The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-04-19
COURTING ny LETTER.

THE DisAProIYrMENr OF a YOUNG WOMAN
VINO ADVERTISED FoR HUSBAND. OFF,
Several month ago Miss S. E. Redmond
inserted tho following advertisement in a
New York paper
NTASTED--A like to marry
w gentleman Of comfortable clrcum-
stances residing in the South,
S. +. r, Herald uptown office.
Shortly after the appearance Of this notice
Miss Redmond received letter postmarked
at Hawkinsville, Ga. The writer said he
had read the notice and desired TO open up
correspondence with the author Of the adj
vertisement. The lady answered the letter
Immediately, and an animated correspon-
dence begun. ...
She wrote numerous letters. She said she
was brunette, that she was an accom-
plshed pianist and voalist; in short, she
thought she could be good wife, and would
try to make her correspondent happy if they
should become united in marriage. The
Southern man answered all the letters, and
wrote that he was farmer, of middle age,
and in comfortable circumstance. He said
that he had quite large farm near Iaw-
kinsvillc, and that he had plenty Of every
thing to support family. Some of the | t
ters were very tender. .s..
A few weeks ago Miss Redmond wrote to
her correspondent that she thought the time
had come for action, and that if he would
marry her she would go to him at once and
have the ceremony performed. To this hint
she received an answer, telling her to come
at once, and that he would be reedy to re-
ceive her with open arms and make her his
wife.
Miss Redmond at once read to her mother
and brother the letter that had made her
feel so happy. A trip South was hastily
planned. The other two members of the
family said they would go 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 clothes as
were at hand. Soon the trio were on their
way to Georgia. On arriving at Atlanta
they boarded the train for Hawknsvile
1t was reached in safety, and it was ascer-
tained that the farmer for whom they were
searching lived about fourteen miles from
that place, and that the stage would not
come until the following day. The services
of stage were procured at an advanced
price and the journey was continued. AT
ter drive of hours over a rough road and
through barren waste Of country, the stage
was pulled up in front of log cabin. 1t
was midnight. The travellers knocked on
the door, and an old, gray-haired man
looked out and asked, who is there. On
being answered friends, the situatiod was
fully explained.
The old man dressed himself and asked
the visitors to step in. The surprise of the
young lady when she saw that her lover
was an ancient wreck OF humanity can be
imagined. She turned away from him
with q shudder and with a feeling of great
disappointment. The mother became wrathy
and the brother uttered few not very
complimentary remarks with reference to
the " old cusS," as he termed tho farmer.
An invitation toparty toremain until nom
ing was Indignantly spurned, and the young
lady, much depressed in spirits, accompani-
ed by her indignant mother and brother,
entered the stage and were soon on their
way.to Hawkinsville.
They met negro and asked hlm how
the old man stood from Il financial stand
point. The old negro looked up and re-
marked " Why, missus, dat man haint
got a cent, and his farm is so po dat a
ground mole would starve to to def on it,"
The visitors are on their return to New
York city.--AHanta Constitution.