Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-11-27
MATRIMONIAL BRoxRR-
A Singular Occurrence in San
francisco.

ton Of love marriages would bs
surprised to learn what a trade
: is driven in procuring life part
ncrs. Employment offices are
visited several times week by
those desirons of finding hus-
band, or wife, as the case may
be. In many cases they are
accommodated. So much mon
ey for a wife, or SO much money
for husband. The Free Labor
Exchange has not been exempt,
from such visitations, but the
manager has resoIuteEy refused
to take any consideration what
ever of any such applications.
The love-slck individual is told
that the Labor Exchange does
not do any such business. APP
IplicatioDs are made sometimes
BY letter. A modest man, ap-
parently easily suited, wrote, in
good faith, a letter relating TO
matrimony to a clerk in an en-
ployment 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 Il suitable person.
a suitable persoI he defined as:
First of all,on with good sense
and good health, neat, industri-
Gus, and modest. For personal
appearance | generally fsncy a
dark complexion. Not small;
/ am small enough myself. One
raised in the country is prefer
able to a city belle. One Of
good sense is preferable TO one
with a fortune The gentle
man also declares what religion
he does not want his adored 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
ment office clerks might be cx-
tracted from the story. An APP
parcnlly middle-agcd man ap-
piled at the counter one Satur-
day and asked for housekecp-
er for a bachelor, wearing a tel
ling smile on bis face at the
time. After a moments CONVEX
sation, he was asked point blank
If he did not want q wife. His
reply was in the affirmative. He
was told to come the following
Monday at 5 2. NJ. 1t happen
ed 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. Ev-
erything came on serenely Mon
day afternoon. The two prin-
cipals came to time, and were
directed to an adjoining room.
They had not been there long
before sounds of some disturb
ance at the office, and the wo-
man gave vent TO a shrek. One
of the assistants went to the
door, and found that matters
had progressed beyond all ex-
pccta,ion. The girl held the
man by the hair-at least she
thought She did. An effort to
relieve him Of some surplus
scalp-covering instead of per-
forming the desired object, drew
a wig from his head, and the
fellow appeared quite young
man. The woman screamed,
"My brotlier," 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
the desk, and struck the clerk a
blow he will not soon forget.
She then left The office for parts
unknown. The man in turn, a.
bused the clerk like Il pickpock-
ct, and endeayorcd to strike him,
but did not meet With much snc-
cess. He then departed, leaving
the clerk Il saddcr, and possibly
i wiser man.