The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-02-13
MARRIAGE HY ADVERTISEMENT.

4 wonder exclaimed Nina Fitzgerald
.ghcihcr these advertisements are real or only
aD1scnsey
What advertisements" asked good look.
ing gentlemen.
Why this . and she read az follows;
MArEINoNN.--A gentleman, widOwer, aged 40
sith n nice home also a good business IN the
Sly, would like to correspond with lady Of
means Address Y 4, 223 James street city.
Oh, A lady with means, is it he wants?
Then it's TINA file enough, ! warrant
But surely, George, no woman would be
,uCh "a fool as 10 marry 4 man in this way,
pursued Miss Fitzgerald,
Can't say Women are foolish enough for
aayihnc Rise ut any fly he replied.
Not nearly SO foolish as you men. Indeed,
don't Vel eve there is a single man IN your
regiment that Is not a fool, and | have seen
al o. the,a'
The Dukes Own Hussars are much
obliged t. you ImlSurc, for the compliment,
my fair cousin but to return to where we left
gT Do you suppose If put IA an advertise.
meni in the papers for wife that / shouldn't
have hundred young women answering it,
Not oncr cried Nina, with decision, 'Bnl
lerhap, If /, that is e. say, a woman advcr
SGD it would be adiNcrcnt thing
Vel, Nina, you are pretty enough, no
auub,, to 90 in and WIN. said the young Lieu
1nan, oi IlussarS. looking up from his silk,
Gathers aad tinsc at her face.
have q mind to try she retorlcd Saucily
Suppose we have bet aDout IT."
What would my respected patcr say to tLatE
aid BE-, with mock gravity. Just after pay
ny of my debts on the promise that would
never BET again.
'Ch gloves, you know. Uncle George
ysnlt not mind tt1i, besides, betting with q
aay counts for nothing
4 aU very glad 10 hear it, for Jouvin could
sadly supply half of all owe to your sex
at thought that Mrs Nillicrs had put book
mixing under the han for you too, Nina
luoa She was complaining OF your cxtrava
;ance only the other day
Now Mrs. Nilliers was distant connection
{ .hc Fitzgerald family and very rich. Sh,
IA ne,ther chick nor child OF her own ant
had adopted Nina a few years before on tn,
cath OF that young persons mother
4 wish YOU would have done with thos
'iTescme flies cridc Nina after paue'
Where are you going to fish,
In Wicklow, next week, hope
'But you are coming with H. 10 The ban
mis- cycuing|
Certainly, my dear, if YOU wish IT.
Don / my dear me, George; YOU know
late IT,
Fitzgerald, joined the throng the band of Il
Dukes Own Ilussars was playing Joyous m
&c and the crowd had increased To what W;
.Imosi a crush. Mrs NllliCrS was dresst
somewhat cxtravaganlly. She was lii,
sDuab woman of forty-iivc years Of age or II
yarJ. who sought TO make herself look lih
,huty and failed signally in the effort, 81
sorc a quantity OF false ringlcts and her ia'
ges-rough. but she did not look young for q
mai moi even though her yiyacity was that
.ome Young thing in her second season Al
striving TO appear fast n bait FOR the mi
.zry. l. was true that she was ecceniric-t
.n;aaritablc said mad-but what j. eccent
eity. after all, but genius, when combin
with wealth ard influence II used to be
aausenent of George ana Nina Fitzgerald
udicule in secret the persons composing vi
KILLERS court, and certainly il was very
scrd TO observe the various methods 10y viii
lBey sought to ingI aliaie themselves IN !
sayor Of their pa,roness, as well As the le
cosy every one Of them exhibited toward