Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-07-23
WEEKLY CHRONICLE.
CUPID'S WORK.
How q Tennessee. an Won q Bride
With IN Egg.
Norr Vo,H Gnp

How q Tennessee an Won Bride
With I'm Egg.
New York Sun.
Eyes, it is true,n said Mr.. James
Lynch, yesterday. as be stood IN front OF
his produce market at 152 Grand street,
Williamsburgh. An g WAS the cause
of it all, and its the first time, 1 guess,
that an egg ever acted as q matchmaker.
l don't mind telling you the crcum-
stances but prefer not giving the name
of either the girl or her intended, for l
know that they would not like it, and the
facts are just as interesting without them.
at was on saturday night, think.
about two monthes ago There was
great rush of customers, and our girl, who
is very handy, came down stairs to help
US m the st ore. She often did this for the
upstairs work, which she is employed to
do. is not very heavy, and on most eve.
nings she is at leisure, Well. that day
had bought Eve barrel of eggs from a
commis sion house oo Duane street, near
Green wich. New York. They had come
from Tennessee. One barrel was used up
when the girl came down, and l had just
opened another; She bega! to sell from
heard her laughing. and saw her holding
an egg to the light. She looked at it 80
intentiy that drew near and asked her if
it was bad
"'Oh, no. she answered. ITS too
good
"She handed me the egg. pointing to
some words written upon it in a clear, bus
mess llke hand. They were as follows:
Will the young lady in whose hands
with = county. Tennessee7
Il read it aloud, and lady who chanc-
ed so be present said: How romsnticl
l thought so, too and We all had a good
laugh over. After the shu ters had been
put up l told the girl, just for the fun of the
thing, to comply with the request on the
egg and send letter to Tennessee. Before
going to bel she did 30. She is we'll edu-
Gated. and writes an excellent letter. She
was brought up in convent in Ireland.
She Said sDe had no idea that she would
get an answer, but guess that she anxious
~ watched for the pos man during the fol-
lowing week. At the end of five days
letter came directed to her aud post
marked Tennessee. 1t didn't take her
long to open it, and I'm pretty sure she
read lts contents as quickly. A reply was
sent. and other letters came and went.
Photographs were exchanged before three
weeks had expired. The girl after this re.
fused to show any more of her letters, and
We qegan to imagine that matters were be-
coming serious and leased her q great deal
about her correspondent. Well, to make
Il long story short, he proposed by lette,
and was accepted. On Thursday last be
arrived from Tennessee and saw her for the
first time They were mutually pleased,
and the wedding day was Get for some time
in the MIDDLE of August. 1t is COED
match, and hope they will be happy to-
geth-r."
is our friend from Tennessee in good
Circumstance So" asked the reporter.
"Ou, yes," replied Mr. Lynch, Il for
got t., tell you! He owns consi lerable
land, and is quite well-to-do. He is also q
large shipper of produce, and just out OF
fun he wrote the message on the fatal egg.
| He k ew the egg would be shipped to N ew
| I ork, but the might have been sent from
this city to Europe, or Any where else. He
Was SO pleased with the answer to his mes.
sage that he mad up bis mind to marry
| the girl who had written it, if her appear,
| snce pleased him 1t would have been
| strange if 1t had not, for she is remark
ably handsome girl, not yet twenty years
cd. with fine complexion, large brown
eyes, and a graceful figure. She is also as
| amlable as she is pretty. He is q fine look.
ing man, about thirty years of age, and
! they make u handsome couple, can tell
you"
is the girl still living at your house?'
the reporter inquired.
Yes. and she will remain with US until
the wedding takes place. when she will GO
| TO Tennessee with her husband, prcb .bI y
over the same road that brought the ege
through with which she got her lover"