Bertie COUNTY NC Newspaper Advertisement for Marriage Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Marianne Nichols Ordway mordway@adelphia.net http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie.htm Scotland Neck Democrat. Newspaper Article June 5, 1890 Married Her Notwithstanding. A remarkable marriage occurred near Lewiston in Bertie county a few days ago. About two years ago some young girls in that section saw an advertisement in a newspaper asking for correspondence with a young lady, looking to matrimony. A young girl named Eliza Drew, who could neither read nor write, jokingly said she believed she would answer it. Some of her friends said they would write for her, and so they did. Her answer to the advertisement was responded to by a quarter master in the United States army at Fort Riley, Kansas. A correspondence was then commenced, in which it is said 150 letters passed between them. The young girl wrote him full particulars. She told him she could neither read nor write, was not good-looking, had worked in the field all her life, weighed 220 pounds and wore a No. 8 shoe. Notwithstanding, he came a few days ago with plenty of money, well-dressed, good-looking, accomplished and weighed 120 pounds. He gave the young girl the money to dress herself up, remained a few days, planned and carried out a big wedding, married her and took her off to Washington on a bridal tour. His name is Gaultz. He will show her a little of the world, and then carry her to Kansas. We have the story as related from a responsible planter of Bertie. [Now don't all go crazy, girls. This story is interesting but there is most probably not a word of truth in it, though of course the Democrat is honest about it.] ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Marianne Nichols Ordway mordway@adelphia.net