SINGULAR MARRIAGE.
One day, in the spring of 1770/ a young lady alighted from a post-chaise, unattended, at the Globe Inn,Oocker\ mouth, When ushered into a private apartment, she enquired of tbe waiter, whether hiß master was single or married. The servant answered that be wag married. She then asked him if he was unmarried, Answering in the negative, she immediately looked at her watch, and gave him but five minutes lo consider whether he would make ohoice of her or not for a wife. He told her that be would not, Bhe then desired him to send for half a dozen young men, which he did, and after giving every one the same space of time for consideration, they all declined tbe proposal. The next man whom fortune brought in ber way was a schoolmaster about 49 years of age, who, without hesitation accepted her hand for better or worse, and they were married at onoe, She proved to be a young lady possessed of on independent fortune of £17,000, and rosolved to give her hand to tbe first man who would say 11 Yes," her reason being that she wished to esoape the importunities of fortune hunters.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4681, 2 April 1894, Page 2
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199SINGULAR MARRIAGE. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4681, 2 April 1894, Page 2
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