The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-04-05
A LIttLe Romance that Reaches from
New York to Georgia.

| A FOND NORTHERN MAIDEN's AFFECTIONS TRI.
FLED WITH BY RCRAI. " GRoRGIA GENTLE E
MAN"
| misunderstanding seems to have been the
| cause which recently led robust and
rather good-looking New York lady to leave
her comfortable home in that city and come
to the State OF Georgia. Yesterday she re-
turned home without husband and in
company with her mother and brother, who
had accompanied her on q wild-goose cbase
in search OF a man. A reporter OF the Con-
stitution saw the trio at the Union passcn-
ger depot as they were awaiting the depar-
ture OF anorthern-bound train.
| The countenance Of the young female
seemed to say that she was deeply dis
tressed, probably occasioned by a feeling OF
severe disappointment, while her mother
appeared to be taking things easily. Her
| brother was also troubled. He stated to a
| bystander that be was fool TOR having come
South with his mother and sister and spend
Ing nearly two hundred dollars In attempt
ing to get husband for his sister. This
kind OF conversation was not rejected but
rather encouraged by those who stood near,
and he gradually turned the whole story
| loose to his audience.
1t seems that several months since bis
sister inserted the following notice in the
New York Herald:
Wanted, husband; rsuld like TO marry a gen.
teman OF comfortable circumstances residing In the
South. 5. E. r., Herald uptown Office
Shortly after the appearance OF this no.
tice in the public press Miss Redmond,
whom we learned was the young lady's
name. received letter from gentleman
post marked at HawkinSvllle, Ga, which
states that he had read her notice in the
Herald, and desired to open up CORE
spondencc with the author of the adver-
tisement. The lady answered the letter im-
mediately, and an animated correspondence
was at once commenced.
The lady wrote numerous letters, giving
her age and size. and stated that she was a
| brunette also stated that she was quite an
accomplished pianist and vocalist; in short,
she thought that she could make her corre-
spondent good wife, and would try and
make him happy if they should become
united in marriage. Her correspondent
answered all OF the letters, and wrote that
he was farmer Of middle age, and that he
was situated in comfortable circumstances.
| He stated that he bad quite large farm To-
Gated about fourteen miles fron Hawkins
vile, and that he had plenty OF every thing
for both. Some Of the letters which passed
between them might be called soft" il
such an expression is admissible under the
| circumstances.
| This state Of things continued until few
weeks since, at which time Miss Redmond
wrote letter to her correspondent at Haw-
kinsvile to the effect that she thought the
time had come for action, and that lf he
would marry her she would come to him a.:
once and have the ceremony performed. To
this she received IN answer to come at once
and that he would bc ready to receive her
with open arms and make her bis wife,
This letter she received with true delight,
and in all probability kissed the signature
OF the laisSive 4 score OF times.
| Delay was not to be thought OF under any
| circumstances. She at once read to her
mother and brotherthe letter that had made
her feel so happy. A trip South was
planned in most hasty manner. The other
two members OF the family said that they
would 90 with her and see the affair done
up in the best of style. No new clothes
were needed. All that had TO be done was
to bundle up such clothing as was now at
hand, and throw Il few pairs OF slippers into
the trunks Of those who were to constitute
the party. Tickets were purchased without
delay, and soon the trio were on their way to
Georgia as far rs the Kennesaw route could
take them: Arriving in Atlanta, they
| boarded an outward-bound train for HaW-
kinsyiIle, where they expected to meet the
man that was to make one OF the party happy
for lite. Hawkinsyilie was reached without
accident, and the party Of three persons dis
embarked. Upon inquiry it was ascertalned
that the farmer for whom they were search
ing lived about fourteen miles from HaW.
kinsyile, and that the stage would not 60
until the following day. This news OF course
caused no small disappointment 10 the par.
ty, and especially to the Young lady.
Although the disappointment was mex.
pressible, it only brought about greater
determination upon the part OF the lady
to get to the man whom sbe had learned to
love, on paper. The services OF stage were
procured at an advanced price and the jour.
ncy was continued. After riding for many
hours over a rough road and through per.
fectly barren OF waste country the stage was
pulled up in front OF log-cabin. 1t wa:
midnight when the party reached the house
| After knocking on the door for some time
an old gray-headed man looked out and in
ouired ss who was theret" The respon'
was "iriends," and monent after the SIT
uation was fully explained. The old mar
dressed himself and asked the party IN
The surprise Of the young lady when sh'
saw that her lover was an old wreck o
humanity rather than young and hand
some southerner can only be Imagined
She turned away from him with a shuddel
and a feeling Of great disappointment
The mother became wrathy, and the
brother let fly few not very com
plimentary remarks with reference to the
* old cuss," as he termed the farmer. An
invitation to the party to remain unit
morning was Indignantly refused, and the
young lady, much depressed in spirits, ac
companied by her wrstby and Indignant
mother and brother, entered the stage ane
were soou on their way to HawklnsVllle.
Meeting an old negro upon their arrlva
there, they asked him how the man stooe
from financial standpoint. The old negro
looked UP and, remarked: "Why, mlssus
dat man hain't gotta cent, and his farm Il
SO POI dat ground-mole would starYe tc
def on it." .,Tgsr .rr1liti
The first train that left Hawkinsville foi
Atlanta brought the disappointed trio away
from The scene that had promised TO be suct
bright one to at least one member OF tht
party, and ere now the would-be emigranti
are on their return to New York city. The
/ youpg lady should try 1t again! Probably
she would have better luck. Ii at first you
| don't succeed, etc.-AtEdnta (Gd.) ConStt
ution. ~ ~
/ A WESTERN LAMEET.--tFron, the St
Louis Times. Journal. l.l-To-morFoW being
election-day the saloons will be closed
| This is one Of the larnentabie features OF oul
election system, and may ultimately prove
seriously Instantaneous to the tnst1tu
| tions OF this free country OF ours.