Eastern times., 1854-09-14
Fishing for Husbands and Wives.

in the environs Of Sd,lto Coraeon.'''
Fishing for Husbands and Wives.
Spiridion," the Paris correspondent of the
Boston Atlas, has The following -
have no literary anecdote to tell about Cha
tou its sombre stories are leaves from the
record of the Court of Bankruptcy the heroes
there are lucky adventures or nsolvent debt
ors. Its tales are recipes for pushing ones
fortune in the world. Let me winnow from
the huge ledger which contains these prop
table legends, one or two stories which rise
little above the Rule Of Three. These two
stories turn on marriage, and they exhibit the
modes by which husband and wife may be
won.
Madame - had just left the boarding
school, when the annual period for moving
out to Chatou came around in her paternal al
manac, and all the family took up their abode
in the box, which they dignifed with the name
Of villa, and where they we're quite as much
at ease as salted herring in a barrel. Mad
emoselle became fond of angling; she had an
inexhaustible fund of patience, and although
nothing ever found its way into her basket,
she continued 10 cast her line into the water.
a gentleman observed her for a good many
days she won his heart by her patient perse-
verance. He called on her father, exhibited
to him the attested inventory of his fortune,
/ MN ~ n 7
Madame--- and she is never SO happy as
when reminding those who laughed at her
fondness for angling, that by her rod she
| caught husband and fortune of 500, 900.
So much for the Chatou recipe for catching
husband. Here's the way wife was caught
"A widow lady had long been resident of
this village, but not too many years had passed
away. Time had no effect on her, but to
ripen her charms and TO mature her fortune,
proftably invested in the most lucrative and
the surest securities. Admirers were not
wanting, but she soon rid herself Of them all,
by declaring her steadfast resolution to remain
widow-mistress Of her person and her for
tune, and consequently enabled to follow her
angling penchant without curtain lecture for
time absorbed or money thrown away on fish
ing and its tackle. She fshed daily and al
ways in one spot of the river--for the tortuous
river Seine waters Chatou. Among those
who admired her was quiet youth who new
er dared to tell his love after having passed
away days in observing her fish, it occurred
to him that he might take advantage of her
love of angling TO acquaint her with his love.
He was an expert swimmer. After having
undressed himself in some secure covert, he
swan cautiously until he came near the place
where his love was fishing he dived and
fastened a caoutchouc enveloped letter on the
hook of her line. The cork sunk, and Mad
ame----drew up the line. To her amaze
ment she found letter addressed to her
She soon read it and found declaration Of
love-. Sho was greatly puzzled at this occur
renee, and returned the next morning to her
accustomed place, determined to keep vigil
ant watch and to see by what trick these
eplstles were foisted on her attention. Down
eAiO NoAh WOHt ouu thO lOtt7h OdulO d. DO-
fore-she could discover nothing. The next
day she secured her rod and hid herself at
some distance to detect the secret of this mys-
terry; she waited for some time after she was
tired, and returning TO her rod found another
letter for her. This letter craved the favor of
reply; it was accorded, and this submarine
correspondence lasted for some time, until at
the last her excited curiosity impelled her to
invite the unknown correspondent to come to
see her. He replied will if you bid me
hope Her reply was Hope. He came,
she saw, he conquered. The marriage took
place before this spell of warm weather came
on, and the happy couple are spending the
honey moon near the sea shore, alternately
bathing and fishing, for they hold these arts in
equal esteem, each being indebted to one for
good fortune, or to the other for good hus-
band.