Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1868-01-15

a week or two after this an intelli-
gent and handsome young salesman in
one of the principal " magazines " had
his attention attracted by avery charm
ing young lady who came in several
days in succession to make some pUr-
chases, and always came to his counter,
where she usually held more converse
ton with him than the business strictly
required. At length, one day when she
had made some purchases, she asked
him if he would do her the favor to
come himself with the messenger who
should bring the articles as she wished
to see him on some private business ;
and she gave her address.
When he came she received him as a
friend, and told him in the course of the
interview that she had come to Paris to
see the Exposition, but she had no male
protector, in consequence of which she
was greatly restricted in her movements
and subjected to much inconvenienee.-
What she proposed to him was that he
should enter into her service as her
brother during the two months Of her
stay. She had selected him, she said,
after some considerable quiet observa-
ton about the town among the gentle
men to whom she thought that such a
proposal could properly be made. If
he accepted her offer she would make
him an ample compensation for the loss
of his situation, and for the time that
would be required for him to fad an
other.
The gentleman said he would accept.
"It is to be understood, however, ,"
added the lady, that the very first in
stance in which you depart in the slight
est degree from your role, which is that
of my brother, even by SO much as a
compliment, all is over between u" "
Tie gentleman said he agreed to the
condition. -.-
The contract was faithfully fulfilled
on both sides. For two months the la
dy enjoyed the countenance and protec-
ton Of her temporary brother, who came
every morning to sttend her in her visits
to the Exposition, and to the various
public monuments Of Paris, and in the
evening to the opera and the theatIes.-
He was a young man of fine personal
and agreeable manners, and
he faithfully confined his attentions
within the limits prescribed by his EN-
ployer At the eud Of the time the la
dy expressed herself well satisfied with
the manner in which he had performed
his duties, and took leave of him put
ting into his hands. at the same time
packet which he, on subsequently op-
ening, found to cohtain notes Of the
Bank Of France to an amount sufficient
to idemnify him ten times over for the
temporary loss Of his usual employ
ment.
The next day the lady left Paris by
the morning train for Brest, where she
was to take passage by the steamer for
her native land We can not unfortu-
nately determine from this circumstance
what her native land was, inasmuch as
ROt only the American steamers, but al
so those bound to other destinations sail /
from Brest, and take passengers to all
parts of the civilized world.
On the morning of the day following, /
as the lady was entering the carriage
that was to take her to the quay she /
received package by express from Par I
IS On opening it she found that it con
-ained a casket Of jeWelry, consisting Of
diamonds of great valu". They we're
rom her brother" He had invested
.he whole sum she had given him in this
way.
She was touched with the de!icacy
which her companion had manifested in
the value in this form instead
If refusing to receive it when it was off
,red to him, andwith the feeling on his
oart toward herself which his action de-
noted, that she gave up her voyage, re-
urnel to Paris, and sought the gentle
nan again to thank him for his pres
mt.
10 about a month they too we're mar
led.
These two stories are both in some
characteristic Of the manners
md usages of the respective countries in
which they are said to have occurred.