Bertie  COUNTY  NC  Newspaper Advertisement for Marriage

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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.]


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