The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-26

count to nobody? In this way YOU will
make an excellent business hit. and at the
same time acquire for yourself a home
with the most amiable CT women"
Go TO the devilr' exclaimed the mer-
chant. And so 1t was 10 tell me Jack
and-the-bean-stalk stories that you took
here and spend nearly a whole afternOon2
me 1mnudence OF such a proceeding eN-
ceeds anything In all my experience. II IL
the Kicking that you deserve
IN this affair. as il is easy 10 see. the adj
venture turned out badly. and the agent
who had cOncOcted the little plan had sim
ply TO pay the penalty OF his mistake. But
very often the finale is far more happy.
An architect named Dupont, . years old.
goOd-loOking young man. applied TO one
OF the agencies TO hunt up good marriage
Tor him The agent spoke TO him of
Young lady who seemed 10 meet his ideal.
She had fortune of 10000 francs. NJ. Du-
pont was delighted.
Can you show me this marvel?" said
he.
Certainly: but here IS her photograph,
and you will admit that she is perfectly
beautiful We are convinced that she will
suit you, for she Is made TO please. Never
theless. the honor of my profession COM
pels me TO tell you plainly that in this
case there is a little Flemish"
"A blemish? What blemish?'
You will probably notice it yourself
nut y you never perceive it, 50 much the
The young man became thoughtful
What could the blemish be? a physical
deformlty. some secret an unworthy
mother, or father condemned to penal
serVitude. He made inquiries and was
agreeably surprised TO find that her fami-
~ was highly respectable in every sense
OF the word. Wishing to see the lady him
sell, he went one Sunday to the church
which she attended. She soon arrived
leaning on the arm of her father. The
young man admired her supple and grace
tul carriage. Afterward he saw her at
the theater and admired her more than
ever. In vain he looked for that defect
That famous blemish which they told him
ne would perceive. He saw nothing, and
At last he was invited to a dancing
party where he knew he would meet her
As soon as he entered the room he saw
her seated beside her mother. He went
up and asked her for a waltz She ac-
cepted, and rose from her chair Just
as ne placed his arm about her waist and
endeavored TO take her hand, which she
lett hanging down negligently, he dis
covered that the gloved hand was wood
His emotion was so great that he let it
Iall Inc young lady, accustomed, no
doubt, to the surprise which she had al
ready given to other dancers blushed a
little and murmured in a soft, sweet
"Ah, yes, sir. You did not know that
by an accident l am left with only one
hand
That was the blemish of which the
matrimonial agent had spoken to him.
certainly IL was a serious one. 1t re-
qulres some courage to ask the hand of
a young lady when that hand is made
of wood. But he visited her and found
that she was singularly beautiful, with
an admirable figure. and, above ali, that
she was so gentle. so resigned, and APP
parenty so affectionate in her nature
that he could easily overlook that cruel
infirmity.
Well, to make a long story short he
married her, and the matrimonial agent
after receiving his commission was per-
fectly correct when he said that in this
case he succeeded in bringing about a
genuine love match.