Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-10-29

APPEARANCES ARE DECEITFUL'
In one of the Earrowest and dirtiest streets
in Paris, on the ground floor of crumbIing
old house, is the shop of Monsieur Thomas,
a rag-merchant. In the back part is sort
of glass Office, in which an exceeding pref
ty girl not long since transacted the business
OF the establishment. This young girl was
Mademoiselle Julie, old Thomas's daughter.
Not great while ago, an elegant looking
young gentleman chanced to pass through
the dirty street, and involuntarily stopped to
admire her. The next day he came again,
but it was not chance that brought him there
this time3 for after pausing on the street. as
before, he entered the shop Under the pre-
tence of asking the way, but in reality to
approach nearer the object of his sudden
admiration. A very few words sufRced to
confirm and fasten first Impressions, and he
was about to go away in very disconso-
late frame of mind when, in among the old
junk which the shop contained, he observed
pile of old books. Selling upon the excuse
to prolong his stay, the young man turned
over the tattered refuse, and purchased sew
eral of the books. promising the fair sales
woman that he would from time to tine re-
plenish his library at her establishment.-
He must have been very studious that day,
for early the next morning he returned and
Obtained another supply. So, too, the next,
and next, until, troubling himself no longer
about the old books, he came and passed
much of his time in soft conversation at the
window OF the glass cage, and finally wound
up by asking n. Thomas to give him his
daughter in marriage. As the old fellow,
without being seen, had witnessed all that
had transplred, and liked the youths appear
ahce, he at once granted his prayer, on the
condition that the demand should be official,
by the gallant's father. Here was the diff
Guilty. The father of the lover, M. Georges,
was dry goodsamerchant, having hand
some store Id one of the most brilliant quar-
tiers of the city, and he looked for something
better for his son than rag merchants
daughter. However. as there was nothing
better for it, the Yo nth broached the subject
| to his parents. Al first he was laughed at;
but as he frequently returned to the charge,
the father and mother, in the hope of divert
ing him by other means from this mad pro-
ject, invited Thomas TO family dinner, ia
order to talk this matter over. Itwas hoped
that the ridiculous figure the old man would
cut, and his inability to give his daughter a
respectable marriage portion, would pot an
end to the affair.
The invitation was accepted, and the par
ties came. At the dessert, the merchant
endeavored to jest with old Thomas, and
| turn him into ridicule. This didn't seem to
work parti cularly well, and nothing remain
ed but to try the financial question. This
was Madame Georges point, and she COM
menced by asking what he intedeG to give
his daughter on toe day of her marriage.
| go! pray, mother" cried young Georges
who saw the trap, "don't talk about that
another e.
mot at all. young man, interrupted M
Thomas. "Let us talk of it at once, as you
mother wishes. A little money does q new
Unmarried couple no harm, certainly. l
| Madame will say how much it is proposed tt
give her son, will try to furnish a like
suns
1--WE intend" observed Madame Georges
with a superb air,"to give our son fifty thou
sand francs. sir.''
"Well, WE'LL" said Tom, with a shrug, ''
must say expected better than that for IN.
little girls husbandj but, as the young peo
pie love each other, will throw no objec
ton in the way. Julie is my only child, an
on the day of her marriage shall give he
four hundred thousand francs, money down.
It may readily be imagined that til
Georges "changed their gait' in a hurry Q
bout this time. But now came another dif
ficulty. Expecting to frighten old Thoma
off, Madame Georges had rather etretche
the truth in naming fifty thousand francs g
her sons wedding present, and both she an
her husband were now very anxious to sc
the son so richly married. Sacrifices wei
. made, and loans negotiated, in order to gail
er up the sum mentioned.
Things went on for some time, and Il
D day of ceremony had been several TIM
postponed, when one morning the merchal
received packe: containing fifty bank not
for a thousand francs each, with the
e words;
u 81 see where the shoe pinches, and, for
u trifie, l won't have things drag on any 10
=: ger. | send you the needful. Anoth
u time. be more candid with your friend, al
don't put on any more airs with poor peopl
n On the fifteenth of the next month is Il
l. wedding.''
81 You remember one OF Shakspeare's mc
ii celebrated apothegms."A is not gold til
y glitters;" might it not be well to add--d
az the parest gold often does not shine at all?
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