St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-25
SELECTING A WIFE.
Successful Plan Hit Upon by
Henry SWango, a Hoosier
Farmer.
ADVERTISES IN A PAPER
And Gets Answers From Sus-
ceptible DANES the Coun-
try Over.
SORTS HIS LETTERS TO SIX
And Will Make One Of the
Writers Of These His
Wife.
SORTS HIS LETTERS TO SIX

LOGANSPORT, Ind, Feb. "a. -
Henry Swango, an honest tiller Of
the soil, who lives near Coontown,
Fulton county, has achieved great
distinction lately through his en-
deavorS to obtain a wife. Disap-
pointed in a previous matrimonial
affair and left a grass Widower"
by the decree of the Fulton circuit
court, he laid his plans to accom-
plish a two-fold object by advertis-
ing for another mate. In a calculat-
ing mood he reckoned that he might
desirable parties, and, at the same
time, visit confusion upon his for
mer wife by his apparent disregard.
The success that has crowned his
efforts has proved huge surprise
even to himself
1t was with great reluctance that
he one day, about month ago,
finally yielded to the Establishments
of a seductive advertisement, and,
being somewhat illiterate himself,
hired a neighbor schoolboy to write
a letter and forward 81 to a Chicago
paper, with the request that they
do him as much good as possible
for the money. In the communica-
ton he wrote the editor
WHAT HE WANTED.
"I would rather have a woman not
over thirty-f7e nor under twenty. One
not set agin household work preferred
We keep seven cows and do our own
bakin' and Washin'. It's a little
lonely here maybe for a city woman,
but I would try to make it happy for d
good wife. There is no agur in this
section eny more, and the scenery
is good. L will pay railroad fare here
for the woman select after correspond
ing, and will meet her at the deepo.
Get as much of this as you can into
your newspaper Advertisement for 81
and oblig yours,
HENRY SWANGO."
From this it will be seen that Mr..
Swango's private secretary was him
self not without his little defects in
photography.
The next Saturday Hank" as the
Coontown people Familiarity style him,
received a copy of the paper con-
taing his advertisement, dashingly adj
dressed and marked with a blue pencil.
1t was all very beautiful but the ad-
vertisement, and that was
BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT.
Had it not been for the blue pencil
marks he would never have found it.
For his dollar he got one brief
line, which said most tersely, but truth
fully: "Wanted-A wife. Henry Swan
go, Coontown, Ind"
zone dollar! Jumpin' Jehoshephat"
groaned Swango my moneys throw
ed away. That dern line'll never do
me any good" But lie reckoned with
out his host. He was not acquainted
with the producing powers of an invit-
Ing little ad. like his, and, us the Coon
town boys say, "the next day it snow
ed Letters addressed to Henry
Swango, ESQ.," sifted into Coontown
by the score, and not only that day,
but the next and the one following
and for days afterward, until the daily
average for the two weeks ensuing
reached almost thirty.
Love letters?" said Swango, when
reporter called yesterday. "Well, 1
should smile. Jockey here" and with
dubious smile he pointed to a big
dry goods box, that had been imported
from Coontown, and was doing service
as an escritoire. There were great
stacks Of them, written on every col