Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-09-27
NIatrimonial Brokerage.

SINGULAR OCCURRENCES IN SAN FRANCISCO.
riages would be surprised to learn what trade
is driven in procuring life partners. Employ
ment offices are visited several times week by
those DESTROYS of finding husband, or wife as
the case may be. In many cases they are &C.
commodated. SO much money for wife, or so
much money for husband. The Free Labor
Exchange has not been exempt from such visi-
tations, but the manager has resoluteiy refused
to take any consideration whatever of any such
applications. The love-sick individual Is told
business: Applications are made sometimes by
letter. A modest man, apparently easily suited,
wrote, IN good faith, a letter relating to matri-
mony to clerk In an employment office in
this city. He said he had already written
to two young ladies', whose names were fur
nished the clerk; but, to be sure. he wanted, q
sharp lookout kept for suitable person. A
suitable person he defined as: "Flrst Of all, one
with good sense and good health neat, in 1us-
trious, and modest: For personal appearance
ge1eraly fancy 6 6arE cSntpieXion: not snail;
country is preferable to city BELLE Oue of
good sense Is preferable to one with fortune"
The gentleman also declares what religion he
does not want his adored to favor.
singular meeting happened In an employ
ment Office in this city few days ago. II the
conclusion was not so disastrous, it would
strongly flavor OF the romantic. A moral to en-
ployment Office clerk might be extracted from
the story. An apparently middle-aged man ap-
piled at the counter one Saturday and asked for
housekeeper for bachelor, wearing telling
smile on his face at the time. After moments
conversation he was asked point blank If he did
not want wife. His reply was In the affirma-
tive. He was told to come the following Mon
day at p. m. 1t happened that young woman
called the same day, and after some beating
about the bush, declared she was looking after
a husband. She was requested to come again
the next Monday at $50. Everything came on
serenely Monday afternoon. The two prInci-
pals came to time, and were directed to an ad-
Joining room. They had not been there long
before sounds Of some disturbance reached the
ears Of those In attendance at the Office, and the
woman gave vent to shrek. One of the assist
ants went to the door, and found that matters
had progressed beyond all expectation. The
girl held the man by the hatr-at least she
thought she did. An effort to relieve him of
some surplus scalp-coverlng instead of perform
ing the desired object, drew wig from his
head, and the fellow appeared quite a young
man. The woman screamed, .!My brother"
and fell on the floor In faint. The two others
united their efforts to resuScitate her, which in
a short time were so successful that she arose.
grasped an ebony ruler lying ON desk, and
struck the clerk blow he will not soon forget.
She then left the office for parts unknown
The man, in his turn, abused the clerk like q
pidkpOcket, and endeavored to strike him, bit
did not meet with much success. BE then de-
parted, leaving the clerk sadder. and possibly
a wiser man.-(San Francisco Bulletin, Sept. II