The New York herald., 1879-03-19
CUPID's SHAFTS.
OLD MAIDS, YOUNG MAIDS AND WIDOWS WOULD
GLADLY BECOME wIvEs-CAsrrE GARDENS

OLD MAIDS, YOUNG MAIDS AND WIDOWS WOULD
GLADLY BECOME wIvEs-CAsrpE GARDENS
MATRIMONIAL BUREAU.
About month ago two letters were received by
Superintendent Jackson. OF Castle Garden, from two
residents Of the West in which that official was
asked to wives for the writer's from among the
many English and German girls daily arriving at
this por. from Europe. One of these letters
was from Lewis p. Bode, who gave his address
as box No. 2l6 Shenandoah, Page county. Iowa. and
who described himself o well-to.do farmer with
out children and who complained of the scarcity Of
marriagcsble women in his part OF tho country.
The other letter from Anton Lubke. baker.
doing business at No. 735 South Seventh street. st.
Louis Mo-, who asked Mr.. Jackson to send him for
wife certain German girl named Cathsrina suss-
bauer, who had been seduced in Germany and
sent to this country by her betrsyer. Mr.. Lubke
professed his Willingness to marry Catharina and
offered her his hand and heart provided that Super
intendent Jackson expressed tho opinion that the
girl was good and vrtnous outside OF her first mis-
step. The Superintendent of Castle Garden paid no
attention to this correspondence the ground that
his department was not matrimonial bureau, but
the letters from the wife hunters published in
tho HERALD at the time, and since then copied extern
svely In the newspapers throughout the country.
The result that from the beginning of the pres
ent month letters have been daily arriving ut Castle
Garden from alleged old maids widows and young
girls all Of whom are inclined to enter the bonds OF
matrimony.
One letter, from two females living in Baltimore.
reads as folows:-
sIR-we seeing your advertisement in the newspaper
one being baker aud other farmer. desirable
ss wishing IS to The 81
write lct.er and direct TO - street Batmore Mary.
also and drrct the Same 5 above for Miss -.
they ~fa will duly both
AN ''onpnANs' AMnIrIoN.
The second effusion is from an orphan, OF New
Park, Pa, and reads as foows:-
Nww PARK Pa March g. 1870
Seeing by the newspapers that gentleman. an Iowa
seeeps his soar and hand and give return
in want Of home and haye great desire to settle in the
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sEHxs TO HAVE THE NECESSARY oUArurcaTroS.
The third letter Is from resident of Wilmington.
Del, who writes es follows lk
w,iMIscroS, Del, "a month. 10Th 1879.
20 y: :s S fssssS ss
the question woud i se % , Il T.. y .n 70
know i this should reach lfi, doesI DC
ass % s b % % nss
but the death Of my dear parents caused me to change
"ns not sa my months ncs my
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am not familiar with: bake and cook for any ONE
sister sister single We have sysry eonS!s
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have gone to Kansas desire is TO go to iowa
sxS 10 s
YOU see we viii try to make aihn and Kind Wives
ill., a 'ia HUT the i husband want must good noble
above all our past life has been very ,
death H"sS Entered "nr midst this very
tive for doing iii. jussfor sport, but am in sound
earnest hope no. be dsappo,ntHsd in my present
e. "%r choice sf husband Wei. guess have said
will wait anxiousiy to hear from you.
SHORT, BUT POINT.
The fourth correspondent IL widow, OF Newark.
N. j., who consents TO marry the Iowa farmer In
very short letter. right to tho point 1t is as fol-
lows:-
s,M % e sy
wishing partner for liie Wishing to Join with him u, IN
into such an arrangement undestsnd ali kind Of work
housowork and necdework am widow, age 81 II tho
gent wiscs correspond exchange pictures he be
accommodated Yours, with respect. -.
Besides the above many moro letters received
by Superintendent Jackson, among them one from
party ut Wilmington. Del. signing herself ~. J.. NJ "
and promising that tho baker and farmer are good
looking and men with the best of references they
can bc accommodated with two very nice young
ladies' both Of whom reside in that city.
In addition letters have boen received from valen-
tine Zimmerman, OF Creston. Iowa, and Karl
Stranbinger of Freeport, ILL.,, requesting Supern-
tendcnt Jackson not to send Cathnrine Sussbaucr
mentioncd above. to her friends IN Germany, but TO
forward her to their respective Cities where she will
be we'll taken OF by the writer's.
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