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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1997-07-23, Page 27HOMECOMING ’97, WEDNESDAY. JULY 23.1997 PAGE 7. Memories of yesteryears Letter writer, open for an engagement From the January 6,1888 issue of The Brussels Post. To the Editor of The Post. DEAR SIR. - 1888 has dawned and I trust in the kindness of your heart you will listen to the lament and appeal I venture with fear and trembling to make. For years I have endured the miseries and Woman inconveniences of bachelorhood, hoping against hope that this 1888 would do something for me. I have tried every experiment known to the civilized world of keeping my clothing in repair, but am frequently out at both toes and heels. Buttons (the bane of my life) have been kept in their place with responds to engaging letter the help of twine, bent pins, wire and even a fish hook has been pressed into service in an extreme emergency. My comforts are few, my life a burden to me. What I want is a good wife - loving, docile, educated, musical, refined, a good seamstress (this is imperative) washer, ironer, good disposition and nice looking. I am in circumstances to marry. Am between 25 and 30 years of age, good tempered (unless oppressed) healthy, (being only occasionally troubled with asthma) bashful but good looking and ready to love and to cherish, to light the fires, and perform all the little multitudinous offices generally devolving upon a married man. Will some lady, who is thinking seriously of changing her condition, respond to this through the medium of The Post, stating age and experience on domestic affairs. I am open for an engagement. Jan. 2, 1888. Yours truly, Tommy From the January 13,1888 issue of The Brussels Post. To the Editor of The Post. DEAR TOMMY. - Upon reading your letter in last week's Post, about the docility, the beauty, the education, the musical ability and other things too numerous to mention, which you expected to get with a wife I was led to exclaim, "Poor deluded mortal, I wonder what he intends to give in exchange?" But we always expect selfishness where ever a man is concerned and it is very rarely we are disappointed. Any of us poor girls, who have brothers at home, know just exactly what men (or at any rate the makings of them) are. Seeing them when they have not Old news — This line drawing depicts the early offices of the village's newspaper The Brussels Post. Brussels' industry Homecoming Celebrations from the team at CIBC Brussels credited for quality From the February 3, 1888 issue of The Brussels Post. The Empire, published at Toronto, spoke as follows last Monday concerning one of our manufacturers: Winnipeg has had four steam fire engines for their fire protection during the last 10 years. Three of these are United States make and one is Canadian make. Today all the U.S. engines are broken down and practically useless. The Canadian engine, as reported by Chief McRobbie and the press, is the only one in good working order. The fire committee lately met and passed a resolution to telegraph the Canadian maker, J.D. Ronald, of Brussels, Ontario, to make al once another of the same style, as the former one had their company manners on we find them peevish, quarrelsome, lazy, saucy and provoking. Notwithstanding all I know about the "Lords of Creation" I am yet perfectly willing to enter into a negotiation with you. I do not want to show myself in any false colours so will tell you right at the beginning that although I lay claim to any amount of good qualities I do not pretend to come up to your ideal girl. I think a person would require to be something more than mortal to have combined all the excellencies you stated. What I wanted to know is if you could not be induced to come down a peg or two to something nearer earth and our level. If you could I think I would be the very one given undoubted satisfaction. The firm is now building a system of waterworks for domestic use and fire protection for the enterprising little town of Wiarton, on the Georgian Bay. Residents move From the April 20,1888 issue of The Brussels Post. Brussels has lost a good few residents during the past few months by removal and this week we have to report another party who are seeking a home in the Western States. We refer to Mrs. McKay, daughter and two sons CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 suited to you. On my part I have some objection to asthma and bashfulness, but these I could and would overlook if you tried to make up in other things what you lack in these. What surprises me most is how so bashful a man could ever write a proposal but I take it as a hopeful sign that your modesty is fast leaving you. As for sewing buttons I am a master-hand at it having served my apprenticeship years ago and been in my brother's employ ever since, so give your pins, wire and fish hooks another shove in and say to yourself "For the last time, old fellow." You asked one question in regard to the applicants' age which I think shows that you do not know much about ladies, for after a girl gets to be 21 she does not much care about talking of it, in fact it is a tabooed subject. I would not so much mind telling you my age, but as for stating it in so popular and widely Best Wishes for the Back Row: Joyce Jacklln, Yvonne Trapp, Scott McDonald, Cheryl Burbldge, Brenda Nicholls, Joy Stewart. Front Row: Joan Stewart, Bonnie Wilson & Gayle McArter. CIBC SERVING THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1891 This branch opened on April 1, 1891, as a branch of the Standard Bank of Canada. On June 1, 1961 It became a branch of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce when the Imperial Bank of Canada and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce merged. ClBC circulated paper as The Post, why really, Tommy, I could not do it. I wish that we could make an arrangement for meeting but I Homecoming ’97 Plan to attend “THE CKNX BARN DANCE” Canada's largest travelling barn dance! SATURDAY, AUGUST 2,1997 Brussels, Morris & Grey Community Centre Tickets - $10/adult $5/children 12 and under guess I will leave that to you. Hoping to gel a favourable answer soon. I am yours in expectation. Brussels, Jan. 10,'88. Julia.