San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-05
A HAT BAND ROMANCE.
THE STORY OF A MARRIAGE BROUGHT
ABOUT BY LETTERS.
Hat Trimmer Made Happy by Her
Friends Joke-She Pasted a Note Under
the Sweat Band, and a Young Man in
Utah Got It-Overruling an Objection.

My name is Amelia Kelleger, trimmed
this hat, and | would like to correspond
with the man who gets it, if he is young and
not married. Address care of the makers
name found on the hat tip"
The above lines were written on a slip of
paper and pasted inside the sweat band of
derby hat by a young lady hat trimmer of
Newark, n. J. Amelia Kelleger knew
nothing of it until the case containing the
hats had been shipped Off Bertha Haffii,
the writer of the note, was shopmate of
Miss KellegeF, and indited the missive as
practical joke, and some time afterward told
ger friend about it. AS the custom of writ
ing their names inside the hat bands was
common one among the hat trimmers the
incident was forgotten in few weeks and
no more was heard about it.
AN ANSWER FROM MoRMoNDoM
The matter was, however, brought forcibly
to mind in a little more than month later,
when letter addressed to the firm inquired
if girl was employed there named Amelia
Kelleger The writer said he was a distant
relative, and would like to know what sort of
girl she was, whether she was of good moral
character, and asking if she was passably
good looking. The initials "a. c. Y" were
answer be directed to Salt Lake City, Utah.
The senior member of the hat making firm,
without letting her know the object of his in
had any friends or relatives in Salt
Lake City. She answered at once
in the negative. Several other cues
tons were put to her, and in answer to them
she said that she had an uncle in the west
yEb no NOT = o Sc, I,l
heard from him for years, beyond the rumor
that he was either in California or Oregon,
and was very wealthy. The hat manufac-
turer inquired no further, but returned to
the Office and wrote favorable reply, under
the supposition that it was going to the long
lost but wealthy uncle
week after the reply was sent off q let
Ter came from the center of Mormondom ad-
dressed to Miss Amelia Kelleger. 1t was
signed "a. Crosby Young" The writer said
that he was young, steady working and
fairly prosperous man. and was unmarried
He had been the fortunate purchaser of the
hat which contained the kind invitation to
address the trimmer. He wrote in conclu-
sion:
Perhaps you only wrote that in the spirit
OF fun. have answered it in the spirit of sim
SSiA'JS SLid ILC LStLSG you call 10 Llo
circumstances is to write a few lines saying
that you did not mean what you wrote and
that you do not desire the matter to proceed
further. If you do this, upon the word of an
honorable man. will acknowledge the re-
ceipt of your letter, and | promise to drop
the matter there"
The writer further said that he was %
years old, and had a thriving carpentry,
and was anxious to procure an eastern wife,
as none of the western girls he had seen
suited him. If Miss Kelleger would send
favorable reply he would do all in his power
to convince her thatSle was dealing with an
honest man.
Upon reading the letter Miss Keleger con-
fded the letter and its contents to her friend,
Bertha HatIli who advised her, lust for the
fun of the thing" to answer the letter.
Amelia thcreupon wrote a straightforward
letter, explaining all the circumstances, but
added q postscript in which she said that
while she did not particularly desire to CON
time the '-s-.-,o'.s..4r C let her cuuioslu-