The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-06-03
Advertising for n Wife and what
Came oft.

| the Toronto Leader gives the particulars
! of q matrimonial romance in which Fer
'uont preacher was the main character, the
/ denoue .nent Of which was, however, aEy
thing but romantic to him. 1t seems that a
farmer in McHenry county, Illinois, IL med
W, had advertised in Chicago paper
for wife, which was replied to by dashing
young law student Of Toronto, ripe for fun
under the name Of Helen Christopher. A
warm correspondence ensued. "Helen" imi.
ta,ing the hand anu style OF lady anxious
To make Il good match, and describing her
self as an orphan OF respectable family con-
nectIons. an, Of means, residing in T,rontC.
Tie correspondence was finally broken of
by W-s neglect in paying his postage.
which in Canada amounts TO something and
be married some one in his own neighbor.
hood. But the sequel contains the pith vi
: Vermont, and widower, BY some means got
hold Of "Hele:.s' letter to his son, and be
ing struck with her style, wro.e to her with a
view OF marrying her himself He told her
that
81 am minister Of the goepel, am un.
married, hurled nice little vie years ago,
and have no children 10 tax the attention of
companion. My family is provided for and
OF my hands. l think sometimes Of drscon-
tnuing preaching. and retiring to private
lie. Ny age people take TO be thirty FIVE,
though l am older. | am above the middle
size OF nen, though not large; have perfect
health and fair position in society: NV
complexion is dark with dark ewes aud hair !;
hair not tinsed with grey in the least, What
makes my complexion still darker, wear .
full beard and moustache.'
And queri-d-
May ask my little girl (fI may be al.
lowed to call her so) if you are Il hri,,ian :?
If you have good health? What is your
complexion q
Helen promptly replied, and an animated
correspondence ensued, resulting in the re
verend inviting himself To visit Toronto, TO
obtain an interview with his fair corr. spcn-
dent. This was rat cr more than Helen
d sired, and thinking it nprudeut to bring
the oh man Oh u toyls errand, some six hun
dred miles from his .'lJcal' habtatiun, sent
him note over another name, preie nding u
have accideutly fund on. of his letters. and
to be rival of his for the affections Of Helen,
and threatened him with castigalion in case
he should make his appearance in this city.
K y. j. W. wrete again To Helen, disc aim
ing any wrong intentions and asking II his
rival should exercise any control over such
a lady She then replied that be might come,
when be res esponded that he would be there on
tie 9th or l0Ih Of MAY. when be expected to
meet lis little girl his dearest Helen"
He arrived on the day appointed, and sen,
HIS little girl a note, desiring her 70 Get
him at i ccriaiu ho,r at the corn-i of 4 Ger
tain street Tie went. lat saw no one ke
The phOto-ra, IA Helen had sent him, Viii h
was th~ portrait Of IL prominent actress. Bat
the - ) OF a large party OF Helens )" ac-
yuaiu,anscs, who had been let into the secret,
were upon hm. He appeared sadly disap-
pointed. being fdg@ty in his movements.
casting vist:ul glances at the pas.e-s by as
he promcnadcd tie streets, whilst his torncn-
tors, for such they we're, could ely con
tain themselves. They were at his side
n, the pos;oifice, on the street, a.
even talking with him in the hotel.
Not finding his little Helen. be conclud-
j I, leave town. but '-shs'' deter mined he
should not go Until he had learned less,
With MS party at friends be appeared ut the
station. s...5 Stepping up TO the reverend gen
len an, as u. stood on the car platform, he
held out his hand. shouting, How are YOU,
W? How Is Miss E4...n Chris; ophcr?'
Mr. j. ". became pale with rage, stamped
his foot on the planks. aud, with upiIiiei
hands, exclaimed. You vile rascal, now dare
YOU play me such trick ?"
Jus, then tho train started, anil the shouts
Of the merry Young fellows for ". and Helen
Christopher bearing off Ike discoutiied, fool
i>h old lover. sadder and a wiser man, and
who will probably never get vile By ad
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