The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-22
Pennsylvania Minister Who Ad.
vertised His Matrimonial
Wants Is Not Satisfied.
TRAVELLED OVER 5000 MILES,.
Pretty Girls Vain and Arrogant
Ugly Ones Disappointing
Still Seeks Woman Who
Cares Little for Dress.
REplB l.iC SPECIAL.

| REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Reading. Pa. June 2i.--rhc Reverend {
w. Brownback. the minister who advertise,
Tor wife. officially announces that he can,
find his ideal and at last relates his expert
erces in detail. He spoke 10 a large audi
ence at Black Bear camp meeting to-niYh
| and said. in part:
| Il have had great experience in search
| Ing for my ideal And failed to meet her
| There are many reasons for this | Travelled
In all between 5o00 apd 5000 miles, coins
| "a far east as Augusta. Me. as far north AZ
| Montreal. Canada. south as far as Glouces
| Ter. Va and west ~ far as kankakee III.
oi course. stopped at IL number OF large
cities. small towns and villages EN- route
each direction. and must say had a ROYAL
time At some places / received a cool re.
ception: ot Others was warmly welcomed.
RICH. BUT WEAK MINDED
AT one place a wealthy lady became SO
wrapped up in me that she threatened to
do herself bodily narm She was weak
minded. and soon left the place.
In visiting the different places l found a
number of my correspondents who were APP
piicants for my hand ignorant OF the COM
mon household duties. Some C. them
thought they would not be respected by
their friends II they would dirty their hands
In the ordinary kitchen work They frank
ly told me they wore kid gloves when Mt
work
Il met some women who could not sew n
button on. They did not know the first
thing about boiling egg. They could not
make the fire. and were careless in their
habits. They positively refused to use a
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be even necessary for husband to use a
scrubbing brush on them.
Many were extremely pretty but vain
and arrogant. All they cared about was
dress They are not worthy of mans re-
spect. few of my correspondents sent me
their photographs. They looked very pretty
IN the picture. and reminded me Of peaches
made arrangements with them TO meet
me at the depot When l got of the train
and gave the signal they came up to me
and introduced themselves
OTHERS, PICTURES
Il found they were the homeliest- looking
women on the earth. They sent some other
womans picture instead OF their own. In
stead Of peaches they reminded me OF raw
turnips
On one occasion. while on a Southern
trip. called on one of my friends She
left me in the library while she enter.
tanned young lady friend. who called in
the parlor.
1 heard her say: oh. he is the sweetest
man that ever lived
Her visitor said: Did he kiss you?" Ny
friend replied: No and said II / wouldn't
Kiss her she would kiss me. This disguised
me at once. and l made my visit a very
brief one
III l had TO pay for all of the free ad-
Terusing l received at the hands OF the
devil l would have been financially embar-
raised long time ago.
1t Is true 1 sought for life mate, and
am still looking for one. My ideal of
woman Is one who can cook. bake, sew; Is
not too tired to work: one who cares little
for dress and the outside world. and whose
only pleasure is her home and God. Until
l find such L shall remain single.
My trip cost me considerably over Il ON
and / know more than l ever knew before
This world is made up chiefly Of vain wom-
en- and a good Christian wife is at a pre-
MUM