Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-06-21
CONJUGAL SPIES.

sort of French Edgar Poe, who lived th
same life and died in the same melanchol,
manner as his American prototype, pub
lished in one of he daily Journals Of tha
city, series of interesting papers, unde
the tide of g Unknown Professions. -
Among these sketches were some very siR
gular types, which probably Eu-ene Sue
with all his experience of low life in Par
had never discovered But Privat d An
glemont by no means exposed all the occul
trades Of the french metropolis, and on,
in particular, which he passed over nigh
have formed prolific theme for his enter
tanning pen. refer to the Personagt
kuown as the conjugal spy" Although
this individual who is a real character. ait
Is generally called the Nidocq of the
jealous. Is quite above attending to busi
ness himself, he has organized complete
establishment Of surveillance, to which ap
plieatioa may be made and W ere assist.
ance may be secured Tor cash, without the
slightest difficulty
1t is even possible to arrange matters
by the month, quarter, or year-for al
the world as if you were subscribing for a
newspaper, except that it is somewhat
more extensive. The price of annual sub
scription is three thousand francs, OF six
hundred dollars For this sum, a Jealous
husband is kept ADVISED Of every step
Madame takes outside the corjugal domi-
Gle, during an entire twelve month, day
and night. Nor has Madame any right to
complain, for she eljoys precisel y the anne
privilege, and may learn all her husband s
movements, as if he never left her side.
However, except in rare instances, the
yearly plan is not patronized. Suspicion
is ordinarily confirmed or removed in a
very brief period, and few days are gen.
orally sufficient Ia these cases, the charge
is twenty francs per diem.
Not lol 6 ago, certain Partisan Gthello,
of an uncommonly doting species. all at
once tormented himself with notion that
Mrs. Othello held elandestiue meetings
with Capt. Cassie, of the grenadiers. who
was her own cousin to boot. off posted
Mr., o. to the chief Of the conjugal spy
establishment, and employed an expert
" shadow to keep an eye upon Mrs. o.
promenades. The surveillance lasted a
week. It might have gone for a longer
period, but the SPY rendered so good ac-
count Of the lady he was employed to
watch, that. at the end Of eight days, her
worthy husband began to suspect that he
had made al ass Of himself, aud was spend
ing twenty francs day for nothing. He
consequently Informed Vidocq that he was
quite satisfied, and called for his bill A
bit of paper was presented to him, upon
which his Indebtedness was set Down at
four hundred francs.
" -Four hundred francs :" exclaimed the
good nan. There is mistake in this.
Our engagement las extended over d pc
riod of eight days only, and at twenty
francs day, the amount is one hundred
and sixty francs. .
Very true, sir" replied the other
-" but thought | could venture to include
Madame's bili in yours. F"
g. What You don't mean to say that
my wife owes you anything?"
" Yes, sir; Twelve days fallowing and
Watching at twe"ty francs, is two hundred
and forty francs, added to your Hundred
and sixty makes the four hundred %
The excellent husband was not displeased
at this. Oh far from it. SO his wife
had set watch over him 1t became
perfectly evident that she must be Jealous
o. him. and women are not jealous of men
they do not love. He joyfully paid the
money, took a receipt and was about
leaving the Office" when, struck with a
sudden idea he turned to VIdocq and asked
"When was it my wife employed one of
your men to follow me-"
6 You sir? She never engaged US to
follow you -
Then. what the ID is the meaning
of these two hundred and forty francs
hey?"
Why. sir, scme days hefore you came
to US, to have Madame watched, Madame
employed US to look after Captain Cassie
of the Grenadiers; aud am sorry 10 say.
sir, the reports we have made to Madame
have not been satisfactory as was desirable
Tie Captain is a hard case sir-a very hard
case - and he has been going on with
Ma a'mselle Clemmentine, OF tie Opera. in
manner most shocking to eur feelings as
conjugal agents"
Of course Othello left. more or less pull
Terized by this = professional " revelation