Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-01-12

.D,dntltell You Dobbs." said Fred,
laughing. 'that there was still chance
for you. And new let us plunge into
the midst of things 70. we have uights
work before US,
1t was motley collection--no less
various in outward appearance than in
the character of the contents. Some
were enclosed in envelops. others with
out. Some of the fOrmtr were on deli
cate cream laid pap-r. others were writ
ten on single half sheet Of common
letter paper. and enclosed in brown
envelope. Some were sealed with wa
fer. pressed by thimble. others. those
ofgreater pretensions. were fastened with
scaling wax. or with motto seals with
various devices and inscri ptions. | recol-
lect few. as Wholly thine" Faithful
till death" 1--WE are one" Forget me
not" &c. Then for devices. there was
a pair OF clasped hands. heart pierced
with darts, and olhrrs Of The same char
dcter.
Some Of these letters we're irresistibly
ludcrous. One | recoliect was from
California widow. who had heard nothing
from her husband for year. .As to
waiting FIR him al! Longer, she wrote,
Il don intend TO do it. Mos. likely
he's dead, but. if il should SO happen,
which heaven forbid. that he should re-
turn after my second marri 'ge. have no
doub, he could be persuaded 10 yield his
claims"
There's an efftctionate wife for you.
said Fred. III he should return, which
heaven forbid Pass that by"
shall give entire the next letter. which
can:e III d brown envelope. aud was di-
rrcted at the very top to Mr.. A. B. G..
Esq in hand ~riteng by fingers plain
ly III re accustomed 10 the rolling pin
than the quill. Mr. A. B. c.
DEAR SiE:-HaPpening TO take up the
newspaper The other day, saw your adj
vestisement Didn't think much of il "a t
The time. After a while happened to
think-you must know l keep boarding
houSe--lhat if was married my husband
could look after the marketing and do the
carving for the gentlemen. Now. have
10 get one of them to do 1t, by boarding
him ut half pIice. So. thinks to mys If.
as this seems to be proper sort OF d
gentleman. (Ju iging from the advertise
ment you know gu-ss I'll write and
sec what he thinks about il. My board
ing house is No. 3. Central ST.. and
Should be happy 20 have you come and
"a Ike dinner with us tomorrow. The
Doarders I'll not know you come for any
,hlng parlicula. and then you can see
how it suits you.
Yours TO commlnl. POLLY SrUBBs.
PS Dinner nour at one O'Clock pre-
cisely. Please be punciual.
Mrs Stub5s is a sensible woman,
said Fred. after reading this communica-
ton. "and thorough Yankee. Ill be
bound. She looks at the practica! side
OF things she does. Shall you take din
ner at No >. Central sI?'
Not /. | never could carve decent
Is. as my Aunt Penelope can testify.
But what have we here?' | asked. taking
up ID perlumed note. written in a small
hand. which could be drciphsred with
dI liicu.ty. | read as follows:
Il
dress you as beloved friend? Yes--yes.
| will-hway with the cold convention
aliIies ;hat would deny me the privilege:
Yes. my end, there are some characters
that we read at a glance. Yours read
in the terms of your advertisement, SO
modest. SO concise. SO appropriate."
You must apply that to yourself" |
interrupted. laughing. for you know,
Fred you drew up the advertisement.
But let me go ou."
My heart is drawn to you-I blush
not TO tell il; feel shat we were made
for each other; have long pined for a
coGgenial spiri,--an intimate of the 9th
er sex for whom might live.and 10 whom
| might cling with fond affection. Trust
ing to hear from you ere long. remain.
Yours in the closest fEenship.
GEoRGIANA DALE"
81 will leave Miss Dale to you. Fed.
as she has evidently fallen in love with
your character. not mine. Hope she
won't be disappointed.
So we wen, on,througn the list. We
do not intend to favor the reader with the
contents of the forty seven. One was
from milliner-two from ladies in re-
duced circums ,anccs, several from wild
ows with large famiies--seven.een pro-
feSsed old maids--lhe remainder were
not explicit on this point.
One thing | noticed in regard TO these
letters. None Of the ladies who were
over twenty-five made allusions to their
age. Very few made allusiens TO prop
erty. from which | concluded that ladies S
who possess a share Of this worlds goods
found it unnecessary to adopt this meth
od of obtaining husband.
From the many writers. found it diff
ficult TO select the one who. so far as
could Judge, would best suit me- At