The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-10-19
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face, keen black ~ vs nud hair black ~ midnIga,
why i was that such good looking woman as
Matilda Primrose should reach the agc Of thirty
I've without getting married We know not hut
this much We do know, that AT that age she began
Ia ircl the want uf u husband. Matilda had a
small farm that WAS left her by her father who
died when she was about ihirIy. For five years
this had been worked by u man aud his family,
who occupied part Of the house, at halves
Now, Il occurred to Matilda that she might
just ~ well have the whole Of the profits Of the
farm rs half. She never would have thought 81
this, but for one reason, aud that WAS. she was
getting very penuriOus as SHE grew older aud
the M orr she had the more she wanted so, in
order To SECURE the profits of the whole farm she
bethOught herself II this plan to secure it--get
married.
Yes a husband | must have, said she H.
herself one evening, after she had lren paid five
hundred dollars ~ her share ~ the profits ~ the
farm Tor onr wear. II might just ~ we'll have
the whole half aud have II I will next year.
Hut shc thought "wcil, that u eas,rf .iil
THAI done have lived 81 long without getting
marrird. and have got To be odd that rolks
around here take Il for granted that lu uni aani
I partner. do, though, and one / u have 'riut-
the new year cnIncs in which will here m,ruiinn
wantr'l i,-i three months of taking place
! Matilda thought ~ various ways in get = hus-
band, but none that s,rnrtl lu h. IN her mud -
likely L. snc'''r a III" following plan. Whirh slr
adopted ~ uhcr
| She woald dtess htt srlf up IN the latest aud
most fashionable siyi". and go Ia some village
whrt" she MAS unlnown; rnp ,g- lodgings trr .
couple "f months, tni palm h-' .-l' un uIrir th-
unknown community young lnd, ~ about
! twenty-five aud The io- rs-nr. IN her avn rghi
uf quite little fortune.
NnsOunrr Was ihi. ihvushi ~. than .h- -..i
! aboni putting il iniu execution aud ten .lts~
| lairt 80 find her in the village ~ S'ymuut spu-
twenty miles from home where she engaged h'"fi
/ for iva months al five dollars a NrrA.
Matilda crriainl, looked ~ lr,.f ten ,r,f,
/ younger than sl'r r's'li, was ani thi. ~. I1-i
what 'hr wanIr'l. since I; would hrll h', N"n'i-i-
! fully i1w irls getting a husband.
| Now, ii W. her custom tu : ,.rt N,ih 'NrfN
morning snl afternoon, that she migh' Tie .pni-f
/ get acquainted With slmr "i the ,Oung u-n 1T
the village. ~ .hr had hols4i Tins i,iy MAlkiu.
/ ended not Without is desired result
/ Ere tao week. had l,..,i away Ms, M,i.ll,
just returned from long wslk--was haud,,l. hy
The lady 81 The hou,s, nicely Icrininr,l rnyclolt
aud without stopping to ask any Tu-.iiun. as to
/ whO lc't IL there. or hos she came hy it. MuilL,
/ hasienr'i ur stairs aud without goppu. io ithr
I of hrt hunuri ~ shawl. iorr open the envriut-
I which confined the following note, written ia
/ plain. g~nIl,m,nIy hand
! SEYNolR. o.iph.r - ls,a.
! "My Pear Young Lady Having met YOU
several ii'nrs ui late aud lcin. an ardent h.ifcr
: Of your personal charms ani hcAuii. ,nd t'cing
anxious To secure suitable companion ~ lie
I have taken the liberty To- adl:css ,Ou ihis nn.c
/ begging the privilege Of an interview with ."u
any evening that you can inakc II CONVENIENT lot
/ inc 20 call. Should the above meet Wiih tout
approval, you can inform ine by return note
through the pos,-oilicc, addressed tn Ira u Sm,,-
! sou.
Respectfully yu,ts. /. e. 5
Matilda Primrose the heroine of uur story rad
I the con'enis Of that note for more than haf an
I hour. She literally dc'ourcd i; when she had
read il long enough hei mind was made up ~ hat
10 do She would answer it which she di in
the following manner
''SEYNouR. October "a. ls,i,
"Mr. /. Il. Simpson, Dear Sir Your note
was handed mc this morning, and make haste
/ 10 answer il by informing you that on Thursday
evening Of this week, should be made happy by
receiving call from YOU. You will please come
rs early ia the evening as you can, that We may
have a longer time To talk upon u subject iha, I
think interests us both. Yours In haste,
MATILDA pRINRosg
/ II is perhaps well 10 mention here that Mr..
