The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1883-09-18
EASY MATKIMONY.
A Novel Method OF Avoiding Court
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ntng ID Ills, puDilSheu mon' NV, LiulPS
ami gentlemen, maid or willow. rich or
ponr, can Obtain a safe, homo able and
relish'e marriage by forwarding ten
cents"
This Was the se'luc:ive announcement
on carl which was thrus. into re-
| p r'er's hand ves'"rday, and that in
stantlv tnrned his lingering steps into a
two-for,v gait for the region OF Seven
ieenth ,t-eei and Eighth avenue, wiere
the bells were represented as cl ming
sweet tunes of hymen oil j'v. A tall,
gray h arde mar arose as the repo t:r
entered the little office, where the ehi.
,ress of wedding Bills" sat drinking
heer Ou, Of q tin pail She arose, a
bux,n little woman with heral smile,
ami courteOuslv conducted the reporter
to the rear Of the room She was the
editre.s OF the Wedding Bells" she
SAID, and hal started it as an expert.
mental "orsan for legitimate love" She
WAS sure it was needed, AMI dld not see
why it should not succeed here. In
France. Italy, Germany and all over
Europe the newsp pers were commonly
used as a means of bringing lovers TO-
gether.
Mr.. Laonora, the romantic name she
gave, spike with a strong foreign ac-
cent. The "Wedding Bells" when pro-
duced, proved to he an 8xl0 sheet OF
roscate hue. with . wool cut repreaen'-
ing dudes wedding at the head anil a
handful Of motto-s Of the fove.sick.
T"Kininess in woman, not her beaute-
ous look, shall win my love-" was the
way the wicked printer qrnted Shake
speare. A ''notice" announced that q
"sure corn and wart cure" and I'm OK
ing bird decpv whistles" were to he had
at the hureau hesides The more poetic
matrimonial ware. This was arranged
in al attractive display noder the heads
of Ladies" aud Gentlemen" For
nam.s, lumhers we're used, that in the
ladies column bad reached the figure OF
GA and In the gentlpmen's Column had
pa ,sed 700.o The charms OF "handsome
blondes" we're liherslly displayed in the
one and the merits Of ambitious men in
the other. The yearning of the blondes,
Young an old; was for position; that OF
the masculin. advertisers for money an
money only.
"a young gentleman, age tli-tv. de-
sires for wife of one good position. M
objection 70 aa independent willow oi
s., 900 cash; address Geo. Partnership"
| al
ra's eye followed the glance OF her Wis
itor.
He GOT RICH WIDOW
"He got rich young widow, sure
enough" she laughed, sand they are
going to get married. Mr.. George is q
reporter for big. nice paper in the city
Oh, yes! They are genuine, all Of the
notices you ace there. l know the peo.
pie myself They come and give me
1.-The advertisements, five cents a word
and I advise them and take th ir letters
If the lady is Ii MD let her look out o
this window when the gentleman comc'
in, so that she sees him without hersel
being seen Many lelters3 Yes, I
great many come TO most OF The adver
ltisers. There was one poor young lady
the one that advertises there that {
iyouag colored lady. refined, desires t.
marry white Young man; is rich ant
aimires the European faces" she re
ceivei only three letters, insulting q
that. 1t was too had She almos
tainted from vexat:on Why! she i
nearly as white as you or /, and ha
half q million dollars. But then tn
writer's probably thought she WIS black
and that is about the only Ting the
can JswaIlow with the money"
TIE little woman was getting into
talkative mood. She regretted that sh
could not offer the reporter. glass G
lbeer. the pail heing empty. She nstu
rally had fello "-feeling for the Graf
The idea OF the paper had occurred
ner. she said, in her capacity as sort
q Emother-confesso for many young ladie
g when she taught foreign languages St
q Ehad travelled all over the world an
e found just as manv men vearning fe
!. mates, and so she deterUi iled to Civ
i. them all a chance. Already she coul
! look back on long row OF happy unior
j. that ha 4 grown out of her efforts, vii
9 many more in prospect. Occasional
O she made big fee when her meditatio
}. led to an especial RESULT. Once she r
s celved thousand dollars. 1t was the
O she married a rich New York girl 10
h titled, but poor Italian prince. The gi
" wanted to mary title and she di
E, Mrs, L 'onora serving as middlema
le Her husband was once captain in q
20 Italian armv, and she had in6ueDti
3. friends in R,me
While the reporter was watching {
er woman with species OF awe, she p
o her finger on advertisement No 6S9
~ the w edding B.lls," which set for
,r that an Itali,n gentleman OF old tit
a large es' ate and seat in Parliamer
m desires to marry wealthy lady not ov
+. twenty -eight years old.
10 TITLED HUSBAND
"There," she said, in confident
whisper, she is another. know hi
He is = prince. bIt as poor as chur
ne mouse. but title and castle are go
he bait. have sent him letters from G
OF correspondent in Saratoga, one at Lo
Branch and two at Newport.
IS, "The women want handsome m
be, men they can trust, but above all bal
ms some, even il OLD. Some of t,em "
is husbands to match pictures they hi
dreamt abont. They want position, (
no Most of them will take nothing less Il
of dry goods clerk. For nrcharics th
or is no call, and ] don't take thtir a
in AZ for men, oil they are alter is mon
er- II q woman has that she may he as u
or as sin, they will take her. Semi &C
ro- sionally one really wants . mate,
'rl- even then he never considers
do thousand dollars amiss And lik
my enough, while he ls fishing for thousa
ere he will trv to do me out Of dollar
b his advertisement by promising to
de next week.
ot- ,"Both old and young advertise, E
ON is mai len lady Of forty; but she dc
ent take we'll She is particular, too. S
ian this gentleman, NJ. 6S5, polite
My whose name you would know-bu
and neper tell names nothing less