Year: 1874

In the eastern part of Fond du Lac
County, Wis, resides young man, in
dustrlous, wellto.do, and of good habits,
whose recent experiences form the sub,
Ject of the present article He has nice
little farm and some money in the bank,
aud, after he had built him house. it
occurred to him that it would be a good
thing to have wife Accordingly be
called upon neighbor and Informed him
that he had turned wife hunter, and wan.
ted help. The rest Of the story, in the
language of the Fond du Lac Common
'ceGlth, runs thus:


THE neighbor promised to help in the
search. He knew a worthy lady in Eng
land. She was poor, to be sure, but if
she would consent to become a wife she
would make good one no doubt on that
score. He drew glowing picture of the
English girl, or woman, for she was more
than girl in years, being beyond thirty
five. Our young farmer hero thought
she would iIl the bill. 1t was arranged
that both Deighbor and farmer should
write to her 10 due time an answer
came. She, like Aarkis, was willin.' pro.
vided the young man would send her
money with which to pay her passage to
America That he would do most gladly.
\ month after the money was sent our
hero was at the Fond du Lac depot wait
ing for the train, having been advised
that the dear one would make her appear
auce. She came. They knew each other,
exchanged photographs. She had a
friend in the city. For IA time her home
would be with that friend. Two or three
times a week the young man came IN to
visit the young lady who would soon be
his wife. About three weeks after her
arrival the young man came to the city
to find his lady leve as chilly as March
suowdrift. She hardly spoke to him
Before he started home she deigned to
speak to him. What did she say This:
Young man, have made up my mind |
don want to marry you. Let this be
your last visit. 1t is ended, rememb ber
good evening Several claps of thunder
from an exceptionally clear sky could
not have impaired a greater shock to our
hero. What did he do? Did he fall up
On his knees and ask, beg, and pray for
msrcy? Not at all He seized his hat,
slammed the door, ard sought his couu
try home Thus endeth the first chapter


"Of course our hero called upon the
neighbor, who had recommended the Eug
lish girl He was surprised and chagrlued
almost beyond measure Well said he,
/ have get you into scraPe. Now you
shall have a wife anyway 4 team was
cd ho do 4
seven miles to the farm house Of gen,
tleman who was the possessor of five girls
In due time their business was made
known. An acqRaintance was commenced
between our hero and one of the young
ladies The following week he made her
second visit. That time they were en
gagged, and the wedding fixed Tor the fol
lowing week. The wedding day came
and the ceremony took place. The hap
ny couple enjoyed life for two or three
days, at the end Of which time the young
man found it Necessary to visit the farm
and attend to some business, leaving the
bride with her folks. Two days passed,
and he started back to meet his wife
Reader, imagine his surprise upon being
met at the door by his wife's father, who
informed him that he was not wanted
there He was denied admission. To
make bitterness doubly bitter, his wife
raised the window aud cooly Informed
him that he need never speak to her again
never for a moment claim her as his
vile. What caused this sudden change
on the part Of the young wife and her
people is yet mystery to the young man
and the public generally. But wasn't it
strange? Did our hero pine? Not Il
bit He drove to Fond du Lac, consulted
a lawyer, and Immediately instituted pro
ceedin.s for divorce. He is calm, re
solutc, aud declares that he will have a
wife il it takes all of four summers
Hence we say truth is stranger than fc-
ton"