Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-05-06
MISCELLA ANY.
Advertising for q Wife.

numerous matrimonial advertisements which
app, ar so frequently in the CITY papers
ever answered 2" Having in my posses
sion the written experience of mi~chiev-
ous Young girl who d d reply, i furnish an
answer TO The al owe question. After read
ing this narrative, all single men will agree
with me in the opinion, that we bachelors
Lad better never resort TO this method Of
getting n wife, lest scme cruel girl should
serve US in the same way.
A few months since there appeared in
the Daily Tribune this advertisement.
"a Gentleman of handsome fortune
wishes to form an alliance with lady of
penteel personal appearance, about twenty
FIVE years of age. A good disposition in
dispensablt; property of no SORT of consid-
GRAFTON. Address Johnson, Union Square
pos -office. N. Y"
] read this and resolving to have some
sport ont of it. addressed a note to Johnscn,
saving. that though was not quite twenty
Ave. was so near il that would enter The
list as a claimant for the prizr. After de-
scrihing my personal appearance as gen.
teel, if rot qui'e stylish, closed BY saying
that my disposition was good. and if po, err
iy was any inducenent, there wonld be 10
trouble on that account. added. address
Marie. No l440. New York post-ofie.
The next day the following note was re-
ceivrd in reply;
DEAR MARiE--I was delighted with
yourself is most satisfactory. ] have no
doubt but that we we're male for one an
Other, and this is the way Providence sees
fiji to hiring us together. / leave it with
you to appoint the place of meeting.
Yours ever, JOHNSON.
This was my reply:
DEAR JoHNsoN-I am as. happy as
/ yourself, and as anxious for meeting.
| there'ore propose the Dusseldorf Gallery
/ as the spot where we shall first see each
other. You viii recognize me by my deep
mourning with veil partly drawn from my
face. | will lie gazing at some work of
art and holding in my hand pocket-hand-
kerchief bordered with black.
Your loving MARIE.
received this reply:
Belored Marie-The Dusseldorf Gal
lery is just the place for kindred souls 10
recognize one arother. ] appoint two
O'Clock, Of Saturday afternoon, for this hap
| by event. You will know johnson, and
your future husband, when person forty
years of age, with blue coat, brass buttons.
and buff vest, height six feet, seats himself
by your side. Johnson.
On the following Saturday dressed my
self in colors, and was at the Dusseldorf
Gallery at precisely two o'clock, to witness
any scenes which might occur to see il
the person in blue and buff appeared, or il
ike his correspondent Marie, he was only a
myth.
Strange as it may seem, genilemanly
looking person answering the description in
every particular soon walked in. After
looking about earnestly at all the company
there assembled, he see ned convinced that
his lady had not arrived, as there was no
one there dressed in mourning; so he
walked from one painting to another, try
ing to heguile the time. Whenever the
door opened. or cloS,d, his restless eye
turned. hoping TO meet the exp 'cied fair
one. Still she came not. The poor man
finally took catalogue, and after looking
through it. walked up before a painting of
the Madonna. gazed awhile, and then re-
sum, d his chair and his reading. After
teing occupied in this way FIVE minutes, he
drew out his watch, looked II. the opening
door. and thin again at the iime-pircr.
This wa. ci'edy tantalizing. Why
did not Marie keep her appointment, she
had promised TO he punc!ual
1 / had enjoyed this sport exceedingly.
/ but now began to be almost sorry for the
/ poor man. Then it occurred to me that
/ there was no need of wasting sympathy on
one vi would thus manage to get wife,
! or amuse himself with silly woman with
out an idea of marrying. Just nj this mo-
ment, while looking at lin with one eye,
and - Winter Scene by some old Dutch
artist with the o her oiiced him gazing
earnestly toward the enIrance. Iturrmd
! NV face in that direction and discover d
/ that three ladies had entered, and one Of
/ them in deep mourning. They began TO
look about, and finally stopped befr a
painting of the last Judgment The lady
/ in mourning had flee really angelic. aud
/ her every movement was easy and grace
1 fll, although she was very tall. johnson
was evidently enchanted, for he dif not
take his eyes off of her face. How much
must he have congratulated himself on
having found such a Jewel She and her
I friends now took seats. Imagine my sur
prise, when, leaving her veil partly drawn
| from her face, | saw in her hand pocket
handkerchief bord.red with black. My
correspondent saw this TOO. rose, walked
up to the ladies. and seated himself next TO
I the fair one. The lady gave him chill
ing glance and turned her face. Attrib-
uiing this 10 iimidiiy, he offered her his
catalogue, which she coolly declined, and
blushed so deeply that he did not seem at
all discomfied. In an instant the three
ladies rose and went to another part of the
room. ! then changed my position, and
soon the gentleman was stirring also. IL
/ was not long before he was at the side OF
the one in black, offering the use of a
masnifying gIass. The lady evidently