A MAN FOOLED

Hokitika Guardian, 20 July 1932, Page 5

A MAN FOOLED

’“LOVE’S YOUNG vDREAM”

MAN, WOMAN AND PHOTOGRAPH MONTREAL, July 17. Here ’is the story of a man, a/woman' and a photograpli. Henry R. Prysky came from one of the Central European- .States I to- Quebec, some years ago, took up land,, cleared it, and in time built himself a cottage. Then he said to ' himself: “Now the only thing lacking is a wife—a good, strong girl from the old country, one who isn’t afraid of hard work.” He wrote out an advertisement, and sent it to a newspaper in liis home cofintry. The result was a deluge of applications: All the' girls except: one described their qualifications: They could milk cows, drive a plough, or pull it if need: be; Ahey. could make butter, bake bread!, and they knew 1 how to cook, scrub and eew. ■\ But the letter which' caught his bachelor’s fancy promised none 1 of these useful tilings. It was 'beautifully written. He answered it, asking for a photograph of the f writer. A photograph arrived. ' The next letter from the old country'said that the.girl was ready for Canada;at any. time,; but would Henry send (money with her ticket so that she could buy a little trousseau,, Henry would and did. .

When the ship on which ©he was to sail reached Quebec he,was at the docks, but the bride was not aboard. Henry took his troubles to a lawyer. “You have a picture of the ]°dv ?” the lawyer “Let me see it.” ■ , Henry, handed. it over. It > wae a photograph of Greta Garbo. ,