The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-03-10
TITLES HUNTING FORTUNES.
An Episode of Washington Society Life
Foreigners Seeking Rich Girls.
Washington Correspondent st. Louis Globe
DemOcratI

An Episode of Washington Society Life
Foreigners Seeking Rich Girls.
Washington Correspondent st. Louis Globe
Democrat.l
For some beDeficent reason, probably il is
the presence of the Diplomatic Corps society
here is exempt from adYenturers sporting
foreign titles. Wallets and BARRIERS who
would victimize our toady ying republic
choose any other city but this for the theater
of of their successes. The different legations
have in their train sufficient number of
young men of unexeeptioDeble manners,
long pedigrees, and shorter fortunes for our
bellies and heiresses to exert their fasoina-
tions on, and these scions of nobility nust
have their heads quite turned to ffnd them
selves such important peTsonages. Washing
ton is not the choicest mission at the
disposal of foreign premiers; with most OF
them il ranks in psy and honor with Japer.
but as diplomatic service in other countries
is as much a profession as the army and
navy, they begin ct this station and work
their way upward. Five of the foreign MIN
listers to this country have American wives,
and the secretaries of the Chinese, Eoglish
and Russian legations have followed their
example. An heiress with q convertible
and portable fortune is an interesting object
for the shoal OF unmarried attaches and sec
retares. and a little episode that has taken
place hsssh0wn the emin n by practical view
tie indissoluble. A secretary to the envoy
of an oriental power, a 81 united, swsrthy little
worshiper of Allah and mammon, had man
aged to so ingratiate himself in the esteem
of wealthy young lady that their engage
ment was freely talked of, and the date OF
the ceremony only needed to be set. The
friends of the damsel were provoked, he
relatives SO much iDcensed that they wenr
to the minister under whom the secretary
served to ask his help and Interference to
break off such an odious connection. The
minister could not see by American lights,
and coald fiud no objections to sach q
match. To all that was said ne shrugged his
expressive shoulders and smiled. HE does
not love her." they said 'he only wants her
money A shrug from the minister in re-
sponse. HE will spend her money, break
to another station" Her friends
will take cara OF her, urged
the minister, sneeringly. But he drinks,
he is unprincipled, be gambles." said the
irate relative. Ike make some money by
that" answered the imDertuFbsble envoy.
"Hsw can he marry by his religion, and il
he abjures IL is he not an .outcast from his
owa countryg' Another shrug and q pecu-
liar smile. "He' has two scaudalons affairn~
on hand now" they said, "Oh, he will have
money enough 30 take care of them, too,
replied the minister This last, with its,
accompanying shrug and smile, was quite
100 much for abe puvitsnieal American. who
gave the minister a piece OF his mind, and,
departing, banged the legation door sfter
him. In the course of time the young la3y's
eyes were opened TO some Of his is2ce's
peccadilloes, and the young diplomatic, hnd-
| ing that ths anticipated fortune would bs so
tied up and secured that he woulalreap
small enjoyment, most gracelessly reCsated
from his position.