The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-11-17
Some Things and Other Things
are Discussed.
WON a BRIDE WITH a PENNY
Another Heiress Lost-Or Might as
Well be, Since Her Millions Have
Gone to England.

The members of the Junto club an or
gantzation consisting Of seven young men
mo more and no less allowable-sat
around 1.-THE club table with their feet ele-
vated to the proper height for the best
encouragement of intellectual activity,
and gave free run to the conversation for
the enjoyment of wthidh they regularly
met.
1t was a sort OF free for all talk with
little regard for propriety or courtesy, 50
OF course the line OF Thought was fire.
quently broken.
''Well, anbtller heiress gone"
WHO'S that?'
why, Miss vantierbzt; don't you read
tine papers?"
mo; quit when the papers began to
print the Durrant trial. and am not GO
ing to read them again till they stop
printing That record of court proceedlnes.'
You can commence any time so far as
that is concerned, for there has been
nothing OF that case In the papers for
nearly two weeks suppose you would
have waited ten years unless someone
happened to tell you that the trial is
over"
well, perhaps realty have no OBJ
jecition TO reading news OF that character,
only, you know the committee that wrote
crime as augmented by sensational nows-
papers report to the commissioner OF
education THAT there Is undoubtedly tre-
mendous tendency for evil In every record
Of crime, even though the news items be
short TIM not afraid OF turning criminal
myself, but then there is no need to take
chances"
II think you were wise In not laying
yourself liable. but you need not have
gone so far ais to stop all newspaper read
Ing, for there were many papers that
took a very commendable stand ON that
Durrant business. They would have
gained some few subscribers. perhaps, but
they chose to keep their pages clean rath-
er than publish the trial In full. Take
the Asbortan, for instance; 1t gave only
facts that are necessary for the public
to know in order that justice may be
insured"
"Well, all right I'll read the papers to-
morrow; but how about that reiress that
dted?"
''Wlhat lheiress?"
miss Vanderbilt. Didn't you tell US she
had died?"
mo, no. She married an English duke
worse by far than if she had died"
And then the other members of the club
took part In the conversation.
les, TUT WOfbS III hhle Ilhu uleu ner
millions would have remained on this side
the Atlantic"
"The president eihouDd pay some English
syndicate a goodiy sum to maintain a
safe heiress reserve In America"
II don't know. Those heiresses make
pretty poor wives anyway, and l don't
see what use a woman Is to the country
" eihe can't honor a well governed Amer
lean uhome."
"shucksl This marriage business is all
a humbug."
Certainly. Just took at the number of
divorces."
, "HumIbug? Yes ought Ito be prohibited
by law. Worse by far then gambling"
"Humlbug nothing. It's only the way
people have of going itno It. Marriage
itself 10 aid night"
How would you go into lt?''
"Welk you see most people go into II
on a consideration of mutual love, and
of colIse when they find each otser,s
faults they are disappointed and their
supposed love TURNS to hatred and COM
panionsriip becomes unerdurab.e. Love
ought to have nothing at all to do with
Ut. I'm young yet but I've been married
seven years and my wife and have never
had an unpleasant word. I'll tea you how
went into the marriage business"
"Yes, do"
Honest Injun, now"
"Give II to us straight"
"All right; had met my wife, that is.
several times, and was pleased with her
though had no feeling OF affection for
fler. We had talked considerable and
were on joking terms One evening was
talking with her and rattling some coins
in my pocket, when suddenly she sad;
Lets gamble" took out penny and
said, heads or tails. as l prepared to
toss II up. What forr she asked. Well,
heads we marry and tails we DON'T she
sald Let It go. and up Il went, coming
down with heads up. That was easily
done, and we married with the under
standing that we are both human Our
love came after milrriage and / think Il
always will " there Is no infatuakion be.
fore marriage"
"Yes, but what Is a fellow going to do
II rie hasn't penny to toss upf'
stay single and tell people that mar
riage Is a funbug.' "JUNTO."