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December 15, 1876
The Marietta Journal
Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia
What is this article about?
Miss Fannie Waters, a governess, marries Chinese laundry owner Ah Wah in Virginia City, claiming love but demanding $3,000 beforehand, revealing her motive as money despite pleas from her employer.
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NOT FOR LOVE, AFTER ALL
Virginia City Chronicle.
A few days ago Miss Fannie Waters was united in the bonds of matrimony to Ah Wah, a Chinaman. Ah Wah is proprietor of a laundry, and is possessed of that element that sways the judgment and dispels prejudices against caste, otherwise known as gold. Miss Waters followed the vocation of governess and teacher. The high contracting parties met by chance in a Green street church, where Chinese heathen are being converted to Christianity. But in this instance the tables were turned, and the Chinaman converted her to heathendom. At the wedding, in answer to a question by Rev. Mr. Gibson, why she married the Chinaman, she said she did so "because she loved him, and not for his money."
It now transpires that before she would consent to be led to the nuptial couch she demanded $3,000 as the price of her virgin heart. This money she placed in a bank. She showed her account to the lady in whose house she had been employed as a governess. The lady begged and implored her not to marry the Chinaman, but all appeals to the young woman's reason failed, and she immolated herself on the altar of Mammon. Ah Wah thinks of buying another wife, but cannot afford another $3,000 investment in the face of the impending hard times.
Virginia City Chronicle.
A few days ago Miss Fannie Waters was united in the bonds of matrimony to Ah Wah, a Chinaman. Ah Wah is proprietor of a laundry, and is possessed of that element that sways the judgment and dispels prejudices against caste, otherwise known as gold. Miss Waters followed the vocation of governess and teacher. The high contracting parties met by chance in a Green street church, where Chinese heathen are being converted to Christianity. But in this instance the tables were turned, and the Chinaman converted her to heathendom. At the wedding, in answer to a question by Rev. Mr. Gibson, why she married the Chinaman, she said she did so "because she loved him, and not for his money."
It now transpires that before she would consent to be led to the nuptial couch she demanded $3,000 as the price of her virgin heart. This money she placed in a bank. She showed her account to the lady in whose house she had been employed as a governess. The lady begged and implored her not to marry the Chinaman, but all appeals to the young woman's reason failed, and she immolated herself on the altar of Mammon. Ah Wah thinks of buying another wife, but cannot afford another $3,000 investment in the face of the impending hard times.
What sub-type of article is it?
Romance
Deception Fraud
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Deception
Love
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Interracial Marriage
Marriage For Money
Deception
Chinese Laundry Owner
Governess
What entities or persons were involved?
Miss Fannie Waters
Ah Wah
Rev. Mr. Gibson
Where did it happen?
Green Street Church, Virginia City
Story Details
Key Persons
Miss Fannie Waters
Ah Wah
Rev. Mr. Gibson
Location
Green Street Church, Virginia City
Event Date
A Few Days Ago
Story Details
Miss Fannie Waters, a governess, marries Ah Wah, a Chinese laundry proprietor, after demanding $3,000 from him despite publicly claiming it was for love; her employer pleads against the interracial union, but she proceeds for the money.