The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-05-04
A CASTLE GARDEN WIFE.
SOME SPECIMENS OF THOSE WHO
HAVE APPLIED FOR HER.
A Second Hand Man WHO Wanted IA New
Wife and Two Dollars for One-An Ap-
ins-Happy Marriage. and Some Misfii..

Second Hand Man Who Wanted i, New
Wife and Two Dollars for Onc-An APP
plicant Who Let His Money do His Talk
ins-Iiappy Marriages and Some Misfit,.
Tho Rockland county farmer who recently
applied to Superintendent Simpson at Ca>,r
Harden tor wife was a very fair specimen
ot hundreds of Others who make similar ap
piicatlons III the course of Year The fact
th;t lie wanted to marry some woman who
was comfortably situated financially makes
his case an ordinary one. In other respects
he was more than usually particular
The applicant had no right to expect any
thing out of the ordinary run of women. for
tie was, If anything, less preposscssing than
tho ordinary run of mankind. He SAID he
was 40 years of age, but he looked ten years
cider Mt least. He was cut on tho angular
plan, and everything about him including
clothes, manner, accent and expression. was
distinctly rural. He wanted a young woman,
stout and strong enough to do hard work,
and skilled enough in housekeeping to Good,
first rate. She must have black hair and
eyes, pleasant manner, and, more import
ant than all, not less than $1,000 in cold c;,sh.
The applicant modestly confessed to having
no objection to marrying woman VINO had
more money, but woman with lcSs-never,
lie said lie had been n widowcr seven Years,
and that his farm was worth $1,000 He did
not SEQ anything unreasonable in a second
hand man like himself, who was worth only
$1,000, distinctly refusing to marry any wo-
man who was not brand now and who was
worth less than twice his value
WANTED a KILKENNY GIRL
There should DO no difficulty in pleasing
nhy foreigner, for the Garden is Frequently
iillcd to ovcriiowinS with women represent
lnS all nationalitcs Many OF the women
who come from the stccrage of big steam
ship into tho bad smelling, stuiTy rotunla Of
tho Garden are pretty, but they nle seldom
attractive y long journey in the steela-e
OF 4 steamship would would mar the attrac-
lions OF tho prctticst women, and then they
frequently appear awkward The strange
ness of tho place, the way they are hustled
about by the busy officials, and the fact of be-
lns i'll IL strange city thousands of miles from
their homes, frghtens them Some of the men
who call hero for wives are worthy of good
ones, and these always receive the ready help
of the officials \ few weeks ago little old
fashioned lrishman with tho richest kind of a
broguo called OH Superintendent Simpson
and said.
81 want u wife,"
us she lcre.' he was asked
Faith if sho was wouldn't | take her
away:' he said. 81 want To find one to
marry; can ye help met'
"Who would marry little old man like
yout" asked Mr. Simpson.
Plenty of them replied tho i 10 man
confidently. "it they aW this"
He pulled out ol l.~ ,acl..t Il bank book
which showed deposits n!luuu,lu, T., ."vo
THAT II catch any OF tncul ,l SAID ana
all want you to d" is tppl-s ..ut II nave
pleasant hammered girl not moro than 30
years old, and from Kilkenny if you c,l,l
"llow old are you?''
'Nlver mond that, it's this'll talk whin ye
foind her"
Tho little man slapped his bank book and
laughed. He said he was boss carn,;,n who
had been too busy all his ifo to find Il wltc
Tor himself. He wantc'l somebody else tn do
it for him, and when the selection was rnl,ie
he promised to come around and marry her
otfhand
APPLICATIONS BY MAIL
The men employed in tho Garden realize
"liat a delicate thing it is to find Il wife for Il
man In the language of one of them such
an arrangement is apt to be Il miSiit A man
VINO can't find a wifo for himself is always
worthy of s,ispcion and is seldom entitled to
one
"A man with IL stiff black heard. deep set
black eyes, and an appearance indicatii,. IA
marked nntipathy to soap and water, called
at tho Garden in the early part of last fan
iie had strong Italian accent. He wanted an
ltailan girl not moro than IA years old He
preferred one without friends and without
knowledge OF any language but her OWN.
w nat dd he want her fori For wife If
course, He was asked what his i.;. :,!n,. was
mn InS Il 4,
was nobody's business but his own III eas
coolly dismissed, and lie went AWAY ia ID .,lsa.
passion. Nobody doubted but what hcw;.i.teci
girl for some evil or degrading work
When man applies to the officials al the
Garden for wife his character md his
means for supporting her are carefully in
CURED into. If he proves to he n fit person l,e
gets all tho help possible, and there have been
many happy marriages brought about in this
way
Sometimes man from some thinly settled
western part of tho country applies for wife
ny letter Usually these written applications
LaVo charming frankness about them
Nearly all the writers aro farmers or small
tfaoesincn, who want wifo with money
enough to help them improve their business.
In addition to this they want her to b,. both
strong and young, so she can work. and ne!p
them in tins way. A fow of them are very
lastidious and devote pages to describing j,.st
the KIND OF woman they want The uust
particular of them entirely forget to describe
themselves, and this gives rise to u suspicion
that Their appearance won't stand it, Once
III whllc q man sends his portrait. This is
honest, bit it is disastrous, and one Glance MT
tho picture is a sufficient explanation why the
man has difficulty in finding somebody to
marry him.-New York Sun.