The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-03
LOVES YOUNG DREAM.
TT WAS RUDELY SHATTERED BY
THE FORCE OF FIGURES.
Tho Contract Marriage of Hilario ESP
nOsa and EIvirR Coronado Soon
Knocked Out.

On Friday afternoon Don Hilario I.
Espinosa, music teacher OF $50 North
Main street, who had often serenaded
the bright eyes OF Seforita Elvira Coro-
nado at her mothers house, SIG Caste
lar street, met the young lady uptown.
They had agreed upon the proposi-
tions that life apart from each other was
not worth living, also that dying is bad
form. Marriage was the only way out
of the dilemma, but Elvira was not OF
age. and the two were very dubious as
to obtaining the consent OF Sonora Luz
that suggested itself to the ehamored
pair other than a contract marriage.
| Having come to the conclusion that
contract marriages ere as binding as
those procured by the purchase OF q
license, they proceeded TO hunt up
typewriter, who very soon had fixed
them up contract after the most ap-
proved pattern.
The eenorita's critical eyes noticed
something that WAS lacking in the docu-
ment. 1t was not ioroihle enough, SO to
say. She therefore added in her own
flowing chirography, after the paragraph
referring to the husbands duties, the
words: "Au long as life shall last" and
she likewise bound herself with the
same gold pen and indelible ink to
cherish and obey Hilario las long as
life shall last"
Meaars. D. O. Paige and Thomas F.
/ Botello witnessed the signatures of the
| two matrimonial contractors, and
couple of delightful hours were then
spent with these friends extending and
receiving congratulations, the only
thought which clouded the hlissful mo-
ments being what mamma" would say
when she heard OF the racket.
Ny. and Mrs. Kspinoaa were not LETT
in doubt about this subject any longer
than o'clock p. M, Tor at that exact
moment the mother, being maze &C.
| quanted with the facts, burst into the
room where the pair of newly welded
love birds sat with their friends, and
there was terrible ts.ra~rs boom de-
ay. Not only that, but the music
teacher was chased away and the young
| bride ignominiously lugged home, back
I on Castelar, street.
When Hilario had recovered from his
| dismay, he hunted up lawyer and sued
out writ OF habeas corpus before Judge
/ Shaw, which was made raturnab BILE YES
terday afternoon. 1t com manded Hrs.
/ Coronado end her sons. Francisco and
Ramon, to produce Eivira. who was
! alleged to be restrained by force aud
violence oil her liberty, i'll the courts
room.
AT the appointed time, all the parties
were IN department five. The husband
/ told the story OF the contract wedding
/ and how hia mother-in-law had given
| him the double cross. Then Elvira.
looking elim and pretty, took the stand
and said tnat her mother had iuat pro-
/ posed TO her to cay that she was willing
/ TO stay at home, and that no restraint
was used. If she would say that mamma
was willing to give her consent to
| marriage by the church. Her mother
| had, however, opposed her return to
| Hilario.
The old lady had few words to say.
too, to the effect that she might have
| been knocked down with feather when
! she heard Of the carrying on of the
music teacher and Elvira. as he had
never even breathed to her that he Was
anxious for the honor OF being her SON
in-law. She said that her daughter
would only be Is years on the 18th of
June, but she couldn't recollecs the
/ date OF the birth.
Sen,rita Elvira than took the stand
and ssore that she WAS is on the 18th OF
| June lset. She WAS asked tine date of
her birth and she gave June, 1880 as
thu time OF that peaeurabe eveat. hen
| she tried to count the years upon nor
fingers and gave it up Ths addition
wouldn't come right. Judge Shaw held
/ that ElviTa had not reached the legal
age to make a contract and dismissed
| the writ.
Fitzgerald, honse and sign painter, 222
Frauklin; telephone l449. Low prices.
| A A. Eckstrom has removed to 324 South
Spring street with his stock OF wall pspsr.