The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-10-24
SIS MARRIAGE A SUCCESS"


pulse to do most anything see others do,
l prepared and sent out to quite large
number of people set of questions bear
ing upon popular subject and begging
a prompt reply.
Iwrote the following note for Enclosure
with the questions:
New YORK, Oct. 1, 1888.
Dear Sir, or Madam, according to cir
cumstances:
II beg leave to inclose brief list of
questions which relate to matters of
great interest both to yourself and the
public. Feeling most earnestly the i'm
portance of these matters and that the
public might be greatly benefited by
their discussion through the columns of
the press, have resolved to prepare this
1 style of home treatment, or treatment by
mail, as it might be called, rather than
to hazard call upon you with the hope
of personal interview while you might
be otherwise engaged.
81 hope you will give these questions
early consideration and not treat them in
a light, airy or fiippant manner. Write
only on one side of each question, spell
in free, off-hand manner, and write
with bluing or tincture of maple bark,
both of these colors are 80 restful to the
rye. OQOulQ you uS0 uOlueiuduo
please cut air-holes in the envelope and
letter at the depot accompanied by pail
bearers.
"Make each answer plain and succinct.
Make it succinct anyway. Use your own
style of thought, and if it helps you any
to rest your tongue on the table while
you write, please do so.
Enclosed beg leave to hand postpaid
envelopes addressed to myself, which
regard as delicate tribute to your sterl-
ing merit and the value place upon your
opinions.
"We hope to have your answers in by
the 10th, at least. Yours truly.
1.-THE questions are as follows:
81. Is marriage in your case failureI
"2. If SO, to what do you attribute it?
"3. What would you suggest as a
remedy for the present outlook?
{ 81. Is your companion good road
: ster?
, "5. Do you believe, that in your own
/ case, your union was sanctioned by God
or did you run away and get married?
sc. Did you ever try the Want col
umns of the press as q gentle stimulant,
n and if so, will you state in your own Ian
/ guage how it resulted?
/ 81. Do you keep help?"
! These questions were mailed in dupli-
q cate to upwards of two hundred people
I whose names very likely never before ap.
: peared in print. l only give a sample oil
h two, but others are on hand and still
more are coming in on delayed trains
Z Should the public seem to take an inter.
v est in the matter l may use some more OF
1 these letters in the future.
a Mr.. Gurley T. Curl, of Perth Amboy
! writes:
'DEAR SIR: Your kind note was await.
L ing me on my return last evening.
J, hasten to reply.
{ 81, 2,3, 8, 81. Of marriage l can
i not say too much. was only floating
r particle in the great universe until was
r wooed and won by her who sits by my
a side as / pen these lines. / was only 6
!. silver from the great woodpile of creation
& was so aimless, so empty, SO hungry fol
d the love of some one who had nothing
i else to do. would suggest as remedy
: for present conditions, more marriage
e and less toll. We are too apt to give W
n our lives to industry, which makes peo
v pie coarse and generally takes up theil
time. Marriage is really what we art
here for. Marriage ennobles man and il
e certainly great boom. My companion
: is one of the loveliest women on earth
She is also accomplished to beat any
Z thing | ever saw. She can hold con
versation with herself in seven different
Languages, and plays the 'Maiden'f
y Prayer SO that people readily know whai
{ it is. / am sure that our union wa:
sanctioned in the way you suggest, though
l never use profane language myself.
Y did not try the want column. | went tt
the seaside. We do not keep help. VIZ
board. At least l think so. We were
only married yesterday. If you prin'
: this I wish you would say that my wife i:
:, perfect lady and accomplished to {
J high degree. Also send me eight papers,
q Mrs. Shirley Bridington, of West st
q Paul, Minn., writes:
81. do not regard marriage in my
T own case as glittering success. 1t Ger
+ tainly lacks many of the elements OF
success. People who envy me my loi
|. would not do SO if they had to pay taxes
e on it.
so. I attribute the failure of our mar
> riage largely to the personale of party
e named La Fayette Birdington, who mar
ried me has resided in his club evel
, since. La Fayette Birdington labors un
/, der the delusion that he is popular
v favorite and that when he married me he
kind of let himself down several notches
: He has often said to me that he made 6
\ mistake and that his life had been thus
= | wrecked. tOlQ MIN Jnat knew ne was
a wreck. but if l thought had any hand
e in it would be ashamed of myself.
q 'Mr. Birdington loves to dwell on him
self. About the only real pleasure / have
a in conversing with him consists in draw
n ing him out and getting him to indorst
himself. He has always had large bun
ions on his egotism where it chafet
|, against what he really is.
81 attribute the failure of our marriage
to this feature. Mr.. Birdington con
J, siders me a social clog and seems to re-
, gard me mostly in the light of boarding
" house keeper who does not have to bt
v paid. He comes home to change his
8 socks, clean his teeth and take his bath
One time he was i'll with gastric disturb
. ance brought on by high living at hi.
!, club. He had to remain at home two
i, weeks, but living on the plain diet / an
accustomed to so brought back the flush
of health to his wan cheek.
81 could not suggest anything as {
, remedy in our case unless it would be tht
!, arrival at my door of an express Wagon
conveying the trunk of MIR. Birdingto1
: this afternoon and another wagon to
morrow with his limbs. Some will sa,
that am hasty, perhaps, and unjust, bn
S If I'm going to be widow all my life, II
Z fact, I'd like to have the credit of it. Mr.
Birdington has the name of being genial
4 but at home he swears at me and dare
mo 70 Low q hand on him I've seer