Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-09-22
OLD SERIES. VOL. 81, No. 4S.
Fishing for Hn.bnnd, and Wives.

"Spi,idon, ihePars correspondent Of tho
Boston Ailas. has the following -
have no literary sn,edole to tell sbou,
Chalon its sombre stories arc leave, from
the record Of the Cont Of DspkruP,ry the
ths heroes there are lucky adyentupr, or inso.
lent debtors. iis r,les are rcsiPes for push.
ing ones for0nc in the world. LIT me win.
now irom the huge ledger which eonisins
these Profitable legends. ooo or two stories
which rise liuls above the Rule Of Three.
These two sioics tun on marriage, and they
exhibit the mode, by which husband and
wife NAV be won.
Matame - i,,d just len the boarding
school. when the annual reriod for moving
ou, 10 Chaiou came abound in her paisrsl al.
mauac. aRd I'll the family took up their abode
in the box. which they dirni6ed with the
name Of Wills. and where ihry were quite as
much 1t ease =. .sllcd herring in barrel
Madamoissllr became fnd II angling. she had
an incShluslahls fund n fpa'ience. and aliN NouPh
nothing ever found ~ way into l.r basket she
continued 10 casl her line into the water. A
genllem1n observed her fnr good many d,ys:
she Won his he'Hhy hr patient perseverance,.
lle callc5 on her father, exhibited 10 him tho
alcs'ed inventory of his fortune Ilt w-s not
less than SIOO 600 and made her Msd,ms
- md shc is never 50 happy a. when
reminding those who laughed al her fondness
fur angling. that by her rod ,hc caught hns.
hand sni a fortune NJ slOO, COO So much
for the Chliou rccip, for catching i husband
Here is the way . wife was caught:
4 widow lIdy hid lurr been a resident ~
thi, rillsra.but too many years had passed
away. Time bad No eject on her, bot 10 ~.
pen hcr charms .nd to mature her fortune.
profiably Invested in the most lucrative and
the surcs, securities. Admirers we're not
wanting. bot she soon Nd herself of them al
by declaring her slcadhN resolution 10 -.
main = aidov-m.lrcss of her pcrsoa and
her fortune. md consequently snN-ls'l IN fol.
low her angling without a curtain lecture fss
tim, shsorbsd anj money lhroNn away On
fishing ,nd ,is tickle She fshed daily and
always IN orc sn0i n he river--for the to'iu.
ou, river Seine waters Chiiou. Among
those who Admired her VS. = quiet youth vho
never dared tn tell h., loyc. amer h,yinr p,,,s
ed away DAYS in deserving - fsh, u "ccur.
rod 10 him iha, he might ,ak' ad,anlars NJ
her love of angling t. acrua'nt her with his
love. lie was IN ctpcu ,Uimmcr. AftgT
ha,irq unurc.sed himself in some securs
covert. h. swan cautiously unil hr came rear
the place whore hi, love was fishing he di.
we'd AMI fastened cloutchour cnvrlopsd let.
ter m rhe hook of her line. The cork sunk.
and MADAME --- 6r'w up the line. To
. her aml7emcrt she found y letter addressed ls
her. She soon reli il and found a declaration
n love. She w1' greatly puzzled =, this oc.
cuuSrrs. aad rrturnei tho RsK. morning ~
her accustomed pllcc. determined 4. keep
yiplsni watch and 10 sec bv what trick ths,r
tiItIItf NfIf lNfNltN on N'l uNt'NA.NNf hNNW
the cor. went and up The lsl'er came ~ 10.
forc-she could discover nothing. The next
day she secured hcr rod and hd herself at
snme distance io detect the secret oi ithismys.
terI ,h. waited soma Tins aher she va'
tired ana returning 10 her rod iolnd another
letter Tor her. This letter cOred tho favor NJ
q reply il was accorded. Hni thi, submNrine
cursr.T o1deuce lasted lor same Tins, until =,
rlc l,sl her excited curiosity impellsd her 10
invite the unknown correspondent In coms 10
see her. lle replied 81 viii ifyou hid me
hcpc." Her rcply was: Hope. lie camc,
she saw. he conquered. the marri're took
place herarr this spell NJ warm weather eams
m. AMI the happy couple are Spending 'h-
honey moon near the .ea shore. alternately
bathing and fishing. frr thev hold these sr'
IN equal esteem. each being indebted to one
f,r rood fortune orio rbs olhsr for a good
husband