The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-23

what IL Cost Mr.. George Parsons to Get
n Foreign sOn-tn-Law.

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In the city Of Columbus, where Mrs.
| HAYES now resides, the wealthiest
resident is George Parsons. He is q
lawyer, whose fortunes are SO well ad-
vanced by bequests and investments
that he seldom appears la active life.
He is doubtless n constant and reliable
Republican citizen, but he has the
added connection of an aristocratic ii
not princely soD-in-law.
Nine years ago Mr.. Parsons started to
Europe with two daughters to make the
grand tour at abundant leisure. | Was
d passenger on the same steamship, the
Fulton. We young fellows used to see
two vivacious Western girls, just out OF
school, sitting at the head OF the COM
panion way, one Of them not too sea-
sick to conceal the flash Of her black
eyes and the rich, girlish color that
| those Columbus mondays impart to
the complexion. Rompipg, racing,
| laughing MS she revived from MAJ dc
mer. May Parsons WAS generally con
sidered the prettiest lass on shipboard,
and so young as to be nearly uncon-
scious Of it.. She made no other impress
sion. us her fathers circumstances were
not known.
But three years in Europe changes
many n rustic nature. The news came
was "to marry prince u young chap
attached to the German legation at
Paris. She returned to Columbus and
went into the strictest privacy, as II
presently to wed Vishnu himself, and
doomed to state Of holiness for u term
of preparation. He was prince-one
OF the royal military kind-whose line
age was somewhere well written, aud
amounted to having served la the wars
aud drawn salary yaliantly since the
time Of the electors OF Germany. He
was sort of unproductive John Hay
or Major Babcoek. one OF the under
diplomatists, but u true prince for oil
That. When he arrived in Columbus he
had come dogs with him to denote his
Importance settlers, hounds, or some
thing supposed out Of America to be
arstoeratic. But not u peg would that
high mettled Uutchman bulge until
Parsons pere had settled on or about,
aud some say raised and paid. 100000
10 him for the holy privilege OF taking
the prettiest girl away from Columbus.
Parsons was u man OF sense, and prob
ably thought princes supeiiluous on the
earth in any form, but this new and
kni9htly form Of assessing taxation on
females wac indeed cruel. Nine. Par
sons. however, did not want such IL
beautiful prince. to go out Of the family.
What is called the social pressure was
brought to bear, and Dutchman, dogs,
bride, titles, and ali disappeared out OF
the Union Depot toward Europe, dimin-
ishing the bank account Of Columbus,
and, In course OF time, making. George
Parsons the very worthy grandfather OF
two princes, whose ankles are better
turned, and whose eyes are blacker than
any Of the Weldecker, Schomhauser,
DOwershausen family.
And vet may we prudently ask k-for
we do not fight with double-hauded
swords. nor wear u helmet nor pair OF
military corsets would not George Par
sons, of Columbus, prefer u son on the |
Republican plan OF his townsman. X. |
Il. Hayes, to son-in-law who requires
an income with wife, and lives by
chewing his side whiskers around le-
CATION