Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-26
But the Advertisements for
Husband Was a Success,
MEN WHO WANTED a WIFE.
Who Gould Support Them In Good Style
WROTE 10 the Wrong Place and Huns
drets Of Letters Went 10 the
Dead Letter Office.
tAtlanta ConstIlutlon.l

NaANAhAh ANusNlWUousl
The neatcst romance which has yet
been written IN this city has been fully
developed within the last few days.
IL imphcatcs as many as two hundred
ana nifty citizens, young and old, living IN
and around Atlanta who, tired of their
single blesscduess,' have been anxious
Tor long time 10 procure a better half
who might bee able 90 support them.
AS proof against thpsp parties Ia guess
ton there are now in the dead letter of
fee as many as go letters addressed
TO certain young lady, with reference
TO q speedy termination of cclihncy.
Many of these young gentlemen belong
TO that tlmid, modest element who. though
amply able 60 support g wife, have rec
Trained from taking unto themselves q bet.
ger hail on account Oi the apprehension
thct possibly their means micht not De
ample FOR the purpose. Others belong 20
that numerous set who have never been
able To take care of themselves dcccntly
and who seized upon the opportunity af-
iorded by the appearance of the Oder to
obtain a better support by contracting an
alliance with q lady of means"
BIt here rs the story
y NV days ago there appeared Ina The
Constitution a letter addressed TO Can.
tain Connolly, the chief OF police. and
signed by a young lady who represented
herselt TO be Miss Annie Barnhill Of
Rock Hill, $. q.
The letter was highly sensational In rs
character, and was Ia the MIXTURE of nm
ehort on the part of the young lady In
question 10 obtain u husband II was
modestly written and the yerhiage was
excellent Is was apparent from the
most superficial reading OF the letter Tint
lts uuthor was a person of culture aud
education.
IL stated In positive terms that the
young lady was DESTROYS of a husband
VINO would prove To her conEcnial
partner She had heard that many uicb
charming individuals could be found In Ills
city and for that reason She preferr.J
70 ADDRESS her letter TO this point She
was u lady OF ample mems npd v.as
suilclently able 10 support tho man who
might DC 10 fortunate as to answer her
demands for a suitable husband. She
was not ugly, In the opinion OF those
VINO knew her, and was blessed, accord.
ing 70 the honest judgment OF large
number with the fatal charm of bonutv
The effect Of such IA letter on n inrce
community OF bachelors aud Widowers
was easy TO be imagined The outcome
WAS 70 q certain extent, a logical necps.
sity. The letter was no sooner printed
and read by The hungry crowd OF read.
ers Than the brilliant opportunity be-.
"a ann
ton.
Nearly every one who was Ia posi-.
uOn TO gave the letter consideration de-
clded lhat an answer would az least DO
no harini and possibly great bonauza.
capital prize IN the lottery Of life,
might be the result. Quietly, therefore.
as II turns out, without acgulintinp even
their best friends Of their matrimonial
intention, a large. number OF individuals
IN this city sat down aud proceeded 10
indlte q reply TO the fair creature who
reclned among the rosy bowers OF South
Carolina
unhappily, however, as fate would
have H. instead OF addressing their let.
ters 70 Rock Hin they were all addressed
to Rose Hill This was due TO typo
graphical error and instead OF going 10
their intended destination ia the Palmetto
state, they were rudely turned aside into
the dead letter Office Of Uncle Sam at
Washington city.
IL no doubt excited question mark
ia the mild Of the young lady. who long
and anxiously awaited Tie result OF her
experiment She probably came 20 the
conclusion that Atlanta was not such a
romantic field after all and that p0ssi-
bly, she had made q mistake IA suppos.
ing that 50 many suiiOrs resided In the
Cate city. With that, however, the
present romance has nothing 10 DO.
IL would be- a highly interesting dig.
closure 20 lind out The names of an the
men who were thus enticcd into writing
10 the South Carolina beatty The let.
tiers are now ia The custody Of the
United States government, and the evil
dence against the parties, In their own
Is of the very highest kind
Over two hundred letters We're turned
into the dead letter office last SUNDAY
nft fmN NoIN D. a.
least sixy-hye more that went im the SHINE
yesterday. There is no telling
how many viii yet be- discovered on the
same way OF course, the nOt0riety
which has now been given % Tie matter
will prevent The writing ~ any further
answers and the matter viii now speedily
come 20 M end.
The amusing feature 81 the whole
story Is this, that bore in Atlanta such
9 large number Of suitofA ahonld BE-
found who are mprblaly anxious 90 get
4 wife who Is able 70 support ihcm
A question Of very great moment after
obtaining the names Of these gentlemen.
IS % ascertain how many 81 them are
native born ana bow many have come 70
this place from foreign parisf
II Is natural and % ~ expected that
Atlanta should have a large number 81
bachelors and wilOwera, aud etil further
dat each Of these haclei0m and
sid0wers should hive q desire % marry
d woman With mDncg, nul ii n astolifh.
ing lhlt 50 much eagefnes7 should be
manifested on inst ppiut, aa The
enormous number of leilem lmf were
written ga the Drst day certainly iudi-
ME story Is one Of the neaiost which
has transpired ln these parts in many O
day.
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