Centre Democrat

A Business-Like Courtship.

The Davenport (Iowa) Democrat says: A solitary gentleman, sixty years of age, possessing property and being filled with a desire to have a home of his own and a wife to keep it in order conceived the idea of calling upon a very estimable lady whom he had heard of but never met or spoken to, and of presenting the case for her consideration. He called at the house where the object of his choice resided and asked to see her. She made her appearance and he made known his business. He stated briefly that he was alone in the world, desired to marry, had heard of her eminent qualifications, offered to provide her a good home, to care for her, and asked her to become his wife. In the same strictly business manner the lady responded that she had heard favorably of her present caller; she had no home of her own and had no objection to sharing one of his providing. The happy arrangement was thus at once concluded, and the gentleman left. On Wednesday he called again for her, they walked to a minister's residence and were married. Neither of the parties had known each other previous to this unique beginning of their acquaintance. The lady is about forty years of age.