Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-02-17
4 BUSINESSLIkE BELLE.
One OF Nilwnukee's Fair Daughters
Makes strange Deal. with Happy
Result
Chicago Inter Ocean.

NihCteu Inter ocean.
Chicago leading the world in every
thing known, now seems to develop a
totally new and novel line of business
an export trade in good looking.
manageable men. This is no exag-
geration, for the thing has actually
commenced.
A few days ago welLknoSn South
Water street merchant took run on
business to that pleasant little suburb
of this city, Milwaukee. There in n
spare hour he met an old acquaintance
who is blessed with superabundance
of this worlds goods and one fair
daughter. Fair daughter was around
and commenced inquiring of the man
from South Water street rs to the way
things were running in dear old
Chicago" He said dear old Chicago"
was all right, and further told her all
about the opera, and the last reception
at the club, and all about the giddy
throng OF fashion, the color of Bern
hardt's back hair. and the other mat
tiers dear TO the female heart.
Fair daughter yawned at last weary
ing of past pleasures, and turned the
conversation by asking suddenly if
there was anybody new in town; if any
more society young men had blossom
ed; if any new Apollo had dawned to
make the girls radient and the men
Jealous.
Chicago business man answered in a
bulness-like way, that "the woods are
full of EN-" He didn't say these words
but he conveyed the idea in elegant
language. He said Apollos in tweed
suits, light-colored ulsters, funny little
hats, and tightly folded umbrellas were
as thick in Chicago as paw-pnws in the
country in fall. They overlooked the
precients of the Board of Trade and
flooded the adj acent alleys and by WAYS.
Fair daughter sighed again, then
suddenly frightened, pondered mo-
ment and then said, ooh, Mr.. ---, YOU
are in the commission business, are
you not? Yes, / thought so. Well
you can ship me good, seryicable,
handsome, manageable man. | don't
care about an Apollo, but want n good
husband. There is a terrible dearth of
nice young mon here. By the way
how much would your charges be-"
"Oh, don't know; Wen fix the com
mission when the shipment has been
made"
Every well; or III pay You Zoe
pound if the consignment il good
one"
"All right said the commission
man, laughingly, 'I'll book it." And he
did, and was soon after speeding back
to town.
Two days later he came across bus
mess friend, young, good-looking, above
reproach, and manageable. Spotless
friend was very much astonshed when
commission man gazed earnestly at
him, drew him away from n crowd of
companions, and asked excitedly;
e., how much doyou weigh?'
ooh, about 1915 pounds" "
Commission man made II rapid com
putation, said Good" drew spotless
friend into q quiet corner and had n
long and serious talk with him. When
it was over they shook hands and each
went his way, apparently well content
ed.
Spotless young business man went to
Milwaukee and obtained an introduce
ton to his consignoe.
Here the work Of the chronicler
ends for the present, though it is said
that in three weeks there will be o
wedding to mention Itremains to say
that the consigner has received from
the consignee one cent on the dollar of
the commission agreed upon, the sum
of 10! cents coming to hand in hand
some unique box. Fact