COLUMBIAN FOUNTAIN.

: MARRIAGE LOTTERY,
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Aba, ileidrfin Norfolk, Va, who has not
got the courage 10 propose, -whois more
probabtys,aa ill-iayored to show himself to
the LADIES', publishes in the Beacon the
following scheme. ~ & Aset = -


BaILLrANT ScHEME.T propose myself
as a prize in a lottery, to be called The
Old Dominion Marriage Lotlery,'to be
drawn in the usual way. The tickets TO be
of various prices, in the following order:


Young ladies Of Is to pay the smallest
price, those of 90 higher; widow ladies
much higher Than young ladies Of 90, and
cold maids must here make DEPRESSION
by old maids mean those young LADIES'
who have fel, the glow Of fifty summers
they will have 70 pay much higher ina"
the widows. ., ts,J


When $5o,OOO are raised, the lottery
willsthen be drawn, and the lucky holder
of The ticket is 10 marry my own iucky
self, theh prize! IT,, after seeing me she
should be unwilling TO enter the hymenial
stale. she can annul the contract by divld-
ing the sum between US.


Is not this glorious scheme What
can be more rational, ladies J Can any OBJ
lection be raised against it' None what
ever. trust, then, you viii all, ladies', en-
ter into this Brilliant Scheme' without de-
lay.l ns5vts3 gaH.saln s !,


All Communications will be thankfully
attended to, il left at the post office and d.
rected to IN $4,000 .5.hs 4 II


Your sincere friend and humble servant,


astseha 4 h'ah.h CINCERlTAS.