The Washington times., 1906-12-02
FTER accumulatiug a fortune a.
farming. Sam MuH tired 81 hard
work and went % Dayton. ohio.

Go live Something more than a
year he became "a WII1WrT- Forty y,aT-
uf happy welded existence made 81 ina
possible Ior H.m to live alone. and hs re-
turned here Geo dwell and To- find suit
able mate
Last week G- advertised for u5se.
Offering to slafe witu tle right party
lass broad acres lu shelby and Rash
counties. aut tHe houses He owns ia
DAYTON ana other ohio cities. lie sup
posed tnal r.are would br no applicants
Tor al least week aud ue was even
prepared to luler iu suspense month.
NO wonder t.-u- He was surprises
when le received at Dayton. Ohio. where
he had eou-. Jle foilowine telegram
from close friend ia Slelbyyille WHO
was Looking after uis matrimonial in
teresJs.
Come houe. sam. good prospects in
sight"
lr was enough to surprise and slate
ans wlfs-luutsr. lie telagrapHed ba *
that Ae woald come the first Of the
week
sam Muu wears chin vhlskers sad
) carries bank account that is wei I'D
in figures Admitting that me II sixty
six. he adds iu tile same breath. But
I'm as fIishy as 4 yesrliug colt. boys.
I've never been sick a day In my life
and I'll live thirty years more II
I've day. lie wears tailor-made
clothes and an Alpine hat that has q
fancy band on it. His friends IN Shelby
county tell him he is foxy" And hs
likes g.
Perhaps it isn't just the proper cap
er 20 be advertising for a wife" he
said the other day when he put the
advertisement I'm the local paper. but
what else can / do2 I'm a busy man
and / haven't got the time TO be run
ning around over the country begging
first this woman ami then that 10 marry
me- Besides. I'm not up on this new
fan1angled CouTting that YOU read about
I'm the Sunday papers.
Take a man like myself who has
worked hard all his life and has been
faithful to one woman. anu its out OF
ne question. III make a pretty mess
Of #. wouldn't I? I'll try the news
Tapers every time. I know there are
plenty Of widows and old maids right
here In Shelby county who would have
me n they only knew that I was on
he hunt for a wife"
Thereupon he left the newspape Of
fee and prepared for a brief visit in
Dayton, Ohio.
Mr. Null hadn't been cut OF the city
an hour before Miss Bette Hopper
appeared at the newspaper office in
answer 10 the advertisement and Of
fered herself as candidate for the
degree Of Mrs. Null"
He hair was parted in the middle
end pasted down. In her ears she
wore earrings about the size OF wal
ruts- Around her neck was string OF
massive beads. Her carefully pressed
black dress was buttoned up the back
and she wore congress" shoes. Alto
gether she impressed one as being a
nice lady who had had far more ex-
perience with housework than with
society. She puckered up her mouth
when she talked and smiled when she
was silent
I'm not a poor lone woman" she
said. II have property that makes me
a good living. But I want to get mar
fied- II sam Null really wants a good
wife who can cook him meals what will
make ms mouth water and sew buttons
on his clothes. tell him I'm the woman
he's looking for"
Mr. MulIs confidential friend and
matrimonial adviser was Immediately
sent for. lie talked with Miss Hopper.
He WAS almost cruel he was so out
spoken
Married or single?' he began
Single. but l had a chance once. 1t
was ia The summer Of 1850 that nv in
tended sickened and died. He was a
most noble
Never mind that Miss Hopper: your
Here she fumbled, but quickly recov-