Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-04-18
Caught i'm His own Trap.
Translated from the F.ench for the Alba
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Translated from the F-ench for the Alba
.nrE -E @ ny Atlas. sE -.a a.
Jag A girl, young and pretty, but above
all gifted with an air of adorable candor,
lately presented herself before certain
Parislan lawyer, we translate the Incl.
dent from the French Journals for the
benefit of our homemade attorneys) and
thus addressed him: "a se
s"Monsieur, come to consult you up-
ON grave affair. / want to oblige a
man love to marry me in spite of him.
self. How shall proceed!" E
"The gentleman Of the law had, OF course,
Sufficiently elastic conscience. He re-
flected a moment; then being sure thai
no third person overheard him, replied
unhesitaiingly:'aa . taH .aa@sa sob
g"Madcmoiselle, according to our law
you already possess the means Of for
cling man 10 marry you. You must
remain on three occasions alone with
him; then you can swear before judge
that he is your lover" aBaTsf 95, lo
BE- .And that will suffice, Monsieur!''
"Yes, Mademoiselle, with one further
condition" "----------.--------4-a-
aWeIIs''5ale. ? f,s 4e.ess,gavs.f asfE
THAT you will produce witnesses
who will make oath to their having seen
you remain good quarter Of an hour
with the individual said to have trifled
with your afections.' easl# af.7 sg#e
"Very well, Monsieur, / will retain
you as counsel in the management oi
this affair. Good day" I...
A few days afterwards the young girl
returned. She was mysteriously receiv-
ed by the lawyer, who scarcely giving
her time to seat herself, questions her
with the most lively curiosity.
"Well Mademoiselle, how do matters
prosper!" -.. .s as.. ....
"Oh! all goes on swimmingly. l have
passed half hour with my intended.
| have been seen TO go up stairs and
come down again. / have four witness
es who will affirm this under OATH"
Capital! capital! Perseyere in your
design, Mademoiselle, but mind, the
next time you consult me you must tell
me the name of the young man we are
going to make happy in spite of him
self" 'H'stt 1a @f
"You shall have il without Eiil."
A fortnight afterwards, the young per-
son, more maize and candid than ever,
knocked discreetly at the door of her
counsel's room. No sooner was she
within, than she flung herself hastily in
to chair. saying ,ha. she had mounted
the stairs TOO rapidly, and that emotion
had made her breathless. Her counsel
endeavored to re-assure her; and made
her inhale salts; and even proposed to
unlace her garments.
"It is useless, Monsieur" said she
II am much BETTER" fsss s. pasr
"Weli, now do tell me the name of
the fortunate mortal you are going to es-
pouse." sa esFaw@& ~
"Are you very impatient to know iIr'
"Exceedingly so." .# '.H
"Well, then. the fortunate mortal, be
it known 10 you, is---yourself;" said
the young beauty, bursting into laugh.
IL love you; Ihave been three times fefe-
a-tefe with you, and my four witnesses
are below. ready and willing to accompa-
ny us to the magistrate," gravely con-
linued the narrator.
The lawyer, thus fairly caught, had
the good sense moi to get angry. The
most singular fact Of all is. that he adores
his young wife who, by the way, makes
an excellent housekeeper.
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