Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-09-15
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The Result of Personal Advertise
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The New York correspondent of the
New Bedford Mercury writes
One Of the editorial staff Of the Star
inserted the following advertisement on
the 10Th of July in the Herald;
"A young lady of good family desires
the acquaintance of young gentleman
of good standing and some personal at
fractions, with view to ultimate mar.
riage. She has good marriage portion
in her own right. The jealousy of an
ever-watchful guardian is The cause for
this step. Address NJ. f., F. Q. box 1853,
The result showed the preponderance
of both fools and knaves in the city, a
there was an immediate response from
about one hundred and seventy individ.
uals. many of whom were merchants,
lawyers, doctors, artists, telegraphers,
etc. Some of them were people well
known, who wrote in an undisguised
hand, inclosed their cards and evident
ly meant to 90 for NJ. F. and-the mar
rage portion. The reading Of the let
ter furnished great amusement to the at
taches and visitors at the Star office. Il
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. According
ly note Stimulating lady's handwrit-
ing was sent as reply to the efusions,
couched in this wise:
Meet me on Saturday, the 22nd, at
2 o'clock p. m, opposite the Registers
office in City Hall Park
The time and place ought to have con
WINGED the most unsophisticated that
there was some game about it. The
locality was in full view of the Star of.
fee, at whose windows were sea OF
laughing faces on Saturday afternoon,
eager to ascertain whether the fools
were all dead A few only 'smelt a
mice but between thirty and forty put
in appearance, pertaining 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 clean
ly-shaven, stylish looking man, about
thirty-fve, attired in the highest style
of art There was nothing in his ap-
pearance to denote softening of the
brain, and the lockers on at the Star Of
flee we're doubtful at first of his identity.
He hung round so anxiously, that it was
resolved to test the matter by sending
out small boy duly instructed.
Are you waiting for NJ. F., sir p ask
ed the little boy of the suspected indi-
vidual. Yes he answered with alac-
rity, has she sent messageY She
can't come before half.past two said
the unscrupulous boy. Perfectly salts
fed the dapper gentleman, all uncon.
scious of ridicule, settled himself in a
seat near by and-waited.
By twos, by threes, and by halfdoz-
ems the searcners for M. F. appeared in
front of the Star ard Registers office.
The policemen began to gather around
and wonoer what was up Again and
again was the messenger dispatched to
the seekers, and in no instance mistook
his man. Some Of them were told to
wait, Others that M. f. 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 boy was
sen into their midst bearing a placard
with the following written upon it:
IN. Z. can't come today.
The way those soft headed fellows
made tracks for parts unknown is imnos-
sible to describe. The hoax was self.ey-
ident, and their humiliation still great
er the next day, when full account of
this ridiculous affair, with graphic
craving of the group. appeared in the
Sunday Paper,