New-York tribune., 1871-04-22
NEw-YORK SATURDAY, APRIL 22 Is7I-TRIPLE SHEET
that there was lady here about year ago, VINO went
oR and afterward heard that che was married 70 the


o and afterward heard that che was married 70 the
man."
R.-"You do not seem to be very busy this evening.
You have had no callers since have been here"
Nine. w.-"Yes, 1t has been very light day. For
some reason my advertisement did not appear this
morning in The Herald that probably accounts TOT inc
small number Of visitors have had"
r." in what way do you induce the young eirs
who come here to enter into your arrangementsp
Mme.w-" On, manage them II is sometimes lttle
difficult, and needs several visits; but in the end they
come round The way generally do Is TO take photo-
graph Of the gentleman, and then, when girl comes
talk to her about him. and show her the picture WIN
out the picture 1t is very much like talking about
feather in the air. that you can't yourse but when
she the photograph she begins to get little inter
esed and perhaps asks questions about him ana theh
find where she lives and try TO make some sort OF al
appointment. When the gentleman comes again tell
him to go around and see her. and II he likes her. why
after while they generally go of together Idont knon
uhere hey 90 10; afsnt any Of my business"
R.-"Bu shouldn't suppose they would like to leave
their homes in that way"
Mime. W." Some Of them don't; but then there are
great many who don't think they are treated rightly
home perhaps their fathers mothers are too strict
with them, else there has been some kind OF quarrel
and they get disgusted, and chance is offered them
they leave. There great many OF this kind; have
got one on my book now, and have written to
gentleman that 1 think would like to see her.
Her mother very cross, she says When there s any
trouble of that kind you take them at the right tine
they generally leave home very easily"
At this point Nine. widger excused herself, saying
that daughter going to ball. and she wanted to
see If she was looking well. moment after she came
back bringing girl of from II to IS years OF age with
her. who had evidently been preparing herself for some
festive OCCASION The latter stood for minute or two In
the middle Of the looking at the reporter and then
having nodded TO her mother. went out Perplexed
In trying to solve the meaning Of this maneuver,
the reporter quickly changed the subject OF the con-
versation into another channel 1t at length de-
cided that Mme widger should what she could do
and that she would write for him to come on some day
during the first Of next week.
MERE CHILD WANTED.
The house OF Madame JonSs is at No --st. near
Grand Like most Of the others the reporter had visited,
it was dirty and poorly furnished. The walls of the
watng-room hung with portraits OF stupid-lookng
and women, and cheap, glaring oil paintings lie
was shown into this apartment by young man of about
20 years age who seemed to be the son Of Madame
Jones' and who divided his time between attention to the
doorbe and the ecstatic contemplation OF new pair OF
boots with which he had adorned himself After waiting
about half hour the and the reporter
climbed up little cupboard seemingly built In one
side Of the wall closed the door, and proceeded through
the regular formula, which by this time had become
rather tiresome In the OF her remarks Madame
Jones said 81 have done good deal in this way, as there
are large number OF young girls who come to visit me-
Did you not write day two ~ The reporter
could not lay claim to such honor and she continued
The reason asked is that got letter from gentle
wishing my services and have written Tor him 10
come next Sunday evening
Reporter" Then you have succeeded in carrying out
his wishes ~
Madame Jones-"Yes had but very little trouble, be-
cause what he wanted was very easily obtained. Most
persons wouldn't for it, though. He wanted me
find a young girl from len to tcetre years or age
woman is going to bring me one on Sunday evening
There is a difficulty making arrangements Of this kind
with girls under 10. They very apt to break
them after awhile, and run away home"
r. you say there is not much difficulty in nduc-
ing them to leave bone as when they are olderP
Nine J. Nowhere much they come great
deal easier, and go back easier"
Several other places visited with much the same
result Each and all OF these seem to entertain
the lowest estimate Of human character; and II some
few OF them claim exemption from practicing the
crowning inquity of their class it is on the ground
OF policy than OF moral restraint Certainly, none OF
them exhibited any hearty womanly scorn OF the pro-
posals To show that the evil is not negative-hurtng
only those who wlfully put themselves In its way-it
may be well say that within the past few days note
has received at THE TRIBUNE office from one OF the
most prominent physicians this city, stating that
attempt had made by Of these creatures TO mis-
lead his adopted daughter girl of about IA years OF age.
The little girl while on her way to school, met sew
eral times by another girl who asked her 10 come and
have her fortune told, and who at last placed in the
chids hands paper containing list OF questions so ar
ranged as 10 excite her youthful imagination. These she
had been requested to write answers to; and IL was
thus that the matter discovered and the devish
plot frustrated