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From: "Marianne Ordway" <>
Subject: [NCBERTIE] Bertie Co. Archives Submission
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2003 13:39:22 -0400

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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Marianne Nichols Ordway

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