The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-11
NET AND welded IN A DAY.
HERE rs A GENUINE CASE or LOTE At
FIRST STGHJ

Wiegand and the widow Kunz Met Mt n
Picnic for Fat Folks and Were Married
Few Hours Latrr-Slipped Away and
Returned with the Marriage Certificate.
The comely willow, Anna Kunz. came up
from Baltimore to visit her mother in Will
lamsburg on Saturday. A fat folks picnic
was hold in her honor on Sunday in Black
Stump Woods. near Jamaica. At the picnic
she met Fred Wiegand. who keeps two billiard
rooms in Williamsburg. and they were married
before they went home. The other picnickers
are still scratching their heads and wondering
how it all happened
John Lang. who owns n prosperous saloon at
2!i Powers street. Williamsburg. and Mrs.
Smith, who lives in the same house as does
Mrs. kaufman. the Widow Kunz's mother ar
ranged the picnic. Lang. commonly known in
the neIgnborhood as the Boss. weighs about
800 pounds. He is twice a. big around as he is
tall. When he laughs. as he does most Of the
time, he simple JoRgles from his brow to his
feet. Mrs. Smith is not as large as Lang. but
she is none the less most substan-
tial person. Very few OF those they
invited to join them weighed less than $50
pounds. Mrs. kun2 is comparatively small
woman. She is not much over 90 and is OF a
merry disposition. Fred Wegand is %. and he
weighs 1870 pounds. After he was introduced
to the widow he refused to let her out Of his
sight. She didn't mind. She told SUN man
last night that she rather liked it,
There's some Of them say" she asserted.
that | saw him show up big roll OF bills
early in the day and got stuck on him on ac-
count Of seeing his, money. That's no such
thing. didn't 50" him show single bill. or
that fo he H mssnt an" bnm
know whether the man had million dollars or
one cent and didn't care; ,.
On ono Of tho few occasions during the day
when Wioganh was separated from the widow
he informed the other men. who were inclined
about the best that ever happened" II she
Succeeded in losing him, he ad led in the same
his best to keep M But the widow didn't
want IT, 70 lose HIM So they ate their dinner of
the crowd to attend to their own business and
stop being Jealous.
The, two were missed at about, half past
O'Clock. Five O'Clock came and there was no
sign OF them, neither was there any report from
III don't care" said Mrs Kaufman; my
Anna she is old enough to know her own bust
mes? and take care II herself When she is
everything viii be al right" whereupon Mrs Yrs.
Kaufman settled back against tree trunk and
even Mrs kaufman was beginning to be a
little annoyed AZ = o'clock. because. as she
much longer, they would make, the whole pic
| mic lat" in getting home and that would be a
I h 'hGy had al ba had sqfn good
| missing ones returned
They came dancing hand in hand down the
| path from the Jamaica road. which runs by the
grove: chorus Of teasing Jeers met them.
| Where have you been ?" everybody asked.
Who do YOU think this is to whom You
speak thus FAMILIARITY asked Wiegand. with
some dignity. pointing to his companion. who
was hlushing from her collar to her faxen hair.
| She doesn't look as if she knew who she
was herself" observed somebody. and every
| body shouted again. while the young woman
| troducr 70 You my wife. Mrs Fred Wiegand"
| The lat folks shook and shook until they had
| to sit down. gurg!ing and Stamping their knees.
| the Joke was so good
out Of the bosom Of her dainty white lawn
dress the object Of their mirth drew sheet Of
paper an held II IN hefore them 1t was n rerttl-
| cate OF the marriage of Mrs. Anna Kunz and
Frederick Wicgand by the Rev. Edward Rich
| mOnd. pastor of the Jamaica Baptist Church.
Mr. Wiegand kissed his mother-in-law. as did
| her daughter. and then. while the rest stood
around in fat aStoniShment the bride and
| groom explained to her that they had found
| they loved one another. and Jamaica was only
! half an hours walk away and there was no
particular reason for waiting any longer. and
| So they walked to Jamaica and were married.
| That was all.
Room was found in one OF the trucks for
| Wiegand when IL was time to start back. and
| he mud his bride sat with their arms around
| each other and C;inned at the rest Of the folks
| who wor" really still too much astonished to
| say anything.