Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-02-19
MATRIMONIAL BROKERAGE.

drclism and knavery of advertising husbands.
Women should avoid all such snares:--
After having made our readers acquainted
with so many virtuous and honest characters, it
is with great reluctance that we introduce a ras-
cal. The truth of history, however requires
us to say that the individual whose character
will be traced in this chapter, was an unmitigat-
cd scoundre, who lived by the constant prac-
tice Of fraud, and hated nothing so much as
honesty and Justice. This individual figured
under so many different names that it Is a ques-
tion whether, in the multitude of aliases with
which he concealed his identity, he did not ac-
tually forget the original derived from his faith
cr. He must be known to our readers as James
Montgomery, since he assumed the cognomen
OF that pous poet in the rascally transaction to
be related.
Mr. Montgomery for some time made it a
regular profession to advertise for wife, and
TO answer the advertisements of others. He
did not, Of course, use the same name, or give
the same description of himself, in all his ad-
vertiscments; but, on the contrary, when he
had made about as much as he could out of one
name and description, he would insert another
This led him into awkward straits in some
cases; for his correspondence was so extensive
that he could not recognize the handwriting of
each correspondent after letters were cold; and
IN three or four instances his new advertise
ments brought him in contact with old acquain-
tances whom he had known under different
names, and whom he had so cheated that they
were ready to pull every hair from his hcad-a
feat which woman eiectually performed on
one of the occasions referred to.
The circumstances were these He advertised
that southern gentleman of ample fortune was
spending few months in New York, and want
-. al. -. l.. - b..
ny South, and invited any lady of accomplished
manners and good standing to correspond. In
this way he made the acquaintance of a widow.
and won her confidence. under the name of
Truman Dixon; was invited to her house. and
succeeded in borrowing three hundred dollars.
under prctcNt that his remittance from the
South had been lost in the mail after which. of
course, he vanished from the widows sight as
he supposed forever. A year afterwards how
ever he advertised under the name of Paine.
and, having received an answer, went to meet
lady at a matrimonial office; and when he was
led into the parlor to be introduced. found no
other than the identical widow of whom he
made the three hundred dollar loan.
"lou good-tornothing villain. you swindlor,
i It YOU" said the widow, flashing fire upon
him with her eyes, Roderick Dhu did upon
Fitz James.
"lndccd, madame" coolly replied Montgom-
orv. not for moment losing his nerfec, soIc
possession. "vou sunrise me. have mot rho
honor of knowinp Won and cxcusc ,bo aL,,s;,.o
language Won omnlov. os nerce;ve vo, ,aLe
me for another person.
ow", 1f8RoGntht tAtw6raina = F9plisi thT wia-
''.0.' 'oN S'1''oN !0"i s.m ~ it"'liHh DiA
.'', ~" ,.''' .l''"eu 3''oV from me-
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1','. M t'i"' S'ioucu oe so MIS-
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SON. ny@r a.! r'Scn, 'ailce 10 man VINO could
u" ~ ,'-t ln'uE rs 10 CheaI SO iGir lady IN
.,Ui vi u''lee lu"urcu uollarS' =,
I'M. '' "1ilr VI !uu' nne SpeecheS mere Mr;
,.a,,. nh N'i1" V X.l.' sli'oTtn !HnS tongue o,
."u'S 'oo MF"' IVu are Truman DiNoh' ana
YOU Nno" !. a. wen AZ = uo'
"'n no' iiu"''" D'Aoh, replieu the rogue
ac.e!le"'t; oNH!ou hoihlngIwl'I payy0
lo'nls' lou Insult gentleman knowing ne
ennno' cliaslse you were you a man. would
oie"S III! cane over your mead, IL you SO per-
sls'ou IN lne a"suIu s'ory' AS you are wo-
'i;,L ,,t,b Ii liz !ou Goou uu! oa{ing whlch,
wv. S.'i S''''io''' MI MON Soniery
'utnSu pWaiu 'lie upor -,
lou uom set on IN 'li's way shouted the
"iuu"' IA "iIuiii 'l' 'o''S Siio'io[vu ueslre OF
revenge was lahheu 10 name ray me what
YOU o"c me you lhiSer"ole Hihg Vagaoond
Anu VITA 'h'Se truthiui epithets IN hcr mouth,
,he S'ai"a't "laow sei@eo the retreatlng falne
py 'he mar ana hurled MN 10 the floor. lie
was Smali man. httie accustomed to physical
combat ana S'o0u no chahee Whatever IN the
hnhus o. tne Jus'i! hdighant WIDOW. VINO grasp
Gu 'he lre siio'ei anu oelaoorea MN until he
was grim WIN soot ana perSpirauon' and his
c1I!ar ana BOSOM were pesneared with the blood
"hIGh s'reaned ProiuSe'y ifom ms nose
na'ihS piied her enemy win TINS instrument
10 her heart content, 'he WIDOW threw It aside,
ana SEEING nm u! tne mar again with both
hahds' SET nm on ms ieet' ana whirled HIM
around 'he room IKE a top ana fmaliy, opening
'he door gave MN push which sent HIM
sprawiihS IN the haii' tclilng nm at the same
time ne was "a miserable. dirty, swindllng,
mean low khave; ana mat II me would never
torment her slght win ms drled up carcass
again. she would call the debt paid
Mr.; I@ne performed his abiutions under ia,
M yor OF the matrimonial agent whom he assured
that the whoie tnlhg was blunder on the wld-
ow part and leit' glad to escape with his life
MI Montgomery generally managed to turn
ms matrlmomai acquaintanees to account in
some way IL ne could not borrow OF them he
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