Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-09-26
1860 WANT TO MARRY HIM.
New Jersey Man Overwhelmed with Pro-
posaIs From Women.

There were 140 young women who
wanted to marry me up to d 0cloch
last night. This morning | received
twenty more proposals, all of them
coming from women scattered through
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
aud Connecticut. How they ever
heard tell of me is a mystery. am a
bachelor, belong to q bachelor club
and would be subject to a heavy tine
were | to even make the least sem
blance of goo goo eye at any member
of the fair sex.
Peter Lynch, Jr.. of Montelair. N.
H., handsome, debOnnair and So. a
member of Montclair's exclusive
| Bachelor Club, has become the target
| for women with matrimonial inten-
tions.
MI. Lynch is an officer of the club
Three members of the club have mar
ried recently, and in each instance a
heavy fine has been imposed on those
who were welded. Mr.. Lynch was
the man to whom the fines were paid,
and 1t appears that those who to pay
the fines formed a separate club of the
own for the purpose OF making life
miserable for Mr.. Lynch.
Beginning few days ago. letters of
all size and descriptions began to ar
rive at Mr.. Lynch g home, 1T Orange
road, Montclair. At first Mr.. Lynch
took the matter as joke, but as his
correspondence began to fill his bache-
lor den he found it necessary to call in
several members of his club to assist
in answering the missives.
Here's one for you; wouldn't it
make you laugh" said Mr.. Lynch, as
he held up daintily perfumed sheet
of paper:
Dear Mr.. Understanding
you to be young man Of exemplary
habits, write to advise you that you
could make no better move than by
beginning correspondence with me
Immediately. l am young fair, pos
sess some means and am just the sort
of girl you would like. l inclose my
photograph and address and hope to
have the pleasure of an early meeting
with you.
Here's another | got yesterday and
it comes from Fifth avenue, too. What
do you think of that Iguess II run
up and take look, and if the lady
should be even half as much as the let
ter indicates may fool some of these
wise ones around Montelair after all.
Here's what she says:
My Dear Mr.. Lynch hope you will
pardon this unconventional manner of
greeting you, but the fact is l have
heard with much pleasure of your in
tention to get married, and, having
seen you many times and knowing of
your remarkably good traits, would
appreciate it very much if you would
favor me with call at your earliest
convenience. We are mated. / know
you could make me happy, and l know
could make you equally 80. In addi-
ton to prepossessing figure, 1 have
also well-proportioned bank roll,
which. if judiciously utilized, would
at least give US the start necessary to
comfortable existence. Call and see
me soon. l am waiting for your com
ing.
They are samples of the sort of
stuff I've been getting day after day
for the last week." continued Mr..
Lynch, as he tossed bundle of miss
ives into waste basket. ''Of course,
some of the boys think they are hay
ing a great joke on me, and have en-
gagged their girl friends to push the
game along. am good, healthy sub
ject for them to practice On, and I
guess l am having as much fun out of
1t as they are"