Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-01-12
ADVCRTJSlNE FOR 4 WiIE
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TIE RE) iY] WHITE R)SE.
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Ri CARL CANTAB.

.D.,bbs." said my i.trn tie friend. Fred
Hopkins. as we sat together one summer
.v,.uins in nv cosey bachelors apart
lnent at the house of my auut Penelope
with whom bolrled. ID ,b5s, II 1t IS
not an imper,.n.nt question, Will you
tell M your age?
.-Csrtainly." s,il I. II am twenty ser
ell, or shall be. if live 10 sre octooer'
VERY we'll" said he land how does
IL ilppen that you have reached such
m ,,ufs age AMI have not married! Did
sou ever refiec: how pleasant 1t wou'a
be by your own lifesile, with your oppo'
site. anI perhaps two or three little ones
cfowiius around YOU!
Ant dill you never reflect. | return
Ell. --on IN. pleasure of being kept awake
all night. b,by crying, wife scoldlns com
ins down :n tie morning tired and sleepy
TIA comfortles, neal, pr pared by all un-
skil!ful servant girl? Bat to answer you
iu serious earnest. have thought OF mar
ri4ge. There is but one objection.
--Whlt is that"
II SHOULD never have the courage TO
pop the question. and don't think
could finl any Que willing to have me-.
POOH my lea. fellow. this ls a pe'-
fec, folly. Flint heart nerr won fair
laly.' Depenl upon i, there are hun
drels who w,uli jump at the chance OF
becoming Mrs. Dobbs."
sh ,o.I my heal increlulous!y.
'.As shall make evident" pursued
F.el authoritatively. "by referring to
Statistics. According 10 .he last crnsus
the number of females IN Aissat husetts
WIS fouu To out nu.nb.r the m lies by
$4,000. Ffom which we may infer that
more than twenty thousand Of the oppo-
site sex are destined to single blessed
ness"
"Weli?" said 1.
"D1nt you see. therefore. thu. this
large number will be old maids from ne
cessity. not from choice. asl would prob
ably b. willing to take up wl'h The lirst
Offer. Consequently you have twenty
thousan chances to get married.
This was certainly startling conclu-
sion.
But consider my bashfnlness."
81 have thought of that" said he ''and
wodli advise you under the circum-
stances 10 advertise for wife. Tint you
see W. lId obviate all diff :u!ties. Shall
| draw up one for vou'
CJnsilsting that such proceedings
wouid not necessarily binl IN, 10 mitri :
m)nr, | consented an Fred soon placed
before M. for my approbltion. the fol-
towing:
WIFE WANTED "A young gentle
nm OF quiet unissumi1g mlnnerS AMI
gool moral character, is desIrouS OF secu
ring a partner for life. He is engaged in
mercantile pursuits which afford him a
molcra,e incoma. Any one who may
deem it worth their while mav hear fur
ther particulars by addressing A. B. c.
box 55 Post Office"
Tais docum-nt being considered on
the whole suffi :ently explicit. carried
it next morning 10 the Office OF daily
paper.
"A friend OF mine." said | not caring
to identify myself with the "Gsntlem II
in arch ofa Wife," wishes this adver-
tisement inserted in your paper. How
mIny times will it probably be necessary
to Insert it?'
.'Thtee times" said the clerk. "wll be
amply sufficient. That sort OF advertise
ment" he added smiling niiicantly.
"nevcr fails TO receive early attention" J"
had resolved not to open any letters
until the end of three days on which the
advertisement would appear. sen, to
the office three times a day. anl never
f4iied 10 receive letter for A. Is. C..
On the third evening. when Fred AMI
sat down to examine the pile which
had accumulated in my letter case. we
counted forty seven.