The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-26
TITLED FORTUNE HUNTERS.
Set of ScampS Who Would be Dis
grace to Any Penitcntiary.


grace to Any Penitcntiary.
An American gentleman, who has re-
sided for a good many years in Paris,
received one day from member of one
of the greatest families of France let
ter requesting a list OF the daughters OF
tho Mesors. Vanderbilt, and also of
those of the Messrs. Astor, with full
particulars respecting the fortune that
each one would probably inherit. 1t is
needless to state that the letter afore-
said never was answered.
In good many instances those high
born gentlemen, the representatives OF
illustrious families and the wearers OF
magnificent titles, who WOO American
heiresses, constitute as consummate a
set Of scamps as are to be met with out
side the four walls of n prison. Loaded
down with debt, cXiled from the circles
OF thoir own set for reasons too fragrant
to mention, almost invariably gamblers
OF tho most frenzied type and roues
that could have given points to the
friends of the Regent Philippe dor.
leans or to the courtiers of Louis Nv,
this group forms a class apart, outlawed,
disreputable, and such beings as every
pure-minded woman and every honora-
BILE man ought to avoid.
Yet they are usually the most fasci-
mating of men, winning of manners and
of speech, polished, accomplished, and
altogether attractive. And the condi-
tions to which the American bride will
some times submit to secure possession
of her noble bridegroom are occasionally
most extraordinary. know of one such
international marriage, which took
place in Paris some years ago, in which
provision was made in the marriage
contract for tho maintenance, from
funds provided by the bride, of the chere
annie of the noble spouse. And the
American betrothed consented.
Any one who has lived long in Europe
and who has Investigated the results of
such alliances, could tell some melan-
choly story concerning the fate of our
young country women in many instances.
The Italian Count who boat and kicked
his American wife at a Partisan hotel q
year ago is by no means an isolated
specimen of his class, More than once
has the American wife of the bearer OF
lofty title died under circumstances
SO sudden and so mysterious as to give
rise to the gravest suspicion of poison,
ing. In another instance tho aristo,
cratic husband refused to support his
wife and child because the former
would not consent To associate with the
woman for whose sake he had separated
from her.
The American woman who narries q
titled European must expect TO 20 heart
hungry all hos days. There Is no more
question of love in the homo that owes
its splondor to the wealth OF the wife
and the rank OF the husband than there
is of cool springs ard rushing waters in
the desert of Sahara. But, OF course,
for this deprivation thero are certain
compensations, such as the enrree into
the first circles of European society
the privilege OF stamping ones note
paper with coronot, the satisfaction OF
having ones servant announce the car
riagD OF AIadame la Princesso or the
dinner OF Madame la Comtosse. There
arc two elelnents, however, that mus
always be recltoned with in these marri
ages, namely, tho gaming table and tbs
demi-monde, snd the first named is thi
most universal and tho worst OF ths
two. Paris Cor. Philadelphia Telo
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