The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-27
BILL NYE IMPOSED ON.
The Vancouver Prune-Grower
May Not Be in Earnest.
MATRIMONY THROUGH PRESS.
Nye's Visit to the Ingrowing Toe-Nan
Works, and the Hfdeous Re-
suit Of His Haste.
copyright, 1892. by Edgar ". Nye.l

Same weeks ago incautiously printed
low, pialntive wall from prune grower in
Washington who wanted wife. He had a
prune vineyard of three and one-half acres,
ana was, oh! so lonely. that took pity on
him and printed the wall without money
ana without price, 50 that some loving
heart, lonely and pining, soaring only to a
moderate height and flying one-sided for
lack OF some one to love, might plume its
plnions for Washington, where it and the
great big. warm, bulbous heart of the
prune grower could nestle together under
the giant coniferous trees and trailing
arbu;us and prune vines of that glorious
Aidenn.
Many replies came, and many throbs Of
real affection, showing that through the
influence of the press fond hearts severed
by the sad alchemy of circumstances may
be soldered together. Some contained
photographs-not beautiful, but earnest:
not recently taken perhaps, but showing
the coiffure of the time when our country
was being jerked hither west and crooked
by fratricidai strife, and woman's hair
seemed to have entered largely into that
contiict-the days when ''rats" were worn
inside to give the hair massive and rank
appearance.
Some have the marks of tears on them.
as they might if they had been wept
over either before or after being returned
by some one.
None of them "does justice to the
writer" quote from eleven of the let
ters to show how We are being imposed
upon by the photographer. All say 1.-THE
artist has been very grossly unjust to me
in the picture he has made" Why do
women so often say that? Also why do
they pile up maledictions on the brow of
the photographer because the baby looked
like typhoid idiot at the moment the
picture was taken do not know. With
all the great big crop of things l know,
and the overproduction of last year still
on hand, do not know that.
Possibly it is for the same reason that a
man tries to peer into the dark and H.
smelling barrel Of gun. and no man has
ever returned to tell us why he did that.
He just sits up there on the lambrequin of
q violet tinted cloud faced with shrimp
pink-the cloud, mean, not the man
and with knowing look as he puts new
+ string in his harp he says, Find out
for yourself like l done" But, seriously.
why should we look into the barrel of a
gun when we know We cannot see any,
thing?
l give one reply from Baltimore, with
photograph. partly because / have mis-
laid the address of the prune grower, and
hope he may see this and take courage
Notice that her countenance changes with
every emotion, which is good thing.
especially in her case:
BALTIMORE. Oct 80
My Dear Mr.. Nye: After reading your letter
~ n1ay o.Et for ia TO-
grower, think perhaps l may be eligible In
closed you will find my photograph
think may with all modesty assert that it
by no means does me justice, SO please make
allowances for my complexion, which is strictly
of pre- Raphae!its tints. My hair too, cannot
be judged. as it is Picturesque in hue. My ex-
preston changes with every emotion. The look
OF agony is not due to a broken heart or mis-
placed affections, merely to the relic of barbar-
ism with which the photographer encased my
head. You may add TO the 2. G. that this elab-
orate costuming is not habitual. When the
photo. was made had an idea OF going on the
stage to elevate society ana scandalize the stage
Since giving up that determination have re.
lapsed into elegant simplicity. If the F. q. de-
mands a pedigree, can trace mine back to the
reign of Charlamange. Besides inheriting q
pedigree, have an antique gold buckle set with
amethyst, a set OF pearls and two silver spoons,
besides a silver souvenir spoon donated by n
friend of the family. Am scarcely old enough
TO marry, being just sixteen.
Please reply at once, with photo. of your
friend would not risk an ugly man, for fear
my beauty is not quite suincient to take US in
the Four Hundred.
Another stipulation: Should like the mar
riage to take place at once, and must go on a
tour suppose you would not object to having
us spend our honeymoon with you and Mrs
Nye.
You may also add that my accomplishments
are many and varied, and shall not demand
reciproeacy. Urobably reciprocity Is intended
here. Quen sabeO
With regards to you and Mrs. Nye (as do not
want TO make auy woman JEALOUSY, and begging
the tayor OF early reply, am sincerely yours,
ANNA ROBERTA De LEsTRIE.
The question now arises in my mind:
Ought to unite two people like these or
be even in any way instrumental perhaps
in the union OF two lives that may be the
origin of a race which in future years will
have to be protected by the game laws of
Washington?
Far be it from me 20 criticise or even
opine slightingiy of one who has been
born plain. and who has added to it in
after years. for | know a truly good man
who carried the Gospel up the Kongo
river and showed the natives, among other
things. how much better is 4 good man
and just than a naughty man who has
used tobacco TO excess all his life, was
once mistaken and almost killed by