Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1856-04-03
Mlisrelloneolls
SEEKING A WIFE.

A gentleman was seen making long visits
al The palace of the Champs lysees, bat il
was nol 10 exaRine lle productions Of univer'
sal industry, nor 10 gather mp The amusing in
cideuis which are always taking place in The
rtowd. This eccentric person is we known
hy the lrequenteIs OF the Boulevard dies ltal-
isns, as dandy Of FIVE and thirty, the inner
;.or Of property producing an income OF ten
thousand francs, aud who have nothing to do,
nuJ possessing q sensitive heart made up his
mind 10 mary. He was smltten with the ides,
hui he had his fears. Footing the bills was
what alarmed him. The enormous expense
which women of the preSen; day lavish upon
their toilet, caused him legitimate terror. -
Where should he find young person modest
in her tastes who should resist the TninQuS
temptations 10 dress How should he discOv-
er this rare merritt How judge Of her Sinceri
" through the fa,,ering appearances that
mauingabe young ladies' know SO well how 10
assume when they aIe in the presence oil
bachelor =!
The exhibition OF industry seemed TO him 10
be good ocrasion and an an excellent field 10
make this trial. To The palace in the Champs
ElNees he went then 10 make his observations,
which he kept up day after day.
H. was seen stationed beside the cases IN
which weIe exposed the wonders OF the jew
ellers' art, Of posted in the quarter where The
caslmeres are exposed. Sometimes he was
found near the rich laces, and Sometimes IN
the gallery where the Lyons silks di.pluy theiT
niagnlhcence.
Young ladies' who did not know they were
watched, expressed frankly their impressions
and their wishes Gelofe these Wonderful and
Snl.ud,d articles. 20, what beautiful dia-
ncn,s, md how fortunate would one he who
could MARY and have snch," they cried. 80
what admirable cashn eres; will have one
like that in my corbeile, and one like that y
"Dut lust look al this one p 40, magnlh'
cent, will have that too !" "That makes
,bree.r "Ah, well, we have not got hal
through the list; husba nd who knows how
10 live, could he do less than put SIX cash
ineies into the corbeille -
Thousands Of young ladies expressing them
selves thus, showing their covetuopsness
- their vanity, their vexaion, their coquetry
came before him, and every evening as b
Quilted his post, pensive aud melancholy, h'
said. with sigh:
"Tbey are all the same, must still Ienai
n bacbelo.," Every day the sad truth becam
more evident TO him, which he bewalled D
something like these words
"At the present time, IN Paris, gallan
man who has only ten thousand francs income
is moi rich enough u; marry. He must eiec
between celibscy and ruin,' a.
But he was wrong 10 be so obsolete in n
despnir, and to include all the marriagable 10
dies in the circuit of his repiobalon. Ther
are exceptions, OF least there was one.
Alter three months distressing trial, The dies
pairing bachelor saw youag lady pass nri
The diamond case, who only threw upon N
iewelry o disdainfu, glance. He followed ht
10 the cashmeres, she barely threw upon lhe'
n careless look. Laees streteS ed out Ike M
did not delain ber single minute. Rich sIl
s,uffs found her. Indifferent, she did mol hon'
them with glance. But, on The Other hant
this extraordinary young person stopped lor
time before the household ulenslIsj examine
them carefully, and nude TO her molher wi
accompanied her, very sensible Observation
upori the advantages Of those various object
and the economy which would arise from the
use. a
The bachelor, enchanted and ravished, 10
lowed this admirable young lady---he did II
breathe freely until he learned she was n
married. He asked her hand, offered her u
ten thousand-was accepted, ard VIII eve
lastingly bless the universal exhibition
least be hopes to.