Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-07-18
Marriage Without Courtship-Romance with
out Fiction.

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Marriage Without Courtship-Romance with
out Fiction.
| Wondrous are the ways Of Providence
and singular are the doings Of man, es-
pecially in these latter days of human
progress. The gigantic strides of fscience,
leveling in its track prejudice and igno-
rance, making "ancient goods uncaug ght,"
has prepar ed the human mind to combat
the expression Of the wise man, that there
is "nothing new under the SUM-" Moth
ing new, forsooth! Well ifthere is moth
ing new, old customs sometimes appear
| before us clothed in strange garb-a
very coat of many colors. at is not
meet that man should be alone"-from the
very foundation of the world, woman was
placed in it to love cherish and comfort
man. In pursuance Of this divine gift of
God, the custom of courtship and marriage
was introduced, and at this present day
wisdom sanctions the former, while law
binds the latter. Courtship and marriage
in all civilized countries, present the same
phase in the abstract; but the success
full issue of matrimonial negotiation we
are about to chronicle, possesses sphere
of romance altogether out Of the ordinary
manner Of every day life, having cleaned
the facts from authentic and reliable
sources.
About three years ago, the Rev. R. S.
McClay, Of Concord, Franklin county, Pa,
(late of Gettysburg, received call from
the Board of Foreign Missions connected
with the Methodist Episcopal Church to
visit China and preach the Gospel to the
benighted Celestials Of the central howery
land. McClay was young, ardent, en-
thusiastic, and most willingly embraced
the high and holy duty assigned him.
In due time he arrived in China, and
was stationed at Fau Chua, some seven
hundred miles in the interior from Hong
Kong. There he studied the native Ian
guage, and commenced his labor among
the Celestials, with the most fattering
success. Still there was something want
ing-a void in the heart to be filled
he sighed for that best solace to man,
either in veal or woe-a WIFE. How to
get one, was an intricate question to
solve. There were no American ladies
there from whom he could make choice,
and as for a Chinese wife, the laws of the
land forbade it, neither did his inclination
desire it. What then was to be done p
A fertile Imagination can accomplish Won
ders-a firm determination can surmonnt
difficulties that would 'oertop old Pei
ioE.' He wrote to the Board Of Miss
ions on the suhject-he wrote in pathetic
we mi ght say poetic-strains, Of his
lonely condition for the want of one on
whom he could bestow his affections, and
who would be the partner OF his Joys and
sorrows through lie, and ended by ask
ing .hat the Boar,a send him young lady
who would be willing t. become his wife
agreeable TO his directions, which he
sen, in the form of a blank declaration to
be filled up by the lady accepting the
proposition.
This was novel proposition, but the
Board was Of the opinion that it was ust
one, and proceeded with due diligence to
search for The object desired, and strange
10 say, success crowned their effort
Some time previous TO the rccei Ih OF
Mr. McClay's letter, young lady, Miss
Henrietta Sperry, of Brooklyn N. Y,
made application to the Board to be sent
out as missionary to China, but was re-
fused Oh account o. being unmarried. To
her the application of Mr. McClay was
shown she at once filled up the blank
application, and a correspondence ensued,
which ended in her leaving New York
in company with a number of other
missionaries, on the 18th of March last,
| in the ship Tartar, for Hong Kong, where
she will be met by Mr. McClay, and the
nuptial ceremony will be solemnzed.
The laly's personal attractions have
been described to us by one who had the
pleasure OF seeing her previous to taking
sail on her mission OF love. She is des-
, cribed as being beautiful and fascinating
in her appearance, and possessed Of tha,
} rare charm of loveline>s which should
adorn every female character--a well cul.
. tiyated mind, stored with the richest gifts
of knowledge from the fountain Of educa.
i. ton, and moral refinement which viii
} bear with the jewel of bright inner
itance beyond the confines oftime.- Blai,
{ (Pa.,) Whig.
A New PRINr1NG ARr!- Universal or
Utopian Typography, is the title of a new
invention in the art of printing. invented
by Mr. Josiah Warren, of Indiana. Yes
| ,erday we saw some specimens Of stereo
typing and engraving, which, together
with the simplicity and cheapness, art
quite wonder, and will create somewha
of revolution in the printing art. MI
a. L. Senter, the agent Of the inventor
who is now in this city, showed us ste
reotype plate, the impression of which
, was as perfect as the types Themselves
r The metal used in this art, he informs us
costs about one tenth of the ordinary type
metal and in the process Of stereotypine
, it makes no difference, as regards th'
spaces, whether they are high or low.
The other branches of the art, such a
making block letters. xyiography, musi'
maps, calico stamps, botanical and geolog
ical facsimies, oil cloth and house pape
stamps, and almost all the different varie
ties of engraving and printing, can b
, placed at once in the hands Of countr,
nr;ntars as all of the above named branch