The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-11


Pierson, who is said to be well connected an
OF prepossessing appearance, las been maxim
2 business OF deluding unsophstcated bache
Tors by matrimonial advertisements publishes
over fictitious signatures, and then cntrappln,
her victims into sending her remittances o
money.
One of her advertisements read as follows:
MATRIMONIAL-A Young lady Of - years
1Nl handsome and accom- lisled desires TO core
Sst n ~ S %are ss' MnoIE hHSS ch 4e
H.
Thi, met the eve Of rustic swain named
Freeman Allen living near Terre Haute who
promptly responded thus:
1ERRE HArTE. Ill. Dec. 81 1879.
TO Mollie Parsons:
Dcar .Katla,n Concerning your advertise
rnent, must ask if you are in favor OF mar
riage? If SO, send me your picture. as am
seeking for wife. ! am 90 years of age.
with Light black hair. small blue eyes, 5 feet
and 10 inches ia height, and weight 14j
pounds, and native of New York. and have
never been married. | own a nice little farm.
consisting Of 40 acres, with very large build
ing, with fruits and berries Of nearly every
description and in abundance, situated one
mile from town-a nice little village-and l
am pretty well of. Happy viii be the lady
that takes me out Of Eiy miseries FIRST
w,
FREEMAN ALLEN
Tothis business like proposal the perfidious
Moilie returned favorable answer, and after
several letters had passed between the twain
Mollie suggested that gentlemen usually en-
closed postage stamps in their letters to
ladies when they expected answers, and like
wise that gentlemen usually tighten instead Of
increasing lady correspondents expenses To
this hint Freeman literally responded with
in nY1rr
Ter. which called forth the following grateful
but suggestive reply:
THANKS FOR THE TEN CENTS
FEB 4, 1874
fIr. Freeman Allen:
Deur Friend-IOur letter OF the Doth nit. is
received, and am glad to hear from You. I
am thankful to you for the 10 cents YOU sent
to pay for the postage. l regret your m.sfor-
tune OF being hard of hearing, but it is not
near SO bad to be hard Of hearing in the head
as to be hard Of hearing in the heart. And
nope you are kind-hearted, and can love de-
vo;edly and if So 1 shall not COMPLAIN. T
thought at first you had no sympathy for nv
hard circumstances but find by your send
ing me III cents that you have at any rate
ilttie sympathy for my needs. l did get sew
eral replies to my advertisement, but none
except you proposed marriage. so / preferred
to correspond with you. ! am glad you love
my letters, and hope that time will bring us
nearer together. NOBLE.
This brought another ten cents. which
Mollie wrote to her admirer she wished was
50, at the same time rclnarl.ng that She was
sure that if he loved her his sympathy would |
show itself in better ways. And then to en- |
courage him She sent him some hair which
AS She Informed Tribune reporter. She cnt
from switch which She had bought express
" to supply the demands for locks of her
hair. which she received from her numerous |
correspondents. Freeman answered that he |
was ready TO disbursc To the amount Of ten |
cents more which should be Forthcoming in |
ms next letter. but said h did not think it |
necessary 70 Invest my money on one that |
does not belong to me vt. though you might |
seldom tail to be mine" However. Mollie |
persisted and succeeded in coaxing So out of |
her admlrer, and then 81 more and finally
%i5 to pay her fare on the railroad to Sage
town, where he would meet her and lead Ler
TO the altar. by this time Freeman. though
SIN cautious about money, was deperately
W '"'r' us VIII be seen by the following
taken from some Of his letters:
ELEGANT EXTRACTS
Certainly l am kind-hearted and can love
deNotediy As for my part there is nothing
IN tins world that | hate SO bad us man and |
wife quarreinG, and presume YOU would
rather live with peace. comfort and hapni-
ness.
Oh, yes, Mollie. I love your letters very
much, and your picture, and / would be
happy to see You and embrace nv arms
around your neck. and kiss your sweet, rosy
lips, indeed.
Are you FOND of kiss? hope YOU are. as .
believe kissing is the foundation love of the
human heart
On, my dearest Mollie, as you feel discour-
aged, | will say it is the fact that love Won
WITH all my heart and soul. for it is il struggle
70 hive single and grow old, and if YOU want !:
% marry, pray. answer will you be mine for :
HE, and will take good care of vou-the
BEST can, under all circumstances, till death
!iono parts u.s.
! regret very much Your misfcrtun. of !
,elnS so poor and needy. and | have con
'luded to take You out of Your miseries
ooner than was anticipated. and when we !,
&c both twain III one flesh You will 90 M !
With me i'll riches, and have Il dear home tie :
emainder Of your life and l hope YOU will :
make NE good wife, and III embrace Won +
Q my manly bosom and kiss your sweet iips =
Very day.
Enclosed send SIS Tor your fare. and to I
eule yonr bills. and if il is not enough you =,
must do the best you can and come without VI
~. You can get tirst-cass ticket direct to Z
Henderson county. ILL.,, and will 7
ffile on the 9th of April. at 8 or 10 O'Clock . !.
\ NJ. accompanied by my brother in car ~ =:
iage. Then we will have n short CONVERSE
lon; then proceed to the altar of marriage.
you hear me eNclaim Miss Parsons = you
aust make n bow and step forward. and =
axe my hand in thine. and have kiss if n
ectSSary. Please. ny dear if it rains on a.
II happy day. and fail to arrive. I Mil VI
hen the weather is settled When We q
ieet. probably my heart VIII throb so hard sc
lat cannot speak: but ii / do not act tbe OF
antleman. you must consider it is on ac II
,unt OF my being deaf and | have never az
aid any attention to a lady before. as am 81
raid OF them. But Il little practice will WI
axe me gentle, and set me all right again
lease write once more
FREEMAN GETS SUSPICIOUS. ,
She did write once more, and told him :hat l..
e could not get started on so small sum as GO
, had sent her, but that b. sending her Sl5] y
ore he could make it sure thing for both Of il