The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-04-03
THEY WANT TO BE MARRIED.
Maids End Widows From All Over SpeaIs
Up for Those Western Husbands.


Maids and Widows From All Over Speak
Up for Those Western Husbands.
Mr.. Jackson, the Superintendent of
the Castle Garden, needs a secretary TO
manage the matrimonial bureau which
he finds imselfunexpectedy at the head
of and whose business is growing daily.
The requests made some weeks ago
from men in the West desiring
wives and asking his mediation were
unfortunately published, and have
been answered by willing spinsters and
widows all over the land, and there is
feminine material already available
enough to supply all probable demands.
The letters are all written in a serious
vein, the writers evidently "meaning
business" Two Baltimore girls save
labor and postage by sending the follow
ing joint epistle:
BALTIMORE, March 6, 1869.
SIR. We seeing your advertisement in
the newspaper stating that there were
two gentlemen wishing wives, the one
being baker and the other farmer, we
married, and the occupation of these gem
tlemen Is very suitable. The baker will
please to write letter and direct to No.
-Buren street, Baltimore, Md, for Miss
-, and the farmer can write letter
also and direct the same as above for
P. S.-By writing letters rs above,
stating all particulars, they will be duly
answered by both.
| Another candidate writing from New
ark, N. j., under date of March IL, says
Mr. jackson.
DEAR SIR: saw in one of our city
papers correspondent you have West,
from some gentleman friend wishing q
partner for life. Wishing TO join with
him in the happy bands Of marriage, I
would be willing to enter such On ar
rangement. understand all kinds of
work-house and needework; lam q
widow, age 80. If the gentleman wishes
to correspond or exchange pictures, he
can be accommodated. Yours with re-
spect.
The following letter from Pennsylva-
MIA lass is worthy of the Scotch lassie
who says, in Engaged, ""A'm remark
able pretty gerl and hae o vera neat
figure"
New PARK, March 8, 1789.-Seeing
by the newspapers that gentleman--an
Iowa farmer-offers himself as husband
with good references, accept his heart
and hand and give mine in return. I
am in want of home and have great
desire to settle in the West with q good
husband and scca hcme I an, twenty
three years of age, about 81 feet in height,
weight 125 pounds, fine dark hair, dark
eye-lashes, bright blue eyes, and make
very genteel appearance. I am on Or
phan; have three sisters, all married;
one lives in Philadelphia, one in Hari-
ford, and one in Maryland and / remain
with one at this place, six miles from the
station on The Pennsylvania Railroad, l
was raised with very respectable lady.
but she is dead, and l am out of homo
and would like very much to settle for
life. Well, 1 suppose it is not necessary
for me to say any more. Hoping you
will send this on to the gentleman which
l have mentioned at once. He will
please send his picture to me and I will
send mine in return. will stop, hop
ing to hear from that gentleman soon.
Now here give my address and name.
New Park, Pa, Park County, Pa.
He will give me his address if he
pleases.
The cream Of the letters is this one
written in neat hand by lady in drab;
WILMINGTON, DEL.
Third Month, 10th, 1879.
RESPECTFUL SIR: In looking in the
newspapers my eyes CHANGED to see
small item headed Demand for Wives"
have read it very carefully and thought
fully and asked myself the question,
"Would 1t be prudent in me to answer
this ?" So I came to the conclusion I
would risk it and answer. don't know
| if this should ever reach you or no. if it
does do hope I may be successful in
my bold undertaking. I thought to have
spent my entire life in single blessedneas,
but the death of my dear parents caused
me to change my mind. buried my
mother just twenty months ago and not
two months since my father. So I must
tell you am farmers daughter; can do
anything in housekeeping on or about
farm. There is nothing 1 am not fssn.n::=
liar with; can bake and cook for any
in cooking. / have one sister single; we
, have o nice farm and every comfort, but
it looks very lonely since father passed
, away. We have strong desire to go
, West. A number Of our friends have
, gone to Kansas, but our desire is to go
to Iowa, as we have no attractions here
now. We are ladies of high standing :;
can go and mingle with the upper class
es, Fad have always done so. From
, childhood our reputation has been apot-
less. We each profess to be Christians,
and try to do what is right. We have
always stood by our dear parents, but
you know death makes such changes.
t So you see we will try to make faithful
. and kind wives. If7this should reach
: you, would try to tell you more of my
: life, but the husband / want must be
/. good, noble, and above all temperate.
!. AS our past life has been very smooth
Q and happy; in fact no sorrow or trouble
\ did we know till death entered our
: midst. know this is very delicate
/. undertaking, especially for lady. You
{ may think my motive in doing this is
Q just for sport, but am in sound earnest.
r / hope l am not to be disappointed in
r my present undertaking, SO I will leave
i it to your Judgment in regard to our
j. chances OF husband. vel, naess 7
s have said enough. remain true,
!. Please direct Wilmington post Office,
: Delaware.
Twill wait anxious to hear from you.
n These letters are only few out of q
j. hundred or so.--Meio York World.