An Old Mail's Darling

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 148, 7 June 1890, Page 4

An Old Mail's Darling

Allan M'Douald, a wealthy retired Maeksmhh, eig.hty-two years of age, uhd residing at Daobury, Conn., was married there the other- day to Addie D Bt>weu, aged twenty five years, a New .York : Look couvasser. According to the story told in Danbury, Mr M 'Donald is a Scotchman. His first \vife-«lied on November 7, .1888, leavitig uo children. Except a wealthy si,«ier. in Mississippi he has no one to inherit bis property, which is estimated to be worth £5.0,000. A year from the day his wife died he announced that- he-would give half his fortune to any woman that would marry him/ He : insisted that the wonianßhould be young, pretty, and a spiuster. A few xlays later Miss Bimvpu called at his- house to sell hitu a book. He refused to talk' about the hook, but asked her if s*he would marry him. '"■ Miss Bowen thought h« was crazy, but finding ' he was- in «aruest asked time to consider. H« i>Staiued the address of her parents' ic Npw York, -a : nd visited tbeml He explanned that be wda very wealthy, anc wanted someoue to inherit bis pro petty, ad"di'ng"that be had only a few years to live. Miss Bowen's parents thought the proposal a good one foi their daughter, '-dud gave their coil *ent: : -~ " " c '''v-' s "' ! '"J'_''V' ii '_^