The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-26
MISS MARIAN.

Shocked 81 the course of two or three
passing acQusintances who when fort
une left them preferred an indolent life
to an industrious one, plainly ex-
pressed my views in s daily journal in
which ! cited 8 few instances Of wo-
man : capacity and success when she
was willing TO work. A seamstress in
my employ 81 the time had given me 6
history Of her life, which with few
variations wove into my article, after
the following fashion:
There is another woman whose
prospects in life were brilliant. No
one came 10 marry her, and she WAS
nearing the old maid turning point:
u saw the folly Of waiting at home
for something which might never be, so
! GOT the agency Of 3 dressmaker's
chart for the Pacific coast. My family
were Mortified. Couldn't nv brothers
take care Of me in case my parents
died? Couldn't ! always have a home
with them? But ! silenced them with
my answer that was over age and de-
termined to fulfill what had set out 10
do; that ! might always have home
with my relatives, but il would be
dependent one l preferred to be in
dependent
The first year had laid up seven
hundred dollars in the bank besides
paying my own and family expenses;
Tor 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.
The second year was as success.
ful as the first, and the third / sold my
right for one thousand dollars. put
nv money in q clearinghouse and
rented the entire concern out at & good
profit, and in one way and another
have managed TO 50 use nv money that
il stocks, money loaned out and money
il bank l have about fifteen thousand
dollars When old age comes on /
snail feel comfortable
could not resist adding TO q
sketch:
Though rather advanced in Sc
Marian Is Yet pretty and agree ..
woman. II sny one wants wife OF
tbs description lei him apply al the Of
ice Of the Post, and he may be able 10
receive sn Introduction and full par
ticulars
To the horror Of the Post manage
ment this terminating jest was received
II sober earnest BY a multitude Of eX-
cited individuals. They besieged the
business department. they oyerran the
editorial rooms. For few days the
chief editor hair stood erect
1t was surprising to note that how
ever diverse the personal appearance
OF this excited mulliude-long noses,
short noses, snub noses, crooked noses,
blue eyes, black eyes, pig eyes, dusky
skins, freckled faces, tail and short
all were unanimous upon one point in
seeking an introduction TO Miss Marian.
They sought only wife; they scorned
her money. They were simply delight.
ed to find that after all these years the
right woman and q vision of happiness
had dawned upon them at last. As
fifteen or twenty despondently left the
office one day, the news spread abroad
that the Post had been mobbed on ac-
count of an incendiary editorial.
Besides these brave ones who person
ally sought an interview with Mss
Marian, numerous admirers sought her
hand through the bashful lovers con.
venlent go-between the postoilics
Within a week fifty to one hundred
letters were received by the ghostly
Marian, all more or less alike. A dirty
1y-specked envelope was addressed
upside down, and covered all over witt
this inscription:
Tor Miss Marian who had
the agency of the ladies dress
'Harte ON the pacific
Coast
dresSmakers Charte
The letter ran:
.n,. ,sANFRANCIsCo, April TO- 1879.
, MISS MARIAN: | fattpr myselfa tho
we iilttegflty OF my intenShun will eyluS,
the iIeuem OF theeSe few lines Nhirhv / an
10 aquahte you OF the regarde and eStaan
nave TOT YOU hoping you will anser this !,
nn5 ita''9ui' l am young man MYSELF
and is OF steady habit. hopinr 10 maa
with some one the same disposition, "'''
NO more at presente, but Remanns vorr
truly, .Iory ,InTFss o"'
''clty hotel, first, sanfrisco."
Another, in good penmanship:
SAN FRANCISCO. April 10 ,s-s
"MR. GEoRGE-Dear Sir: | was hi
evening deeply interested in reading H.
Miserables' in your evening paper, partIc,
larry the last part which reads: Thong
rather advanced in ye'B Marian is vet
pretty and agreeable woman, etc Alo
me TO Say that | am Just spelling for a
agreeable wife with good Common Sens
but have not cheek etOugh to call at Il
Office of the Post for an introduction 81
II Marian will correspond with me | sha
feel greatly honored and pledge my hon,
as an EnglishInan as 10 the sincerity Of nj
motives for asking the favor Respectful
yours, +. l.. I.
Address f. L. T.. /, D."