The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-06-01
MILLIE:

MI LIE:
The Story of Beautiful Young Widow
whs Advertised for a Husband.
In the latter part OF February there
appeared in one Of the New York pa
pers the following =
"A young widow, ninete en- years of
age, of high standing in society, and hav-
ing q large fortune in her own right,
wishes to correspond with thoroughly
educated young man Of equal standing
in society, with view to matrimony.
photographs exchanged. The reasons
for resorting to this method to obtain a
husband viii be satisfactorily explained.
Address MILLIE STANTON, Station D,
New York City,
Among the persons who answered
this advertisement was q dashing young
gentleman who does not live more than
a league from this city. His letter was
very brief, but sufficiently an pie in its
language to give the young widow of
nineteen an idea of what sort of fellow
he was. The young gentleman (whose
name is withheld ut special request. en-
closed his 'spictur,f and as it was very
correct presentment of a rather hand
some man, it seemed to make quick
impression on the heart Of his fair cor
respondent A few days later the Dung
gentleman received an answer to his let
ter. This, like his own, was brief, and
read as follows
No EIGHTH STREET.
NEW YORK, March 2.
Dear SIR 81 received yours, and an
swer at my earliest leisure. am favor
ably impressed with your face. as shown
in your photograph, and send you mine.
1 hope it viii not displease you. If, af-
ter 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.
Respectfully. MlLL1E.
P. S. Inquire for Mrs. De Forrest,
and dom. call before eight o'clock.
This missive as written in a delicate
feminine hand which showed culture,
and caused the young gentleman, who
had commenced the correspondence by
way of a joke, to feel little serious
over the matter. The picture of the
young widow was the likeness of an ex-
ceedingly handsome woman, whose face
bore an expression which showed that
the pride of birth and fortune was in the
blood that gave it the rosy flush of beau
ty. Truth makes it necessary to state
that the young man 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 its owner.
He therefore dropped 'Millie' line, an
nouncing his intention of calling, and
expressed the hope that she would not
disappoint him by her absence from
home at the time she had appointed for
the interview.
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 q second missive,
assuring him that the young widow
would be at home at the time designa-
ted Arraying himself in his best he
went to New York, and at eight o'clock
on the Tuesday evening appointed he
walked up the brown stone steps of a
brown stone front on Eighth street, and
pulled the door bell. This was answer
ed by servant, who ushered him into
the reception room. He was informed
that Mrs. De Forrest was in upon
which he handed the servant his card,
snd requested its immediate delivery to
the young widow Shortly afterward
the parlor door opened, and splendid
ly dressed lady entered the room, and
at once approached the young man,
seized him BY the hand, and expresse
her pleasure at meeting him.
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
opera, the young widow, suddenly chang
ing the subject, said: I suppose we
might as we'll talk about the matter
which we have met to consider
AS she said this, she looked tenderly,
yet searchingly, into the eyes of the
young gentleman, and, after moments
pause, said i presume you would like
to know who am, and why l advertised
for a life partner, wouldn't you ?
Certainly replied our young gentle
man, 4 have no objections
At this, Mrs. De Forrest, the dashing
Young widow in want of husband, be-
gan a narrative which it is unnecessary
here to give at length. She told how
she had married how her husband died
while they were travelling in Europe;
how he left her an immense property
valued at nearly q million OF dollars
how hundred young fellows had offer
ed her their hands and hearts how she
had resolved to marry 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 to make the man happy with