Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-03-07
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with q Capital Of $500, to In.
vest in a Pay ing Business 10 Ans
wered BY . Lady In aPecullsl
Manner.
The Crisfeld Leader, OF last week,
contains the folio wing co nmunication
from one of the fair SIX, who has money
to invest, and adopts novel way of
realizing more than per cent. interes,
theretrom:
MR. EDITOR: I saw sometime age
an advertisement in the True Mary
lander, which, after mature consider
alton and consultation with friends,
have determined to answer. 1t reads
thus:
Wanted-A partner with capital of
one thousand or fifteen hundred dollars,
to put In business in Princess Anne
that ia already established and paying
from 80 to 80 per cent profit. Young
man preferred. Bona fide seekers for
investment can Obtain all particulars
by application in person or by letter to
EPHRA1M G POLK.
Princess Anne, Md.
Knowing Mr.. Polk to be "a widower
and accepting his "Wanted" AZ really
bona fide bid for wife, | herewith
make application by letter." AL
though "young man" is preferred, l
am sure young woman will meet the
requirements Just as we'll.
h we just the capital asked for
fifteen hundred dollars-all in good
private securities, convertible into
cash IN twenty.four honrs. They are
only paying me six per cent. per an
mum, and | am "barkis' to partnership
that will pay me thirty to fifty per
cent" have no objections to making
q star route MALE contract at once. /
mean business and matri money. AL
though have never seen Mr.. Polk, he
has the reputation of being both pretty
and smart. l will exchange photo
graphs with him and if We can agree,
propose to commence business in the
Spring. My present vocation is school
teaching, but it is sort of hum drum
life, with nothing to live for and very
little to live on. lam of noble descent.
My great-grand-fathe came over in the
Maytiower, wandered from Ply mouth
Rock to the Eastern Shore and pitched
his tent near what is known as the
Devils woodward"
My great grand mother was Hugue-
not. My grandmother was one of a
family of twenty brothers and five sis
tiers. | came Of a very prolific stock.
My ancestors all settled South of the
Choptank, and l claim relationship
with many of the titled dignitarles Of
the State. All my uncles dis ;inguished
themselves in life Fifteen of them
were called "Col." one was "G,n."
three Judges" and one "Hon." Nv
aunts married three soions of English
nobility. Count Leroy was famous in
his day as a turfman. He was aunt
James husband. At the time of their
he was reputed wealthy. but
his stables ruined him, and had it not
been for my mothers patrimony he
would have been very worthless
Count. My father, although only thir-
ty when he died, bore all the distin-
yuishsd titles of "Col." "Gen." and
81 on" Had he lived he would no
loubt have been "Judge," Governor"
or "Senator." My general reputation
for veracity is cool, and although not
\ belle, some p ople think [ am good.
My hair is red, or, | should say, an
burn; my eyes grey, and i'll disposition
locile as lamb until aroused. then
Am az gentle as lamb; my figure is
slightly fragile, full at the shoulders,
Ind tapering to the waist. My age is
l secret until par nership is settled. In
politics l am Democrat and :ax-pay-
,r, without a vote, and a christian
without baptism. My ideas turn more
owards the barn-yari in raising fowls
ban to teaching young ideas to shoot,
although would not object to the care
# children of my own. This nortrait
If self is not overdrawn or fictitious,
nut real and bona-6de, and for further
address
POLLY ANNE,
Salisbury P. o., Md.