The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-31

frank weghaupt. Who sn5oys the honor
AZ coming from Bddyvtlle. Wing county.
= . man Who until last Monday lived IN
aingie hisasedness. mending his ewn socks
and nAking uo hia svn bundle Of soiied
clothes for the wash. TO say nothing OK
seing on buttons Or connecting his sHs-
pendsrs with his troussfa via the faith
hui shingis nall The tern s.via" u used
advfsedly, - the principal features Of the
story that VII reclte Ar. Weghsuprs re-
and = railroad tralnc arrangement. the
reason that Mr.. WaghauDt (who - rep
resented a. . miner who has acquired
| competency) remained unmarried % long
vaa not because the state Of Warrington
vas not = ver!fahse dowsr garden of de-
sirahis girls from whom he might have
picked and chosen. but timidity. dimcult
10 explain In these work-a-dAy times when
any thrifty. respectable young man capa-
Die of earning good kvinG for two. -
considered IA eligible pArti took hold OF
him and In hie e0orte - acquire deip-
meet he became tangled up In . matri-
moniaI bureau" or exchange. "whsre the
wares are listed the same - In slave
market or general store. Some Of these
goods Mr.. weghaupt determined to have.
and after his subscription had been paid
and the exchange Of photographs and ref
erences accomplished, he concluded nego-
tiations Dy sending on TO Milwaukee
money for ticket and expense for Miss
Ida I1ongs to come to Seattle. Then ar.
Weghaupt stirred around and made ar
rangements TO receive the hride-to-oe,
Who should warm hia slippers and reduce
the recreant trousers button 70 . state OF
subjugaston. but she Was q LOnge time
coming. Mr.. Weghaupt grew anxious -
time wore on apace. and he finally came
TO the conclusion that he had been duped
by some siren who held his expense money
In higher esteem than abe did Q chance
10 become Ars- Weghaupt
Last Monday. however. Miss Longe ar
rived In Seattle and became. through the
agency OF the matrimonial bureau, the
wife OF her correspondent. and the pair
left for Eddyville, whore their residence
was taken UP and MIRA Wsshaupt as
/ sumed charge Of the newly established
hearthstone.
The leaving of the Weghaupts for Eddy
vile was In the nature OF an escape. as
Mr.. Weghaupt's troubles did not end with
the blessing that followed the tying Of
the snuptial knot. In fact, his Affairs
strongly suggested the old nursery rhyme.
Needles and pins; needles and pins: when
q mans married his trouble begins" and
the head Of the Weghaupt family was In
. peck Of trouble.
Iigencer through parties at Franklin. and
Is In effect ~ follows: While Mr.. Veg
hAupt WAS bemoantng the loss Of the
money sent to Miss Longe and convincing
himself that he had been him-nammed.
he very sensibly retained his confidence
IN human nature to the extent Of still
wishing to marry. The circulars and of
fers Of host OF other marriageable fe-
males sent out by the agency was still In
his possession. and In making . second
choice Mr.. Weghaupt decided upon q ceI-
tain Miss Rosa Acker. at Quincy, Logan
county Ohio. The negotiations being COM
pieted. Mr.. Weghaupt determined not to b
bamboozled out Of his money again. and
with that idea went 70 the Northern Pa
cific ONCE In this city and deposited ~
for which he received a receipt His In
structions were delivered TO Mr.. I. A. Ma.
dealt. and are contained In the following
COPY OF . dispatch which Mr.. Nadeau sent
at the request Of the anxious Weghaupt
FOR whom the maids were too slow, a. he
wanted to set married so badly:
&C. s. Fee. General Passenger and Ticket
Agent. 81. Paul: Furnish Miss Roea
Acker. d p. o. box e. Quincy. Logan
county. Ohio, ono sec0nd-claAs ticket
Quincy. Logan county. Ohio, to Seattle.
and balance Of $50 cash. Furnish 70 her
personally and DO sure she uses Il, a this
IL matrimonial advertisement casa ana
depositor has been bilked once already.
have assured him this would be all right.
Wire departure sure.
II. A. NADEAU."
When asked concerning the matter Nr
Nadeau was at first adverse to speakfne az
the troubles Of the weghaupts. but being
assured that the couple had really bcsn
married he acknowledged the facts and
gave some side lights on the story OF tho
wedding.
After the above dispatch had be~s sent
and the money had been deposited. the
once felt no further interest In the case
untu Werhaupt rushed into the Northern
Pacific once. demanding the caneeilat,on
Of the order for the ticket. and desired 10
pun down his deposit. This was IN less
than six hours after he had sent For the
woman VINO was intended 70 be the win
81 hts own bosom. In explanation az his
strange behavior wexhaupt stated that
when he left the ONCE he learned that 4
young woman was looking for him. He
hunted her up and, 10 his surprise ana
delight. found that she was none other
than Miss fda Longe. OF Milwaukee. who
had come 70 Seattle 10 become Mrs. wer-
haupt The old love that nron,n,ea me
sending OF the money 70 her snrved
through the minor from Eddyvfile. ana
ne was al ready to set married 70 his
nrss masr'moniai bureau engagement. But
the 81 deposited few hours hefore v,s,,
the Northern Pacific peanls worried him
and with the intent OF announcing A second
mortgage on himself he hurried oypv and
asked To have the ticket order Cancelled
Mr.. Nadeau touched the wires a. fol-
lows.
90. S. Fec. G. T. ct. A. s.. PAM
Please cancel my order dated TO-DAY. favor
MISS Rosa Acker, Quincy. O., 70 Seattle,
and advise quick. l. A. NADFAU..
Beth Of the Rosa Aek>- dlsp,.ch.. we-.
sent on the esth. within six hours ~ each
other. After the las. wire n NJ Yea
Mr.. werhaurt and Mss f,orre went m
10 tfe court house and got a l,rense ard
then the finIshing touches rnas. ,he Nil
waukee gin seattle bride. The matter
Of the abandoned Miss acxer. IN Quincy.
q. rrccsNy rre~er On Mr. weghaupt's
mInd and ne asksa Dir. Nadeau TO wire
again, as TO ward had beer heard .r,,, 81
pari. October q. ii. local No-.herr ps-
csfsc cfscs sent the following dispatch 10
NJ Fee.
Ny order y favor Rosa Acker ara can
collation. same date. pfassa .avss. ,,,s~,-
~ IL you have Cancelled. Deposs.or snxsous.
II. A. NApEAU."
IN reply 20 ,ae above Mr.. Nadeau re-
ceived the following:
Yours today. We car~s,ss VIZ. arx-
ORDER fs ~ letter. VIII s4v... .c,, =. ~.
sshies NOT justified In wiring. an re ~.
no revenue. c. $. FEE"
Under the same ae... cA>,~asy 8 NJ ~.
Aeau addressed the sos,ow4,~ t..,.~ - ~.
Fss. which eve'ss-s ce-. a. she s,es~.,..v
ara srouhis Mr.. wsgAa1r. may ara A,rn-
self ccafrorssS With:
Rsserrsns 20 my telegram OF October
-. orferfnx Ticket 70 be f,,rrsshAs Me-.
Aeker ~ Quincy, O.. as stated. shfs vas
case CT . young ran procuring a vsse
through a matrimonial hrrsan Sc,-a