Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-08
A WOMAN,s sAoRIEIcE.

| marrying and Dismissing a STRANGER for
The Sake OF the Nan She Loped,
The story of a strange marriage is told
III dispatch from Erie, Pa, of Dec. ID
In brief form it is as follows: SATURDAY.
| morning when Justice Freeman, of Erie.
| opened court, there sat on one of the
benches well-dressed and beautiful
young woman. When the cases on hand
were disposed of she arose and asked his
honor if he was duly qualified by law to
perform the marriage rite. Receiving an
affirmative reply, she beckoned to an ex-
| ceedingly uncouth, middle aged man, sit
ting at the back of the room, and said to
the Justice: II want you to marry me to
this man."
The man went forward and stood before
the desk, looking the picture of sheepi.h-
ness lis this the husband of your choice.
madam" inquired the justice, looking at
the couple with intense surprise.
Il believe SO. Are you the husband of
my choice, Mr.. Traynor?"
'Yes, ma'am, I am" replied the man
with sly grin.
Justice Freeman informed the woman
that 1t was customary to hand in the
names and addresses of the contracting
parties. The couple then stepped back a
few PAGES and conferred for a moment.
Then they sat down at p
table and the woman handed
the man sheet of pape1.
He made a move which the Justice inter
preted to mean that ne was not acousint-
ed with the art of writing. A contemp-
tuous smile passed over the woman's face,
and taking the pen, she scrawled with
aristocratic regularity the name Of Amelia
A. Royse. of Cincinnati, and Charley Tray
nor, of Utica. N. Y. Then the couple
stood up and we're made man and wife. ac
cording to the laws of Pennsylvania.
The husband stood es though bewilder-
ed When the ceremony was completed.
Justice freeman produced marriage GER
tidcate, but the bride begged him to de-
sist. You will make record of this mar
riage, sir, and that will be of more value
than this sentimental but silly picture
card" said she.
Then she turned to the groom, and init
mated that he would lose his train if he
wasted too much time. He smirked, and
remarked that it would not distress him
much to miss the train. He was coldly in
formed that his absence was preferred to
his company, and that he was to 90 about
his business as quickly as possible. Some
papers we're handed to him, and, after
few words, uttered in low tone, the man
took his hat, bid the bride good day, and
left the court room. The bride re-
manned. 81 think you think some explain
alton is due you," she said to the JUS
tics. There is nothing wrong in all this;
no crime, no dispair, broken hearts, moth |
ing tragic. I am simply putting it out of
my power to say yes! to the only man on
earth it would please and hurt me to marry |
the only man on earth I care for. For |
reasons that have no desire TO tell I can
not marry this gentleman without bring |
ing great sorrow upon him and me in the |
future. And as I am only woman, cap
able of being tempted to marry the man |
love, have married q stranger and so |
placed myself beyond the reach of tempta-
ton. This is all there is in it. 1 shall |
go home and live as have always lived, |
and love as I always have
loved. 1t is not likely that 1 shall see this
man Haynor again. Re perfectly under
stands that he was hired to marry ms and
then go about his business
The sstonished N magistrate was then re
quested to forward copies of papers CON
tanning her marriage notice to the Balti-
more Sun, the Washington Critic and the
Denver Tribune. She seemed particularly
anxious that her marriage should be made
public, also the fact that she remained in
the room after her husband left it to
catch the train. Justice Freeman's theory
is that insanity is the trouble she feared to
bring upon herself and the man she loves.
Propagation of DipJ,theria by Chickens.
London Times.
It has been known for some time that
pheasants, pigeons, turkeys, domestic