Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-05-28
The Story of Beautiful Young
Widow who Advertised FOR
Husband.

ing large fortune III hei o"h 49, |
wishes to correspond with n thoroughly /
educated young man of equal standing
in society, with view to matrimony.-
Photographs exchanged The reasons
for resorting to this method will be sat
isfactorily explained. Address Mile
Stanton, Station d. New York City"
Among the persons who answered this
advertisement was dashing young gen
tleman who does not live more than a
league from this city. His letter was
very brief, but sufficiently ample to give
the young widow of nineteen an idea OF
whatsort of a fellow he was. The young
gentleman (whose name is withheld at
special request inclosed his picter,
and as it was very correct presentment
Of rather handsome man, it seemed to
make quick impression on the heart of
his fair correspondent. A few days lat
err the young gentleman received an an
swer 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
answer at my earliest leisure. am IA
vorably 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 even
ing next, at Mo-, Eighth street.
Respectfully, MILE.
P.S. Inquire for Mrs. DeForest, and
don't call before s o'clock.
The missive was written in delicate
hand, which showed culture, and caused
the young gentleman, who had commenc-
ed the correspondence by way of a joke,
to feel little serious over the natter
The picture of the young widow was that
of very handsome woman, whose face
wore an expression which showed that
the pride of birth and fortune was in the
blood that gave to it the rosy flush Of
beauty. Truth makes it necessary to
state that the young man at once fell in
love with the face, and resolved to &c
down to New York on the following Tues.
day, and have an interview with its own
er. He therefore dropped Mile a
line, and expressed the hope that she
would not disappoint him by her absence
from home at the time she had appoint
ed for the interview.
Between the time of the posting of thi:
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" he wen
to New Yark, and at o'clock on the
Tuesday evening appointed he walke(
up the brown stonesteps of brown stone
front on Eighth street, and pulled the
door bell. This was answered by ser
want who ushered him into the reception
room. He was informed that Mrs. d,
Forest was in, upon which he handed
the servant his card and requested it
immediate delivery to the young wild
ow." Shortly afterward the parlor doc
opened, and splendidly dressed lad
entered the room and at once approach
ed the young man, seized him by tn
hand and expressed her pleasure at NEE
ing him.
A critical examination of the youn
woman's features and style" resulte
in the discovery Of one of the handson
est types of beauty that our gentlema
had ever beheld. He looked, and as h
gazed his heart was smitten. She gaZeC
and as she looked she seemed to be d.
+ lighted with the manly form before he
After some ordinary talk about tn
weather, Lent, and the opera, the youn
widow, suddenly changing the subjec
said =" | suppose we might as well tai
about the matter which we met to col
sider.'
As she said this, she looked searchin,
: ly, yet tenderly, into the eyes of th
young gentleman, and, after moment
! pause, said /: presume you would lii
to know who am, and why | advertise
for life partner, wouldn't you p ace
. tainly," replied our young gentlemal
: have no objections
4 At this Mrs DeForest. the dashir
n young widow in want of a husband, b
V gan narrative which it is not necessal
: to give here az length She told him be
a she had married, how her husband die
V while they were travelling in Europe, he
r he left her an immense property value
$, at nearly a million Of dollars, how
n hundred young fellows had offered h
d. their hands and hearts, how she had r
re solved to marry stranger if she cou
r find one " suited to her mind" how h
e. relatives had consented to this cour:
and how constant her efforts would
to make the man happy with whom s.