Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-10-24
An Escapade with a Moral.

The Chicago Inter- Ocean in a recent issue
says: This week an adventure with n seri-
Gus moral came to the knowledge of the In
fer-Ocean. Aboutthr months ago young
man ofexcellent family, residing on the
West Side and employed as an accountant
III an insurance office on La Sale streets, con-
Guided he woi,ld have some fun with the
girls and inserted the following ADVERTISE
ment IN one of the daily papers of this citv:
WANTED-A young man with Il good income
w wants TO correspond with young lady be-
tween the ages of eighteen nnd twenty two object
sociai pleasure and matrimony if mutually agree
able after acquaintance; photographs rycbangcd
Address NJ 9G,--oicc
he received several replies, and cychaug-
cd letters vita three or four of the writer's
ior time, but finally dropped all but one,
whose letters were the most intelligent and
attractive. With her the correspondence
was kcptup for about two months, and pho
toSraphs were exchanged. The Young man
not wishing to disclose his own identity
without first having made sure of his victim.
sent her Il photograph of another person
which he procured at a photograph gallery
IN another part of the city, and it SO happen
ca That IN sending her picture she deceived
hlm IN the same way The correspondence
ripencd INTO an engagement for marriage
without either person having seen the other
ana the young man became anxious to see
the features of his unknown friend. What
ms motives were cannot be Judged excent
Dy thc course be adopted, but it may be
SAID that at least they were neither pure
or honorable. as he has very wide
circle OF lady acquaintance, and ifI
nc was deslrous OF marriage he could
nave found among them plenty of
girls who would have readily reciprocated
his affections. as hc, is attractive in anncor-
ance well educated and intelligent. pGot' apG his
parents are very well-to-do i'll the Wottiptis:
They live in handsome house and haye all
the luxurios that q lihoral income can af- |
ford. As far as social pleasure was concern
cd he found plenty of it in his own circle,
and therefore the ONLY theory for his seeking
the acquaintance of some unknown girl by
concealing his identity is that his object was
other than that advertised
After q great deal of urging on his part
and an equal amount ofhesitation upon hers
he finally secured the consent of his CORE
spondent to meet face to face, and he fixed
for the scene of his meeting a news depot
on West Madison street, which is frequent
ed by ladies; arranged with his friend to
visit him there at all early hour in the even
ing, and promised to escort her to the thea
tre; suggesting that after the play was over
they might have supperand a good time.
He appeared at the place of meeting
promptly, and after waiting there n few mo-
ments was very much astonished to see his
own sister, Il girl of nineteen years, walk in.
bearing the mark ofidcntity which it was
arranged that his correspondent should car
ry. The surprise and chagrn was mutual,
and it is to be hoped that young men with
evil intentions and reckless young girls will
hereafter carefully avoid such adventures.
1t appears that the girl having seen this adj
vcrtiscment, ''for the fun of the thing" an
swered, and was soon so much interested in
the letters Of her correspondent that she
was willing to keep it up even at the sacri-
flee of her selfrespect. 1t was narrow es-
cape for both of them.