St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1865-08-10

know as I've met her sta al, to tell the
truth. ." -s.a.zsz.tu'' 80. .eoa4iTss} !,s.3..1rf
sa sTdning, the truth seems to, be q work Of
time, With. you," remarked the agent drily.
s'Now. if you'll be good enough to give me
little light g',I about q what you Dc know Of
la;, young lady whom you have never met,
hu. -ghom you sproposeaito marry, and on
'whosexhanoryou are willing to, stake your
life, perhaps there may ma ;, be .syme prospect
OF getting At the facts of this mysterious
robbery-otherwise, you need waste no
more time in this neighborhood. .''s'"t. H.
''We!l, i you must have it, here it is
You see, about six months ago, I Gust for
fun you know)-I advertised for, wife,
andthis young lady happened to advertise
for husband abont the same time, and we
answered each others sadyertisements.-
But then she was in icarnest-all on the
square. Oh yes,''' continued he, observing
perhaps, an incredulous smile on the coun-
-tenance Of the, agent, .sshe was all right
wanted aAusband in earnest-wauted one
bad. She Was, situated in, this way; she
hadn't got no father Aer mother, and was
under the charge Of a guardeen- old 'fel-
low about 6fiy-and as she's worth about
{ t'rensy thousand do4ars (lsre his eyes glis-
tened coyetouslyl in her own right, this
guardeen, he takes and puts her into a
-boarding school, and Intends to force her
into maftyihg s. him,s d rdther have some
younger fellow Of ourse-naturalis isn't it Z
= and SO she takes and adyertises for a
husband ll''l' So, as ! was 2 saying, 1 an
swered her advertisement, and. she replied
to my letter; and so we got up q cores
ponaence. New there ART no humbug
about iIer-l can tell when GALS in Gear
nest-andTL kpow'she's ausightby the way
she writes So: about, Two weeks ago she
says in Q Postscript pf Fl 70 one Of her letters
I wish you would go to stewart's and get
me ave yards Of black broad;loth and send
1t to me by express. I want it for cloak,
and I'll send you the money just as soon as
it>camess aud don't fail to lie. nae know just
how muehlt issfar IAaRt want1you7c be
at r. any y expense fpc We'7 me- iso Invent to
steyart;s and got the: cloth and sent it by
express. and wrote to her and told her it
wrs twenty dollars, and then she put put
the money in this letter and some darned
thie1 in ispnst office has gone and stole it
7that'a all. therssis about it," |sa! yaisi7'
80 "oh, that's a, is it II said the agent,
With difficulty restraining the laughter
which this pitiful tale oftrue love was cal
culated to provoke: swell, sir, there's no
dduktlhA4 J saalITe very vi ma5t abused i'd
disiduel,:and ifyou will 'cansgain. ID about
. fortnieheI Think Twill then be .ble to
give you, some definite information in re-
gaESS geSESSftt . the matter ,>s oI,ts4ss: 7att1s.s
ari:Tlh THANK youn dsir11only put that post Of
6es fellew in the State prison, and III be
satisfied. I don't care about the money
that Is. I don : ccare So 50 much is about it-but
if yod icoald get it buck ~" &'2'os*' 's'z' sS2-
,l''I IasAan do everything possible. sir:
good; s4o{E4ipga'n .aesaE s.3aG: a:7eqsa
Is s"aeaf e!safz zmeSaing, sir ':,sunl,ai haa .aas
Punctuallyy at the expiration ,9f ,9f the fort
night the, victim Of this hsartless Spost e.
fce rsbb9sry" prsese1aled himself 1to hear til,
result Of investigation: :oEs The agent, by
writing one or two letters, a.ud savaiGng
himself Of aAetsin other saieans at his com.
mana q.a @ had in , Ihs neantims sntirely ,satisa
fed himself as as TO the author of the ys..eut-
rage" @ and vas quite prepared for M the visit.
aaGood morning, sir Have aj;u You fond
out yet w'fTst8k my money r. ss'osa'aiEf
zi;eYes sis, q thinkzF havss!1n g. s:sexssts
ss1tia .s1a s hd Js Asat T. aa i'i5S q
II back tEloa yei1ad ases:ss! nj .sayitat :zisi
stNot q cent IL ag1u
n!AtWelk ! burpose he's hp tho State rrison
by this tinssso aidf ri aasseys as:i o7E;iS
!, .',sNet thai, EknsrsoE butgh h ialstiapos-l
sible that he may reach that institution one
of these days. Hsseie s-letter which will
perhaPs explain, ;ihds matter better fsthan 1
caa:.aIa tsdsi1sad'i = fexa daY4p since, from
sHsa ytyaPls. spil.s.. hs ,sh4ieqs 3pps .gs6lle
maas egnized yat tdopqe, his aEmilys hands
.writings and hasten6Gisto':reAd the sfollowS
ino .tfj aoa b.sa ssT,issiasisf asei3 sse7i'iIs W
. -Ht1ag cd. div iie.as-aG j et hssssa. u Il
g .------, PEHs.. jan 10slS6--.ts4s
A9;2j Ms2 q, &; AssAs: As,, ~. h.ssn
ing slime inquiries shout twenty y-six dollars
Il sent ia . horn to- Nj. George X. Wolf
cloth IS invested in . irst-class shanghai
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