The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-12
A WIFE As 4 PREMIUM.
Mr. us.uton Did.'t Want A.y More Deehs.
and 90 Took Free .Ad."

Nh usnuton O1dnt Want Any More noches
and 90 Took Free "Ad."
MuhERroS. N. Y. July 11.-william z. Ham,
ilton. who lives on a small farm at McGhee
Hill. near shckomeko. about i've miles from
here. says he Ia tho happiest man in Duchess
ago. and last week he was married to Miss Ella
M. Fisher Of Peterborough. Mass Mr.. Hamil-
ton is so years old. and is n veteran OF the late
war Ever since he was discharged. In 1885.
and camc back to his native hills to cultivate
his farm. he has been subscriber to a paper
published in tho interest of the G.. A. r.
1t Is tho custom Of tho publishers OF this
paper to present to their regular readers. on a
renewal of their yearly subscription, a pre-
MUM OF some kind in grateful recognition Of
their patronage As a result OF this Mr.. Ham
ilton's parlor is stocked with books and pic
lures which have como to him every winter as
premiums from his favcrlte newspaper. Last
December. when he sent his subscription fee.
he wrote note to the editor saying that he
had about as many premiums as he cared for.
and that on this occasion he would prefer to
publish an Advertisement In place Of having
. book. In accordance with this wish the fol-
lowing notice was inserted on Dec. II. 1891:
w. E. M.MILIoX roST s az snEkoMGKo N.Y.
are not satisfactory.
A few days later answers began pouring In
from all parts OF the United States. There
were maidens. spinsters. and widows. in In
diana. Mexico. Louisiana. and some even in
Chicago. who said they were anxious to be-
come Mrs ". L. Hamilton. But the old soldier
the arrival Of one which should. according to
his own ideas. be satisfactory. Those that
were written by agents and occasional female
but the missises from What 1n he ' eonsidsrsd
good women. and these. he says. numbered
Miss 9s sher i the e dasxht xnsen Fisher
en- old soldier. who served with the Fourth
Ma IS o shs esn
Ployed ever since she was a gill In Cation
brothers nixey,s. straw factory at F9Abo,.
auently sent replies to matrimon lai advertise
23. saying:
i.aw your .iver.i.smsnt in the National 7ttn~. and
.ss 'sssy 2. .5as%s
what you would call good woman. shall not write
but shall be pleased to hear IN turn from YOU ~
Mr.. Hamilton says he was very much i'm:
pressed with this letter. and Immediately sent
a widower with fys children and that he felt
the need OF a wife to take care OF him and
f Ss, 6.,l He ended BY asking her the color Of
The GOrEespondenee thus begun Was carried
Sn u Sad sseasd that tine h M %
munlcntion with a number Of other women
The Fisher was
one most suited to become. his wife He
wrote here to that effect and then took the
at Hartford to call on spinster Of that city.
who had been telling him Of her avail.
sbiiY a. helplnate. but he says he
Vent! Vent on to Eek SosousH and introduced hims
self to Miss Fisher. He remained there three
days, and when he departed it WAS Understood
Hamilton was anxious to have his future
bride come hero for the ceremony. but she
ins Isl that the WEDDING SHOULD take place
on State line. but the young woman WAS Fl rm.
and insisted that he should take her from her
fathers house.
Miss Fisher positively refused to meet her
ting married. The controversy ended b. Ham
sGns to to Msy
80. Hamilton was in Providence the day be-
fore the wedding. and tassed his future bride
cd with her before long. 10 brought her tuck
to his farm with him n few DAYS ngo. and she is
now hard at work putting things IN order h Her
hand at keeping bachelors hall and she found
six weeks washing to do when she arrived:
children. and they scem to be very fcnd Of her.
There are four boys and one girl. the eldest
Mrs Hamilton says she likes her now home.
but she can't help being somewhat homesick.
She says with some pride. however. that she
has only broken down twice; Mr. Hamilton is
goes about his place CHI ckling to himself all
day. He has to!ed in Duchess county eye! eyer
snSe he wf rs o' HG hc moSth IN Of tn tsa f
sissipri River in 1868 he lost his LETT eye ~
being stung by nm insect. but otherwise lie is
sound and healthy. He draws pension OF