IT IS A TRUTH UNIVERSALLY ACKNOWLEDGED, THAT A SINGLE MAN IN POSSESSION OF A GOOD FORTUNE, MUST BE IN WANT OF A WIFE. HOWEVER LITTLE KNOWN THE FEELINGS OR VIEWS OF SUCH A MAN MAY BE ON HIS FIRST ENTERING A NEIGHBOURHOOD, THIS TRUTH IS SO WELL FIXED IN THE MINDS OF THE SURROUNDING FAMILIES, THAT HE IS CONSIDERED THE RIGHTFUL PROPERTY OF SOME ONE OR OTHER OF THEIR DAUGHTERS.