The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-20
HELPING A WIFE HUNTER.

In The Chief of Jan. 8 We publish
: citizen to Secretary R. S. Vickers O
4 the South Louisiana Fair Associa
ton and DonaldsonVille Chamber O.
Commerce, asking to be placed il
communication with lone cookbook
ing Belgian woman who wants tt
marry one Louisiana farmer Mr.
Vickers replied to the letter as fol
lows:
I 81 have already taken steps te
place you in communication with a
Belgian woman possessing the quail.
tiles you mention. In the meantime,
| / would suggest that in order to
save time and facilitate matters,
you advise me whether your require
ments would include knowledge of
| the English language On the lady S
| part, and also whether You would
fix any age limit. Further, it might
be well to advise me as to your own
age, whether you are bachelor or
a widoWer, and if the latter, how
many children you have. A letter
from your banker or postmaster GER
trying to your financial condition
would also be desirable. 7,
With a promptitude and exact
ness which seem to confirm the
presumption of his entire earnestness
and good faith, the upstate till
er of the soil responded to the re-
QUESTION OF Mr.. Vickers with the
following letter:
Dear Sir:--In reply to your favor
of recent date will say that my re
auirements would include a knoWI
edge Of the English language on. the
lady's part. / would want her to
be able to talk English enough that
We could understand each otfef I
will fix an age limit at 40 years If
she is younger it would be all right.
Tn SIS years of age 81 feet weigh
las lbs Black hair Just beginning TO
turn grey. I'm German American
religion is golden rule common
school education industrious and
practical I'm Widoer by 4death
WifeaEess, been ded 80 yeaEanso chill
dren never had any. My relatives
are all dead I'm left alone to pine
on the stem Dear friend pleas Sc
lect me a lady of good form bright
and practical. Now friend am go
ing to tell you the truth about my
financial condition I have a clear
title to 1872 acres of land situated in
the hill portion of parish I farm
creek Bottom land ! have good
room House & Kitchen good barn
and out building one good farm
Horse and plenty PloWs | raise Hogs
and put up my own Bacon every
year I make my own syrup raise
chicken. in short / live at home
and board at the same place | do not
raise any cotton any more | am out |
of debt owe nothing. My Post Mas
ter will write you a personal letter
concerning my financial Condition
Enclosed you will find my Photo
that was took last September Thank
ing you for your favor and trusting
you will see me through I'M Very
Respectfully yours
aP.s. l will answer any question
the lady wants to ask and | want
her Photo in exchange
While it may not be strictly
ethical from a newspaper publishers
polnt~of view to be giving so much
free advertising to the applicant for
a wife and to the Vickers Matri-
Agency, our interest in the
encouragement of immigration and
he promotion of domestic enter
orises of every legitimate character,
coupled with the fact that this is a
sirst case which may lead to the es-
.aslishment of thriving and Valua-
Die local business, leads US to give
space to the foregoing correspond
7nce and to add a bit of editorial
Comment
The lonesome farmer may or may
lot lay claim to an easy-going dis
position and readfIy-suited taste
n women on the strength of his as
urance that, although he fixes an
ICE limit at DO. years, ..if she is
-ounger it would be all right The
aviling reader will be tempted to
xclaim: Naturally, but what if !
he be few years older?" Nobody !,
ould be expected to object to a
arlation on the youthful side of the
init This is negligible matter,
oWeyer, since there is little prob ;
Dlllty that any woman on the sum
y side of sixty would think of con-
assing that she was above forty. !
We suggest to the rural Wife-hunt-
I that the qualification of a suffi-
lent knowledge of English on the
art of his prospective mate to en-
bic them to understand each other
aD well be waived, since it is !
that 'sTrue love is the :
anne in all languages, and pre- =
ais among the deaf, dumb and =
ind asyell as humanity in posses >
on all the normal equities. q
furthermore, the divine passion has =
language all its own; and still
there need be no ap-
'ehension about the facility with
hich Belgian or any other kind n
woman will acquire enough famil- p
Tlty with the English or any 9TH a
tongue to make her husband I'M u
what's what and who's ez+ho q
the conjugal domicile. There is e
UGH more danger that she will ac- II
IRE too fluent speech rather than "
coHteHt with a TOO limited VocaD- =. -
airy. T
The likelihood that the movement ce
bring a big contingent of Belgian al
to this country may not y
ford the north Louisiana farmer a NJ
lection that will meet his plans and re
ecifications, tempts us to renew q
g suggestion that he ought to en- III
drage local domestic industry and
me production by offering his in