The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-03-09
MUST GET A WIFE
Or Lose Twenty thousand Dollars Left
Hfn by His Father
GIRLS TRY TO HELP Hin

SAAAA~ 90 . ~ -~'-
By the Hundreds They are Willing
to Help Him out Of his Predica-
u1ent, and he Passes out Some |
Samples Of their Epistles Written
to Him.
John E. Mason. an Englishman. is
the sole heir to $4,000. but simply
because he must get amr!ied TO get 1t
he is humping into ali kinds OF trcU-
bic. He will be 80 years old in May.
of this year. and by the terms OF his
fathers will be expects to get the
family ducats Well. here It is the
first o, March. and Mason has Meth
er married nor settled down.
OF course. he has had plenty o:
chances. in fact. this has been his
trouble. He has made his predict
| men: known and as the result there
have been hundreds OF American wo-
men willing TO aid him IN his trou-
BILE. Girls. women and maiden lad
Jos from all over the country. have
written him that he Is their choice
for a husband. until now the hap
less Britisse7 shudders at the very
| sight OF pos;man-
| Mason declared that the American
public has obtained wrong impress
sion Of him. N an interview he is
credited with saying: Il don't want
wife. / want a job. don't care
hang for the girls" However. he
qualified this stateemnt later by say
ing: "Ot course. II found nice
girl might marry her. provided she
had some money.
You see." he continued. "by the
terms o. my fathers will / am the
sole heir to $4,000. But I have
to get married and support my wife
for a year before I can get the IN
heritance. and I've got to get mar
.!ed before my thirtieth birthday.
which comes in Maj OF this year.
don't want the girl first and the
job atterward. want the job first.
then l will think about wife.
"I have received letters by the
hundreds from girls all over the
country who want to be my wife,
but most OF them appear to have no
money. One exception to this is q
New Jersey he!ress. OF uncertain age
who says she has nice home and q
summer cottage besides. Another
writes me from Washington that she
Is in the same predicament as my
self. and that unless she is married
before 1911 she will lose her inher'
i:ance. | received one letter from a
married woman in Chicago who de-
clares that she wants tc leave hel
present husband. Join me and be
, happy for the rest Of her life. Here
81 a sample OF the letters received
"A 'Tit!an-haired' sir! wrote from
Broadway address:
. Dear Sir: Seeing an article CON
ce-ning you in the paper, am very
much interested. an an only child
going on 19 years OF age. Ny par
ents are we'll provided for. People
call me good-looking, tall. Titan
haired. brown eyes: light housekeep'
ing and cooking II you are looking
for a partner to enjoy that $4,000
think OF me.
"P. S.-Eave good voice and car
pla:- the piano.
"A Brooklyn girl. under 30 an1'
ious to hear from Mason. wrote:
''Mr John Mason: Reading your
personal for wife. should like to
join you. IS fee! we can be happy
am fond OF good home and very
, donesticated and Of cheerful dis
position. and should you desire we
can can exchange photographs.
shall be anxiously waiting to hea!
from you. Miss II. D.
"P. Sage under go
A girl writing from Park avenue
New York. seeks chance to become
true and loving wife
Mr. Mason-Dear Sir: In reading
a paper I saw piece where it said
you are looking for wife. 80
thought l would write you for a
chance to become true and loving
wife for you. and also 70 help ycT
to &c, your s2o.oool I am a very
good housekeeper. and can do any
thing from mendiag stockings TO
rocking the cradle. Am young ans
fairly good-looking and am willing
TO exchange photos with you. So
hoping to hear from you. remain
Yours truly. Miss T.