The times., 1901-06-09
NUMEROUS MARRIAGE OFFERS.
suitOrs by Wholesale Trouble Two
sisters in BOSTON,
(From the Boston Postl

Goodwin Sisters. dealers in cigars and
tobacco pioneers in their line have been
asked thlrty-siX times TO enter state of
~tHdeu bliss since the story Of their
commercial success was published in the
Post, short time ago
4 huge batch of letters lies on the desk
sorts o. sweet proposals. but all bear
marks oI genuine feeling and fond. un
dying affection
From the sweet-scented shores of Lake
Sunapee, in New Hampshire. comes the
offer Of "A beautiful home and an intel
iectual and poetic husband, who loves 10
weave mystic charming fancies from out
the curling wTeaths OF smoke"
Il am poet. he wrote. and per
chance yea, perhaps. you have read some
OF my humble verses. Twas l who pen
ned that romantic, grotesque. yet touch
ing, ballad, Lille Picadilli.' Here on the
borders of gorgeous sheet Of water, |
sit and dream the day away. thinking
and whitling-thinkng Of you. whiting
a future for US both If you cannot come
To my cottage, ! will write and sell an
other poem, and HE myself to your coy
shop. l am Il smoker. and do not object
10 the smell Of the weed about the house;
so, you see, we would be a happy, ideal
couple. 1 enclose a 2-cent stamp for re-
ply"
Miss Hattie Coco win, to whom the let
ter was addressed, cid not respond to the
outpour1ng of this pNetic soul, and he is
still yearning in solitude.
Back Bay physcian, whose name is
not unknown TO some measure of fame,
mas sent love epistles and theatre tickets
without number His regard has develop
ed into the practical sort, and he has be-
come one OF the most profitable customers
the Goodwin Sisters have.
from New York city man who de-
scribes himself as one Of the unfOrtunateS
driven from the cigar business by women,
writes TO say that he would be willing TO
marry Miss Sadie Goodwin. and that as a
saving in clerk hire he would prove u
wonder.
4 have had more than twenty years
experience in the business" this modest
man says, and know more about cigars
than you will should YOU live to be a
thousand years old. Send me ticket,
ana VIII come on on approval If you
don ma me as described III pay my own
rare home. He has not started for BOs-
ton yet.
Maine farmers. too. have been affected
Dy vision of presiding over the Goodwin
cigar stores. From the town of Houlton
a farmer who raised 1900 bushels of po-
tAioeS last year sends word that he is
wiling TO sell the farm and go to Boston
lie has 200 tons of hay and an inconceiva-
bic number Of farming implements.
Ever since TIA died. thirteen years
ago, I've been off my vittles and sort Of
plhIhS. 80 / am in a frame of mind that
RODS mdtrlmony of all terrOrS. L Will
come up as soon as you send for me. Am
4 baptist, and will bring the COW.
Miss Goodwin wrote the Houltonite that
he could come when she sent for him.
we DO not know just what to think or
our position Sadie Goodwin said 10 |
Post man yesterday, so many men
are writing to propose matrlmony. Ihey
seem 10 think that girls cannot get along |
alone. / am afraid if this keeps up l shal! |
Dc obliged to marry for projections sake
Miss Hattie Goodwin declares that she |
won't marry till she is fifty.