Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-16
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A few years ago yo1nz man OF nne
usrnonsI and mental advantages, Lot
vithout a dollar in his pocket arrived II
Paris from one of she provincial tovns
His terezts and friends had czs. him on
because Of his distas:s for oornn5erce and
his obstinate preferenoe for literary par
rita Hin fisher had given hm twenty
Ivs ffanes md theu ciosba the pateRuA
doogs spon him
Ths day sftss his arrival h o4ersd one
Of his mAnns1ipts 20 m editor. VITO
essuced over il and rseurDsd Il 20 h11
With q zu.iis. He tried E1ooesEvely four
or Eve editors, vIth the sAros success.
0 md rssurnsd 70 his humble lodging WITH
his literary ardor somewhat cooled Ss1u
be vas NOT tosaiiy dsseograesd- But,
aftex Q week spent IN fruisiso edortss
and finding that his twenty i've francs
had become reduced 70 four sDus, be de-
termined 10 write peaitsos iset3 % hss
father. He eiappsd his hat On s,s head
and went out 70 take walk IL vas q
brieh1. sunny Aftegnooo. and. arrived
upou the Poot Neat. be at down upon
q bench He had not 81 thess long
vhAn . eentleznAniy looking man al
down b. his nde, and remaining his
rnelsnchoay, Kindly asked the cause.
Ths yoan9 man frankly told him his
position.
Gone with me; viii SOON pat yol
Ia q vay 10 escape from eli your DIM
calsisa-"
The young man accepted the invitation
Of his pSw freud and followed him TO
one Of the most elegant restaurants OF
the quarter, where be vas soon seated
4 Asnx~r UhSfx the
dessert vas placed on the table his new
friend asked:
what do you take me to be-"
am surs do NOT knOw," replied
the young man. A coout, perhaps;
a . marquis, or st bessf man OF for
tune"
mo, at ALL repi,ed the other. i
am In buxaness, and my business n TO
draw Just such young IOen a. 700 ont OF
soch difficulties xs yOu are In"
Hoe
BY marrying them TO some rich
heireas."
Tie young provincial listened atten-
lively while the speculstor explained ths
bnsaness 20 him-
"Nov,~ aid the latter, what 10 your
fathers fortuDeS'
"A fortune In landed property mostly.
bat representing value Of at least ~,
GU franco"
my dear sir exclaimed the marriage
broker, you have right 10 nrst class
dowry. Let as see; who have l to give
your Do you like blOndes!"
Passionately.
THAT'S perfect; have your affair"
Wall, nov present me To the young
lady"
mo. No, young man, you go too fast
We do n0e compounds families IN thai
wsy. You mnst first give me hse hun
drsd francs 10 pay for the negotiations,
without which the whole affair will
fail"
Five hundred francs. IoOuidn' { give
you Eve Sous il my life depended upon
itr' exclaimed the young man-
But" rejoiped the other, "yoo can
write 10 your father, tell him that you
are about marrying q young lady with
dovry of 800 90 francs, and double that
when her father dies: that the father Ii
apoplcctio and the mother drops'oai; you
sse the affair IN superb"
After little more discoasion the young
man at down aud wrote q letter which
vas calculated 70 impose ON tbs old gen
tleman. BY the return Of post the young
man received forgiveness and bank
note for 1000 francs.
The marriage broker took bis dupe 70
the opera, where he promised he should
meet his future bride. The orchestra
had just finished their overture when a
boz directly in front Of our credulous
youth was oveiied, and q fair haired girl
of great beauty entered, accompanied
by an elderly lady and an officer In un-
dress uniform.
There che il with her father aud mo
Their" ssid the matchmaker. Look at
hsr; what do you sayT'
Beautiful. beautiful returned the
other. Desperately smittsn; but does
she know that ] am bere!"
"Of course, for ! have made all the
necessary propositions and advances for
700, and II you suit the young lady as
we'll az she seems to please you, the AFFAIR
ID arranged at once"
bot ahe does not appear TO notice me
at ALL" remarked the young man, after
Q time.
"Shs notices you without your seeing
H." said the other; "but wait q moment;
j VIII ~ 0Uu uUu Jus suO shhPaS0sSss y w.
haye produced"
And between the acts tho marriage
broker went to the officers box. spoke
q few moments With the old gentleman,
and immediately returned ~ his COM
paniou. =,
WELL" aaid be, "thsy are very well
pleased with you. The parents say you
are q serious looking young man, and
the daughter asked one OF two questions,
which augun we'll. But enough for this
evening. Come tomorrow 10 my bu-
Esas, and 20 viii make some further
progress"
The Young man was exact at the rem
dexvoue. The matchmaker began by
the price Of the opera box
which The lady and her parents occu-
pied, peseending that he bad presented
chem the tickets In the young nan's
name. hue oug PROVINCIAL began 70 have
his sunpioions excited. end, after put
tin9 tpmo very clooe qusoti0ns 10 him,
which embaYvaassd hi0 greatly, the
young man leit; and. convinced that he
had been duped, went 70 cool his aes-
tation by q walk In the gardens OF the
Tulieriea. There, one OF the first
0roups he saw Was his promised bride,
accompanied the same way - the even
ing before.
0oina up 70 The ola olacss. hs begged
q suonSusfs private oopversatiOn, aud,
when hs had taken him ssios. sAid:
Pardon me, sir, bat ypa we're as the
opssa last nlahsf'
YEA STR"
"Arsyou particularly acquainted with
the individual Who sntesed your box and
spoke 70 soa bsl~sen the second and
third acea2"
al don's know him at All." replied the
officer. He came 70 aak mel va
not The Couns d'Estsea and II ! had moi
carved in the late kings body guard
On my replying In tbs Negative be ex'
cussd hinsslf and went Away. but Why
do 700 askr"
"Oh, cir, there are some great ro4ues
In your city of Paris.'
Certainly, sir; bot Why remark that
which h a. little consolina ~ is 10 pos
xble 70 bef"
"Sir," said the yoang man, resolutely
would you believe that the man whe
entered your tox last night proposed
yuur dauehter's hand 10 me, with bel
dovry and your fortune. for certain
sum Of money!
The old mans face grew red with an.
ger; and the next day, accompanied by
ths young provincial, each armed with
heavy cane, be called upon the match
maker, and the old officer Vas quite dis.