Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-07-15
Appearances are Deceitful.

Appearances are Deceitful.
In one Of the narrowest and dirtiest
streets in Paris, on the ground floor Of q
crumbling old house, is the shop Of Mon
.sieur Thomas, a rag merchant, in the
back part is a sort of glass office, in which
an exceeding pretty girl not long since
transacted the business Of the establish
ment. The young girl was mademoselle
Julie, old Thomas's daughter.
Not a great while ago, an elegant
looking young gentleman, CHANGING to
pass through thesdirty street, and inYol
untarirly stopped to admire her! The
next day he m again, but it was not
chance that brought him this time for,
after pausing in the street, as before, bel
entered the shop under pretenee of ask
ing his way but in reality to approach
%uearer the object of his sudden admira-
ton. A very few words were sufficient
to confirm and fasten first Impressions,
and he was about to go away in a very
disconsolate frame of mind, when, among
the old junk which the shop contained,
he observed a pile of old books. Selling
the excuse to prolong his stay, theyoung
man turned over the tattered refuse, and
purchased several of the books, promis-
ing the fair salesweman that be would
from time to time, replenish his library at
her establishment. He must have been
very studious that day, for early the next
morning he returned and obtained anOth
er supply. So to the next, and next
until troublin himself no longer about
the old books, he came and passed much
in such conversation at the window of
the glass cage, and finally wound up by
asking Mr.. Thomas to give him his
daughter in marriage. As the oldfellow,
without being seen, had witnessed all
that had transpired and liked the youths
appearance. he at once granted his
PRAYER, on the condition that the demand
should be made officially, by the %gallant's
father. Here was the difficulty. The
father Of the lover, M. Georges, was a
dry goods merchant having a handsome
store in one of the most brilliant quarters
of the city, and looked for something
better for his son than a rag merchants
daughter. However, as there was moth
ing better for it, the young man preached
the subject to his parents. At first he
was laughed at but, a he frequently re-
turned to the charge, the father and moth
err in the hope of diverting him by other
means from his mad project, invited him
to a family dinner in order to talk the
matter over. 1t was hoped THAT the ri.
~iculous figure the old mar would cut, and
his inability to give his daughter a re-
spectacle marriage portion, would put
an end to the affair.
The invitation was accepted and the
parties came. At the desert, the merch-
ant e~ndeayored to jest with old Thomas
and turn him into ridicule. This didn't
seem to work particularly well, and moth
ing remained but to try the financial
question. This was Madame Georges
part, and she commenced by asking what
he intended to give his daughter on the
day Of her marriage.
+ Oh pray mother, cried young Geor-
ges who saw the trap, don't talk about
that. Another time-,
Not at ali young man, interrupted M.
Thomas. Let us talk Of it at once, since
your HlOtnCI NioHCo Tvs 1ltblC 46duy
money does a newly married couple no
harm certainly. If madam will say how
much it is proposed to give her son, L
will try to furnish q like sum
We intend, observed Madame Georges,
with a superb air, to give her son fifty
thousand frances, sir.
Well, we'll, said Tom with a shrug.-|
| must say | expected better than that
for my little girls husband, but as the
young peoples like each other, will
throw no objection in the way. Julia is
my only child, and on the day of her
marriage I shall give her four hundred
thousand francs, money down. 1t may
readily be imagined that the Georges
" changed their gait" in a hurry about
this time. But now came another diff
Guilty. Expecting to frighten old Thorn
as off, Madame Georges had rather
stretched the truth in naming fifty thous-
and francs as her sons wedding present,
and both she and her husband were now
very anxious to see the son so richly
married. Sacrifices were made and loans
negotiated, in order to gather up the
sum mentioned. Things went on for
some time, and the day Of the ceremony
had been several times postponed, when
one morning the merchant received a
packet containing fifty bank notes for a
theusand flames each with these words.;
! see where the shoe pinches, and, for
a trife, | won't have things drag on any
longer, | send you the needful. Another
time be more candid with your friends,
and don't put on any more airs with poor
people. On the 18th Of next month is
the wedding.
You remember one of S~hakspeare's
most celebrated apothems, All is not
gold that glitters,'' might it not be well
to add-and the purest gold often does not
shine ut all!
NJ If you wish to be truly polite, ex-