Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-01-07
MARRIAGE BY ADVERTISEMENT.

what aQtcTtlseU1cutsi dShcu BOOu-
looking young gentleman.
"Why, this" and she read as follows:
MArRrMoNy.-A gentleman, widower, aged
~ with nice home, also good business in the.
city, would like to correspond with n lady with
means. Address X Y y, ~ James street, city.
"Oh! A lady with means, is it, he
wants. Then it's bona fde enough, l
warrant
But surely, George, no woman would be
such a fool as to marry man in this
way" pursued Miss Fitzgerald.
"Can't say Women are foolish
enough for anything. Rise at any fly"
he replied.
"Not nearly so foolish as you men.
Indeed, I don't believe there is single
man in your regiment that is not fool,
and have seen the whole Of them"
"The Dukes Own Hussars are much
obliged to you, I'm sure, for the
compliment, my fair cousin: but
To return to where we left off. DO
you suppose that If put an advertise
mcnt in the papers for a wife that
shouldn't have a hundred young women
answering ity'
j." Not onem cried Nina. with decision
" But perhaps if !, that is to say, a
woman, advertised it would be "A differ
cnt thing"
+" Well, Nina, You are pretty enough,
no doubt, TO go in and win said the
Young Lieutenant of Hussars, looking up
from his silk, feathers and tinsel at her
face.
al have great mind 20 try" she re.
torted, saucily. Suppose we have "A
bet shout it,"
"What would my respected pater say
to thatpn said he, with mock gravity.
Just after paying off my debts on the
promise that would never bet again"
ooh, gloves. you know Uncle George
would not mind that. besides, betting
with lady counts for nothing"
81 am very glad to hear it, for Jouvin
could hardly supply half Of all i owe to
your sex: but | thought that Mrs vii
Tiers had put book making under the ban
for YOU too, Nina. know she was COM
planning Of your extravaganza only the
ether day
Now Mrs. Villiers was distant con
nection of the Fitzgerald family and
very rich She had neither chick nor
child of her own and had adopted Nina
a few years before on the death of that
young persons mother,
wish YOU would have done with
those tircsamc flies" cried Nina after a
pause Where are you going to fish ="
g In Wicklow, next week, | hope"
But YOU are coming with us to the
hand this evening"
Certainly, my dear, if you wish it."
Don't 'my dear me, George you
know | hate IT.
t,u M,g N;Iinrc ,,r;tb Ni,a unl
George Fitzgerald, Joined the throng the
band of the Dukes own lIussars was
playing Joyous music and the crowd had
increased to what was almost n crush.
Mrs Nillicrs was dressed somewhat ex-
travagantly. She was u little squad
woman of fortyfiye years of age or up
ward, who sought to make herself look
like thirty and failed signally in the
effort She wore a quantity of false
ringlcts and her face was rouged, but
she did not look young for all that, not
even though her vivacity was that Of
some young thing in her second season
aud striving 10 appear " fast" rs n bait
Tor the military. 1t was true that she
was eccentric-~thc uncharitablc said
mad-hu what is eccentricity, after all
hat genius when combined with wealth
and influences II used to be an amuse-
mcnt of George and Nina Fitzgerald to
ridiculc in secret the persons composing
Mrs Nillicrs' court, and certainly 1t was
very absurd To observe the various
methods by which they sought to ingra.
tiatc themselves in the favor of their
patroncss, ms well rs the jealousy every
one of them exhibited toward his fellow
As for Mrs. Nilliers herself, although she
treated the train with as much contemp,
rs ii II was composed of dogs she could
ne, possibly exist without it from habi,
and long custom.
"Gcoryc' Georgem exclaimed thi.
busting little lady George, | see you,
father yonder alone. Go say ! desire tt
see him"
Fitzgerald simply shrugged his shout
dcrs while talking with his cousin. III,
had u great dislike to be singled out 70,
the imperious display of Mrs Villiers
50 he affected not to mind her in the
slightest degree,
The little lady frowned apd might, per
haps, have made some serious remark
only that Mr.. Fitzgerald, Sr.. happened
to join her party of his own frSS.w a
this moment, and with the air of n hea,
of this last century.
"heh! Mrs Nilliers, looking rs charm
ing Ms ever said the old beau, with d
flourish of his hat, rs he approached her
And | may return the compliment
Mr. Fitzgerald; you grow younger ever,
day.
The old fellow made grimace at thi.
reference 10 his age.
1t is the sight of you, Mrs Villicrs-
IT is the sigat of you that does it," ht
said.
Look ct the governor said George
the younger Ia Miss Nina he is as full
of rheumatism AS an egg is fun of meat
and look at the white trowsers and the
white waistcoat and pateut-lcathcr shoes
One would suppose he was going a-court
Ing"