St. Paul daily globe., 1889-12-13
GIRLS IN A CONTEST
To Marry Red-Faeed William
Wallace at the Mu-
scum.
Anxious Spinsters Write Him
Letters and Take a
Chance.
Many st. Paul Maidens Enter
the Lists to Win a
Freak.
He May Yet Have a Breach Of
Promise Case on
A Hand.
A lottery, n lottery
In Cupid's court there used TO be.
Two roguish eyes
Il

NduSnCy Hdkeu Cuplu, Ilk6 all UHo
other pagan deIties, has gone out of
business and been superseded long ago.
The lottery of love is run nowadays on
decidedly more modern plan. 1t has
been in operation at Kohl, Middleton IL
Co.'S museum all the week. William
Wallace, the stonemason of Newport,
is the prize, and to-day he is to be
young man. and he has had real nice
time all the past week. and lonesome
females have crowded the museum and
made love to him.
On the eve of the day when he is to
be raffied away William was seen at
the museum and interviewed III regard
to his experiences.
You must have been having real nice
time the past week. Wallace" said the re-
porter by way of introduction.
well, IL hasn't been bad, said William
modeStly, and then he grlnned himself red IN
the face.
what do the yofng ladies say to you
when they ask you for ballot?'
"Oh! they generally ask me if I'll marry
them if they win me-
''And what do you say to that:''
"Oh. say will. of course"
"rhen you are actually engaged provision
ally to every one of the young ladies you
nave OH NOuf iiSt IUCGG!
Il suppose am"
'sAnd then if they win YOU, and you re-
fused to marry them, they could sue you for
breach of Promise?"
Well, hadn't thought of that, but sup
pose they coufdf''
''Dont you feel a little nervous about this
thing?''
'.Well, kind a wish IL was over with"
ANY of these girls make love to your
Yes. they all do that. One of them came
nm hGrO0 md a Vl1T Tal0 n
noon
whats her namee''
''Let me see.' said William, referring to his.
little book 4 remember she's number.
fifty five. Yes. her name is Nellie Wickham.
She lives at the Sherman house,
''M hat did she sav?''
''Ohl She said she was a nurse and good
worker. and earned good pay
'What else did she say?''
We'll she said, MY temper's pretty high
and am engaged to fellow now. l don't
know what wen do about him if shouidl
draw you That's about all
'lt didn't take her all the afternoon 10 say
that"
''Now shan't give her away any more
That's enough. ought not to say anythingi
about it,"
''Well, what did the others says
''Weii, there was a widow up here thisi
afternoon. Her name was Mrs. C. j. Emery,
"a Whitehall street. East ST. Paul. She hadi
her two children with her; two little boys.
She showed them to me and asked me if I'd
have any objection to them"
ANY COlOred ladies taken q chaneeg'
cone"
What did she say?''
''well. she said and Wallace chuekled.&si
he thought of it. ''She said, say. white man.
win you marry nae II win your | A said :,
guess I'll have to- Well says she, III tell
you what f'll-do. If YOU win me, give me-
half and I'll let y0E off, ...@.-.
',She didn't seem TO want you, did shegh ?"
well, it did seem sort of mercenary."
sSWhat was her uameT} s.i.
s'lane Cole, LIS East Fifth street"
"Any of these ladies call more than oneeT'
''Yes; the King girls Kitty and Della
They're real nice girls, too. fhey live at
IS 4 Mountain AVENUE
What did they SaE?''
''They wanted TO know if had any objec-
ton to their church. They're Catholics"
'Get any letters?" So
''Yes. one, and Wallace showed the fol-
lowing letter;
ST. PAUL. Dec. 10, 1889.
Mr. Wallace: Dear SiF-Please save me q
ticket i'll your lottery. 1 have seen you at
distance ana was very much pleased with
your appearance. / cannot attend the muse
ums as / work quite late. am a cashier in a
store, but would like ohave one of the tick
cts saved. Send to me. send it to the general
delivery to the address of Miss Nellie Van
DoFen. viii be pleased to hear from you,
''Did any of the ladies write you TO eall.'
''Yes. / did call on one Annie Kelly, 65ia
West Third street"
The following letter written on a bill
head of Aechison Bros. pr0prietOrs of
livery. feed and sale stable at Briton. 5.
d.. was received by the manager of the
museum:
BRlroN, s. D.. Dec. 1o.-To Kohl, Middle
ton & Co.-Gen.lemen: Will you please for
ward me three tickets for three young ladies
in the raffie of William Wallace? They are
three Dakota girls. and want husband.
Don't tall to send them. as they mean busI-
ness. Yours respectfully,
GEORGE AToHIsoN.
Up TO last night ~ victims had taken
chances in the Naiiace'S lottery:
No. 80, Amin Kelley 65Is West Third
street, ST. Paul; No. 40, kittie j. Brine, III
West Sixth street, st. Paul: No. g. Jane
Yeager, 437 West Seventh street; Blanche
Myers, 437 West Seventh street; No. 6l
Minnie DeO, 43 West Seventh street: No. l3.
Bridget Manley, 403 East Fourth street; No.
10. Good Leon, 49 Jackson street: No. "a,
Alice Burns, Exchange street; May Gordon,
Robert street; No. rs. Miss Hardness. 4S1
Walnut street; No. %, Rose Alder; No. 80.
Nellie Slow, Cedar street; No 50, Nellie
Comet, 80 Washington street; No. y. Jen-
ME Ryan. Pacific House; No 81. Emma
Neekotre, 1876 Dakota avenue; No 90 Miss
Coy, go Maple avenue: No. fGO, Kitty King,
3S4 Mountain avenue; No. 81, Della King.
3S4 Mountain avenue; No. Il, Ambrosia La
Foe, 40S Rosabei street; No. 10 Emma
Williams, Palmon street; No. 66, Della
Stanley; No. Ii, Susie Rooch. 34S Cedar street
No. 60, Eva Campbell, 527 Cedar street; No.
81. |. j. Tiffany, corner Temple street; No.
80. Katy Johnson, So Pine street; No. z,
Annie Williams, SO Pine street; No. So,
Nellie Weekles, sherman house; No. 90,
Winnie johnson, 72 Eagle street; No. D,
Emma Smith. 16 Exchange street; No. %,
Annie Folin. 1853 Forbes avenue; No. 9,
Carrie johnson. 3d. south Exchange; No.
81 Matte knutson. Hotel Bartel; No. 72, C.
j. Erny. 74 Whitehall, East st. Paul; No.
So, Annie Thompson, 2SI Walnut; No. rs,
Mrs c. Nihs, II West Tenth; NO. 6f. Lena
Fisher; No. SO. Annie Watson, So Cedar;
No. 90 Sopby Haynes. West Sixth; No. 70.
Fannie Trfmbeli, 4Sl Emmet avenue
The drawing is 10 take place in the
museum to-day, and all the young ladies
are to be there at the appointed time TO
see that the drawing takes place cor
rectly. Then if the lucky young lady
consents the marriage will take place