Douglas Island news., 1917-06-15
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Douglas Juno 70. My Dear Stroller.
 read your letter of a few weeks ago from that Missouri maiden. Mary Ann Kchoc. and after studying over 'thc matter for several days. Go say nothing or laying awake an equal number of nights. | havc decided Co ask you Co write Co Mary Ann and insist that she come without delay. |I have been employed ot Trcadwcu |ncarly a dozen years and have 90 few dollars saved up The fact is. have worked an my life. cannot rgmew- bcr when was not required Co work land for tbc past few years | have .ycarucd for thc hoyhood never had. am no Iougcr % spring chicken .but Che red blood ot romance sUll courses through my veins and ] long for a period ol rest which ! cau a,- ford Co take. but | don't wish Go take .it alone, What want is Co get good lump of a wife and jus. sIt around and spoon for fully s.N months. After that ! asrcc Co Egt . iu and and dir again and keep lhr pot boiling
 The picture | enclose was taken when was four years uId. su yOu cannot tcII much about my present looks from it ! had uo musto.hc when it was taken. but il Mary Auu prefers. win sacrifice Che one ! have now.
 Enclosed is check for S15N for yourself provided you place me ahead oG other possible candidates for Mary Auua hand when she comes If there are uo other annIi- cauts and il have a clear field. you may return thc check. Needless to ten you. am of Scotch descent
 Respectfully
 Hp.
 D. s.-n ease Mary Ann fails Co come. and il she does come and won't stand for mc. win give you s-.5U more it you can place me say about Che middle of October. thc siz months following that date being really more desirable for spoouiug than Che good old summer time CouudcuugIly. ]. have my mind set ou this. SO puu it. ol for me if possible. con spare Che S1.5U an right
 The Stroller is becoming awluIIy weary of having his noble calling mistaken for matrimonial bureau Just because he has been n tbc habit. owing Go tho larroncss ol E.s heart. ot encouraging. aye. msa.u iu lonely and Respondent female. weeping out their sorrows Un his shoulder .s uo reason why be should ue awake nights Co devise ways and means whereby big and gh'g-bo0.aI men may bc able Co rceliuc ou ro.ory beds ot ease for six months ut a stretch while they Coil not. neither pronounced ucythorI spin.
 "R. D." may bc a good fellow bur Che manner u which bc some how fingers over chat last s2.5U leads che Stroller Co believe bc Is something .or ugbtwad.
 Uc evidently has some money and Che chances are that he wul want moro iu return for h.s money rum for his heart when Eo lays both gr Mary Ann. fcet As number ol letters have been received by tHc Stroller since Mary Nuua letter wa. published. "It D." should have kissed .his S7.5U goodbye and hc probably .did when hc sent it for he win .uoycr see it again. The Stroller has .but one frcc Iist and that is for women.
 No less than four other letters arc .uow iu che StroIlcr's possession. ono . from Trgadvcll one from Thauc and two from Juneau. The one from .Trcadwcll is not signed but it looks luke Bon LcamIug's Wr.tiue Who- ever it Is says hc Is ashamed to send :. his own picture and there are none .of his associates he cares to borrow % picture from.
 Tho Thanc man says bo is mot as old os he looks but that hc was .u Che interior for fifteen years and that ...... ..... .s