The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-16
SHE Is HIS BRIDE.

Miss Charlie Clark EIopes With the Man
She Loved.
As the clock in the residence of the Rev.
DR.. j. II. EroOkes, pastor of the Washing
ton-avenue Presbyterian Church, was strik-
ing the hour of s o'clock. two Clarks who
stood in The parlOr of the house were made
one. The bride was pretty little lady with
soft brown hair and eyes of almost a color
to match. Her cheeks were fresh and rosy
and her slight, symmetrical figure was clad
in neat, spug-fitting suit of brown. 1t
was Miss Charlie X. Clark, the eighteen
year-old daughter of Mrs. a. j. Clark, a
widow residing at 475S Hammett place. The
groom was Mr.. William j. Clark, the TWEEN
ty-two-year old son of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. j.
Clark of 1701 Marcus avenue.
After. DIR. BroOkes had said the words
which made them man and wife and ten
dered the young people the usual congratu-
lations, Mr. and Mrs. William J.. Clark, as
they then were. took their departure. The
clergyman inquired if they were going home
and the young lady replied with a laugh,
mo, my mother is ignorant of my mar
riage." 1t then dawned on DR.. Brookes that
1t was runaway couple he had Just mar
ried.
The marriage is the old story of young
lovers laughing al parental opposition. Tie
brides mother is, as has Ocen stated,
widow. Her father, who died a few years
ago. was mt one time an influential banker
and merchant in Arkansas and the family
Is well know and highly connected in the
South. The father lost his fortune, how
ever. and drifted into the railroad business,
coming to st. Louis with Mr.. Allis of Little
Rock. 1t was while residing here that MI
Clark died. He left two or three daughters
the Oldest being the young lady who was
married last night. She secured employ
ment in one of the railroad offices in the
Gould building, on Sixth and Locust streets,
as stenographer. Although quite young
she is very bright ana her work was a big
assistance to the family. Although the
groom of last evening did not meet with the
approval OF the brides mother be is a Young
man who bears an excellent reputation and
Is most tiatteringiy spoken of by his employ
orS and acquaintance. They say that the
only objection the young lady's mother
could raise against him was mis- youth.
From the outset, however, the mother of the
young lady IS sad to have been opposed TO
his visits and this opposition gradually i'll
creased until 1t became most open and pro-
nounced. Matters reached climax last
summer.
When on calling one night the young man
found the front door barred TO him. as he
had more than once before, and when he
went to the rear door to reach the object of
his affection he heard a noise above his
head. He did not know at the moment what
II was, but he was not left long in doubt In
fact he was enlightened entirely too soon.
He would much rather have remained in
Ignorance as to the cause of the noise. Ii
meant that Miss Charles ma was upstairs
at the window with pail of water. Mrs.
Clark and the pail remained upstairs. but
the water did not. 1t was dashed down on
young Clark. Very little of the water es-
capped him, and he presented anything but
the SICK appearance a young man is sup
posed to have when calling6n his lady love.
The water was very cOld but then the
weather was warm and young Clark's am
bltion was not chilled. In fact. the dose
OF natures nectar he received rather re-
freshed him, and from that time on
he pushed his suit with more ardor than
ever. lie became so persistent in his
attentions that Mrs. Clark concluded that
she had better send her daughter away. Ac-
cordlngly, she sent the young lady to Ten
nessee to visit relatives. The girl kept
Clark Informed as to her movements and he
went to tennessee week ago last Friday
to visit her. On Tuesday he returned to the
city to make arrangements to marry the
yonng lady, she having agreed to come M
and wed him. When he got down tn the
store this morning he found there a telegram
from her stating that she would arrive.
without waiting to open his safe or books
or DO lick oil work, the excited but happy
young man grabbed up the telegram and
fastened TO the depot TO meet the object of
his affections. She came In and went to the
house OF lady friend of her family. Later
IN the day she came down town and oh
tanned marriage license in company with
Clark. Both being of age, they had no diff
Guilty In securing license from Recorder
HUbbs.-St Louis Post Dispatch.