Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-25
ENGAGED TO HISS ewx SISTER


ms week an adventure with a serious moral
came to the knowledge of The CHICAGO Inter-
Oced'a About three months ago a young man
OF excellent family, residing upon the West
SIDE. ana employed as an accountant i'm an in
suranee Office on LaSalle street concluded he
would have some fun with the girls. and inserted
the following advertisement in one of the daily
papers of this city:
WANTED-A YOUNG MAN WITH GOOD IN
tween the as Of ~ AMI 81 M WIN yP,x Iay pe
IIa,atrlnony If mutually agreeab after acquaintance.
Photographs exchanged Address NJ, 90, = office
He received several replies, and exchanged
letters with three or four of the writer's for q
TINE, but finally dropped all but one, whose
letters were the most intelligent and attractive.
with her the correspondence was kept up for
ABOUT two months. and photographs were eX-
changed. The young man. not wishing to dis
close his own identity without first having made
sure of his victim. sent her photograph OF an
other person. which be procured at a photo
graph gallery i'm another part of the city aud it
so happened that in sending her picture she de-
eetyed him In the same way. The COrrespOn-
denced ripcned into an
ENGAGEMENT FOR MARRIAGE
Without either person having seen the other .
and the young man became anxious to see the
features OF his unknown friend. What his mo-
tIves We're cannot be- Judged except by the
course he adopted. but it may be said that at
least they We're neither pure nor honorable. as
and II he was DESTROYS of marriage he could have
found among them plenty 0f girls who would
have readily reciprOcated thi, affection, as he is
attractive ia appearance. we'll educated and in
telligent. and his parents are very well to do in
the world. They live in handsome house and
have all the Injuries that Il liberal income can
afford As far as social pleasure was concerned
he found plenty of il in his own circle and there
fore the only Theory for his seeking the acuuain-
tance of some unknown girl by COnceang his
identity is that his object was other than that
advertised.
After a great deal OF urging ON his part and
an equal amount of hesitation upon hers. lie
nnaly secured the consent Of his correspondent
to meet face to face. and he fixed for the scene
OF his meeting news depot on West Madison
street. which is fregurntcd 10y ladies' arranged
with ms friend To visit him there at an early
hour in the evening. and promised to escort
her To the thcdteT; suggesting that after the
play was over they might have a supper and
a good time. He appeared at the place of
meeting promptly. and after waiting there a
few moments was Very much aStOniShed to
SEE HIS OWN SISTER.
girl of 10 years, walk in. bearing the mark of
identity which it was arranged that his cor
respondent should carry. The surprise and
chagTin was mutual and it is to be hoped that
young men with evil intentions end reckless
young girls will hereafter carefully avoid such
adventures. Ii appears that the girl having
seen this advertisement ''tor the fun of the
thing answered and was soon so much inter-
ested in the letters of her correspondent that
she was willing tn keep it up even ut the sacri-
fee of her self-respect. Ii was a narrow escape
for both of them.