, 1869-05-09
MARRIAGE BROKERAGE IN
PARIS,
How the pupcs arc sw1ud1ed.

lAO" AAC bupEH @A1C S~EuuASAs
snendthsttts Who have squandertd their for.
trnea, and need dowry to rtpLace them, can read
modest md amlable Joaas lsdy. Win a income q
two days hfrer receive response, and with = hand
trembling ri.h emotion they open 1his Cupid MIS-
sad bcEs Se e s
reau, assuring them that theua being the ntse
communication, they viii bare me prefer
The The "buiesa % i genersiiy ne % sltassed tnsn N
very nne house. A yalct In livery introduces you
Into magnlaeent saloon. ofnanented With
perceive Succession Of r1cn apart
menta Nere Cupid retgn. supreme Ali the
painungz statuettes md books Are devoted to this
src playing In the ROOM After being Kept waiting
short ttme, The broker appears and excuses him
set, upon the plea Of business for making you
ms smi'e, begs to ocer you glass Of wtnc. When
the same valet appears be expresses his astonis1-
ment at seeing him perform this service, and de-
tome. F7ancolA BE answers without hesltatlon--
one has gone to the bank, another to the opera 70
engage "Iose" for msasme, and the tniu for the
make an impression. The valet Is tho only scr
want Of the establishment aud u eyen the father
o. re children ~ lu The saIoon THIS Is only the
Aonxienr, hare had the honor Of addressing
you IN answer to the advertisement When can
feasion Yes0shc /. Honorable .aen ai Your to an
tecedents Io1 shall be informed Of tneR. The
eonyenasloa eontinues thus, n order that tne
gcncc Of his victim, and whAt precautions to sake
70 prevent compromising himself l anAn expect
only i've pr cent upon the dowry. Very we'll
before going fai.her the broker demands he fees
Of tie "burcau :" for expenses incurred In max
Ing inquiries, &C.. which vary according 70 the
dowTy. He esls 400 francs, aiding that with 100
more you will have tho right Of choosing for sir
n1nntha frotn Ill me ladies u M estaolshment
applicant gives tho 600 frnnes-oad ftanca In ex-
change for MS money he receives receipt upon
STAMPED rapef=-wtth tAe terms Of the agree
mens-fof which be must pay 10 iraocs e1ua-s1o
francs.
1rst Interview. At last the broker presents him.
The lady Is escorted BY her au1L They arc Mu-
sually pleased. md after short interchange Of
compliments they 1eaye the roon- uo wlanea to
escort them 70 their ea7tase: NJ tns broker Pre-
sa a aes Il the set ssiio ioi
as of asy X h9ntss q 1
nished BY the broker: He lnsinnstes soiuy TINT It
Is good Idea TO invte them to breakfast as his
n,es sd0 0f sS q ZEN
Waieh 5 nothing, Z be has the wines Of which
hs ,1a makes no account with fspdsb t:1;a
% suprlisa w,ih .a-xe }oiats Of cold mesa s and q .
Splendid turkey, CT which the la0iea rcfuse 70 par
take when they nrc offered the slightest morsel
and for two reasous-ursl that \ wife who eats
Little IS MI atyaat4gc; and, secondly, that this
eanc repast VIII serve Ior other vtctitns- Upon
eorue pseteIr the ladies' leave the table, Is they
recollect IN engagement at their lankcr's etc
The broker softly Informs hin that he must seud
10 hts pativc pace to E1AEc inquiries about him
| and requests him 10 eal the next dAy and ax:
| range this matter, which he 1ecord1nXty docs
| md there meets accidentally the lady and bel
aunt
=. A elcrk Is called who Is to z1s1e the necessary
Inquiries This applicant must pay the expenses
| Of The Journey, which vii amount 70 one hundred
| and IfnrtJ francA He hesltates The aunt very
naturally declares tna. she will pay one-half, aaa
! 10 set the example d1a9s ont an elegant sill
purse Entch she SAYS u the work Of her niece
| he adualres l1--she oGern It to hln-he accepts
ma ~ II Is neeessalJ % strife wnIle the lron i
| hot the clerk leaves mmeIt2teay-7l0 france
bus does not meet the iadieA The broker re
minds him Of the gin Of the purse, aud Wishing
] to mafe RETURN he gives 4 brilliant Ct twt
| hundred and dftJ ftnnc8-9d0 tranc& The Glen
lnho has not left Pa1is} has been taken suddenly
u On his curreJ, which lasts four days, aod cost
eighry tt1hcs-l,o4 franco. Finally the applicant
becomes inpstlent, but the broker informs him
with ~ Air Of the deepest grief thas ho must COT
hder himself Ee1J foirunate-shat his Vigilance
has saFed htn from The great misfortune whicf
menactd http-tnat he has tust learned that ths
| leJs for ue-lhat she " unworthy Of hin III
le1ve%, coDR11sulAtin2 htn1aen upon bis cse2pe
| The t9icf = played, leaving fpom for another-
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