The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1890-10-31
AN OLD MAIDS QUEST.
How She Started Out to Hunt Husband
and Succeeded.

How She Started Out to Hunt a Husband,
and Succeeded.
Some years ago, after had worked up
a case in town in Ohio, woman called |
at the hotel one day and asked to see
me. found her to be spinster, about
fifty years old, wearing. the traditional
ringlets and eyeglasses, and as stiff as
a crowbar in her demeanor. She, too,
had an original way of arriving at the
point. After introducing herself she
said:
81 am rich. Some folks call me eccen-
trio, but am simply sensible. L wish
to travel, and wish to hire you as my
escort. You will be my employe, and L
shall exact the most formal respect of
you. Imay need you for year, or may
not, but will hire you for that length
of time"
After a little talk we arrived at figures
satisfactory to both. She lived ina town
twenty miles away, and she gave her
self week to get ready in. At the end
of that time / reported for duty, and
found her ready to start. She had
two fair-sized trunks for baggage, and
she directed me to buy tickets to New
York. She didn't say how much money
she had, how long she was going to stay,
or give me any other particulars. /
obeyed directions, and in due time we
arrived in Gotham and put up at first
class hotel acted as her guide and
escort, but such was our demeanor to-
ward each other that no one could have
made out the relationship. She seemed
to argue that if she dropped formality
for moment I might propose marriage,
and it was 'sir" on every possible occa-
sion.
She settled the hotel bill herself, but
gave me money to buy tickets to Boston
after stay of twenty days. We were
in Boston fortnight and then went to
Hartford, and there 1 got the irstinkling
Of her idea in making the trip. She
sent for me to come to the ladies' par
lor, and when / arrived she began.
''Mr. Jewett, you have noticed the
portly man seated on my right at the
/ tablet"
"Yes'm."
"Blue eyes and bald-headed, and looks
very father1y?'
"Yes'm."
81 wish you to ascertain whether he is
married or a widower."
That evening | reported to her that
the bald-headed man was widower
and in the real estate business in an in
terror town.
every we'll, sir, she stifiy replied,
'you may now retire and will send for
you when want you"
After that watched her atmeal time,
and soon caught on to the fact that she
had "set her cap for the widower. 1t
was laughable to see her try to ape the
girl Of twenty, and in three days every
body in the dining-room had caught on
and was giving her the guy. The old
gal knew her gait, however, and in about
a week got an order to show up again
in the parlor
"Mr. Jewett," she said as stood be-
fore her, I'll think that Mr. Sampson
rath-rather likes me-"
"Yes'm."
'sYou may say to him that / am worth
SS0,OOO in cash and bonds, never have
been married, and that his appearance
pleases me-"
managed after day or two to get in
with Mr.. Sampson and convey this in
formation, and | saw that it hit him
right between the eyes. Two hours
later he called on her, and three days
after his call she sent for me to say:
'Mr. gJewett, you will accompany me
home, where l will pay you your salary
for the year. Mr.. Sampson and / are
engaged"
And three months later they were
married, and it turned out to be happy
match.-N. Y. Sun.