The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-13
THE YANKEE GIRL.
The Boston Lassies Know Beans
When the Bag is Open.
HUB IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR THEM.
evidently the Tacoma Boys VIII HayetO 'Try,
Try Again"-Burke Identifed-hrs.
Maybrink's Execution Fixed.

Especial 20 THE HERALD.-EKa miner Dispatch
BosToS, Aug. 1.-THE Yankee girl has
an eve on Tacoma. That wholesale offer OF
marriage from Mayor Wheelwright, who
sent on to the Hub and offered to relieve
the town of maidens to make happy the
desolate homes of the yearning young men
of the northwestern metropolis, interests
the Yankee girl immensely, and she has
been agitated ever siEce she heard of the
good news. The mere fact that Mayor
Wheelwright has telegraphed and says he
has officially issued no appeal for wives fol-
his lonely young constituents does not dis
t-ess the girls bit; the mayors assur-
ances that the girls are wanted are quite
enough itself.
The World reporters who have taken the
trouble to ask the Boston girls in the stores
and shops what they thought of the Ia
coma offer, We're somewhat surprised to
learn that some of them would pay no at
tention TO il. Very many were found who
would not forsale Boston for the wild and
hustling west under any circumstances.
not even to become the wife of possible
Tacoma magnate; others thought the Ia
coma boys pretty poor lot when they had
60 20 a begging for girls; still others
At the fair maids of BeantoWn.
The girls statements are herewith sub
mitted as an interesting contribution to the
discussion of the burning question, lis
marriage lin Tacoma) failure?"
Miss Bertha Tempe, employed at Jordan
), Marsh's said
81 would not go if thought my prospect
i've husband would be worth 100000, for
( don't propose TO tie myself TO any man
without knowing something about him"
Miss F. Murphy, employed at Jordan &
Marsh's, said with some spirit: IF this
isn't hoax, the young women must be
terribly scarce out there; at any rate
wouldn't go until knew something about
the man they intended me to marry"
Lizzie Ryan said: 'Now, wouldn't girl
be big fool to say right out in print that
she would go to Tacoma, or any other
place, to marry a man if they would pay
her fare Let the men send the money to
Boston to be called for by the girls who
would like to have chance to go; I'll bet
that Tacoma will be flooded with girls in
less than three months
Miss Smith, employed at L. P. HOllon-
der's, said; 'It's good chance for all old
maids like me-" but on being questioned
further. she declined to say whether or not
she would 90 if she got a chance.
Miss Sears, employed at L. HOllander's,
said jokinglv: Il will write and ask pa
what nc thinks Of the idea"
Miss Brown, also employed at Hol-
lauder's, said: 81 think that we really
ought to take pity on the poor fellows out
there"
Manic Mannering, a waitress in Beach
street restaurant, said: 81 would rather
wait on table in Boston than take the
chances of getting married in a country
that know nothing about"
Frances Morton, pretty waitress at
the corner OF Boylston, says: 81 would like
to go if didn't have to work, but 1 would
prefer to pick out my own husband"
Miss Warren, adashing burnett employed
at p. Bicknell & Company's, said: 81 don't
like the west, and don't believe that there
are any more men there than here that
want to marry just for the sake of marry
ing, and who will take any one who will
have them.'
Hannah Carey, blue eyed damsel who
was standing at the door of French's EN-
ployment office was questioned: "If they
want wives, why don't they come and
court them instead of sending for them.
Its bashful they are, guess"
Miss Isurgee, cashier at the Adams house,
said: II would not marry the best man
living in Tacoma, or any other place.
Mrs. B. Furrer, employed at Dabis 81
Company's, said: 81 would like to go if
anybody would take my three children"
Miss Flossie Cameron, employed at Per-
kins, said: Boston is good enough for me.
never had any trouble in getting all the
fellows ] wanted"
Mary Connolly: ''Oh, Lord, yes any
thing but this eternal work, always having
to attend hen parties. The sight of an un
married man who is willing to change his
condition would actually be a relief, even if
one had to so to Washington territory to
see him.
Edith Henderson used to be shop girl,
then stenographer, then lady's companion.
ST / thought could find a man who would
give me a good home and not ask me to
work so fearfully hard for bare living,
would marry him as quick as he could get
ready" She said: ''You give me the adj
dress of such man who wants wife and
see how quick I'll grab him.