Telegram-herald., 1890-09-09
CUPID'S MANY WAYS.
Matrimonial Bureaus and Their
Methods IN PariA

Aot1O45 II Z aEi%
He vas standing In front Of the Grand
Hotel pufang moodily on huge cigar
whose gils garter. SYSTEMATICALLY dis
played. proclaimed It's high price.
GangeF-coiored shoes adorned his huge
feet and his gray suit of sotns fuzzy
cloth In pattern reminded mo In turn
OF sing Sing and a horse-blankek Tho
pink face and stubhy mustache. that
looked "a II it wero composed OF brass
wires, wore = familiar look. and asked
myself IN what corner Of Europe l had
seen this parti-colOred party before.
Then I remem hered that he WAS the
Western gentleman who had distin-
guished himself last summer By pro-
senting soyereigns 10 the walters Of the
Empire TheAtsr in London and went
rolling up the Strand one night firing
bullets through the top OF the hanson,
an amusement that cost him many
shillings tho next morning At Bow
strset court.
lie was not emulating the example OF
Danae By showering gold this summer
20 any extent Experience had sad
dened him. and usurious Time had ex-
changed some OF the gold on his cranium
for some doubtful-looking silver. He
had returned home 70 find that the
cattlo on bis ranch had been blown
away In blizzard lat least so his part
ner explAinedl. and he had como 70
Paris with The avowed intention Of
making rich marriage.
lie was OF t.morous disposition, so
was engaged 10 pilot this passionate
pilgrim to the Mecca OF moneyed matri-
nony Il VAS very easy by turning to
tho fourth page OF my Parisian paper to
fad a dozen addresses where TO apply
for an heiress- with fortune ranging
from a hundred thousand TO a million
francs. and there was even the advcr-
tisement o, Russian princess who
wanted 20 ct married, but she stipu-
lated nzively than the intended hus-
band must be "a prince de finance.
He said he thought she would be apt 70
como high, and anyway he was moro
particular about the DOODLE than the
blood
There was ono quito famous match
Matching house IN the Rue Drouot. and
thence we wendcd our way. We were
ushered into salon handsomely fur
nished with white and gold furniture
and palc-biue hangingS No suggestion
OF business anywhere. A nice family
looking sort of place that gave you q
feeling OF home
Madame the propriotress hustled in
a. that moment with a smile on hor
face. That Is. there were several
smiles. for Der face was so fat and her
mouth so largo that ono would not go
round. She was a pOnderous-looking
party. with 4 palpably false front and
teeth like dominoes.
She criticised my friend Of the amber
top with hungry and speculative
ere. and catechised him with tho free
dom Of an American census-taker. dis
sccting him bone fer bone and exseting
q minute history OF his past and pres
ont Then sho produced an album full
OF photographs OF feraslcs OF every age.
from tbs cralle 20 tho grave. discussing
their good points physically ss IL she
were selling horse. a conversation in
which tho Wosterner. as Judge OF cat
tie. took an active part
lie finally settled on a widow. a pert
looking party With a stage snirk. who.
an addition 20 posscssiay \ fortune. was
the rrlict Of q jockey That fetched
the client Tor he wanted n companion
IN iife who could discuss lsarncdly on
fodder and he blind ssnggcrs" in the
intervals of lovc-makinz.
The question vas now 20 arrange for
the frst meeting between tho unfortun-
ates. That was easily settled Madame
agreed % take D box at the hiYpodrome
for tho next Sunday night he might
drop n between the acts llxc = casual
visitor. meet the widow and the noSt
day learn az she a-cncy Just what kind
of AZ impression hc had made.
Having paid malans's fec % a hun-
drra francs ard denble "a much for 4
box. my now rzdIe-t com oanion and |
withdrew
When saw hin again sfssr l1rse
cf tFo weeks his f1c- wore a mingled
expression q gloom ard regret
Well said I. and how DO you pros
PER-
"Dcn't mention ia BE rroaned, Gov
~rinx his face with hls hands T do
serve e. be Kicked from here 70 I8aSo
'bv one Of EY own steers n don'k
cal ne dcdo Il vas all bloonin'
humbngr
But von net the LADY 7ou seiecteds
sac wse realT'
~Ye-es-shat Is. part cf her she Wa
thcre n toe hox. ard I chinned - hcr
awbile. and ne next iay called ca
uadaua She vas smiling as ever