The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-06-13
REMINISENCE.

uauN may remember, anu WHICH many
OF them do not remember.
BIZ UNCLE sILAs.
In the early part of the year 1861 an
enterprising young man in New
Orleans, feeling the need of domestic
happiDessan and wearied with the dismal
experience of q Bachelors lonely exis-
tence, and not feeling disposed to lose
time counting and winning a wife, as
men generally do, inserted an adver-
tisement in one of the city papers that
he was a candidate for matrimony,
and was DESTROYS of entering into cor
respondence with some young lady
who vas on the lookout for a hus-
band This advertisement was noticed
10y a young man in 1hibodaux, who
with couple of lady friends, II OF
whom was married, connected a plan
that would probably be productive Of
amusement to themselves.
A letter was written in reply to the
matrimonial advertisement, by II of
the ladies, who signed tue name of
Miss Virginia Wise to the same, which
vas confded to the mail for transport
tation to the anxious Swain. In due
time an answer came, which opened il
correspondence, that was continued
tor some three or four weeks. | was
cognizant of the ruse, and saw several
of the letters, which were written in
dignified language, containing nothing
that conld reflect upon the authors
whatever.
The result was that Miss Virginia
Wise received in due form a PROPOSE
ton for marriage, but she hesitated,
and asked time, to study she matter
and requested him to send her his
photograph. to enable her to judge or
form some idea of what kind Of a man
he was.
The picture came in good time re-
presenting a young man of some % or
80 years, and of good personal APP
peara1ce, and decidedly Teutonic
origin. Miss Virginia on being asked
for her photograph, did not think it
proper for her to send it and thought
that he had best come and see her, be-
fore any further engagements were
made, which lie admitted in his reply,
was the proper method, and wrote
that if Miss Virginia would direct him
how to find her that, he would at an
early date, certainly make it both IA
pleasure and a duty to pay her a visit.
At hat date the late Benjamin T
Holden was running a very pretty
small side wheel steam boat. named
the Blue Bird between Thibodaux and
Donaldsonville, making tri-weekly
trips and carrying the mail. Miss
Virginia wrote to the city c%orrespon-
dent that he should take the New
Orleans, Opelousas and Great Western
(now the Southern Pacitic) railroad, to
Lafourche crossing, thence by Omnibus
to Thibodaux, and there take the
the steamer Blue Bird, which would
land him at her Fathers House, which
she described and which was easily re-
cognizable on account of its peculiar
structure. The house was then own
ed by''an old man by the name of Curry.
She Informed him that upon a certain
date her Paternal guardian would be
absent on a visit to the Attackapas
country, and that at all events if he
proved to be a worthy gentleman, no
serious obstacles would arise on his
part. The Building subsequently be-
came the property of NJ. Suthon, and
now | think belongs to Mr.. Hebert.
Upon the arrival of the young mai
the secret of his coming had been SO
well kept by those interested that a
great number of people gathered about
the steamboat landing to obtain a
view of the enthusiastic visitor.
They we're cautioned to keep away
from the stage office so as not to
arouse the suspicion in the mind of the
young man. AS soon as he got out of
the stage [ recognised him from his
photograph. He proceeded at once to
the Blue Bird. | had seen the Captain
NJ. Aucoin aud posted him SO as to
have no plumbers committed.
To his inquiries the Captain told him
that lie knew the,,home,,of Miss Wise, and
that he could put him off at the land
ingin 30,minutes. Ne e was snch large
crowd OIL the Levee to witness the
Blue Bird leave the landing, but this
did not appear to attract the notice of
the stranger. The idea of meeting
Miss Virginia in a few minutes was
the only thought that occupied his
mind.
The Blue Bird reached tire landing.
and the wife hunter debarked, satchel
in hand. Miss Virginia did not meet
him at the levee. Hence he started to
the dwelling within whose parlor he
anticipated a joyous reception. On
reaching the building, and inquiring
whether Miss Wise was at home, his
brighthopes were banished with the re-
NV that no one of that name resided