The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-04-16

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acknowledged - - one u lie Desf
SslEos& rs peneAant. hose4eF, fer
taaeslezi soxaaz. tAa9gh il nefeF a.
soresl u nsElee. gained a. rals more
eenssFe than appreciation. pr oae
yezesga. hls sszss we're Bss ainagssa god
taste. and tie ease b pint vii seFVe -
az alHffrafsgH. u fsex tbs fexsa, fir
NJ aEfs n a. advertisement In ese " tie
ealiies. ~ NIfs
gentleman. unattached 40 under
~. Nth god income would Ike -
Ea1ke fhe ae4sainfaHee u an auiaDle
young ladg alfh slen ~ saatFimong.
address. IN eEya6deaes. < fga. esziee -
this pager
IL etaiJe4 gffasly ~ be read i 0rsr II.
I.fsnf. wondering. viii curious interest.
whist sort # replies be would get, and
glssH he should treat them. Although
literally speaking. u sas unattached
ina 81 70 -. although there VA 10
spoken engagement between bin and BIZ
I'D playmate and friend. Nellie Marsh
he felt that Re was sufficiently idol
Jzsd - thai lady. ard sufficiently under
the spell u Der charms, 70 defy the
possible Influence " any ~ the appH-
Hss. n0neser, fascinating.
Meseogey. ~ bis income Vas a. pres-
eBt too nssiest 70 permit " biz marry
ing anybody. h. Megf into ihe lesi with
d d0uble sense ~ safety.
Tie replies were several. and, on the
whole. moi interesting. Most ~ them
mere from matrimonial agents, who
promised for reasonable fees. 70 pro
enre him the necessary Introduction,
while guaranteeing their clients
amiabliiiy and every other virtue. The
reaf. with one exception. were palpsbiy
bogus. The ierseness u this one. apart
from ifa neat and ladyiixe handwriting,
gave n genuine ring. II read ~ fol
IOys.
III the advertiser Is willing 10 send
by post further particulars about him
self and exchange photos with The
- ritter the confidence will be respected.
Address. Miss IOwnshend. IL Hiil street.
Kings Oval"
Decidedly the lady meaas bnsi-
mess thought Tom. and the thought
,cG 10 others, which convinced him thht
dn following up the joke he would run
81 risk ~ making an ass u himself. or
worse After ali. II was clear there
Agaa not much fun 10 BE- got out of the
affair: mud be wae about 10 put this re-
Iply. with The rest. ~ the fire, when sud
denly new idea struck him.
While rumHaging among bis collec.
fiDn ~ photos = day Of two previous he
Ihld come across one of a club aequainf-
.anee. n Mr. PellinRbam, which had
reached him on some forgotten ocea-
sion, probably through a third party.
~ this photo happened 10 be on bis
table NJ The moment be placed II IN an
envelope, lle then looked up the adj
dress ~ the original. whom he know
70 be a single man like himself and
boldly indted the following letter;
Maple Terrace Regents Psfk.-Desr
bIisa ToWusends m ACKNOWLEDGMENT u
your letter. J lneioss my photo. and beg 10
.tfate that am junior partner o. the nrm
~ Raw PelilnRbsm, railway con-
tractors, My object iu advertising ! shall
hope 10 explain, with further particulars.
81 an early Interview. leave The appoint
lnent 10 your hands. and sign myself
bours faiihfuiY
"ALFnED PELLINonAM."
This letter he Enclosed with the photo
ard posted on 10 the address In Kings
oval, chuckling ~ the tale Polling
ham might have 10 tell ON some future
occaaion.