The Red Cloud chief., 1881-01-27

der. the following extracts frutn his
letter To ne which the lAdi-- can .sv
tosr,h.r with the advertisements ts
calling AT uur Office.
Ma. EptToR:
OF course WA Mill readily ses that
cannot afford Ia pa, FOR the .ach~~i
a. an advertisement. nn the small
chance Of finding the wife that ! 4
! through the medium of ,nur paper
II. however having confidence J N
yourei or being Willing la ,icN 1t a.
an article of public interest 81 Your
unmarried Lady Reader you should
give IL publication: and II thereby |
! obtain the wife I faithfully pru4ni-c io
become a life subscriber to your Salua-
bic paper: and To s.e that zach fe-ul,-
ing baby shall do likewise
Though | have already gwen nearlt
a wear 81 this search anu that Without
even an approach e. and
! though ] should ia the end have only
my labor for my pains. st.iI | cannot
doubt the soundne-s 81 my plan. Hit'i
before abandoning II | hsy" deter
mined on giving II unc more decided
and final trial.
The main impedimcni Ia - success
Is the impos-ibiiiiy at -aii-isins rca-
ders Of the honesty oi my purpose aud
il is Ia toe regretted that. ~ thls stage.
I can furnish nO better guarantee thar
M assurance. which | here gave Nitii
all sOlemnI,y that can attach la tie
word of a stranger. that | am entirely
honest in word ami intent.
Men act with motives, Proceeding
a. | do. what motive could | P'~-iuiy
have beyond that stated, ] could un-
IL be suspected of seeking a m%isiro-s.
but Il person would have tn kno"
little Of this world To- believe that "A
man would be called on Ia make all
thi. rumpus Just for u little thing like
that" No >ir, ! seek exactly what
claim, /. G.. a E,H5at wife of a tcscup-
ton that will satisfy my Judgement
and that will warrant me IN tying to
her for life.
Should YOU havo hut a poor opinion
of the wiieiy quali,ies q! Your cOn>tIt1-
ents. or should these inducements itll
tn attract you ia = business way, You
can yet confer u favor by passing tie
circular Ia some kindly disposed aC-
Yuaintan'c suspected of matchmaking
abilities; wqIlc You may. at the same
time feel sure that you have gwen aid
in a worthy cause.
Viii II bc necessary To say more 10
convince an editor that a person may
honestly believe IN advertising, even to
tint extent of seeking "a wife thereby,
Marriage Is the most important
event in life, and instead of rigglIng
oneself into il, c> 10 the custom u rath-
er becomes Us To face 1t IN the "
with which We would stand before IA
fate.
Wives and husbands are 80 easily
obtained; happiness, lstrIctly speak
ing, perhaps never; but the Happiness
OF my search, more properly Defined
one of the milde forms Of unhappl-
ness. the happiness that man l.
Justified IN expecting, IL unfortunate
ly, rare; and the one event IN his hic
that has most agency IN making or
niarring il Is his marriage; and, ar.u-
ing from result To- cause and thence To-
the remedy. we find that the latter lIc>
entirely in the selection of u mate;
and it directly follows these cpnsIdcrt-
tons that the search for n suitable wife
Is worthy Of the greatest effort man
can make.
come here from my western home
expressly To take Il wife. She must u"
more than simply Il woman-much
more. She must he Of Il degree at cX-
cellence and of freedom from encum-
berances hardly ever found in the
midd!e-aged of the gcntler sex. She y
absolutely one i'm one hundred thou
sand. No n who cannot point her
out has a right to doubt this state
ment. BY this | mean that no n re-
Allies how rare such II woman Is until
he attempts to find her.
| have no such large circle of ac-
q~naintances; AMI il | see strange
lady, either IN the street or ut assem-
blies. who appears to meet my require
ments, II will take me a week or - To
follow her home. find out who The l..
get introduced 10 her. have even
done this. and then discover that she
Is married, ar that she l. a widow with
children or that she has false teeth, or
bad breath, or Ito say nothing Of posi-
bic wooden legs. one or more of the
many defects of which my wife mus;
be free. Nor IL this vcn all. Let
your imagination run riot, just Tor a
moment. will be ansWerable FOX
the damage. and you will see that, a.
in the case Of "a wooden leg, humanity
is giAen to many defects which are
hidden from the most careful scrutiny
of our associates. and these are the
cases where the man who woOs by the
orthodox methods. becomes e~nllghten-
ell only after compromising himself to
a degree that | wish to avoid.
For these reasons my plan IL sound
and it is particularly SO i'll view of the
fact that ] can afford only four months
n wife, and make a wedding tour, and
rteurn To my business.
BY my plan l will deal only with
parties on whose behalf | am first a.
sured that they meet my requirements
a. far have stated them. BY y"ur
kind assistance expect tn find 1t such
Il person IL among oar constituents:
and. following this principle out, |
hope in the shortest possible time To-
obtain findings, from Nova Scotia to
California. of g few ladies ~ whom |
shall Immediately proceed tn make
myself Known and among whom /
hope to find nv wife.
Yes. my dear sir my plan is good and
sound even though | should finally fill
q bachelors grave; and my patent
right therein | could be induced Ia
waive only for the personal Use of II
gentlemen for whom. a. yourself with
your permission, I have the very high