The sun., 1897-06-20

day ono OF my customers was telling mo how ho
was buncocd by confidence woman through
another agency several years ago., He was at
einia, ana had saved $4,000 He took 81, 500 In
cash out OF tho bank and came to New York
soon as hS nrrved he Joined hSrS
agency and soon was introduced to ~ charming
IN Snp Lived in s SmS
Sixth avenues, and in few days thoy became
engaged. She also wos musical. and they, were
States Senator from Florida, who was practising
law here. to<lnd out II tho " oman was what she
represented herself to be. and tho lawyer
- One day when tho man called he found S' her
After a while ho persuaded her to contidS her
trouble to him and she told him that she had q
Just been notified that 1t was about to be sold
for the taxes. which had not been paid in three
that unfortunately She had drawn drawn; every cent
she had the day before and made an investment
in Philadelphia, telling him all about It. He
offered her the money but she refused II, saving
she could not accept money from any one, pnr-
ucnlarly the man she was going to marry. He
would take her noto for tho amount. The note
was drawn up and he took $500, the sum she de
her. TO show wv his confidence in her. he then
tore the note in two pieces and threw 1t in tho
CRATE. That afternoon she sent g, note TO his
hotel telling him to be sure to call that night.
He went. and the maid met him, but instead OF
taking his card Us usual to hor mistress she
oh, thought you We're We're alone, maddam,
There sat his fancec-cxcuse me. but this is
sat his fianc6e in the lap Of tho former United
States Senator from Florida. Tho music teacher
was furious, and bade her an eternal farewell.
telling her that he was done with her Tho next
morning min, she sent him very penitcnt note! and
"Then she wrote and told him II he did not pay
her 5000 on the spot she would sue him for
made 81, 900 in cash she W got to out OF him, and he
had given her q diamond ring and a watch.
NSw % S such hRss Rss s nSyG
but we would never allow n woman like that to
register. Constantly confidence men and women
offer us $l25 amonth for the privilege OF being
introduced to our customers, but We don't do
business that way.
"Tho present condition Of the matrimonial
business is certainly prosperous and the time is
coming when IT will be on regular boom. be-
the city are thriving. The Hebrews do business
in different way. An agent hears of n Jewess
with certain amount of money and he begins
her all, about the man and tells tho
to both the agent takes his customer TO call on
tho young woman in her own home, just as any
his friends to call on her The Hebrews make a
lot of money out of this business, just as they do
out OF most things; and indeed there is money
There are always two sides to every question.
Tho average manager Of matrimonial agency
On the other hand the erstwhile customer can
relate experiences with pyrotechnical language.
income by hard but congenial work was induced
to join a certain matrimonial agency. When
asked what she thought OF such agencies and m
Matrimonial agencies! Don't talk to me about
them. OF course they do an enormous business,
and believe it is increasing all the time and no
wonderfully the tongue OF manager OF mat;
Wei should shS saS as fhsS
| can tell woman the most beautiful stories
hsPpy d1 G fch ease eharm
| ing, brilliant man and beautiful children that
will make heaven seem very poor sort
Vulnerable questions in writing about yourself
give your note to pay certain amount II you
regulated according to your income-and agree
to accept or decline all invi.ations to meet per
Maybe the first time he introduces you to q
really elegant man and after that he introduce:
you to the lowest class OF men on the face @
1Ya; You Write write and and tel tell him aim that YOU wish
You must pay him a certain amount. which yot
couldn't raise II your life depended on It. TheI
Is impossible. for he has detectives followine
you. Not only this. but he writes to the rela
that you are leading bad life, or all of thes'
| people Ia different name is signed to every in
| Quiry) would not be wanting to know you
| whereabouts. A better class of women join thes
agencies than men. and everybody who Joins on
| is q fool.
"Prosperi OF course they prosper. Did yol
ever hear Of the devil setting up any kind of
| shop on this earth that didn't prosper Som
women get ahead OF the agents occasionally b.
swapping up the first men they meet and tn
first man is always a pretty good man. and b.
marrying him right away or becoming engage
to him. and declining all other introductions
woman get even with the agent. Il
fhar 1t-af ha o1d mn han fn hav n q
pend on matrimonial agencies to get me hus
band. They are nothing but webs that cate
one now unless there was policeman on tina
side OF the street."