Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-26
SPOUSE HUNTING WEST.
MISS CARVER's TRIP TO WASH
INGTON.
The agony OF Mind OF the MarriageAble
Men OF Washington Territory village
The Good Turn Legislator Served
the Town;

Nov. l6.-lhere has been cOnsldera ole e&-
element in this town during the past
week over the performances Of a young
woman named Jennie Carver. Jennie
came here about two weeks ago from
some point in the East aud representing
herself as unmarried and an experienced
school teacher, she received about a dozen
proposals OF marriage before she had been
here week. II turned out finally That
she was a preteuder. and now that she
has gone. the full measure or her deceit
fuluess has become apparent.
As near as can be made out, the girl
was here ia the interest of number OF
New Fn-laud women or else she was en-
Moved as a correspondent for a newspa-
per. When Red Bank was founded there
were ten times as many men here as Wo-
men. and the scheme which was adopted
Of hiring school ma'ams and then marry
ing them app AIRS to have caused inquiry
in certain portions OF the East as to the
desirability Of young women coming 10
this and other far Western towns with
the idea Of securing homes and happi-
ness. Miss Carver struck the town one
rainy evening. and, proceeding at once 10
the hotel, secured a room and asked where
the Mayor lived. When she had been in
formed she set out for his house, and, ar
irving there safely, she held a long con-
versstion with him. He escorted her back
TO the hotel, and nothing more was seen
OF her until the next day.
The news Of her arrival spread rapidly,
and nearly every man who had not al
ready secured a wife dropped In at the
tavern just 70 get look at her. The
Mayor reported that she was here simply
as a tourist. though she might be per-
suaded to stay if there was a good OPEN
iRg anywhere. The school had been pro-
vided for, sad there was no immediate
chance of work in that quarter. Several
men wanted servant girls, and the citi-
zens who were in iseach Ofwlves thought
she would do. but the fear seemed 70 be
that she would not stay long enough to
give the people a chance TO address her on
the subject OF taking up her residence
here. At length one man, Henry Blow,
decided 10 interview her. He sent up his
card. and she received him in the parlor
Blow informed her that there was great
scarcity Of ladies' in this country. and
that be would like TO have her consider a
proposition Of marriage.
"Who from - said she.
"From me, or some OF the rest Of the
boys" stammered Blow, getting red in
che face, and recognizing for the first
time the fact that he was getting in a
tight place.
"Wen, now" the young woman con-
tlnued, ''tnis thing is getting interesting,
Suppose I should conclude TO take my
Eiak iaatead If you doing it? Who sent
you herer'
Blow hemmed and coughed little, and
said be came OF bis own accord. He was
afraid she would get away.
You needn't worry about that" she
continued. "pm here to stay some time.
SupT0sS YOU come around here week
from now. Ia the meantime I'm going
70 take IN the town, and see how like it."
Blow came away and reported that he
was afraid she wouldn't do at all.
''She's sharper'n a bowie" he OBJ
served. eand her ewes kinder look clean
through you. don't believe she is needed
here--at least, not just now"
After that there was less anxiety to
have her stay. though quite as much in
tereet 10 her as ever. She was around
town a good deal, but sought to avoid
further interviews. When the week was
up Blow called again, determined to back
out If she accepted him. She greeted MIN
pleasantly, and began questioning him in
a most searching manner. Finally she
took out pencil and paper and made a
few notes. In the course of the CONVEX
satiOn Il leaked out that she was here to
investigate the town, and that it was her
intention to warn all young women away
from it.
Blow then saw that something more
than his own interests were involved.
The good name OF the town was at stake,
and heresolyed TO do what he could to save
it.
.'what are you going to dor' he
asked.
''Pm going TO write you up for Just
what You are, the whole pack Of you.
This is no place for young women TO
come"
But" expostulated Blow, "see the
Happy wives here. Ask them about the
town.
The young woman would do nothing
OF the kind. Red Bank was a fraud,
and she intended to write it up-in fact,
she had written up good part Of it al
ready.
BLOW labored with her for some time,
and when ne left her be notified the prin.
cipal citizens that they had got one more
woman than they needed. He reported
that Miss Carver was the agent for some
Eastern female seminary, or something OF
that kind; that she had got the record OF
every man in town, and that il
her report was ever published II would
kill the place. When he said this most of
the men turned pale. and few OF them
wanted 20 know what part OF the cOun-
try she was from. After a long confer
ence 1t was decided that she must be re-
lieved Of her notes in some way before
taking Der departure, and the landlord
was informed Of the nature OF the crisis.
He agreed 70 do anything that was neces-
Bary TO save the town, and II was decided
that when she came TO leave, her room
should be invaded and her satchel invcsti-
gated.
This has been done. She left here last
Friday, and while she was paving her
bill two Of the BOYS got into her room.
opened her satchel, and, extracting all
her manuscript, left a wad Of blank pa
per In It's place. A few minutes after
her departure the men who were I'm the
secret assembled In the back room at the
hotel aud read the manuscript and notes
The hrst was an unfinished article on
Red Bank, giving the town hail Column
bla, and scoring many OF its leading elti-
zens. Almost every man in the place
was described ia abusive terms. even
the Mayor not escaping, and about
half OF the women were also made light
Of.
The 8ssemblage stood the reading OF the
letter pretty well, but when II came TO
She notes 10 was with difficulty that some
ri the men could be persuaded not 20 fol-
low the stage and arrest the woman for
libel. The worst ~ these notes read as
follows, except that the names were
spelled out in her manuscript:
jacob F---v D'kn miner. Loafpr.
Breath Ike pestileuce. Had 4 wives.
Jeremiah c.. go years old. Left
Lowell. Mass, escape burglary. Aban-
poned J wife.