The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-11-18
How a Marriage Was COnsum-
ma1ed.

mated.
There resides In France q gentleman
who was left at the death of his father,
| the possessor of one hundred thousand
francs (twenty thousand dollarsl. He
had no near relations, and did not feel
disposed to marry. Finding himself
alone in the world, and not having to
preoccupy himself Tor the wants OF 9TH
ers, he took 1t into his head to sink his
capital in Life Annuity, in order to
augment his income. He went to no.
tary who obtained Tor him eight per
cent. we'll guaranteed. Behold, then,
our hero in possession of eight thousand
francs year for lifel Now, one fine
day, he met young lady, whose excep-
tional qualities cnarmed him into re-
nouncing his ideas of celibacy. In short,
he would marry. His position as a life
annuitant was little embarrassing;
but he was in love, he passed 1t over,
went straight to the father, and asked
him tor the hand Of his daughter. His
offer being accepted, they went to
notary TO draw up the marriage settle
ment.
Once there 1t was necessary to explain.
At the first word Of Life Annuity, the
father-in-law cried out, and would not
hear another word about marriage.
"Whati you have all your property
sunk in Life Annuity And believed
you richl AMI yes, you are rich; but
only on condition Of your wife and chill
dren being pennlless. Do you know
what you nave done? You have disin-
herited them in advance. AT your death
you will leave them nothing; all your
property will die with you." In vain the
annuitant proposed to lay by one-third
of his income. eli you were to put by
every year even one-half OF your In
come" said the father, "what then 7
Your wife would be in pretty position,
indeed. if you died in a few years, leaY-
ing her three or lour children to sup
porL2 No, Ill have no more to do with
| ltW
"Let us sse," said the notary, "there
is perhaps some way OF arranging mat
ters. II my client still had The one
hundred thousand francs his rather left
him, and which you supposed him to
possess, you would give him the hand
Of your daughterW
"Assuredly," said the father.
avery well, we will replace your f1-
ture son-in-law exactly in the situation
he occupied before alternating his patri-
mony. We will take away his Life An
nuity and we will give him back his
capital"
"HOw will you do thatw said the
father.
"Listen! My client had an income of
five thousand francs, had he not? Now,
by alternating his capital he has in
creased his income to the extent OF three
thousand francs. Very we'll, we will
diminish it by just as much. Every
year, dating from to-day, he will pay
these three thousand francs to a certain
company that will point out to him,
and at his decease, whenever that may
happen, even should it take place to-
morrow, the said company will repay to
his heirs the patrimony OF one hundred
| francs that he has sunk in his Life An
nuity. BY this means he will regain his
perpetual income of five thousand
| francs. Does this suit youW
"Very WE'LL" said the father-in-law,
"but who Will guarantee the transac-
| tionW
81" said the notary. cit is l who
collects your son-in-laW's income. Out
OF his Lille Annuity OF eight thousand
francs he will engage himself by his
marriage settlement TO receive only five
thousand, and to leave in my hands the
| surplus, viz, three thousand francs,
which will annually pay for him to the
company charged with reinstating his
patrimony, and as to the management OF
|
one hundred thousand francs shall be
paid"
Every difficulty having disappeared it
is unnecessary to add thht the marriage
took place.
The sequel to the above is, insure
your life and marry. There are many
young men among our readers who
would undoubtedly marry, except for
the responsibility that would occur
til ereby. And TO such we would recon-
mend life insurance. A young man age
twenty-five, who receives salary OF
twelve hundred dollars a year, can in
sure his life for the sum OF five thousand
dollars, which will be paid to his family
in case OF death, or to himself in case
he should reach old age, for the small
sum of one hundred dollars per year,
which would leave him a net annua1 In
come OF eleven hundred dollars, and an
estate OF five thousand dollars. Those
| desiring lie insurance in any form we
would advise to call upon the Union
Central Lite Insurance Company, cor.
ner Fourth street and Central avenue,
JOHN CoCHNOwER, President, and N
W. HARRIS, Secretary, which Is the only
home Life Company that Cincinnati
possesses, and is entitled TO the conn
dence and patronage of our readers.