The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-10-17
fy ENsvIILE ND WEDNESDAY MORNINGS OCTOBER II
|GBe 9ailg gonrnal,
ROMANCE Sr TjssaE: PARIS ExHTp1TIoN

A gentleman was seen making long visits at
the Palace of the Champs Elysees, but it was
not to examine the productions of universal in
Idustry, nor to gather up the amusing incidents
which are always taking place in the crowd.
This eccentric person is well known by the fire.
lquenters ofthe Boulevar des Italiens as dandy
of five e-and- thirty, the inheritor of a property
producing an income of 10, 900 francs and who
having nothing to do, and possessing a sensi-
| tive heart, made up his mind to marry. He was
smitten with the idea but he had his fears.
Footing the bills was what alarmed him. The
enormous expense which women of the present
day lavish upon their toilet, caused him legit-
mate terror. Where should he find y young
person modest in her tastes who would resist
the ruinous temptations to dress? How should
he discover this rare merit? How judge of her
sincerity though the fattering appearances that
manageable young ladies know so well how to
assume when they are in the presence of a
bachelor? s-- s.s1s5.
The exhibition ofindustry seemed to him to
be good occasion, and an excellent field to
make this trial. To the palace in the Champs
Elysees he went, then to make his observations
which he kept up day after day.
| He was seen stationed beside the cases in
which were exposed the wonders of the jewel
cashmeres are exposed. Sometimes he was
found near the rich laces, and sometimes in the
gallery where the Lyons silks displayed their
magnifcence.
| Young ladies' who did not know they were
watched; expressed frankly their impressions
and their wishes before these wonderful and
splendid articles. 'Oh, what beautiful dia-
inondS, and how fortunate one would be who
could marry and have SUCH" They cried. "Oh,
what admirable eashmeres | will have one like
/ that in my cbrbeille and one like that!v "But
Just look at this one!' "Oh, magnificent,
will have that too!'' ''That makes threeh' "All
well, we have not got half throhgh the list a
husband who knows how to live could he do
less than put six cashmeres into the corbeille."
Thousands of young ladies expressing them
Iselves thus, showing their covetousness, their
VANITY, their exaction, their coquetry, came be-
fore him and every evening as he quilted his
post, pensive and melancholy he said with a
sigh:''
"They, are all the same; I must still remain
bachelor" Every day the sad truth became
more evident to him, which he bewailed in
something like these words:
| "At the present time, in Paris, gallant man
who has only ten thousand francs income, is
not rich enough to marry. He must select be-
tween eelibacy and ruin
But hiand to include ah 9tfIe hs4lute- n bis
lladies in the circles of his reprobation. There
are exceptions-at least there was one. u
After three months distressing trial the des-
pairing bachelor saw young lady pass neal
the diamond case, who only threw upon the
liewelry disdainful glance He followed her
to the cashmeres; she barely threw upon them
a careless look. Laces stretched out like nets
did not detaini hee single minute Rich silk
Istuffs found her Indifferent; she did not honor
them with glance. But, on the other hand, this
extraordinary young person stopped a long
time before the household utensils examined
them carefully, and made to her mother, who
accompanied her very sensible observations up
on the advantages of these various objects, and
the economy which would arise from their
use.
i The bachelor enchanted and ravished, follow
ed this admirable young lady; he did not breath
freely until he learned she was unmarried. de
asked her hand offered her his ten thousand
was accepted, and will everlastingly bless the
universal exhibition-at least he hopes to.