Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-10-21
NO $50.
Engaged to His Own Sister.
WEST SIDE EscAPApE WITH VERY
POINTED MORAL.

This week an adventure with serious
moral came to the knowledge Of rhe Chicago
Inter Ocean. About three months ago
young man of excellent family, residing upon
the West Side and employed as an account
ant in an insurance office on LsSalle street,
concluded he would have some fun Nth the
girls, and inserted the following advertise
ment in one of the daily papers of that city:
UyANTED-A young man with good income
w wants TO correspond with young lady be-
tween the ages OF Is and - object social pleasure
and matrimony il mutually agreeable after scquaint-
ance; photographs exchanged Address NJ w, -
office.
He received several replies, and exchanged
letter with three or four of the writers for
time. 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 photo
graphs were exchanged. The young man,
not wishing to disclose his own identity
without first having made sure of his victim,
sent her a photograph of another person,
which he procured At photograph gallery
in another part of the city, and it SO happened
that in sending her picture she de-
ceived him in the same way. The
correspondence ripened into an engage
ment for marriage without either per-
son having seen the other, and the young
of his unknown friend. What his motives
were cannot be judged except by the course
he adopted, but il may be said that at least
they were neither pure nor honorable, as he
has very wide circle of lady acquaintances,
and If he was desirous of marriage he could
have found among them plenty of girls who
would have readily reciprocated his affections,
as he is attractive in appearance, well edu-
Gated and intelligent. and his parents are very
well to do in the world They live in hand
some house and have all the luxuries that
liberal income can afford. As far as social
pleasure was concerned, he found plenty of it
in his own circle, and therefore the only the
ory for his seeking the acquaintance of some
unknown girl by concealing his identity is
that his object was other than that adver-
tised.
After a great deal of urging on his part
and an equal amount of hesitation upon hers,
he finally secured the consent of his cor
respondent to meet face to face, and he fixed
for the scene of his meeting news depot
on West Madison street, which is frequented
by ladies' arranged with his friend to visit
him there at an early hour in the evening,
and promised to escort her to the theatre !;
suggesting that after the play was over they
might have a supper and good time. He
appeared at the place of meeting promptly,
anu ditti "ditluR tleic iN" hiohtuts " &c
very much astonished to see his own sister.
a girl of 10 years, walk in. bearing the mark
of identity which it was arranged that his
correspondent should carry. The surprise
and chagrin was mutual, and it is to be
hoped that young men with evil intentions
and reckless young girls will hereafter care
fully avoid such adventures. 1t appears that
the girl having seen this advertisement, ''for
the fun of the thing answered, and was
soon so much interested in the letters Of her
correspondent that she was willing to keep it
up even at the sacrifice of her self-respect.
1t was narrow escape for both of them.