St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-21
SOME ARDENT SWANS
Who Answer Fannie Mills Attractive
Matrimonial Advertisement and
Get Left Thereby.
A Divinity Student and a Coalheaver
Furnish Gems Full of Pas
sion and Fire.
Letters Received From All over the
Northwest and Consigned to H.
the Waste Basket.
A Few Selections.

Few Selections.
1t seems by the following letters printed
below that all of them are not yet dead
Some days ago an advertisement was in
serted in the GLOBE by wicked Snowman
announcing that Fannie Mills, the big
footed girl was still to be given away in
matrimony, and that her dear papa would
present to the accepted So, 900 and we'll
stocked farm. Five thousand dollars is
quite Il sum even to the inhabtant of the
booming Northwest, and over five hundred
letters We're received, the following gems
being culled from the hundreds which have
been sent in from Saltwater, Winona,
Faribault. Red Wing, Eau Claire, Oshkosh
Aberdeen, Fargo, Bismarck, Moorhead,
Brainerd, Duluth and White Bear. The
first is a dandy and comes from
AN ACADEMICIAN FROM WAY BACK.
Miss Fannie Mils-Dear Lady: Often with
in the last twelve months l have heard and
read about you and the offer you should have
made to the man, who would be willing to
marry you; but as always considered the
story untrue and simply a "gotten-up-thing"
l have so far hestated to write to you for fear
might make myself publicly ridiculous by
Offering my hand TO you Now, since have
been here in st. Paul and have seen your
personal in the GLOBE it appears to me that
the SIOry lOlu ny luc pupcTS uluSl pc lIuS III
some way, and therefore, write these lines
10 you, of course expecting that this letter
will be accepted bona fde'' and if consid-
cred not worthy of an answer, simply be
annihilated.
My offer is this: am young man, %
years of age and German by nationality; /
can flatter myself with being highly educated,
having graduated at Il German high school
and been student of the Berlin Germany
university for over three years. l came to
this coun try in 1881 and after that have been
teacher OF several (mOdern and claSSical)
languages in one of the most celebrated
private schools at Boston, Mass, recommend
alton of viii CHI situation is in my possession.
Later l have been editor and assistant editor
of the German papers i'll Wheeling, w. Va,
Cleveland, o., and Rochester, Mimi, respect
lively, which latter place left some weeks
ago on account of a misunderstanding with
the publisher of the paper, the editor OF
which l was.
have never had much luck in America so
far. and never been at place where had
the prospects of making It my home for life;
and having been brought up in a well Stu
ated family (1ny father is q minister of the
gospel in Germany and always been used to
family life. you may well imagine that l am
longing for nothing more than home, a home
where can feel myself at home, home
where I shall be surrounded by friendly il
not loving persons. Therefore can only
say this: 1t is not SO much the money, not
tlC Well-SlOckeQ 1urm LnaU you OUer Win
your hand; it is more the home which /
probably would find with you, that is so
tempting to me. Should you make me the
object of your choice you will always find
me q true husband and good companion on
the path of life.-In order that may not
show myself to you in wrong light, will
simply add that am poor, very poor. VOLTA
tout. Will you answer and greatly oblige,
yours truly,
St. Paul, May 90 1885.
A STUDENT OF DIVINITY ANSWERS FANNIE.
Miss Fannie Mis-Claiming to be respect
able gentleman, and DESTROYS of obtaining
land, L have decided to answer the adver-
tiSement in the GLOBE.
have studied for the ministry, am now en-
gaged N the profession, but having decided
to BUY land, or take homestead, shall abide
by that decision, unless fortunate enough to
gain your hand and assistance.
Then Of course, would abandon the idea
of getting land here, and would come East.
Further than this, 1 will not state, until hear
from you, and am assured that what say
will be treated confidingly.
Perhaps 1 might add that my age is %;
height 8 TT ms; and blonde.
Any communication you may see fit to
make will be treated in the most contiding
way, and as sacred. Yours sincerely -
Perham, Otter Tail Co., Mimi, May 10.
.ft A SUCKER WITH A RAVEN BEARD.
n Honered Madam: In answer to the GLOBE
would say that would like to correspond with
you on the subject of marriage. l have no
bad habits, do not use tobacco or liquors in
any way. Have travled good dea |. Have
been married; lost my wife. | am alone in
this city. I have lost my property by dealing
in wheat My folks live in New York state
and ar well fixed in this worlds goods; but /
would shovel on the streat before l would ask
them to help me. l have no relations in this
country. My age 50 years, dark completed,
hair black, whiskers black as a raven wing
eyes dark, weight 165 lbs, hight five #. eleven
inches, nimble and active foot. I am a
man that you would not be ashamed of, and
would try and make you happy. Send me
your picture and L will return my picture to
you. Now mean business and don't think
of anything on my part to hinder US from
comming togeather. Remember that all
have is good clothes. know what belongs to
good manners. 1 will close for this time
Yours truly,
Minneapolis, May II, 1883.
SON OF THE SOIL SLINGs INK
Dear Miss Mills: You must not thing it I'M
gentleman of me for addressing you thouse
few lines. You are wishing for a kind young
man to marrow. Now, have seen you very
often and wood like to correspond with YOU
very much. I am young man and have 8
good strade and am able to run amy kind off
bissness. l am 25 years old and don't drink
amy kind of Ticker and don't smoke, and
have good house to live in. l donot wish
you to belive that 1 am looking for your
monny, for l am not wishing it by amy
meanes, for am able to keepanny young lady
wife without working with my strade do
not wish to say in this letter how much
think of you, for you may not stake amy
notice of it. 1 wish to keep up a corespon-
ment up with you if you wish it, and if you
will send me your fotoe will return mine
with pleasure. am feet high and wages
167 1bs.; have lite curley hair. Noe more
but hope you will not be ofented at me for
this letter, if you will be so kind. I do not
wish amy one to see this letter, if you do not
wish to answer it burn it. You ever kind
freiend. Address my letter to e,-
st. Paul, May I6.
THE AMOUNTED FROM DUMAS WILL WAIT!
will wait week for you as Fannie Mills
If any man does not call on you Yours re-
spects,
Dundas Mimi Nav is 1895