Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-08
A NEW ENTERPRISE.
Young Men who Advertise for Brokers ~
Advance Money on Their Good Lacks.

Advance Money on Their Good Looks.
Several advertisements have recently
appeared which read about as follows:
NTANTED-A broker to advance money
" on handsome young mans mutrl.
moDiai chances
A handsome Tribune reporter who
bushes at the thought Of matrimonv,
concluded to pass temporarily as
young man OF this type. and wandered
down through Wall and Broad streets,
among the brokers. Stepping into a
well.known office, the reporter called
for Charles j. Osborn. who is usually
willing to make money. and asked for
. private audience. When seated away
from curious cars the reporter re-
marked:
"Mr Osborn. come on a peculiar
errand. As YOU perceive. ! am a good
looking young man Of fascinating man
ners. and readily WIN the smiles of the
fair sex. Now. il | had some money
with which to board in fashionable
locality. join "A club. drive a dog cart
in the Park, dress well and get n the
social swim. in less than six months I
could marry an he rcss. ! propose
that you advance me, say five thousand
dollars. and take your chances. and a.
soon as succeed l will give YOU ten
thousand dollars
Mr.. Osborn stared at the scribe with
broad grin. and then began to laugh.
"Well,' he said. III that isn't the
strangest scheme I've had proposed
yet, and have been in Broad street
good many years. My dear young
friend, | am delighted to have met
you. but after brief consideration. |
assure you have retired from busi-
ness"
The reporter was not discouraged
He did not desire in his heart to have
money thrust on at one fell swoop.
On Wall street. where the setting sun
casts a shadow Of George Washington's
statuesquc head, firm of bankers aud
stockholders occupy a basement The
head Of the firm is Of reputrd shrewd-
ness in business, and the reporter was
anxious to hear the explosion that
would follow proposal Of that kind to
him. He listened attentively and then
sad Il happen to know of case of
this kind which occurred in Boston. A
well-to-do friend Of mine knew very
handsome clerk at the desk. One day
ho offered to stake him on his matri-
monial chances. The young man took
the money, went into society. met an
heiress. cultivated her and became en-
gagged to her. She was a girl Of COM
mon sense. and wanted to know more
about the young man than he had
communicated to her. Some friend
looked up his record and surmised
CnnIN ho Ia pl lnf t,l,
One day when the handsome lover
drove up to her door with his dog cart
for . drive, 4 servant handed him a
note. 1t suggested to him the advisa-
bility OF returning to his desk like an
honest man, as he WAS forbidden to
enter her house again. My Boston
friend has never experimental since,
and l do not propose to begin now.
even IL knew you were to be married
tomorrow and would return my money
doubled the next day. To tell tho
truth | don't wish to discourage your
venture; one kind OF gambling
10 as good as another in these days,
and no doubt you would make as good
. husband as the average. want sim
ply to caution you that heiresses are
not always what they seem financially.
The times are peculiar. and some men
who manage to keep up appearances
and put as much style on their daugh-
ters as usual. do so for purpose, al
though they may be carrying enough
borrowed money to swamp them. As
you seem to look like an honest Young
man. who is simply cultivating an ev-
traordinary whim temporarily, let mo
also give you point Many men like
to see their daughters married to hon
orable young men, however poor.
Now. II you can fairly win the atlec-
tlons OF rich girl, ten to one her
father will advance you the means to
get past the knot safely. particularly if
he sees you are on the highway to sue
cess. l have one customer, however
who has ten million dollars to leave to
three daughters. He is so dissatisfied
With modern marriages that he pro-
poses to leave his wealth in such way
as to make their marriage impossible,
unless they prefer to become pcnnless.
He intends to build them home like q
club. where they can have all the en-
joyments Of life as long as they remain
singie-horses. servants, yachts, every.
thing except men,"
Another broker who declined TO ad-
vance money to the reporter in dis
gulse. admitted that he knew several
successful cases. "a friend of mine"
he said. has taken chances on two
young men. One borrowed five thou
sand dollars and gave him ten thousand
dollars in retarn. and the other about
seven thousand dollars and returned
fifteen thousand dollars Both of these
fellows went to Newport, lived in fine
style and married heiresses within six
months. 1t may be good business to
engage In, but | have decided to con-
tlnue making money in the old way and
take no risks. not even on so handsome
. man as yourself.
The reporter feels flattered by his
reception in Wall street, and hopes
young men who have contemplated
some scheme Of this kind will feel en-
couraged by his self-denying efforts to
clear the way for them.-N. y Tribune.