The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-04-21
MilIie-The Story Of Beautiful
Young widow who Advertised Tor
n Husband

! From the New Haven Palladium.
In the latter part of March there ap-
pcared. in one of the New York papers TIE
following advertisement
"AuyOung widow, nineteen years of age,
of high standing in society, and having q
large fortune in her own right, wishes to
correspond with q thoroughly educated
Young man of equal standing in society
with a view to matrimony. Photographs
exchanged. The reasons for resor;ing to
this method to obtain husband will be
satisfactorily explained. Address Mile
Stanton, Station D, New York city,"
Among the persons who answered this
advertisement was dashing young gentle
man who does not live more than league
from this city. His letter was very brief,
but sufficiently ample in its language to give
the Young widow of nineteen on idea of
what sort of fellow he was. The young
gentleman (whose name is withheld OF spe-
cial reqnest) enclosed his "picter," and as
it was very correct presentment of a ra-
Their handsome man, it seemed to make
Quick impression on the heart of his fair
correspondent. A few days later the young
gentleman received an answer to his letter.
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 earliest leisure. am ia
vorably impressed with your face, as shown
in your photograph, and send you mine,
which / hope will not displease you. If,
after examining my likeness, you think
that you might learn to love me, shall be
pleased to meet you on Tuesday evening
next at No. Eighth street. Respectfully,
-tsr-l "MILLIE.
"P. s.-Inquire for Mrs. DeForest, and
don't call before o'clock"
This missiye was written in delicate
hand, which showed culture, and caused
the young gentleman who had commenced
the correspondence by way Of joke to
feel little serious over the matter. The
picture of the young widow was the like
nees Of an exceedingly handsome woman,
whose face wore an expression which
showed that tho pride Of birth and fortune
was in the blood that gave to it the rosy
flush Of beauty. Truth makes it necessary
for us to state that the young gentleman at
once fell in love with the face, and resolved
to 20 down to New York on the following
Tuesday and have an interview with ;ltE
owner. He therefore dropped "Mlllie
line announcing his intention OF calling
and expressed the hope that she would mo-
disappoint him by her absence from home
at the time she had appointed for an inter
view. ,.s ,e.
Between the time Of the posting Of this
letter and the visit Of our young gentleman
to New York, nothing occurred beyond the
- reception of second missivs assuring him
the g Young widow" would be at home Of
the time designated. Arraying himself In
his~"best," he went to New York, and at s
o'clock on the Tuesday evening appointed
ne walked up the broWn-stone steps OF o
brown stone front on Eighth street, and
pulled the door-bell. This was answered
BY a servant, who ushersd him into the re-
ccption room. He was informed that Mrs
DeForest was in" upon which he handed
the servant his card, and requested it's 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 ex-
pressed her pleasure at meeting him.
A critical examination of the young wo-
mans features and "style" resulted in
the discovery of one Of the handsomss!
types Of beauty that our gentleman had
ever beheld. He looked, and as he gazed
his heart was smitten. She gszed, and as
she looked she seemed to be delighted with
the manly form before her. After some
ordinary talk about the weather, Lent, and
tho opera, the young widow, suddenly
changing the subject, said: / suppose we
may as well talk about the matter which
wejhaye met to consider"
AS she said this she looked searchingly,
yet tenderly, into the eyes Of the young
gentleman, and, after moments pause,
said ST presume you would like to know
who am, and why I. advertised for q life
partner, wouldn't your" Certainly"
replied our young gentleman, 81 have no
objection lsas T.2at
At this Mrs. DeForest--the dashine
young widow IN want Of husband-began
narrative which 1t is not necessary here
to give at length. She told how ehe had
married, hew her husband died while they
were travelling in Europe, how he left heI
an immense property valued at nearly 8
million OF dollars, how hundred young
ieIoWs had offered her their hands and
hearts, how she had resolved TO marry 4
Stranger she could fad one stsuited Il
her mind, how her ysiatiyes had con
sea'ea 10 this course, and how constant he,