The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-04-29

rather handsome man, it seemed to make a
quick impression on the heart ofhis fair
correspondent. A few days later the young
gentleman received an answer to his letter.
This, like his own, was brief, and read as
follows:
No. - EIGHTH STREET,
New York. March 2.
DEAR SIR: have received yours, and an
swer at my earliest leisure. am favorably
impressed with your face, as shown in
your photograph, and send you mine.
l hope it will not displease you. If, after
examining my likeness, you think you
might learn to love me, [ shall be pleased
to meet you on Tuesday evening next, at
No.--Eighth street. MILE.
?. S.-Inquire for Mrs. De Forest,
and don't call before eight o clock.
This mlsslve was written in delicate
hand, which showed culture, and caused
the young gentleman who had commenc-
ed the correspondence by way of joke to
feel little serious over the matter. The
picture OF the young widow was the like
ness OF an exceedingly handsome woman,
whose face wore an expression which
showed that the pride of birth and for
tune was In the blood that gave tosit the
rosy Hush OF beauty. Truth makes it
necessary to state that the young man at
once fell in love with the face, and re-
solved to 60 down to New York on the
following Tuesday and have an interview
with its owner. He therefore dropped
"Millie" line, announcing his intention
OF calling, and expressed the hope that
she would not disappoint HIM by her
absence from home at the time she had
q. inf Cd ha
Between the time of the posting of this
letter and the visit of our young gentle
man to New York, nothing occurred be-
yond the reception of second missive,
assuring him that the young widow
would be at home at the time designated.
Arraying himself in his ''best, lie went
to New York, and at s O'Clock on the
Tuesday evening appointed, he walked up
the broWn-stone steps Of a brown-stone
front, on Eight street, and pulled the
door bell. This was answered by servant
who ushered him into the reception room
He was informed that Mrs De Forest
was In" upon which he handed the
servant his card, and requested its i'm
mediate delivery to the young widow
Shortly afterward the parlor door opened,
and a splendidly dressed lady entered the
room. and at once approached the young
man, seized him by the hand. and express
ed her pleasure at meeting him.
A critical examination Of the young
woman's features and "style' resulted
in the discovery of one OF the handsomest
types of beauty that our gentleman had
ever beheld. He looked, and as he gazed
his heart was smitten. She gazed, and,
as she looked, she seemed to be delighted
with the manly form before her. After
some ordinary talk about the weather,
Lent and the opera, the young widow,
suddenly changing the subject, said: Il
suppose we might as well talk about the
matter which we met to consider"
AS she said this, she looked searching
H, yet tenderly, into the eyes of the young
gentleman, and after a moments pause,
said: 9 presume you would like to know
who [ am, and why [ advertised for a
life partner, would mt your" Certainly"
replied our young gentleman, L have no
objections. y
At this, Mrs De Forest, the dashing
young widow in want of husband, began
a narrative which it is not necessary here
to give at length. She told who she had
married: how her husband died while
they were travelling in Europe; how he
left her an immense property valued at
nearly million Of dollars; how hundred
young fellows had offered her their hands
and hearts; how she had resolved to
marry a stranger, if she could find one
suited to her mind" how her relatives
had consented to this course, and how
constant her efforts would be 70 make the
man happy with whom she might enter
the holy bonds Of wedlock. So rapidly
did the strange beauty talk that our gen
tleman found it difficult to ''get in single
word edgeways," as the saying goes. She
continued her story, which was one of
marvellous adventure considering that the
narrator was so young and so beautiful,
and had just begun to explain her pedi-
gree, when mans voice in the hallway
outside saide: "Where's Annie?' At
the same time gentleman opened the
door and entered the parlor. Look 'ere,"
said he, addressing the dashing young
widow, you 60 up stairs. Up to your
old tricks again, [ see. / supposed you
were, and that S the reason why I watch
ed you
This interruption broke the susceptible
heart of our young gentleman like terri
bic calamity, and the effect was greatly
heightened when the young widow COM
menced to pour out volume Of epithets
on the intruder, quite as inelegant as they
were profane. Here was nice FL for our
young gentleman. He turned
pale with surprise, and addressing the
gentleman, said, ''But l hope you will al
low me to explain. T" '.Oh, that's alright"
said the stranger; 'iI'll fix that with you
as soon as get this unfortunate young
woman to her room.
With considerable difficulty TIE young
widow was removed, and when the gen
tlenlan returned, ''our hero, was in
formed that the lady was crazy, and that
constant watch had to be kept oyer her
to prevent her from having similar in
terviews with strangers. Our young gen
tleman begged thousand pardons, and
was shown the door, He at once return
ed home, and vows that he win never
be caught in the matrimonial advertise
ment trap again.
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