The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-08-10
The Result of Personal" ADVERTISE


serted the following advertisement on the
18th OF July in the Herald:
"a young lady of good family desires the acquaint
ance OF a young gentleman of good standing anC
some personal attractions, with view to ultmat,
marriage. She has good marriage portion in hel
own right. The jealousy of an ever watchfuI guard
ran Is the cause for thus step. Address NJ. f., r. o
Box, 159."
The result showed the preponderance OF
both fools anl knaves in the city, as there
was an immediate response from about
one hundred and seventy individuals,
many OF whom were merchants, lawyers,
doctors. artists, tclegraphers. &c. Some
OF them We're people well known, who
wrote in an uudiS9uised hand, inclosed
their cards. and evidently meant to go for
NJ. +. and-the marriage portion. The
reading OF the letters furnished great
amusement to the attaches and visitors at
the Star office. Ii 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-
cordingly u note Stimulating n lady hand
writing was sent rs u reply to some of the
eiluSions, couched in this wise;
"Nleet me on Saturday, the 22d, at :
O'Clock p. NJ, opposite the Registers of
flee in City IEall Park"
The time and place ought TO have con
| vlnrco the most unsOphisticated that there
was some ''game" ABOUT if. The locality
| was in full view of the Star office, at
whose windows We're sea of laughing
faces on Saturday afternoon, eager to as
certain whether the ''toos were all dead.
A few only 'smelt MICE" but between
thirty and forty put in an appearance.
| perlllming the mir with choice toilet es-
| sences and the aroma of button-hOle bOu
| quets.
| The first one appeared about five min
uteS before the hour. He was a cleany-
shaven, stylish looking man. about thirty
| five, attircd in the highest style OF art
There was nothing in his appearance ID
| denote sottening of the brain, and the
| lockers on at the Star office were doubt
| lul 1T FIRST Of his identity He hung round
50 anNiously that ii was resolved to test
| the matter by sending out Il small hOy
duly Instructed
Are you waiting for NJ F., sir ?" ask
ed the little boy of the suspected individ-
| ual- Yes" he answered with alacrity
has She sent message" ''She can't
come before h4lf-past two, - said the uu
4crupuIous boy Perfectly satisfied thr
| lappcr gentleman, all unconscious OF rid-
l ~ hl' ltlNtt illlllNttl III II S-tL ilttlt tbN
nd-waited
| by twos, by threes and by hall-dozens
| the searcher5 for NJ. I. appeared IN front
of the Star and Registers office Tha
| policemen began to gather around and
! wonder "What was up" Again and
| again was the little messenger despatched
to the seekers, and in no instance mistook
hlS man. Some oI them were told tr
wait, others that NJ. + would address
| them the next day i'll the Sunday Star.
Every young lady that passed before
the assembly was eyed by them most
anXIouSly. Now and then they eyed each
other a little suSpiclously, but none saw
the game until the small boy was sent in
to their midst bearing placard with ting
| following written upon it:
M. L. ca3lT came o-dt5lm
Tbc w,v tbosn so,t-ha,1a1 ral,,v-y
made tracks for p,rts unknown i imno.-
siblo IN desrrbr Tho hoox was saIf.nvi-
dcnt md mon. humili,iinn sllI rra,ta,.
the neyf dav wbnn !, fnII 'rrount nr IN.
! r;,l;cnrnus at(,;,. vith =, o.r.,,I,i, drawin.,
nr tI,n ,+,.,,,I,, ,nn.,r H., Xxx I,l,,. IVA,
nn,
~ l-''Af ~ Si''l i'NlNN y ieW years
5lnr', u S'il''Pn'ti = "a gN3"2eH N llP lun'-
"er business l" Name, having an aPPrt
erin houobt bp = safe Investment accord
inGIy commissioned Mr.. Charles w. Ken
n3ri fine we'll known ipwpIlpr ON Trp
mont street. tn pur.I,l4l for linn a stone.
about 4 tbnl,4auI dollars in value. which
wa mounted os .. ni,.,1-I.,oI,aI SIM,