Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-01
A PeeuIier business IN Paris The AvOca-
rfon If ConnublaI SDyfnn.

A Peculiar business IN PARIS the AvOcR-
Iion of COnnubIal SPYING.
A Paris correspondent writes as follows of
the avocation of the Connubial Spy;
Although this individual, who is a real
character, and is generally called the "Vidocq
of the Jealous" is quite above attending to
business himself, he has organized a complete
establishment of surveillance, to which ap.
p~lication may be made, and where assistance
may be secured flor casbl without the slight
est difficulty. 1t is even possible to arrange
matters by the month, quarter, or yesr-for
all the world as ifyou we're subscribing for
q newspaper, except that it is somewhat
more expensive. The price of an annual
subscription is 1900 francs, or 5000.
For this sum, a jealous husband is kept ad-
vised of every step Madame takes outside
the copjugsl dcmicil, during an entire
twelve month, day and night. Nor has
Madame any right to complain, for she en-
joys precisely the same privilege, and may
learn ell her husbands movements as if she
never left his side. However, except in rare
instances, the yearly plan is not p~atronized.
Suspicion is ordinarily confirmed or removed,
in a very brief period, and a few days are
generally sufficient. In ihesecases, the charge
is twenty francs per diem.
Not lopg ago. certain Partisan Othello, of
an uDcommonly dotiog species, all at once
IOImBuIeu DlUSHl WlLu u uOLlO0 .L1dI NlfS.
OthellO held clandestine meetiogs with Capt.
Cassie, of the Grenadiers, who was her own
cousin to boot. Of posted Mr.. Otto the chief
OF the tcoDjuRal-spy establishment, and EN-.
ployed az expert SHADOW" to keep an eve
upon Mrs. O!s ~promenades.
The sur veillance lasted a week. 1t might
have goue on for a longer period, but the spy
rendered so good an account Of the lady he
wss employed to watch, thst, At the end of
eight DAYS s, her worthy husband began to sus-
pect that he had made an ass of himself aud
was spending twesty francs a day for moth
ing. He consequently informed Vidocq that
he was quite satisfied, aud called for his bill.
A bit Of pepper was forthwith presented TO
him, upon which bis Indebtedness was set
down at 400 francs.
-Four hundred francsln exclaimed the
good man. "There is a mistake ia this!
Our engagement has extended over a period
of eight days only, aud, at twenty francs a
day, the amount is 100 francs"
VERY true, sir" replied the other; 'but |
thought ! could venture to include Madame's
bill in yours
"Wbat! You don't mean to say my wife
owes you any tbing?"
ayes sir; twelve days following and
watching, at twenty francs, 240 francs,
which, added to your 100, makes the 400"
The excellent husband was not displeased
al this. Oh! far from 1t. So, his wife had
set a watch over himl 1t became perfectly
evident that she must be jealous of him, and
women are not jealous of men they do not
love. He |ioyiully paid the money, took a
receipt, and was about leaving the %"otice,"
vbeD, struck with a sudden idea, he turned
to Vidocq and asked
"When was it my wife employed one of
your men TO follow me?'
You, sir2 She never engaged US to fol-
low you'll"
Then what the d is the meaning of
Il ese 240 tfancs-hey? ?"
why, sir, some days before you came to
US, 10 have Madame watched, Madame en-
ployed us to look after Cassie. of the Greua-
d'ers. Ard I'm sorry TO say sir, the reports
We have made to Madame have not been so
satisfactory as was desirable. The Captain
Is a bard case, sir, a Very hard case; and he
bls been going on with Ma'mselle Clemea-
tine, of the Opera, in a manuer most shock
iIgly to our feelings as c~oujugal agents.
OF course Othello left, more or less pull
verified by ibis professional revelation.