The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-04-10
Modes Of Proposing.
SEVERAL ROMANTIC STORIES

: There seem to be other ways @
getting a wife beside advertising fo
one.
A young lady in England, said t.
be the heiress of some property, ha'
occasion from time to time to consul
q lawyer, not much older than herself
ON matters of business. The lawye
wholly engrossed with his profession
listened to her politely at these inter
views, and answered her briefly, ant
that was all.
:, AT length she came to him one day
to consult him about an offer of mar
riage which had been made to her
He heard her story, his attention be
ing half occupied all the time by som,
papers on the desk before him tina
he was arrnging. AS soon as Slit
had finished, he paused a moment
from his work, put himself into al
attitude of reflection, and said, mus
ingly:
swell! Yes ! Marriage is certain
ly an important subject, and every
body must think of it some time OF
other, l suppose, though l Lave new
er thought particularly in my OWE
case"
Then turning to the lady, he asked
her if she was particularly interested
in the young gentleman who had pro
posed to her. She said she was not
"Well then,'' said he, "if you have
fancy for being married, here / am.
II you think you could be comforta-
BILE and happy with me, 1 am at your
service. Think of It,"
The lady said she would think OF
it, and retired, while the lawyer re
turned to the work of arranging his
papers.
A month afterward they were mar
ried.
On the subject of the fate of the
disappointed suitor, history is silent
The above is an English story
The next is a French one:
A young lady, wealthy, beautiful
and accomplished, went to Paris to
see the Exposition and other wonders
of the place. She had no male pro-
tector. AS it is understood that you
can procure anything you wish for in
Paris, she determined to provide her
self with one.
A week or two after this an intelli-
gent and handsome young salesman
in one of the principal "magazines
had his attention attracted by a very
charming young lady who came sew
eral days in succession to make pur-
chases,- and always came to his coun-
ter, where she usually had more con
versation 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 a
favor to come himself with the mes,
senger who should bring the articles
to her apartment, as she wished to
see him On some private business,
when she gave him her address
When he came she received him as
friend, and told him in the course
of the interview that she had come to
Paris to the Exposition, but she had
no male protector, in consequence OF
which she was greatly restricted in
her movements and subjected to
much inconvenience What she pro-
posed to him was that she should en-
ter into he- service as her brother
during the two months of her stay
She had selected him, she said, after
some considerable quiet observation
about the town among the gentlemen
to whom she thought such proposal
could properly be made. If he ac-
cepted her offer she said she would
make him ample compensation fol
the loss of his situation, and for the
time that would be required for hin
to find another.
The gentleman said he would &C
cept.
at is to be understood, however, u
added the lady, "that the very tirst
instance in which you depart from
yCar role, which is that of my broth
er, even by so much as paying me q
compliment, it is over between u.s."
The gentleman said he agreed to
the conditions.
The contract was faithfully fulfill
ed on both sides. For two months
the lady enjoyed the countenance and
protection Of her temporary brother
who came every morning to attend
her in her visits to the Exposition
and to the various monuments in Par
is, and in the evening to the oper,
and the theatres, He was youns
man, of fine personal appearance and
agreeable manners, and he faithfully
confined his attentions within the lin
its prescribed by his employer. Al
the end of the time the lady express
ed herself well satisfied with the man
ner in which he had performed his
duties, and took her leave of him
putting into his hands at the same
time a packet which he, on subse
auently opening, found to contain
notes on the Bank of France to al
amount sufficient to indemnify him
1 ten times over for the temporary loss
of his usual employment
The next day the lady left Paris
by the morning train for Brest, where
she was to take her departure by the
steam packet for her native land.
On the morning of the day follow
ing, as the lady was entering the car
riage that was to takeher to the quay
she received q pacage by express
from paris. On opening it, she found
it contained a casket of jewels, con
sisting Of diamonds of great value
They were from her "brother." He
had invested all the money she hat
given him in this way.
She was touched with the delicacy
which her companion had manifested
in returning the value in this form
Instead of refusing to receive it wheI
il was offered to him, and with thu
feeling ON his part toward hersel
which his action denoted, that sh'
gave up her voyage, returned te
Paris, and sought the gentlemen
again to thank him for his presents.
In about month they were mar
ried.
Il These two stories are both in som,
measure characteristic of the man
ners and usages of the respective
lcountries in which they were said u
have occurred.
The following are Yankee stories