Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-24
From the New Raven Palladium.
MilIie-The Story of a Beau
tiful Young Widow who
Advertised for a Husband.

In the latter part OF March
there appeared in one of the
New York papers the following
advertisement
"A young widow, nineteen
years of age, of high standing
in society, and having a large
fortune in her own right, wish
es to correspond with a through
ly educated young man of equal
standing in society with view
to matrimony. Photographs
exchanged. The reasons for re-
sorting to this method to obtain
a husband will be satisfactorily
explained. Address Mile
Stanton, Station D, New York
city
Among the persons who an
swered this advertisement
was dashing young gentle
man who does not live more
than a league from this city.
His letter was very brief, but
sufficiently ample in it's Ian
guage to give the young widow
of nineteen an idea of what
sort of d fellow he was. The
young gentleman (whose name
is withheld at special request)
enclosed his 'picter, and as it
was a very correct presentment
of rather handsome man, il
seemed to make qucik impress
sion on the heart of his fair cor
respondent. A few days later
the young gentleman received
an answer to his lie tier. This
like his own, was brief, but
read as follows
No, EIGHTH STREET,
New York, April 2.
Dear Sir,--I have received
yours, and answer at my ear
Hest leisure. l am favorab1y
impressed with your face, as
shown in your photograph, and
send you mine, which I hope
will not displease you. IF af-
ter examining my likeness, you
think that you might learn to
love me, I shall be pleased to
meet you on Tuesday evening
next at No.-Eighth street,
Respectfully,
MILE.
p. S.-Inquire for Mrs.
DeForest, and don't call before
8 o'clock.
This missive was written in
a delicate hand, which showed
culture, and caused the young
gentleman who had common
ced the correspondence by way
Of a joke to feel a little serious
over the matter. The picture
Of the young widow was the
likeness of an exceedingly
handsome woman, whose face
wore an expression which show
ed that the pride Of birth and
fortune was in the blood that
gave to it the rosy flush of beau
ty. Truth makes it necessary
for us to state that the young
gentleman at once fell in love
with the face, and resolved to
go down to New York on the
following Tuesday and have an
interview with it's owner. He
therefore dropped Mile a
line announcing his intention
Of calling, and expressed the
hope that she would not disap-
point him by her absence from
home at the time she had ap-
pointed for an interview.
Between the time of the pos
ting of this letter and the visit
Of our young gentleman to
New York, nothing occurred
beyond the reception of a sec
ond missive assuring him the
young widow would be at
home at the time designated.
Arraying himself in his 'best,
he went to New York, and at
8 o'clock on the Tuesday even
ing appointed he walked up
the brown-stone steps of a
brown-stone front on Eighth
street, and pulled the door
bell This was answered by a
servant, who ushered him into
the reception room. He was
informed that Mrs. DeForest
was 'in,' upon which he han.
| ded the servant his card, and