.
The groom is youthful poet and amateur
dramatist, and q son of f. w. Bashford, a we'll
known lawyer of Tacoma, and the bride is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Cole, her father
being compositor on the Tacoma Meas.
The stage is responsible for ripening the
iections OF the young people TO the clipping
point, after an acquaintance of two years, in
which friendship had been slowly drifting into
love. Mr.. Bashfords dramatic muse inspired
him to write drama entitled "Meg,"
which was produced last summer at
the Tacoma theater. He assumed the leading
role himself, and bis friend. Miss Cole, came
TO his assistance by impersonating another lead
ing character Then it was, in the mimic
world of the stage, that the young couples
hearts began to beat as one in perfect time.
Mr.. Bashford's muse inspired him again, and
the result was "Dorcas," produced successfully
at the Tacoma theater on December Il, in which
the lovers again appeared together.
Hitherto the parents of the sweethearts bad
smiled on their affections, but recently Mrs.
Bashford evinced decided disapproval OF the
marriage proposed by her son, though the young
ladys parents looked Win tayor on the Inatcn.
The lovers however, made up their minds that
they would marry despite the objections and
they arranged plan of elopement
On Saturday the young man came over to Sc
attic, and, in compliance with a telegraphic re-
quest his friend Lee Fairchild met him when
the boat landed. The two went together TO the
county auditors Office and Mr.. Bashford
procured a license to wed Miss Cole. Mr..
Bashford knew what very few others in
Seattle did, that Mr.. Fairchild was Universal
list minister disguised a poet, and he was
anxious that his friend should perform the
ceremony. Mr.. Fairchild at first modestly de-
clined on the ground that, while he would
marry one person, he should hesitate to marry
two. He therefore appealed to Rev. Clark
Davis to act us his substitute.
As soon as he secured the license, the pros
pective groom telegraphed TO the young lady in
Tacoma and she came over on the Flyer yester-
day, accompanied by her parents Mr.. and Mrs
Cole knew Mr.. Fairchiid and by strong per-
suasion overcome his modesty and induced him
to perform the ceremony.
The little party assembled at O'Clock yester-
day afternoon in the parlor of the Abbott house,
and there Mr. Fairchild added to his honors as
poet, humorist and editor by Joining together in
the holy bonds of matrimony two young de-
voices of the muses..
The parents went back in the evening, but the
bridal pair will remain in this city for some
days and perhaps permanently.
Herbert Bashford has become quite well
known in Seattle by his contributions to the
Pacific Magazine, of which Mr.. Fairchild is the
editor lie has contributed also for several
years to Eastern magazines and papers.