Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-02-17
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He COLA WIFE.

Defeated in one Scheme the News
papers Garry Him Through Another.
Nebraska City special: Edwin Watson,
a we'll known and wealthy young farmer,
residing south of this city several miles,
returned a few days ago from visit
through The east, bringing with him a
handsome and accomplished young wife.
There Was nothing especially surprising
about this single fact, sg he had made 1t
known before starting east last Novem-
Der that his trip Was taken with this OBJ
lIect in view, but there is an incident
connected with it that was not at the
time upon the programme, and which
has Just leaked out through q friend TO
whom the story was confidtd.
Mr.. Watson, it appears, formed the ac-
qualntanee of an interesting young lady
through the medium of a correspond
tents columa in a Kansas Oity paper
some four years ago, and since which
time the mail service between Nebraska
City and q small postofice ID Floyd
county, Virginia, has been we'll patron
lied. The correspondence must have
proven exceedingly pleasant, as 1T led to
an engagement, subject to q personal
acquaintance, and subsequently q trip to
Virginia to claim the fair correspondent
for q bride. Mr.. Watson is q college
graduate and one of the wealthlest
young farmers in this county, and before
starting on nis journey had furnished a
handsome home for the wife that was to
be. he, however, did not know the
young lady as we'll as ne had imagined,
{ and committed an error in leaving her
: uniformed as to his financial standing
+ as il might have balanced any disap.
! pointment she might have met in per
sonal acquaintance,
The day for their first meeting arrived
and the young man appeared at her home
and was very cordially received by his
lady and her family. The wedding
| which was set for Ohristmas, however
did not take place, for after a short per
i scnal q acquaintance, she frankly informed
/ him she had changed her mind, as she
did not at all like the brusque ways o
4 the tspcor farmer" He was disappointed
A OF course, but lost no time ia bidding
good bye to the young lady and he
home. He stopped at Cincinnati
\ on his way home to visit friends ant
q tblnk over his perplexlng aitua
q alton. To return home alone after oil
q the preparations made for receivinI
the bride, was something he had no
"A bargainod for, and 1t was not until som
q days later, while reading the persona
:, columns OF the Cincinnati Enquirer, tina
= he hit upon a way out Of his diiemms
He wrots the following personal who
il appeared in that paper the next morn
,as ing.
90 DERSDNAL-An Intelligent and wealth
- a young gentleman desires TO form the q
= quaiEtancs of q refined and acoomphshe
young lady with q view to matrimony. Ac
4. dresn u. W. p. o.
From o number of replies he selecte
a modestly worded note signed, s'Schoo
mistress" Anumber OF letters we're @
I: changed in which his story and b
position in life were fully told, and /
learned that the name OF his future vii
was Carrie Lester, and that she was II
laughter of q minister In moderate OF
: enmakaneea. living!in aneighbering tow
d meeting followed, wihi5h was SO SAT.
factory to both that the parents we
~consulted, and the wedding day q
pointed and the marriage occurred
last New Years. After ga extended to
through the cast the young couple
turned to Watson's house in Nebrask
apparently happy, and we'll pleased wi
fats's change in the original matrimoni
programme.