Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-15

The story Of . strange m srTiaes 10
told in dispatch from Erie. tPa.l -
follows:
One msrning in December last, shen
Justice Freeman of Enc opened his
oosrt, there sas on . bench beautiful
and veil-dre ssed young voman- When
she eases on hand were disposed Of shs
akked his honor il be WAS duly qualified
70 perform the marriage rIts. On re-
eeiv ng an affirmative reply she beckoa-
ed ~ an exceedingly unoouth. middle
aged map, sitting in = back room, and
said 10 tie Justice:
II wan you TO marry re to this
man.
fhs ,pan wsns forward AUD stood be-
fore tue desk. looking the picture Of
shsepishness.
madam! inquired she Justice, looking
AZ the couple with inlenss surprise.
:" belleve %. Are yum tho husband
o. NV choice, Mr.. Tr4,norg"
Yes, madam, AM" replied the IN IN,
with a ely grin.
Judge Freeman informed the WsmAn
that it was customary to hand in the
nainss and addresses of the contracting
parties. The couple then stepped back
. feW PAGES and conferred for . mo-
meat. Then. they sat down as . table
and The woman handed the man sheet
Of paper. de made . move, which the
Justice interpreted 70 mean that he va
unacQuaintsd With the Art of writing.
A cOntempsuous smile passed over the
wOman.s face, and. taking the pen, she
ssrawled the names Amelia A. ROyse,
.an
Utica. N. " Then the couple stood up
and we're made man and wife according
70 the laws Of PennsylvaniA, the husband
loOAinR As If bewildersd.
When the ceremony Was completed
the Justice produced marriage oerti6-
cate, out the bride begged him to desist.
You Will make record of this mar
riaRe, sir. and that will be of more value
than this sentimental, SILLY picture
card" said she. Then she surned to
the groom and intinlatsd that he would
lose his train il he wasted too much
time. He smirked and said it would
not distress him much to miss the
train. He was c0ldly informed that his
Absence was preferred to his company,
and that he Was 10 20 about his Busi-
ness ~ quickly - possible. some pa
pers were handed to him, aud, after .
few words uttered in Il low tone, the
man took his hat, bAde Aood day aud
left the court room.
The bride remained.
~ think you think some explanation
10 due 70 yOu," che said to the Justice.
here IL nothing wrong in Ill this-no
crime, NO despair, no broken hearts, no.
tRjn9 tragic. am simply putting it
out Of my power to say Yes to the
only man On -. th il would please and
hurt me to mafry-the only man on
earth care for. For reasons have no
desire I" tell, l cannot marry this gen
tlsinan without bringing great sorrow
7pnn him and me in the future, and ~
l am only . woman. capable 0f being
tempted tO maj ~ the man love, have
married stranger and 50 placed myself
beyond the reach Of temptation. This
10 all there il in 1t. shall 20 home and
1--we a. have always lived aud love az
always have loved. it II not likely /
shali $50 this u,an 1raynOr again. He
perfectly understands mat he was hired
to marry me and then 20 about his bnsi-
neas."
The astonished magistrate vas then
requested to forward copies of the pa
pers containing her marriage notice 70
the Baltimore SMn. the " ashinxtOn
Critic aud the Denver Tribune. She
seemed particularly anxious that her
marriage should be made public and
also the fact that she rsmained in ths
room after her husband left to catch
the train. Justice tresman's theory il
that insanity is the trouble which shs
feared r. bring upon herself and the
mau she loves.