The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-03-28
WANTED TO WED.
NEARLY THREE HUNDRED LETTERS
FROM BEAUXS
With an Ego to Business-They Want the
Young Lady with Dowry-The Famous
Miss Muegge Becomes Bride.

Miss MucEge Becomes Bride.
A few days ago there appeared in The
Constitution q letter addressed to Captain
Connolly, the chief of police, and signed by
young lady, who represented herself to
be Miss Annie Barnhill, of Rock Hill,
s. c.
The letter was highly sensational in its
character, and was in the nature of an
effort OH the part of the young lady in
question to obtain a husband. 1t was
lnodestly written and the verbiage was ex-
cellent. 1t was apparent from the most
superficial reading of the letter that its
author was q person of culture and educa-
ton.
1t stated in positive terms that the young
lady was DESTROYS of q husband who would
prove to her a congenial partner. She had
heard that many such charming individuals
could be found in this city and for that
reason she preferred to address her letter
to this point. She was lady of ample
means and was sufficiently able to support
the man who might be fortunate IS
to answer her demands for suitable hus-
band. She was not ugly, in the opinion
of those who knew her, and was blessed
according to the honest Judgment of n
large number, with the fatal charm of
beauty.
Inc erect OF Sucn letter on large
community of bachelors and widoWerS was
easy to be imagined. The outcome was,
to certain extent, a logical necessity.
The letter was no sooner printed and read
by the hungry crowd of readers than the
brilliant opportunity became the prevailing
topic of conversation.
Nearly every one who was in position
to give the letter consideration decided that
an answer would at least do no harm.
and possibly Il great bonanza, a capital
prize" in the lottery of life might be the
result. Quietly, therefore. as it turns out.
without acquainting even their best friends
of their matrimonial intention, large num-
Der of individuals b this city sat down
and proceeded to ind*e reply to the fair
creatur who recined among the rosy bow
ers of South Carolina.
Unhappily, however, MS fate would hATe
it, instead of addressing their letters to
Rock Hill they were all addressed to Rose
Hill. This was due to q Typographical
error, and instead of going to their intended
destination in the Palmetto State they We're
rudely turned aside into the dead letter of
fee of Uncle Sam at Washington city.
1t no doubt excited question mark in
the mind of the young lady, who long and
anxiously awaited the result of her expert
ment. She probably came to the con-
clusion that Atlanta was not such TO
mantle field after all, and that possibly
SIZE had made a mistake in supposinS that
sd many suitors resided in the Gate City.
w h that, however, the present romance
ii 4 nothing to do.
- would be a highly interesting disclos-
ure to find out the names of all the men
who were thus enticed into writing to the
South Carolina beauty. The letters are
now in the custody of the United States
government. and the evidence against the
parties, in their own handwriting, is of the
very highest kind.
Over two hundred letters were turned into
the dead letter office last Sunday and
that number was followed by at least six
tv-ivc more that went in the same direction
ye'Arday. There is no telling how many
" { be discovered on the same way.
G Sse the notor1ety which has now
N to the matter will prevent the
any further answers and the
now speedily come to an end.
feature of the whole story
re in Atlanta such a large
: should be found who
50, to get n wife who is
4. question of very
ding the names of
% ascertain how many
born, and how many
; place from foreign parts?
-. and to be expected that
uld have Il large number of
ON - and widowcrs, and still further
".aronco of these bachelors and wldoWers
Won lave desire to marry woman
Wt1rh. aoney, but it is astonishing that so
Min eagerness should be manifested on
that point as the enormous number or let
ters that were written on the first day GER
tainly indicates.
The story is one Of the neatest which has
transpired in these parts III many DAY.