The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-09-13
MISS MARIAN.
[san Franciscan. ]

Fan FTAuCtSCh0.f
Skocked at the course of two or three
passing acquaintance, who, when for
tune left them, preferred an indolent life
to an industrious one, plainly OK
pressed my views in daily journal in
which I cited few instances of Woinan's
capacity and success when she was will
ing to work A seamstress in my en-
ploy at the time had given me history
Of her life, which, with few variations,
| woye into my article after the follow
ing fashion:
Il saw the folly of waiting at home
for something which might never be, SO
got the agency Of dressnaker's chart
for the Pacific coast. My family was
Mortified. Couldn't my brothers take
care Of me in case my parents diedf
Couldn't l always have home with
them2 But I silenced them with my
answer that was over age and de-
termined to fulfill what I had set out to
do; that | might always have a home
with my relatives, but it would be a de-
pendent one. / preferred to be inde-
pendent
''The first year had laid up 800 in
the bank besides paying my own and
family expenses; for in the meantime my
| father became involved in business, and
my brothers had nothing so far TO assist
with can tell you they were mighty
glad of my help then. l might have
gone to teaching or doing something re-
| spectacle, but it would only have paid
my own way, and what would the family
have done! | tell you they never said
again Marian has lowered the family
with that nonsensical chart.
The second year | was as successful
as the first, and the third sold my right
for 81 900 | put my money in lodg-
ing house and rented the entire concern
out at good profit, and in one way and
another have managed to 30 use my
money that in stocks, money loaned out
aud money in bank | have about So,
600. When old age comes on l shall
feel comfortable"
| could not resist adding to this
sketch:
Though rather advanced in years,
Marian is yet a pretty and agreeable
woman If any one wants wife OF
this description, let him apply at the
office of The Post, and he may be able te
receive an introduction and full particu-
lars.
To the horror of The Post manage
ment, this terminating jest was received
in sober earnest by multitude of ex
cited individuals They besiegea til,
business department, they oyerran tht
editorial rooms For a few days th'
chief editors hair stood erect.
1t was surprising to note that however
diverse the personal appearance of thi
excited multitude-long noses, shor
noses, snub noses, crooked noses
blue eyes, black eyes, pig eyes, dusk,
skins, freekled faces, tall and short-al
were unanimous upon one point, in seek
ing an introduction to Miss Marian
They sought only wife, they scornet
her money. They were simply delighted
to find that after all these years the righ
woman and vision of happiness hat
dawned upon them at last. AS fifteel
or twenty despondently left the offic
one day, the news spread abroad tina
The Post had been mobbed on accoun
of an incfndiary editorial.
Besides those brave ones who person
ally sought an interview with Mis-
Marion, numerous admirers sought he
, hand through the bashful lovers con
! venient go-between, the postoffice
1, Within a week fifty or one hundred LEI
: ters were received by the ghostly Marian
all more or less alike. A dirty, fly
speckled envelope was addressed upsid
, down, and covered all over with this in
scription:
for Miss Marian who had
4 the agency of the ladies
: Charte on the pacific
: Coast