/ Simpson was quite young man, and a very Lazy
ono working only when be was obliged To pay
his board aud Keep himself in clothes For long
time he had tried hard 10 better his condition in
/ life by getting married 10 some Young lady who
would have enough Of the necdfal 10 support him
/ IN idleness he WAS too well known 10 succeed
in any such undertaking in the village where he
lived, and 50, for ihispurpOsc. he had gone TO the
village OF Seymour, arriving there about the time
our heroine did
Seeing Miss Primrose Often upon the street aud
always well dressed. he come TO the conclusion
that she must be lady Of means or she could not
Afford To dress aud live in the manner she did
Tie l"aru'd eoon aftcr his arrival there that she
wa ,-i,tuger in the place. trough why she was
hct' no one SEEMED lO hno~, nor stsu where
she boarded
Now, tl"ushI hr, IS my time To- STRIKE
Who knows bat What may he fortunate enongh
10 secure the rrall, beautiful Young lady 10. a
/ lite companion
Acting upon this thought he addressed her the
note We hav" appended above. Not willing 10
LEI gunl Opportunity slip Of securing a wife,
Thura'ia, 'vrning found him at the house Where
Mnnli' Was .'"rping, enjoying himself delight.
tiii, ,a The p.r."Hcc OF Matilda Primrose, who lid
l'i i'.-i i' pie4-c the gentleman. The moment
,h- ~ hiin she made az her mind To marry Simp-
.ru ~ !clsed wA .ir with him in every par.
.ctlas iaai Ia" irli .t,sh,-i he would make her
just ilc kind uf husband ahc wanted 10 bring
hci IA al the profit. ni Ia, farm.
III simpson Wa ilsh vel pleased with the
hli" black-eyed beauty i."iutr him. aud thinking
i's = Young lady "i not iiui, Than twenty three
~ i.ut summers, resolved ia his nIind l., make
''i h- wifi, feeling satisfied that she was a laly
ui means aud ahundantt able iO supp1Ii him
wilh"u h, working ant motr than be- f,li in
Cliuri 10
/ H., was certainly light ia his suTmisinss - Ia
her heing a ladv ~ means, but wrong in -uppo-
/ sing that he would nui have ln work any when
hr became hvr husband.
Well. the conrtinP progressed Llvorably, and
sis w-ks after Matilda Ptimroe had ieft for
honir, she vas engaged Ia bc the lawful wiic of
Nj La Il simpson ani week later, fpund her
nainr changed from that al - Primrose tn Simp
sou
\ few days we're spent in a travelling honey.
moon-ci'ruii around the country, ending Ly their
stopping at the oli fashioned farmhouse of our
hrroinr. who less than ten weeks before. had left
IL a single woman, bat now, rs she said she would
had returned With companion for life. Aud
with 4 fcw smart lessons, good one he proved
10 D.. too for Mr. Simpson really loved his wife
an'l when he lcarntd that she was the posscssor
Of good farm, and had married him for the pur
pose Vi helping her 10 increase her riches he went
TO work like a good husband ,o add To the profits
Of the household. And most remarkably well
have they got along since the nup,ial knot was
tied that made them man and wife
Mr. Simpson was ~ well pleased at the turn
affairs had taken, that he felt In disposition 10
blame his wife 10 tue least when he learned, a. he
soon did, that she was q woman OF thirty-iive.
instead Of the gay and sprightly girl Of twenty
Matilda was 50 well pleased with her better.half
tina, shr never regretted the day tina, she adopted
the rusc shc did, and in which she succeeded in
getting not one Of tue beet, but very good aud
docilc husband
BriDhf PI'OsIIerfS .lheaH.
Looking back 10 the awful days when the coun.
Try rocked IN the ,hrocs Of threatened dissolution
aud contrasting them with our present situation.
We have great cause for congratnlalion FROM
every quarter The news Of progress Is cncourag-
ing 80 Thai the country eau facilitate itself that
might Is passed and Joy comeih with the morn.
Ing. From the West the news is especially en-
couraging. \ Chicago paper alluding To the Inn
mensc increase Of trade there says that ''the ad-
vent Of the new crop has had a rrviying influence
upon trade. The manufacturing establishment
having recovered from the eight hour panic,
have all the work they eau do, employing more
men than they ever bad before, and filling orders
largely 10 excess Of former years"
The railroads running into MI tbs western cities
are crowded with IN immense grain traffic, and
tho shipping Of the lakes Is taxed 10 iis utmost
capacity: The good prices which the iarn'rs are