The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-07-16
Marrying Foreign Titles.

me some time since about an American
girl, Miss Y, of one OF our Western
States, who was sold to Baron De.
This high aristocrat married her with
The distinct understanding that he should |
receive with her dot OF 100000. But
as this sum constituted the whole OF the
fortune left Miss x by her father,
the noble Baron De- was obliged to
ask that the family Of the intended bride
should raise an additional sum of 4Oo,,
900 francs to pay off the gaming and
other debts. This the mother of Miss
paid out of her own private for
tune, so eager was the mamma to have
her daughter we'll married! The noble
Baron De- would take the daughter
on no other condition. How humiliat-
ing it must be to girl, if she has the
slightest self-respect left, to know that
she gains husband only by such igno.
bio barter and upon such base terms!
"But them" added my lady Informant,
"you must recollect that she had the
honor of dining after her marriage with
some of the best families in Europe. with
the Prince De Thingumbob, the Count
Won Whatshisname, the Princess DE
.Whodyecallem and al those! And l
have heard say she has even been pre-.
sented at court in Vienna and Berlin and
spoken with the Emperor and En-
press!'' Just think Of it. Contemplate
the tremendous honor, and then say if
YOU do not think that all that glory was
dirt cheap at the price Miss X paid
for it. 10 have had three minutes con-
yersation with an Emperor--is that not
cheap at $500, 900? To have satat the
board 5, a Prince ~ that not. worth q
least q million7 ~ Faa 'ss W ss
An American, now q resident of Paris,
| who married one Of his daughters to a
Prince De L., about five years since,
and gave the husband $5O0,0UO to take
his daughter of bis hands, says that he
has one moro daughter left and another
| $500, 900 to spare for the right prince or
other pobleman when he comes along
Mr. ought not to have to wait long
fora bridegroom. The price is suffi'
GENTLY high, in point Of fact extravagart
There are plenty Of played-out noble
men to- be bought for one.6fth thai
amount every day in the year in Paris
plenty of counts, dukes and not q few
princes who would bite eagerly anC
hungrily at q bait gilded with one o.
two hundred thousand dollars. l
/. sounds much grander and looks a grea
deal larger when multiplied by five. ane
converted into francs. One million
francs certainly seems q great deal NOR
money than $500, 900. Apropos Of mar
rying for money, am reminded Of I
funny story told me BY an American
young lady who has been studying mu
sic for some time in Vienna and Paris
and is now singing with great success il
Italy. Iallude to Miss Clara Bernstein
81 CINCINNATI, O. One evening at
, social gathering . Frenchman aske'
her: "Your musical education mus
have cost you . great deal Of money, ha
, Il not, Nile. Bsnstsinl."
, I" Oh, yss; quite 1 sum-" n
swell, now, don't you think 20
! would have acted more wisely 70 hsv
! saved that money and got married"
|. Miss Bernstein looked ct her interroe
:. Estof quissically and responded: "Pel
|, haps 20, but on tho other hand I don
! believe / could have bought inst ii
! husband that would suit me for til,
: amount Of money, you knowl"-Par'
CIR. San Froseiscot Chroatcle.