The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-11-16
The Marriage Tran:

There are i'll the thicketS Of the world
Il great many traps set for young wO-
men, and not a few set for young e
who may be th0ughtless enough to walk
into them and get caught. Those traps
usually catch two at Il time, and the
game is called a married couple. After
they an in the snare they are supposed
to be all right, and the world pays little
attention to them. 1t often happens
that they are not all right and once or the
other finds he OF She has been fooled,
and then comes between them Il cat and
dog business, for which the great world
has little sympathy, even when 1t hears
the trouble. It has no ear OF heart for
either domestic bliss or anguish, and the
results of husband or wife Snaring are
seldom known.
In fact it is not known that 80 many
snarcS are laid, and only when one of
them sometimes fails Of It's game is it
brought to mind that such ugly things
are III existence.
j George Strauss got into New York So
cicty somehow and appeared like afasl-
iOnablc young man. he reported mln-
self rich and bore theevidrncesOf wealth.
R0salic Mayer, an orphan girl Of wealth
promised tOmarry him. andthc wedding
was neal at hand. Strauss had a large
circle OF acquaintance hut his business
WAS entirely outside of this circle. One
day he accidentally dropped in upon Il
Miss ROtfOOt, who dill not know him,
and told her an affecting story OF having
/ just landed in the country, and having
been robbed. During this conversation
another man entered, and to him Strauss
appealed saying: so. il yOu sir, would
/ but assist me 10 get my thingSOu OF the
custnmhonsr, | Will d0ubly repay YOU.
Strauss wanted S25O. and the other said
he would help him hut was afraid to
trust Il stranger. Finally the yet timid
accommodating gentlcman asked Strauss
if he had nothing he could give him as
security. Yes" replied Strauss, "reluct-
antly, 81 havctwo splendid gold watches
and chains, but they We're intrusted to
me to take us Il present to Il gentleman
in San Francisco. would be afraid to
let them go out of my sight" Let me
see them" said the other, that will do
no harm.7
Strauss produced the watches. "Thesc
are worth II thousand dollars" said the
other, surprised, and whispered TO Mrs.
ROefOot you might as well make a lit
tie money out of this. yOu are a poor
paid for the watches, and Strauss and
the other departed on their way reiOic-
ing. Their acquaintance o ripened
! when they got in the street, and almost
us sOOn Mrs. ROeto0t ascertaincd that
the watches she had purchased were
worthless.
The other day Rosalic MAYER. accom-
panied by her guardian, Il wealthy mer-
chant Of Broadway. visited that noble
Observation-Disclosures known as the Tombs
and asked to see George Strauss, who
had taken up his abode within, They
were admitted. AS they entered Strauss
cell the fashionable young gentleman
shrank buck into its darkest corner, but
Rosa advanced, and thus addressed the
covering figure!
$50, you have been paying me atten-
tons for owe Il year, and invcigled me
into an engagement; but, thank God, |
found you ont ere it was too late. You
are Il swindler and villain, and | never
want to see you again. Here. take your
kringy' she concluded, extending an en-
Engagement ring richly set with diamonds.
Strauss refused to take it, and the girl
dashed the ring at his feet, and left the
cell weeping.
It will be safe tor the New York So
ciety papers to state that George Strauss
and RoSalie Mayer will not be married,
as per engage1nent. This Is One'Qf the
marriage traps that was sprung too soon
to catch its victim. There are MANY
others like it concealed in the private
walks of life.