The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-16
A WOMAN'S SACRIFICE.
A STRANGE SCENE IN A COURT ROOM.
bIorryIug md Diminishing n STRANGER Tor
the sake OF the Nun She Loved'


The story OF strange marriage is told
m dispatch from Eric, Pa In brief
form il is MS 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 Oh hand were disposed
Of she arose and asked his Honor II he
was duly qualified by law to perform the
marriage rite. Receiving an affirmative
reply. She beckoned 10 an exceedingly
unconth, middle-aged man, sitting at
the back OF room, and said to the Jus.
tice: II want you to marry me TO this
man." e,
The man went forward and stood
before the desk, looking the picture OF
sheepishness.
SIS this the husband of your choice,
madam o. inquired the justice, looking
at the couple with intense surprise. =.
81 believe so Are you the husband
of nv choice, Mr.. Traynor| -
eyes, ma'am, am, " replied the man,
with a sly grin.
Justice Freeman informed the woman
that il was customary to hand IN Inc
names and addresses Of the contracting
parties. The couple then stepped back
a few PAGES and conferred for moment.
| Then they sat down at table, and the
woman handed the man a sheet Of paper.
He made Il move which the justice In
terpreted to mean that he was not ac-
unainted with the art Of writing. A con-
tcmptuons smile passed over the
woman's face, and, taking the pen, she
scrawled with aristocratic regularity the
names Of Amelia A. Royse, Cincinnati,
and Charley Traynor, Utica. n. y.
| Then the couple stood mp aud were
made man and wife, according to the
laws Of Pennsylvania.
The husband stood as though be-
wildered. When the ceremony was com
pleted, Justice Freeman produced q
marriage certificate, but the bride begged
him to desist "You will make record
of this marriage, sir; and that will he OF
more value than this sentimental but
silly picture card, " she said.
Then she turned to the groom, and
intimatcd that he would lose his train \
he wasted too much time. He smirkcd
and r, marked that it would not distress
him much to miss the train. He wa
cOolly informed that his absence was pre-
ferred to his company, and that lie wa
TO 90 about his business as quickly q
possible. Some papers were handed t
him, and, after a few words, uttered II
) n low tone, the man took his hat, hi
tho bride good.day, and left the court
| room. The bride remained. 81 thin
you think some explanation Is due you,
: she said to the justice. "There il notl
Q ing wrong in all this; no crime, Il
= despair, broken hearts, nothing tragica
| am simply putting it out ofmy pow,
, to say YES to the only man on eitrt
: it would please and hurt me to marry
| the only man on earth ] care for. FL
; reasons that have no desire to tell
| cannot marry this gentleman withor
. bringing great sorrow upon him and N
] in the future. And NJ / am only
woman, capable of being tempted
7 marry the man love, ! have married
9 stranger and so place myself beyond I'll
reach of temptation. This is all theI
:, is in it. shall go home and live ns
Il have always lived, and love as | alwn,
o have loved. II il not likely that l shG
see this man Traynor again. He pc
;, fcctly understands that he was hired
Il marry me and then go about his bus
y ness"
The astonished magistrate was thu
n requested to forward copies Of pape
a containing her marriage notice to Il
10 baltimore SIM, The Washington Oiit
n and 2he DenUer tribune. She Scent
IL particularly anxious that her marria
:, should be made public, also the in
Il that she remained in the room after h
husband left it to catch the trai
y Justice Frccman's theory is that insani
is the trouble she feared to bring up
o herself and the man she loves.