Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-03-21
LOVING WOMAN'S CALL
WONT you COME INTO MY
PARLOR," VERIFIED IN LIFE.

S0"6 ~ "
PARLOR," VERIFIED IN LIFE.
Millionaire Eaton. Duluth Man. Made famou.
by Late Court Decision. Receives Unique
Letter From Woman In Maryland Who Want.
to Help Spend His Money-He Is. However,
fsttered by Being Already Married.
Among the many offers of marriage
received by Frank w. Eaton of Du.
luth since it has been widely published
that he has become a millionaire as a
result OF the favorable decision of q
court case, is one from Baltimore,
which is probably one of the best to
be produced as sample. This letter
is from a woman of education in q
fashionable quarter of that city. 1t is
as follows:
"My Dear Mr.. Eaton-Please come
to Baltimore and marry me! Now,
isn't that a startling way for lady to
begin y letter to a strange man?
Nevertheless. that is just what 1 mean.
II might just as we'll give you the
shock at the beginning of the letter as
to wait until I get half way, or all the
way through and then frame it in a
very meek, mild and retiring way.
"You are very wealthy man, as
have read in the papers. but not a
happy one. Now, as l am of an ami
able and happy disposition l would
like to counteract your troubles by
making you good wife. Don't you
think it would be nice to have wife
to be with you all the time and help
to make your life worth the livingf l
read that you have become morose
and embittered as q result OF the many
years Of waiting for the outcome of
the case in the court. You don't
know what you have been missing,
living out there in the West in your
lonely cabin. l feel sorry for you.
You must have been leading very
desolate life.
But / am sure that oftentimes you
have wanted somebody to help and
care for you. Now, unless you al
ready love somebody, and intend to
marry her, l want you to come over
here to Baltimore and Let me see you,
and il we can mutually agree to the
l want you to let me help
you to spend and enjoy your money.
Again ask you not to be shocked at
this candid declaration on my part.
Il believe in being frank about
everything aud that kind OF people
take the most comfort and enjoy the
most confidence. So, for this reason,
l would like to make my application
understood, which is, ! be-
lieve, in accordance with the way they
have OF doing things out there in the
West. / hope you will think this
over we'll, and if it is possible to let
me persuade you to take me and see
what we can do for each other and to
make each other happy.
"Of course, being a woman, there is
enough romance in mo to make me
feel that you are my knight, and that
you must be influenced enough by
this letter to want to know me right
away. and all the rest of the romantic
things that 60 along with the stories
in books.
Please come over here to Balti.
more, if you think favorably of my
proposal of marriage. Think it over
well-it is good chance for you. and
I am citing here smiling at my au-
dacity and really enjoying it. I mean
all that / have written, though can
not help feeling embarrassed when l
read this letter over, but feel re.
lieved somewhat when ] recall that
you are 90 far away. However, the
fact remains unaltered that am ter
ribly in earnest and want you TO be,
too.
II am twenty.eight years OF age and
/ want to do well for myself. l am
we'll educated and belong to a very re-
spectacle family. l have brown hair
and grey eyes. am tall and an consid.
cred . fine looking woman. If you
wish, 1 can furnish references of .
very high character, etc.
Mr.. Eaton does not wish the names
of any OF tho women who have written
him revealed. In all cases the letters
were written under the impression
that he was unmarried, whereas he