Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-06-10
Asy.rss.s.x for a wife.

The Toron.o Leader gives the particulars
OF O matrimoRisl romance, in which a Yer
mont clergyman was the main character,
she depouemeet OF which was however,
any thing bot romantic 10 him. 1t seems
that farmer 10 McHenry county, Illinois.
named W----,bad advertised in u Chicago
paper for wife, which was replied TO by
dashing young law student Of Toronto,
sipe for fun. under the name OF Helen
Christopher. A warm correspondence en-
sued, Helen imits ing the baud and style |
Of lady anxious to make good match,
and describing herself as On orphan Of re-
spectacle family connections, and Of means,
residing In Toronto. The correspondence
was finally broken of by vs. ncglec,
In paying his postage. which In Canada
amounts TO some thing, and he married
some one 10 bis own neighborbood. But
the sequel contains the pith Of the story
We father minister in Vermont,
and Q widower, by some means got hold Of
Helen's letters TO his son, and, being struck
marrying her himself. Heths':
/ am . minister Of the gospel, am unmar.
ried, buried nice little wife years ago,
and have no children to tax the atteution
ofa companion. My family is provided
for and of my hands. / think sometimes
Of disseminating preaching, aud of retiring
to private life. My age people judge to be
thirty Eve, though l sm older. / en- above
the middle sise Of men, though not large;
have perfect health, and fair position iu
society. My complexion is dark, with dark
eyes and bair-bsir not hinged with gray
10 the least.
Aud queried:
May l ask my little girl (if may be OIL
lowed to call her coy fycu are Christiau7
If you can sing and play on the melodeon!
II you have good health? What is your
complexion?
Helen promptly replied, and an animat
ed correspondence ensBed, resulting in the
Rev. inviting hemself to visit Toronto tc
obtain an interview with bis fair cores.
pondent. This was rather more than Hell
en desired, and thinking it imprudent tc
bring the old man on fools errand, some
nix hundred miles from bis loca. habitatiou
sent bin no'e over another name, pretend
ing to have accidentally found Que OF h
letters, and to be rival of his for the af
fections Of Helen, and threatening him with
esstigation in case be should make bis ap.
PeaFance in this city. Rev j. w. wrote
sgais to Helen, disclaiming any wrong in
tsntions, aud asked if bis rival should ex,
ercise any control over such lady. She
then replied that he might come, when be
replied that be would be there on Oh OF
10Th Of May. when be expected 10 NEE,
his little girl, bis dear Helen. He arrived
on the day appointed, and sent bis little
giff note, desiring her to meet him at q
certain hour at the corner of certain
street. He went, bat saw no one like the
photograph Helen had sent him, which was
Io~trait OF q prominent actress. But the
eyes OF . large party Of Helen's scuusint.
ances, who had been let into the secret
we're upon him. He appeared sadly disap
pointed, being fdgety in his movements
casting wistful glsnces at the passers by q
he promenaded the streets, whilst his tor
menters, for such they we're, could scarcely
contain themselves. They were at his sid
q the post Office. 10 the street, and ever
talking with him in the hotel. Not find
ing his little Helen be concluded TO leav,
iown, but she determined he should not q
until he had learned lesson. With hi
party Of friends he appeared at the station
ssd, stepping up to the reverend gentle
man, as be stood on the car platform, b
held out his hand shouting, How are 20
W? How Is Miss Helen Christ opber
Mr.. J: W. became pale with rage, stampe
bis foot on the plsnks. and with upIifie
hands, exclaimed, You vile rascal. ho'
dare ron play me such . trickl Just the
the train started, amid the shouts Of merr
young fellows, for W aud Helen Chri.
,ophsr. bearing of the discounted, FOOLS
old lover, o ssdder aud wiser man, and wb
will probably never get wife BY adversi,
Ing.