National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-05

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taken in my life CONSIDER It a sublime piece of
concert on the part Of any individual, but VIII
try and give you an unbiased ana iInPsriisl ,n Ie'
scripuon of myself am 10 years 0d qnlte iail,
and not very slender. / have brown eyes, hght
brown hair, aud rather fair CoIlPlexion, AS
beauty is mere matter of taste, WV ieave you
to Judge for yourself Having dwet LOT suoh
long while on Ego" snail close ~ shyiing bnn' m
q letter addressed TO Miss Belle stuart clV Il w.
will le received.
In a sort of business hand, entirely differ
ent from the last letter, was the following;
A feeling of curiosity prompts ne 70 answer
your Personal in order to find lut IL you 40
mean business" Now ! admire business men, IN
means is II "rara avis " indeed, and, provided you
are really of this descriplion-not bad LOOKING,
with good occupation. and better p'oSpects1why
] consider you quite bargain. haven't any
picture myself The pho Biographies all refuse to
lake me. Afraid they can't do justice to my won.
derfui beauty. have lived in this world of sin
ana sorrow 10 long warm summers, aud, having
always been possessed with the idea that matTl'
mony was conducted in "comc.to mg-arms siyle,
! don't exactly understand this pusiness'ltke
way of dealing with the blind boy. Never.
'iSa at least correspond d with view to mstrimony
Enchanting prospect Beautiful lahdscape! But
don't let us hang It up In our 'front.' 1arlor pre-.
fer portraits. Pardon me If appropriate too much
of your precious time: mean "btsiness aud
IN order to write satisfactory lctterl must elab.
crate somewhat. Perhaps you would like to know
what ] look like. | am tall, not one OF these
"lithe lissome" creatures you read about IN the
novels, but substantial lo6 pounds av0irdupob.
have brown eyes, light hair and fair skin; n
large mouth redeemed by good teeth and never
ending tongue. of course / shan't give you my
name and address this time. oh mol don't pro.
pose that you shall have the exquisl pleasure OF
making faces at me every murn1 as you go
down town. If you care TO make acquaint, /,
ance answer this and I will tell you when and
where TO call. MISS A, b. ", Clty H. VI
There was no resemblance between these
letters, but they were written by the same
lady, and the next ono was written by her
sister-who conspred with her all OF which
was discovered after some little correspond
ence, carrying of "pencils in the left hand"
and similar performances. Neither OF them
intended at first to over reveal herself, but
after they had written, they we1e consumed
with curiosity to know TO whcm they had
written. This is the sisters letter:
have lived twenty years in this world and
have yet to meet man. Broadlassertion You
think admit have had boy friedds and lovers,
and lately the dude" TO deal with, $50 am Of the
opinion that real man Is hard 10 fibd. Now, I'm
could GSi i0G not d Fnd 50 some d9de at lea Who would
think me beauty and The girl,-bmt stu am
an ungathered flower as yet. will be frank,
candid, ana honest, and ii you feel inclined to
answer this, / shall expect you u be the same
looking for C tnese many ysaTs n1d He pySye Top
think life much too short for prelnnaries; but
must admit have little knowledge Of Business
Senees II a"s%eng aS your ec peeur @
| stand feet inches in q pair common sense
shoes brow hair and blue eyes and 16 re- TesSS, n
spin when can't have my own way. cpl-
lossal, ggan ic Intellect (Which hope you pos.
that, provided you'll have me, promise to love
Qf possiblrl, honury IL, and obey (no onel. sup
pose you think you have as much right % stGrye
F. B. is my real name, and inock modesty
or any kind OF modesty you choose 70 term IL pre-,
than city postoiicel until hear II you aplroye o
my style, and ifnot Dad luck 70 yoLl we eau bid
an ahsctiouate farewell, sing ths ooxology, aud
be dismissed. Yours. II possible, L. Is.
These letters may be considered triiing,
but others certainly could not. One girl,who
signed no name, wrote on postal card, in
pencil, this invitation: ~
Your advertisement had Just met my eye. For
full pa tirulars called AZ No. n Moth Caplto,
street A. o'clock D. M aud inquire lur tile young
lady of the house, aud II camp call in person leave
note at No. - North Capitol street
Another good girl, apparently in perfect
good faith, wrote: Hs Nu
Read your personal feel inclined to answer; am
ayGunS iaiy not quite the specified age; am
neiher venus nor uiSdel Tor q sash,oIi platr, re
esaSd' Sd I'm csS;'tye s Cav but baniv HEALTHY gri
thoroughly familiar with all the domestic art.
raught by u practical mother, wtiie fiot 0eins
uulg to perform on the piano can 90 a my own
,iressmallns, but nm very fond Of The liner at
~ fur as can cultivate The taste for them durin,
consider myself one, also thUugh American bora
lat am equally familiar with theI German Ian
-uage. '..s
The girls true name was evidently signed
to this epistle. In very clear ahd free hand
writing one writes says she will kive slight
description of herself aud then tell secret
She writes: ~ am five feet and IA little over
weigh l2l pounds, have jet black curly hair
dark gray eyes, black brows aAd eyelasheS
very lair complexion, full of fun, always
trying to amuse my friends" She then says
that there isn't much happiness IN the world,
and she believes in eniOyiuP the little can
find. The secret" is that she is . widow
with two little girls,
Most of the letters were well written, but
the following Is a curiosity, Words and
spelling are followed in the copy, but IT ia
impossible TO give an idea of the handwriting
There is pathos iu the girls language.
hope wont be too late with my auser As the
gentleman means business am Of the san mind
/ am % years old dark c1mplSxion and am yery
talkalive don't think you viii be lonsome when
you are with me can do all sorts Of house WORK
and f,rher says know nough 70 get married
the m0ny to buy books avn ihy Oldest q "a chill
dren belong TO the church ana sing IN the quirC
m ye% pleas sresS sSne s,Sa iHS i've %
my ant my na me is F. Ill would be 30 glad t
get married then might be able 70 eet SILK dres
watch and long chain it hurts my heart to see
young ladies wear these pretty t9iiigs ami can
get none and am as white rs they are oftel
wished was rich nongh To dress ,npce and soon
could get husband know you VIII like me as
soon rs you see me send my love 10 you with the
greatest respect. F. H.
Many of tho other writer's undoubtedly
gave their true names. One was from an
orphan girl, who wrote in a postscript PLEASE
destroy" and in all n. b.. ~ am very anxious
to SEQ you. Please send photograph" An
other said she was a foreigner visiting friends
in Washington, who might "thipk it queer
If she brought q stranger to them house. She
thought it could be arranged, however, after
u short acquaintance. Another wrote thai
she would be happy to form the acquaint
ance of some interesting FREUD" but sht
hoped if it was not satisfactory there would
be mo insult on either part"
Some thoughtful person, who evidently
was mistaken in the purpose Of the per
sonal" sent TO box 65, u yoluminous tract IL
portrayed. ono letter camo from an un
doubted blackmailer, Offering assistance II
discovering who the married women wer
who would answer "iuSt for fun" On
business like woman wrote; II am O candi
date for matrimony, between 20 itnd "a year.
old, tolerable good looking, blEck hair ant
eyes, am in tOlerable Circumstances" Sh'
gave her name and address. Another CIR
wrote that she was lust homo fron school
not handsome, and not what You would cal
bad looking, | would like very much 10 GO
married. / am alone. Have nobody"
An Art Receptions.
Messrs. Andrews, Forsberg aud MelinC
tho artists haYn issued cards to sn art recop
tion to be given Wednesday oyehing at thei