The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-01-11
Rockers Woofng-GetfinE Wife in
-fuf.".s-s Il. Iowa.

Booker. of Plymouth county, Iowa, was
a wi1ower of forty, and Is Flooding, inde-
pendept farmer. Booker Is man OF buSl'
ness. He used to live in Sioux City; while
there he fell into an excavation, and recoV'
cred $500 damages for slight injuries re-
ceived. when he removed to Plymouth coun.
to. where there we're fewer dead-falls But
his wife died and left him In bad hx. lie
must have heusekeeper, and be bad no
time to fool away. lie wanted cheap artI.
Gle. too SO be resolved to marry one and
have her for good or bad, as she might turn
out.
He went to Sioux City, and called on an
old friend, to whom be stated his desperate
case. His friend told him where there was
a large room full of sewiug-girls, and that he
might take his pick Of the lot. The idea
pleased Booker. He went straight to the
millinery establishment, and told the con.
duc.ress his pressing business. She was
amused, and said: "Tbere they are, take
YOUR pick" Booker went round among
the beauties with a FACILITATING heart. He
casually dropped in answer to their inquir'
ing plances that be was looking for house
keeper. One or two signited their viii
lingncss to do homework, and asked
" What wages 2" Booker then explained
that he was looking for a wife. That
altered the case, and the girls reddened ana
warmed up to their work. Booker picked
I'd the reddest one, and asked her II she
would give him moments conversation in
private. She blushiDgly consented, and the
two retired into little back room. Only a
few minutes elapsed when the couple came
out with confused sort of air, for they
knew that the whole shop was looking al
them. The Young girl started off in furry
and hurry. Booker said she had consented
to become his wife, provided she could get
the consent OF her parents, and she had gone
after it. He had also referred her to severa
of the leading business men OF the city re-
spectiDg his points of character and ability
to entertain a wife and rear family. Booker
went TO his hotel to await further develop
ments. The next day physician Of S'ouS
CITY received letter, OF which the follow.
ing is a true printed copy:
ISloux CRY, December -, 1S74.-Docto'
III Adres you A few lines to Aske the
caracter and standing Of one Hathaway y
Bookss of lamars who has give me you fol
A reliance as he says you are well Acquainted
with him pleas tell ME bis prinantial a'are!
Us well as his pivot characto is he Abel tc
support famiey in comfort would he make
q good husben pleas answer thoes few lines
Amedilently for expect to leave town
will look for A answer A Monday. A Dire:
---- MARY, Sioux City bx 1872"
The responses were all favorable to Booker
as a sutton. The next day he married Mary
with the full consent of her parents, to bis
own great JOY and her happiness. And
Booker took her to his farm 10 Plymouth
county. and lost only two days time in secu.
ring life of welded bliss. Happiness is
cheap if men only knew that 1t generally
lies right before them ready to be seized
But many look over the heads of the nearest
and dearest objects, and trampling them un
der foot stand alone in misery at the end o!
life's journey. So does not Booker.