The Arizona sentinel., 1875-03-20
Short and Sweet Courtship.

Booker, of Plymouth County, Iowa, was a widower of 40, and is a plodding, independent farmer, is a man of business, and used to live in Sioux City. While there he fell into an excavation and re- covered $4O0 damages for slight injuries received, when he moved to Plymouth County, where there were fewer dead falls. But his wife died, and left him in bad fix, He must have a housekeep- CT. and he had no time to fool away. He wanted cheap article to, so he resolved to marry one, and have her fer good or bad, as she might turn out. He went to si0uz City. and called on en old friend to whom he stated his des- perate case. The friend told him where there wss 8 large room full of sewing girls, and thought he might take his pick out of the let. The idea pleased Booker. He went straight 10 the millinery establishment and told the con- ductress his pressing business. she was amused and said: "There they are, take your pick" Book CT went round among the beau ties with a palpitating heart He causually dropped, in answer to their inquiring glances, that he was looking for 8 housekeeper. One or two sigaified their willing ness to do house work, and asked : "What wages?" Booker then explained that he was looking for a wife. That altered the case, and the girls reddened and warmed up to their work. Becker picked out the reddest one, and asked her if she would give him mo- ment's conversation ill private. She blushingly consented, and the two retired into a little back room. Only 6 few minutes elaps- ed when the couple came out with a confused sort of air. for they knew the whole store was looking at them. The young girl started of in a 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 several of the leading business men of the city, respecting his points of character, and ability to entertain wife and rear family. Booker went to his hotel to await further develop ments. The next day a physician -ef Sioux City received 8 letter, of which the following is & true printed copy:
 .,4 SIOUX CTTY, December I2, 1874.
 DOCTOR -: ! Address you A few lues to Aske the earacter and standing 0f one Hathaway J. Booker Of iamars whO has given me you for A referance ss he says you are we'll Acquainted with him pleas tell me his prenantial afeas ss we'll as hs privet caracter is he Able to SUD- port familey in comfort would he make a good husbOn pleas answer thees few lines ,Amadilently for expect to leave town will look for A answer A Monday. A Ores
 MARY,
 Sioux City bx 432.
 The responses were all favorable to Booker as 8 suitor. The next day he married Mary with the full consent of her parents and to his own great joy and her hap piness. And Booker took her to his farm in Plymouth County, and lost only two days time in securing a life of welded bliss. Happiness is cheap if men only knew that it generally lies right before them, ready to be seized. But many look over the heads of the nearest and dearest objects. and trampling them under foot, stand alone in misery at the end of llfe's journey. So does not Booker.