Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-11-01
EVENING STAR.
ADVERTISING FOR A WYE

Our columns says the Manchester Guar
diam have recently contained several adveI-
tisements for "A wife and OF some Of these
certain wsgs in Rochdale have taken sdvan-
taSe to play of some very successful hoaxes
on the advertisers. One Of these would-be
Benedicts, in consequence Of a correspondence
with Miss Lavinia," proceeded the other
day to Tweedale's Hotel, Rochdale, in the
hope of meeting the fair one who had 50 kind
ly responded TO his pressing invitation to give
hlm an Interview; but though he displayed
the tokens previously agreed upon, no - La
vlnla' met his expectant gsEe. His disap-
pointment, however, was somewhat lessenod
by young gentleman greeting him by name
and introducing himself as brother OF the
lady, for whose absence he proceeded to apol
Ogise. Another gentleman entered, who was
introduced as second brother of '' Layinia,"
and he was speedily followed by third, a
fourth, and SO on, till the candidate for mat
rimony might have exclaimed with Macbeth
fourth! Start ewes
What viii the line stretch out to the crack o.
doom,
Another yet A seventh In see no more.
Suffice 1t, that, before all the fifty brothers
Of Layinia had been introduced, the adyer-
tiser became rather painfully sensible Of the
fact that he had been most vexatiously duped.
One OF the brothers, stepping upon a chair,
read aloud, amid much laughter, ell the cor
respondence which had passed between the
gentleman and the lovely young Lavinia.'
The advertiser, though said to be an exten.
sive vinegar manufacturer, manifested no acid
Ity On the occasion; on the contrary, he frank
ly acknowledged that he had been taken in,
and threw down a sovereign to be spent by
the extensive brotherhood, He added that
he bad that morning, at the Victoria railroad
station, Manchester, met the seventeenth
lady who had replied to his advertisement
and there were othefs with whom he had not
yet had the pleasure of an interview; but il
was his intention, when he had seen them all,
to select the one he most approved, and hon.
orably marry her.
The gentleman was then allowed to retire.
amid the laughter mingled with applause,
Of the fraternity Of fifty. Another advertise
ment was answered in the name of Miss "An-
lie Woodvills;" some correspondence ensued
as to marriage and its relative duties; but
the lady" having ventured 10 suggest an in
terview in Rochdale, the advertiser took
alarm, and wrote to her acknowledging the
kind attention shown to him, but intimating
that he was in the habit of rising too early in
the morning to be induced to pay visit to
Rochdale. Another adventure proved more
successful. All the preliminaries in the case
having been satisfactorily ssttled, an arrange
ment was made for the advertiser TO meet the
lady who had favOrably responded to his ap-
peal Here is the literal copy Of the letter
acce pting the invitation to an interview:
Manchester, the 2Ist Of August, 1855 =
Dear Womsn-I received yours at the Guar
dian office Of the 2Oth TO which reply, how
that viii meet you, at the ROchdale station,
at IL Of the clock on Thursday next, ensuing
the date. hereof. N. u. You may re sgnize
me, with piece of writing paper something
ike your note, carrying il in my right hand
hanging il down at full length Of the arm, by
my side. From l.. 9o. j. KAY.
On the receipt Of this interesting iliiserate
epistle, female servant in one Of the hotels
in Rochdsle was induced 10 personate Mr. J.
h 8 fair correspondent, and after a brief in
terview at tie Rochdale railway station,
where nc appeared making the signal de-.
scribed, he consented to accompany the lady
to Tweesdale's hotel-the head quarters, il
would seem, for these tender meetings. On
arriving there, he was received by o number
Of gentlemen assembled, with such marks of
attention, as soon convinced him that he was
caught in Il snare unmatrimonial, and he be-
Came very DESTROYS 10 retire but his friends
were reluctant 10 lose his agreeable company
90 soon.
The bellma an was sept around town with the
following announcement 4" In view, a gen
tleman in want Ok "a wife. May be seen at
No. 3 Tweesdsle's hotel" OF course, this
brought large accession Of admirng friends,
and one of the company having adrcitIy, and.
unperceived by Mr. j. Kay, stuck q white star
or cOckade On the front of his hat. he was
recdily distinguished, and received his CON-
plement Of undivided attention. Visitors
focked into the room Ia rapid succession, each
in turn being introduced by master of cere-
monies to the gentleman who had advertised
for wife. This continued till it was too
much FOR the endurance of Mr.. J. Kay; he
became ill, .wept, and implored permission to
depart and at length, after having been de-
tanned several hours, he was allowed to go, on
paying for a bottle of wine 30 solace his tor
mentors. A few more such deRonemeafs and
who would advertise for wife.