Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-18
MATRIMONIAL BROKERAGE.
! SINGULAR OCCURRENCE IN SAN
FRANCISCO.

The firm believers in the notion Of
!ove-marliages would be surprised to
learn what a trade is driving in pro-
curing life partners. Employment
offices arc visited several times a
week by those DESTROYS Of finding q
husband, or wife as the case may be.
In many c,.ses they are accommoda-
ted. So much money for q wife, or
80 much money for Il husband. The
Free Labor Exchange has not been
exempt from such visitations, but the
manager has resolutely refused to
take any consideration whatever Of
any such applications. The love-
sick individual is told that The Labor
Exchange does not do any such bust
ness. Applications are made sone-
times by letter. A modest man, ap-
pareDtly easily suited, wrote, in good
faith, a letter relating to matlimony
to q clerk in an employment office in
this city. He said he had already
written to two young ladies, whose
names were furnished the clerk but,
to be sure, he wanted, a sharp look
out kept for q suitable person. A
suitable person he defined as First
Of all, one with good sense and good
health, neat, industrious, and modest.
For personal appearance generally
fancy dark complexion. Not small;
| an small enough, myself. One
raised in the country is preferable to
a city belle. One of good sense is
preferable to one with a fortune.'
The gentleman also declares what
religion he does not want his a,lored
to favor.
A singular meeting happened in an
employment Office IN this city a few
days ago. IF the conclusion was not
SO disastrous, it would strongly flavor
Of the romantic. A moral to employ
mcnt office clerks might be extracted
from the story. An apparently mid
dle-agcd man applied at the counter
one Saturday and asked for house. |
keeper for a bachelor, wearing a tell
ing smile on his face at the time.
After a moments conversation he was
asked point blank, if he did not want
a wife, His reply was in the af1irma-
tive. He was told to come the fol-
lowing Monday at5p. III. 1t hap
pened that n young woman called tie
same day, and after some beating
about the bush, declared she was
looking after u husband. She was
requested to come again the next
at $50. Everything came
on serenely Monday afternoon. The
two principals came to time, and
were directed to an adjoining room.
They had not been there long before
sounds of some disturbance reached
Jhe cars of those in attendance Mt Tie
office, and the woman gave vent to
One of the assistants went
% the door, aud found that matters
lad progressed beyond all expecta-
ion. Tho girl held the man by the
,air-at least she thought she did.
An effort to relieve him of some sur
'lus scalp-covering instead of per-
orming the desired object, drew a
Wig from his head, and the fellow an.
'eared quite q young man. Tie
woman screamed, "My brother" and
ell on the floor in a faint. The two
'tLels united their efforts to resus-
itate her, which in a short time were
o successful that she arose, grasped
N ebony ruler lying on a desk, and
truck the clerk blow he will not
Don forget. She then left tho Office
or parts unknown. The man, in
lis turn, abused the clerk like a pick
'ocket, and endeavored to strike him,
ut did not meet with much success. d,
lie then departed, leaving the clerk
sadder and possibly wiser man.