The San Francisco call., 1897-10-04


officer in the Italian army, who lived in
Tsmpico. Mexico. and could neither speak
nor write English and who had some one
write for him, to a Swedish Iaborer in
New Haven who signed himself thus:
Mr.. petre nelson"
The best was from a man in New York.
He wrote with many fourishes on fine
blue-tinted paper. He said:
Is it possible that in your vicinity there
is not gentleman sufficiently broad minded
TO wed the young lady referred to in your ad-
verti,emant?
spurious, WILL however, profer myself. Ny
object is not a mercenary one. Mammon for
me has no allurements.
Will say that am 80 years of age. 8 feet
tall and weigh I7S pounds
Ny accomplishments consist of being con-
Versant with three languages, videlict :
French, Spanish ana English. Quite we'll
read, some people say. votary OF Sptnoza-
ism If the young lady in question would con-
slider this my proposal in return l solicit but
one thing-an immaculate character and a
fair education. References given and ex-
acted.
A boy of 21 years wrote from Bing-
hamton, N. Y, Offering his empty hand
land hollow. hollow heart. Witness:
1 desire 10 offer myself to the young Indian
girl wanting a white husband. 1 am
a travelling salesman. am
Virginian, highest social standing
prominently connected with State officials
My reasons for this offer are good; have been
disappointed in matter OF this kind and will
never marry unless / make contract of this
Kind to make some woman happy and find
congenlai companion for myself
Another was on very fine blue-tnted
paper, with "Bonniebrook Farm, Still
water, n. j., engraved at the top. it
needs no comment, except to call atten-
ton to the gent!oman's declaration that
he possesses a college education"
Regarding advertisement in to-day's New
York Herald my ambition is to form the ac-
quaintance of the young lady mentioned.
Living in the East all my life practically 1
have never had opportunity to make my
acquaintance with Western lady, an Indian
girl especially, the latter of whom have al
ways taken great interest in. As for myself
am refined young man, 23, possessing col
.lege education. have no fottune-or, at least
say 1 have-ss 1 have heard many dishonest
men proclaim, but can assure the young la dy
that the integrity and ability is in me.
A plumber in Detroit sent this:
Dear Sir: seen a add in to-day's paper that
there was Indian girl down here that want
TO marry white man.
Please send here name and age by return
mail aud here picture. l an % year old, and
l run business place in this town. Hoping
to hear good news from you by return mail
SO think will come to close.
From the little town of Ramona. Ind.
one of Whifcomb Riley's neighbors wrote
on yellow paper in this vein:
Your ad in Ind'p'lis News of Half. Breed.
Indian. Lady wanting TO Corresponds If Her
object Being Matrimonial inclined 1 would
desire TO know ner name Her residence and
etc all about her Of which 1 will give Ny own
Description in Brief My Family is One CT the
Oldest and best Known in country Brother
now deceased having Held Worlds Fair
Prize at Paris, Frans and Chicago as Best Ar
test in West. My Self having Held some.
Been in Railroad Service and Partly in r. r.
Plays on Stage But now Retired and having
Been ingage in Farming Past VI. Have
travel all Over the Country and All So am
Experience Real Estate agt or anything that
comes in that Line am 80 yrs of age 5 foot
in in hight Dark Brown hair Gray Blue les
Light Complexion American and am a Meth
Single Enclose Find Ref.
If Lady is suited With my Description and
You think it Do let her write aud learn more
u.
Blood which Is the Kind that 1 thought 1
would like to have.
fair-h aired Swede wrote, in scratchy
characters, this interesting communica-
tion:
Dear Madam: Having seen an advertism in
the new haven union about pretty half
bread indian girl that wants to Marry Man l
would De happy to correspond with that per-
son wich l am pretty young white man "a
years of age stand ft. IL in. in tights and
weight 195 pounds fair hair and mustash ana
q pleasant disposition would be pleased to
here from you in object ana materamony ex.
change photos if required.
New Haven Conn. Mr.. PETRE NELSON
A Frenchman IN New York City who
said, in not very good French, that he was
'age de q ans bien de figure,' and who
asserted that he gave his true name and
asked the person addressed to repose IN
the assurance of his utmost regard, threw
himself, with all his grand breeding as he
said, at the feet of LA belle Ind ienne."
Coming nearer home there was aman
in Spokane who used brown ink in CO.
pious allotments and wrote on the mar
gin when he bad exhausted tie four
sheets. He knew somethin Of the noble
red race, but not enough to satisfy him.
SO his letter was mainly questions. He
addressed it to the ''fare one"
There was another from faker in New
York. 1t was from man whose letter
head advised the public that he was
scientific astrologer, phrenologist and
palmist."
One from an old fellow IN Indiana, go
years OF age, desired If the party wished
10 become IAN old mans darling" the
price of ticket from Chicago to San
Francisco. but for the greater part thew
were written IN good faith by ignorant,
simple minded men, the kind who buy
green goods, and there is little doubt that
they wrote in good faith above their own
names.
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