The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-08-15

4Nc" i'cuioTu IlGCNTY write :
One of tho editorial staff of the Star
inserted the following advertisement gu
the 18th OF July in the Herald
"a young lady Of good family desires the sc.
qualntance of young gentleman of good stand.
ing and come personal attractions. with a view ia
ultimate marriage. She has good maria pc
portion IN her own right The jealousy IF an
ever-watchfu guardian is the cause ior ,hi. stcn
Address VI. F., =. o. box lj9."
The result showed the prcponderancc
Of both fools and knayes in the CITY. Ms
there was an Immediate response from
about one hundred and seventy individu.
ais, many Of whom were merchants. law
yers, doctors, artists, tclcgraphers, &c,
Some OF them were people well known,
who wrote in an undisguised hand, in.
closed their cards and evidently meant to
90 for NJ. +. and--thc marriage portion.
The reading OF the letters furnished great
amusement to the attaches and visitors at
the Star Office. 1t was suggested that the
experiment of answering forty or fifty of
them. and appointing a place Of meeting.
would give greater zest to the Joke. Ac-
cordlngy note Stimulating a lady's hand.
writing was sent as a reply to some Of
the effusions, couchcd in this wise.
Meet me on Saturday, the 22d. at
2 O'Clock 7. NJ, opposite the Registrars
Office in City Hall Park"
The time and place ought to have con.
vlnced tic most unsophisticated that there
was some game about it, The locality
was i'll full view of the Star Office. at
whose windows were sea Of laughing
faces on Saturd y afternoon, eager to
ascertain whether the "iools were all
dead A few only "smclt n mice" but
between thirty and forty put in an mp.
pearance' perfuming the air with choice
toilet essences and the aroma of button.
hole boquets.
The first one appeared about five min
utes before the hour. He was ceanly-
shavcn, stylish looking man, about thirty
five, attirod in the highest style of art.
There was nothing in his appearance to
denote soitening Of the brain, and the
lockers on at the Star Office were doubtful
at first of his identity. lie hung round
so anixously, that it was resolved to test
the matter by sending out small boy
duly instructed.
Are you waiting for NJ, f., sir :"
asked the little boy of the suspected
individual. "Yes," he answered with
alacrity, "has she sent message ?" She
cant come before halrpast two" said
the INSCRIPTIONS boy Perfectly satisfied
the dapper gentleman, all unconscious Of
rldicule. settled himself in seat near by
waited,
BY twos, by threes, and by hali.dozens
the searchers for NJ. F. appeared in front
of the Star aud Registers office, The
policemen began to gather around and
wonder "what was mp" Again and
again was the little messenger dispatched
to the seekers, and in 40 instance mistook
his man. Some Of them were told 10
wait, others that NJ. +, would address.
them the next day in the Sunday Star
Every young lady that passed before
the assembly was eyed by them most
anxiously. Now and then they eyed each
other little Suspiciously but none saw
the game until the small hoy wa sent
into their midst hearing a placnrd with
the following written upon it:
m. +. caaI comc fo-,iaB"
The way those soiI-headed fellows
made tracks for parts unknown is impo,si-
bic to describe The hoax was self
evident, and their humiliation s,ll greater
the next day, when full account of this
ridiculous affair, with graphic drawing
OF the group, appeared in the Sunday
paper.
CAvouR As AN ORATOR.-lIis manner
was slmnle strni nht tfnrward effnctiro