Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-12-10
LIFE FOR A WIFE.
WHAT SHE MAY EXPECT IN THE
FAR WEST.
Answer to a Dear Eastern Girl
Who Would Faim Become n Vii
ner,s spouse-The Boys Xearn for
a Score Of Her Out Here.

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Press over the suggestive signature OF
Seneca G. ketchum, answers letter
OF inquiry from fair dam>el i'll the
East. in an appeal to the "gang," in
the following language:
! have Just received letter from 4
young lady in Vermont who wishes
me to tell her if marriageable girls are
in much demand out west. She says
she knows about dozen Of her girl
| acuuaintanccs who are willing to sub
NIT to Hymen's halter, providing they
can secure Il home, and incidentally
husband, in this land of glorious sun
sets and golden possibilities. Immc-
diately upon the receipt of the letter |
called the gang together and read its
contents. TO say that they were tick
led nigh unto dissolution doesn't half
express it, and | was requested by tle
meeting to extend cordial and whole
sale invitation to the honest, lovable
girls OF the East to set their faces to-
ward the setting sun and keep them
that way until the yearning son is
reached.
Yes, girls, come out here in carloads,
come in balloons or come by hand.
There are scores of young fellows
scattered all over this Eldorado who
are pining to have the aching void in
their hearts plugged up. And in all
the realms of femininehood there are
no girls so we'll remembered or who
would be so much appreciated as the
rosy-cheeked, sweet Eastern girl.
Hands, hearts, and mines will be laid
on your feet, and if you are Chicago
girl your footsteps are sure to be built
to hold everything in sight. Come
out anyway. If you lack the means to
pay your fare, you can easily walk
half the distance and foot it the rest.
The goal is worthy of the game.
Think of a delightful existence up in
the mountains about 46 miles from
anywhere, with constant menu of
beans and bacon, and the pleasureable
recreation when "his nibs" comes
home from prospecting tour of
listening to such entertaining talk as
how he just came within an inch of
losing his footing on perpendicular
cliff, and would surely have lett you
widow but for handful of grass he
happened to grab just as he had given
up all hope.
You'll like the place, girls. You
will get great fervent chunks of love
and tenderness showered upon you,
but the artful snowslides, the un-
sympathetic bear, or the yawning
precipice may at any moment leave
you to strike the nearest trail for the
town, with nothing to remember your
husband by but collar button and
a memory of his bad breath.
There are quite few eligible bach
elors in the Kootenay country. They
are of every variety and condition.
and all good fellows, more or less
Perhaps if were to give brief list of
names of the best known, the fair
reader might judge from their titles
of their manly worth, and after select
ing her victim could write him re-
garding matrimonial and consequent
complications. A letter, therefore, to
any of the old stand-bys of the district
is almost sure to elicit an engaging re-
sponse:
Protestant Rob O'Dougherty.
Cariboo Jack.
Trantula Ike.
American Fred.
Porcupine Billy.
Arizona Frank.
Bughouse Sandy.
Oregon Louis.
Curley, the Josher.
Professional Beauty.
There's galaxy of attractive names
belonging to like number of sighful
swains who are eager to be loved real
hard. They would make tender,
clinging husbands, who would cheer
fully rustic around and collect the
bills if their wives would take in wash
ing to support the family. And there
are others. 1 do not wish to recon-
mend any one of them particularly;
but if you will come little closer so
that can whisper it to you, the last
named on the list is q much coveted
prize, with cute, cunning ways and a
large quantity OF new spring love that
has never been used before. He Is
known from Rossland to Cody Greek
as a person of undoubted descent, and
as he is able to drink beer with the
best of them, it will readily be seen
that he understands what many con-
slider the most important branch OF
mining.
But girls who contemplate a swoop
upon the Kootenay should be able to
bake bannocks. They are the piece
de resistance, recherche and au fait of
the mining mans bill of fare, and
there is a knack about making them