The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1858-04-21
Eccentric Observation-Disclosures Of
Advertising.

l
ment appeared in the New York Times, and
was copied into number of other papers. whose
editors were animated bya commendable desire
| to minister to the only unsupplied want Of its
author:
EAGLE GROVE, FRANKLIN CO., Ky. ,ooT 18th,
'57. to The Etitor Of the nea0 york times:
i SIR-You may think it som what strange to
i Bee troubled from this fair distant part OF Gods
cuntery-But when | give YOU my Reasons
fiatter myself that you will Excuse mee--and TO
tina point--Sir See in your paper all sorts OF
advertisements of young industrus iemails con.
stantly in search Of an oniSt lvng--now | am
in Want ofa Good house Wife am Widower
With two Daughters one is II years old tha 9TH
er is IL years old my oldest is well accomplish
cd and now a teaching of schoole. | am 40
years in Good heth ar d uSt to Be canled good
looking | am six feet tall and way 10 lbs and
| hav Bin a wIddUwCr for leven years and now
as my children is out of tina way think that 1
can take good caire ola good companion, wer
Born and Raised in this cauntry But have lived
for meny years in Louisiana and Texas | one
good farm here and few Negroes and plenty
Of stoke ofall coinds Except Wife must tell
you that | maid all that am worth Bey over
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Refur you on aney one who mite want inomma-
ton to as good men as is ivin in the first polls
l Refer to the onerable Fresamond Landing Ex
lutenant governor of La (plant'r) near Donald
sonVille Lar & d g Mills commissioned mer-
chants Of Galvestan Texas aud would site you
to Morgan l. Smith now of new york ci'ey lur-
min law off. Fl. Brewer formerly Of Brazoria
county Texas | ma led in Louisiana in 1886
and lost my wife in 1915 in I.a--and as every
person spoSe thinks his native plaiS tha, Best
| ofcorSeBraught my children here to have them
Educated and am proud TO say that my oldest
graudeated with the first and at tina head ofthe
| graduating class and she Reserved many compi
mcntS---ior her. combustion on yaledic,Ory | of
corSe am no schol.er But when tell you that
ncvour went to school But Is days don't think
that you will Blaine me for that now sir as
have Bin frankie and candid in giving you the
out lines my sell ! must now tell yau what
sorle of person it wirl take to fill the Bill--a
lado Of Bout so years old and one that BARS
a good caricjure, Of mind and eenteel disposition
fair complexion ofdark or Brown hair Blue EyS
anil Of form 5 # 8 or 5 in hight strait with
permuant four head nose strait and not too long
not over IL in-Round false ana maadiam
mouth with thin lips that will always cover her
teeth Chat is when her mouth is Shut she must
not to way less than one hundred and thirty
nor more than $50 lbs and would have no ob
ipctlon to widow that hao no children. Now
Sir II you moo of any Desrving Lady that will
fill this bill and you will send her out hear
will pledg my word and onor to marry her and
to make Her a2ood husband AMI to always have
plenty for her to doe Gas well as to eat She
must not Bee an abolShant for | am pro sla
veav man ann in favour of Roopening the Africa
slave lrad and lettering Both Raises Buy it
now must come to a close for my note is grow
ing longer than | wished-it YOU OF any lady Of
your acquaintance shoull want to write to me
or to find me I am to Bee found Bou' Faank
tourt-ana woulc Bee pleased TO have good
Bred canpanian the coming Winter for doe
Ccca after living for 90 cd ears in the extreme
South, ahatit is too cold to Winter a lone when
| we'll noe that cab we'll caire for good com
panion.
hoping .soone to hear hom this note sub
scribe my self oour most obt. svt
WIN II CARR
(P. S } address Wm, II. Carr Frankfort, KY
and il any one should come nsurch for me any
one in frankfort can tell them where live ami
will put them in the way OF my house.
This advertisement met the eye Of l01 females
ing to exchange that state to unite their fortunes
with man 40 years old, "six feet tal,'' with
IA goode hrme," "a few n groes and plenty
ofstock of all coinds Except Wife, who incon
their willingness to unite their hands and hearts
with his Among others who wrote TO Mr. Car
was Mrs. Briggs ofthis city, no has been for
some years widow anl who has q daughter
fourteen years Of age. Her letter was answered
and the correspondence was continued till with
in few days since, when Mr. Carr visited this
city in person. Mrs. BPS late husband short
time prior to his death, went to California, accu-
mulated some money, came home, and died in
few weeks after his arrival Since that time
Mrs. B. has resided principally in this city, and
having become reduced in circumstances, sought
to benefit her condition by the alliance propnsed
by the advertiser. On Wednesday last Mr.. G..
arrived here, put up at the American. sought an
interview with his fair correspondent, and on,
Thursday they presented themselves before the
Rev. Mr.. TAFT, and were united in marriage.
There were we learn, 101 answered to the
+ advertisement and there are of course just 100
| disappointed females, who have failed in their
efforts to obtain the Kentucky widower We
offer them our coincidence at their disappoint-
ment; but while doing so, we cannot but rejoice
that Columbus has won the day. Columbus has
not shown "laint heart" and Columbus is now,
as always "a little ahead" We tender to tie
happy pair our ourcongratulations. They will leave
to morrow for their old Kentucky home f." and
may health and happiness attend them, though
we have our doubts oi the groom's obtaining the
latter blessing by advocating the "Reopening Of
the african slave taid," which the law declares
to be PIRACY.
| The following announcement, which appeared
ia the journal OF Friday, must convince the
skcptical that this is yeritable transaction and
no humbug;-- o. S. journal t.saa
EEARKIED,
| April ist. by Rev. L Taft at the residence OF
the bride, Mr. VIM. Il. CAnR Of Eagle Grove, Ky.
and Mrs. A. p. BaIGGs, ot this city.