, 1863-08-30
i, On c.4 4tst were made fo- men,
Not men for them. It follows than,
Hen hAye right to every one,
And they no freedom Of their own:
and therefore nen have 20 wct to choosc..

ons. Asst were made 70. men,
Not men for them. It follows than
Hen hAre right to every one,
And they no freedom Of their own;
and therefore nen have po wct to choose,
But they no charter to refuse,"'
the wifeless individual concludes that he has
crly to mike up bis mind what kind of wife
he wants, and then to make his wants known
through the newspaper, nnd TINT particular
one will most likely march tor ~ard. as meek
as lamb to the slaughter, to hold "an inter-
view " with him. One Of these self-suf1Ic!cnt-
matrimonial spectators inserted the follow
ing advertisement in the T1ibnns recently:
wASTEp-I want wife, between eighteen and
twenty-five 1ea.s Of aye. She must be OF good
appearance, accompliahed, with fortune Of from
two to Are thousand dollars In money or real es-
Scass Of sge, and intend to make Chicago my
home Address, stating where an interview msy
be had, JANEs RcuARDsoS, DC
We know nothing Of the advertiser, his real
name or business, except that his personal
appearance Is not remarkably prepoasessing,
snd that he IL shrewd enough not to make
eny alluAion to his physique in his card. d.
mirutive masculines, with coarse red hair,
equintreycs, and q large nose, are not gener~
allY admired for their beauty The "mazry-
ing man. Of $500 q year received, no doubt,
numerous rcplies. Ono Of bis. answers will
be found below, written by'a lady who does
not agree with Butler, that woman :s has no
charter to refuse" The letter Ia bona flde
reply, and the Writer'S views are worthy the
candid consideration Of all her sex who have
mania for dabbling with those rho seek
ttafdnities through the public press:
So you = want Wife - possessing all the accom-.
plishments Of fine personal appearance, aud for
tune Of from g 600 to $500, and. moreover. II the
Let us zee whit you offer in exchangc:-as to
your mind and perton we bare no guide, only that
e e.sc @ eaF aa1f and nd III to
whole income vii ,vnfS leaving the entire e1psnse
the Lady Who shall be so fortunate as to exchange
her beauty, accomplishments. {and hops mental
resources are also deaircd, although you do not
ses:m particular on that scotc,) for Gentleman
ee serioueiy, fS % man who cannot ntd wits among
his aequaii'tanees, muet hare some mental OF pc:.
eonAl defect. A man OF honor, even II his person
be ungainly. with cultivated mind and 4 kind
temper can scarcely fail to win some right minded
g1Il; for shafssss rs; e sooye suspison mind well
rank al1 advantages Of birth, fortune Or personal
| beauty.
me1t Of this kind seriously love OF irolic might
LEAD some to proteas candor, tjuet for the fun oi
Were Ia man. couscIous Of rny sb1lity to app.e.
| c1ate and provide for q wife, would endeaypr to
| know something Of the girl uould win. ~ sis
IT, IND danG xod P,ess In
which care Or disease may, and time triA blight;
fortune in the heart which throbs with generous
emotion, in the mind well balanced and improved
by education and habits OF thought to that OF for
| tune which may take = inge and dy away. That
should be my nrst care; the superior qualities Of
| fortune. douhlT happy he Of she who may se-
cure them. A competence is desirable, but q
coItert6d. happy dispori1ion makes its possessof
i rich within himself 4 splendid home may con-
I tain hearts bstakng from the coldnt Is neglect
Of one 10 should Be deaEest On Garth; and plain
| one may be 80 lighted with the rayB Of kindness
and affection u 70 make It q type Of Heaven.
While 4 woman, such as you desire, might 50
| regard 4 man On long acquaintance. for his good
qualities as to oye1l~ok wait Of fortune, eecma
absurd to nc to suppose she won1d, just for the
sake Of being married, leave homo Of case AMI
dear home circle, for that OF stranger, who ha1
but i've hundred year. No sir-stmplg as spec
ulation advertising for T. wife regard in thai
lRht,} youth, beauty and fortune could do b:ttel
thau take man Of thirty With only five hundred
ye1. 4 salary that might do for boy just IN
lering aifc. but which . man At thirty 1houet
just the light aye to 1aasy) should be able to, a
where tive hundred dollars would be something
tou ard the maintenance Of family.
By reflections on your - want cost Joa moth
ing, and II yon hare patience to rad lhem, will
It least. do yon no barn.. There ere plenty Of wo
men to be won hJ acquaintance and regard, but,
trust, few who would 30 far forget the propietic
Of life n to answer fAyorab)y an anonymous adver
tieemcnt