Year: 1879

the cause which recently led q robust
and rather good-looking New York lady
IN leave her comfortable home in that
nity>and come to the State OF Georgia.
Yesterday she returned home without a
husband and in company with her moth
er and brother, who hSd accompanied
her on a wild-gOose chase in search OF
man. A reporter of the Constitution
saw the trio at the Union passenger de-
pot as they were awaiting the departure
of q northern-bound train.


The countenance of the young female
seemed to say. that she was deeply dis
tressed, probably occasioned by feel
ing of severe disappointment, while her
mother appeared to be taking things
easily. Her brother was also troubled.
He stated to by-stander that ne was a
II fool for having come South with
his mother and sister and spending
nearly 5000 in attempting to get a hus-
band for his sister. This kind of con-
versation was not rejected, but rather
encouraged by those who stood near and
he gradually turned the whole story
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seems that several months since his
sister inserted the following notice in the
New York Herald:


WANTED-A husband; would like tOmar-
rva gentleman Of comfortable circumstances
residing in the South. S. e. R., Herald up
town office.


Shortly after the appearance OF this
notice in the public press, Miss ked-
mond. whom we learned was the young
ladv's name, received a letter from a
gentleman postmarked Hawkinsville,
Ga, which stated that he had read her
notice in the Herald, and desired to open
no a correspondence with the author Of
the advertisement. The lady answered
the letter Immediately, and an animated
correspondence was at once COM
menced.


The lady wrote numerous letters, CIV
ING her age and size, and stated that
she was brunette; also stated that she
was quite an accomplished pianist and
vocalist; in short, she thought she could
make her correspondent good wife,
and would try and make him happy, if
they should become united in marriage
Her correspondent answered all OF the
letters, and wrote that he was farmer
of middle age, and that he was situated
in comfortable circumstances. He
stated that he had quite large farm
located about IA miles from Hawkins
vile and that he had plenty of every
thing for both. Some of the letters
which passed between them might be
called ''soft, if such an expression IS
admissible under the circumstances.


This state of things continued until a
few weeks since, at which time Miss
Redmond wrote letter to her corre-
suondent at Hawkinsville to the effect
that she thought the time had come for
action. and that if he wcnld marry her
she would come to him at once and
have the ceremony performed. 10 this
she received an answer to come at once
and that he would be very ready to re-
ceive her with open arms and make her
his wife. This letter she received with
true delight, and in all probability kiss
ed the signature of the missive a score
of times.


DELAY was not to be thought of under
any circumstances. She at once read
to her mother and brother the letter
that had made her feel so happy. A trip
South was planned in most hasty man
ner. The other two members of the
family said that they would 90 with her
and see the affair done up in the best of
style. No new clothes were needed
All that had to be done was TO bundle
ND such clothing as was now on hand,
throw few pairs of slippers into the
trunks of those who were to constitute
the party. Tickets were purchased
without delay and soon the trio we're on
their way to Georgia as far as the Ken
nesaw route could take them. Arriving
in Atlanta they boarded an outward
bound train for Hawkinsville, where they
expected to meet the man that was to
make one of the party happy for
life. Hawkinsville was reached without
accident, and the party Of three persons
disembarked. Upon inquiry it was as
certained that the farmer for whom they
were searching lived about IA miles
from Hawkinsville, and that the stage
would not go until the following day.
This news, of course, caused no small
disappointment TO the party, and espe-
ciallv to the young lady.


Although the disappointment was IN
expressible, it only brought about a
greater determination upon the part of
the lady to get to the man whom she
had learned to love on paper. The serv-
ices of a stage were procured at an ad-
vanced price and the journey was con-
tinued. After riding for many hours
over a rough road and through per-
fectly barren of waste country, the stage
was pulled up in front of log cabin. It
was midnight when the party reached
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