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Millie---The Story Of Beautiful
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 large
fortune in her own right. wishes to correspond
with thoroughly educated young man ofequal
standing in society with view to matrmony.
Photographs exchanged The reasons for re-
sorting to this method to obtain husband
will be satisfactorily explained. Address Mil
lie Stanton, Station D, New York city"
Among the persons who answered this adver-
tisement was dashng young gentleman 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 an idea of what sort Of fellow he
was. The young gentleman Whose name is
withheld at special request) enclosed his "pic-
ter" 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 later the young
gentleman received an answer to his letter.
This like his own, was brief, but read as fol-
lows:
"No.-, EIGHTH STREET, NEw YORK,
April p J
"Dear Sir.-I have received yours. and an
swer at nv earliest leisure. ] am iavorabiy
impressed with your face, as shown IN your
photograph. and send you mine. which hope
will not displease vou If, after examining
nv likeness. You think that you mightle to
love me. | shall be pleased to meet you on
Tuesday evening next at No.-Eghth street.
Respectfully, MILtiL'
"P. Inquire for Mrs. DeForrest, and
don't call before o'clock"
This missive was written in delicate hand,
which showed culture, and caused the young
gentleman who had commenced the correspon-
dence by way of joke to feel little serious
over the matter. The picture Of the young
widow was the likeness of an exceedingly hand
some woman. whose face wore an expression
which showed that the pride Of birth and for
tune 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 its owner. He
therefore dropped Millie" line announcing
his intention of calling, aud expressed the hope
that she would not disappoint him by her alb
sence from home at the time she had appointed
for an interview.
Between the time of the posting of this let
fer and the visit of our young gentleman to
New York, nothing occurred beyond the recep-
ton of a second missive assuring him the
young widow would be at home at the time
designated. ArrayDg in his " best,
he went to New York and at o'clock on the
Tuesday evening appointed he walked up the
brown-stone steps of brown-stonc 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. DeForest was "in," upon which be
handed the servant his card, and requested its
immediate delivery to the "young widow. -
Shortly afterwards the parlor door opened,
and splendidly-dressed lady entered the room
and at once approached the young man, seized
him by the hand, and expressed her pleasure
at meeting him.
4 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 bad ever beheld. He looked,
and as he gazed his heart was smitten. She
gazed. and as she looked she seemed to be delight
ed 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: " suppose we may as well
talk about the matter which we have met to
consider"
As she said this she looked searchingly, yet
tenderly, into the eyes of the young gentleman,
and after a moments pause, said: Ipresume
vou would ike to know who am. and why
advertised for life partner, wouldn't you z
" Certainly" replied our young gentleman, Il
have no objection"
AT this Mrs. DeForest-the dashing young
widow in want Of husband-began a nara
tive which it is not necessary here to give at