Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-05
A WIFE FOR $3.50.
Finding a Bride for Man with
Defective Nose.


From the Ne1o York journal.
A rather amusing story is going the
rounds IN Brooklyn showing how an
amateur matrimonial hagent procured a
bride for n rich customer and got left
himself. The only missing link is the
names OF the customer and young woman,
which have cen kept secret.
The amateur agent was Charles Min
den, lttle Polish tailor who has a store
at No. 500 Marcy avenue, nearly opposite
TOlnpkius Park. 1t is quite select
neighborhOOd and Minden has good run
of customers who keep him busy mend
ing and otherwise renoYating their cloth
| ing.
One Of the little tailOr's customers was
a German who does business in New York
and owns IA nice little house in the neigh
borhood of the park. His great misfor-
tune has been deformed nose, which he
claimed had destroyed his matrimonial
chances. the greater part OF this useful
member had been eaten away by can
Ger, and although he was not an ungainly
man in other respects the appearance of
his face was not such as a woman would
call good looking.
TINS man frequently spoke to the tailor
of the longing he had for nice little wife
4
seemed to give him the blues when ne
saw pretty girls and their escorts stroll
ing INTO the park, and on one of these oc-
casions recently he turned to Minden and
said
"Old man, Ia give $3.50 to the one
who would mud me Wife"
sis that SOP" observed the tailor.
"Wcli, wish could find you wife and
pocket the money. II / come across a
H.
"All right" replied the customer;
''you dud me the wife and FL plank down
the cash."
Thus they parted, the customer remark
ing as he lett that he would give the tailor
cnance to earn the money before he
tried the efficacy of regular matrlmOn-
Ial agency,
"He may only be joking" said the
tailor to friend soon afterward, "but Pm
going to try him all the same. think l
know girl who Will go for him."
A buXOm young woman, who looked
very enticing in her French nurse cap
and white apron, had been passing the
tailor's shop several times day on her
way TO and from the park with two little
tots of whom she had the care. The
tailor had seen her so often that he al
ways spoke as she passed by and received
"a pleasant answer. he had
learned that she was unmarried
and had no friends In the country.
The children called her Bertha and the
tailor made up his mind that he would
give her an opportunity of having Mrs.
affixed to her name, The day following
his conversation with his customer he
stopped her as she was rolling the baby
carriage along and spoke of the rich man
who was seeking wife.
"Oh, he's a grand, good man, :" he told her
"aud he's got heaps Of tin. His nose is a
little of style, but that won't make any
difference TO woman who is looking for
man with money TO make her big
lady"
Bertha bit at the tempting bait. She
agreed with the tailor To see the rich man
and listen 10 his proposal.
Ppm to get $3.50 II you take him." he
told her, land I'll give you $40 of it as
soon as you make the matter sure"
Then he arranged it so that Bertha and
his customer met, as 'twere by chance, In
his store. He introduced them and they
were betrOthed there and then. He
huRged himself and treated his chums to
beer after the couple had walked away
together. When Bertha came in the next
morning and showed him a gold ring on
her tinger he hurried upstairs and took
$50 out OF its hiding place. This he gave
her in advance of his own receipt OF the
matrimonial Zee OF $3.50.
The bride and groom are now having a
happy time, but the tailor is the most dis
gusted man to be found on the Hill. He
hasn't received his fee ana there seems
very little likelihood Of his doing so. Be-
sides he is out $I5.
He sent the wealthy customer with a
scant nose u bill few days since. As he
received no answer he called on him in
person and pressed his claim. lie re-
ceved positive refusal to pay and was
ordered to get his money the best he could.
Even Bertha laughed at him and called
HIM goose.
"Ill put lawyer on them" said the
tailor, land collect that money even II IL
costs me double 10 do so. No, will not
tell you who the parties are, because |
want 10 give them another chance 10 do
the square thing. guess when sum
mons is served the money will be forth
coming. II not there'll be law suit"