The herald., 1893-07-12
StM!-TR0P!c sVEETAEARTs.
Some Springtide Sentimental
ity at Sylvan Saticoy.
Bridegroom Brigham Bagged In the
Bay City's Bastile.
Two Loving Children Who Wished "a
Essay the Joys of Matrimony
Find the Law In
Their Way.


Florence Julia Madison, also IL years
old, fell in love at the sylvan town OF
Saticoy, San Buenaventura county. q
few months ago.
They fell into Jail in San Francisco
yesterday.
Now they are awaiting the arrival of
their respective parents to take them
out of their respective places of conhne-
ment at the old city hall. The young
people come from respected and well-to-
do families of the citrus belt. On the
cold, hard register of the city prison
Mr.. Brigbam's occupation is put down
as that of q blacksmith. The young
lady had no vocation.
I'VE were arrested up here for getting
married-that's ALL" explained the
worker in metal. "and our folks did not
want it that way"
As he smoked q cigarette he ex-
plained how it happened that he and
Miss Florence became infatuated with
each other.
His family had lived for long time
in that beautiful land by the sea which
was invaded about 10 months 1eo by
the Madison family. On moonlight
nights and nights when the moon was
out of sight he was in the habit Of min
Cling the music of his lutte with the per-
fumed breezss waited from the orange
and lemon orchafds of the adjacent
landscapes. The musical and odorous
combination wrought havoc with the
heart OF the maiden. There was no
power in Saticoy to keep them apart.
At pnblic and private dances they were
al fnr kNe At kas~ osv-
cumspect parents had no sympathy for
their ardent love. At last they jumped
over the traces, and on the Fourth of
July they held little executive session
Of their own under the Madison olive
tree, and then and there passed con-
current resolution. The pith and sub
stance of their ultimatum was to fly,
and to fly anywhere, as far as that was
concerned. Hence wings were taken
which landed them in the delightful
town of Santa Barbara.
Charley said they arrived just in time
to observe an advertisement of an ex-
cursion steamer which was about to de-
part with q pleasure party for Santa
Rosa island. The young lady desired to
20, and Charley was not averse to q
short sea trip.
I'VE intended to get married. any
how," said Charley, "and when we
found that q minister was on board we
fell right in. He performed the cere-
mony to the queens taste, and every
body congratulated us. Oh, but we hsd
bang-up time until we got back. Then
it was>declared doubtful whether or not
we were properly married. They said
we had no license, and that was so."
"What did you do then?" was in
quired OF Charley.
Game up here to San Francisco, OF
course, and we've been living on Sixth
street ever since and taking our meals
at the International hotel"
What did You come up here for ?"
"To get married, of course"
Have you accomplished the under
taking?"
mot yet. We we're arrested too
quick"
The young lady, who is in care OF Ma
tron Gilmore, was az happy as an aba
lone when she was interviewed. Her
story was in corroborstion of that told
by the young blacksmith. She did not
want to return to the south without her
usband or the man she had spotted for
husband if nothing serious intervened.
Yet che had heard that her father wae
on, his way up here to take her back
home. She shed just little tear when
she thought that Charley was restrained
of his liberty outside of the confines of
| the city's bridal chamber.
| A description of the pair was tele-
graphed to Chief Crowley. and Officer
Anthony was assigned to the duty of
looking after them. Yesterday morning
just after they had partaken OF tooth
some breakfast he met them on Kearny
street and accosted them. In moment
he knew he had his people, and he es-
corted them to the old bastile. The
police have no evidence that the couple
have been legally married. The in
tended BRIDE ia rather small. but quite
pretty. A few freekles on her cheek
show that they have been kissed by the
hot southern sun. Her manner is viva
cious, and she declares that she and
Charlie will yet be wed.
They were booked zen route to Santa
Barbara"
THEY WILL BE MARRIED.
SAN FRANcIsco, July 1.-Charles
Brigham and Florence Madison of Sati-
coy, who were arrested here Sunday for
elopement, were released from tbs city
prison today and will return to Santa
Barbara and be married, paternal con-
sent having been given.