Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-10-16
r,,E MARRIAGE TRADE IN FRANCE.

There are few, perhaps of your readers who are
not aware that there are III TINS cry NUMBER OF OIL
fees in which lord Benedlcts. and far danes IN a
slate of single bessedneSs. may lor "con-sld-e-ra
,on.n have themselves duly provided with partners
for life but few perhaps, will believe that people OF
resnecable posi,l0ns in society, and even OF rank,
have resource 10 these matrimonial agencies such,
however, is the aci and you will see II proved oy
the report of case in the newspapers, IN which NJ
Foy the great marragebrokeI, Is represented as nav
inG yot Judgment from law court against dlshon-
est Client for G400, for having negotiated the mar
rage of The niece of maqus.
The marriage brokers, and TINS man roy eS-
neri,Iv are accustomed to advertise their establish
men,s, day after day, in the newspapers anu ''e'i
calling is perfectly recognized by the aulhorl'les,and
as generally accepted by The population, as that OF
an unhuslerer, coal dealer, lawyer, or phys-
clan Does not this reveal curious state ol society
Fancy man in want of wife: ON. Foy, there's
guinea want 10 be married; the girl must be hand
some, Young. respectable, and have money" "hly
dear slr,n says Foy, "you haveJus called III the nick
of time Baron Blngo de Bnko sent Tor me yesler-
day 10 marsY his daughler Go to her-lhere Is the
address-,iw fee G2OO" The baron presents him
self n The baron-siales his business-Gescrbes his
posl,ion-aud is accepted. The Baron then rings
for the daughter: my DEAR" says he, 'lhis is Bar
on Blngo de Bmko, whose ancestors distinguished
themselves in the Crusades, and having been ruined
BY The Revolution, their descendants took To making
candles, they have amassed money. You Will mar
rv him nv dear" "Very well pa p says The obe-
diem, damsel "Oh joyful day I" cries the bar"n,and
he kisses the lips olhe young lady fingers -" hen
shall the ceremony be :" says he "oh not TOO s"ol'"
replies the young lady, with modest oiush "ho'
before the day ailer tomorrow, decidedly !" "Be ii
4 thp Baron.
re, off to order dressesprepare deeds, and bng The
r;ny And The tay after tomorrow the thing is done
That. saw, is the way in which marriages are con-
cocled; aud. | ask, can anything be more charm
inyly expeduous? No iove-lnakng-no heart
breakinu--no weepng--uo misunderstanding as
simple and as easy the buying OF par oil gloves
Nor is 1t only the adverlslng bro'her-llke roy q
Co., who make il a business 10 negotiate marriages.
in private society, also, there are sci ol peoPie,ale
and female who devote themselves to The same
branch of industry. nol from any abslrac! enthusiasm
for the marriage stale, or desires TO promote heid
piness of the unwedded, but 20 put money IN 'neit
nurses. In fact. marriage in France is thing oi
mere barter and traffic, just much as buying hofSes
or catlle is in England Even The marriages wh'c" are
affected without the inslrumenaliy ol brokers VI
quasi-broker are so oaey-convehlence-a' wy
only things thought of Oh either slde ana "'''
such hot haste weddings sometimes ra'cheu 'P'
that it is positive fact that BRIDE and BRIDE groom
scarcely know each other myself am acqua'n'e"
with married lady,who declares that when she wehs
10 church on her wedding day, she knew SO ii''ie ~
her destined husband, that if she had been d'receo
to pick him out from halIa-dozen men.she could not
have done so Yet people there are who are as'o''-
shed ha, in France there is So much immortality III
welded life They should rather be surprised '',a'
with such an abomnable system, morality is 10 oe
found a, al-Paris correspondent Of the BrittdH'a'
~ An Trishman lost child i'll Ireland and al'er-
wards emigrated 10 this country where he LOST anI
other. Wishing TO obtain grave stone iha' wo".'
tell the whole story, he had The lines engraved up
on it:
''Here lies two children dear,
One in ould Ireland 'loiher here"
Some say that Marys breast is steel
The lying rascas have forgotten
That bosoms now have ceased 10 feel,