AMUSING MATRIMONIAL CASE.

Patea Mail, Volume I, Issue 80, 19 January 1876, Page 3

AMUSING MATRIMONIAL CASE.

r\ii amusing imdi imonial case hits just come before ihe Trilmna). Monsieur Douche! - , a dealer in skins, was looking over his n wspuper; when Ids eye cidiglit t.be fiuliowing n* IVeri isemeiil'. —liuportnnt noliee.— Rich marring, s. Discretion ami facility,—A young lady of 20, with a dowry of GUO,OOO fran s. Ail orphan with 80,0(10 francs. Several widows of various dowrii 3. .Address—enclosing postage stamp to the sum of live francs, Ac.” 111. Lonelier at once exclaimed—■“ That s my affair,” ami laying down his pap-r, sent off the subjoined letter with the money to the matrimonial agent, one j.’oiiipiernr “Sir, —As a widower more than nine mohtliSj with four children, all in good situations, and conserpientiy alorm under file sky of Palis, belonging to a very honourable family of the. Sontli, full of health, with black eyes and all aquiline nose, a good figure, aged only GO years, but with no fortune hut my luminous intelligence in the skin trade, 1 desire to marry a lady of 157 to 40 years of age, possessing a handsome dowry. Tell me if portrait is necessary. It is well understood that the lady must pay the expenses of the wedding. Reply immediately A'ours, Ac., Locher.” The answer Was as forthcoming the next day. It ran Unis—“ Aly Dear Sir, — I have got just yovlr affair. She is a lady who would dearly love the skin trade. She is a widow. She seeks no fortune, hilt is pious and amiable, and (olid of doing good; Send your portrait with 27 fraiies. —Yours faithfully and obedient ly, Longueur.” M. Locher scut his portrait and 27 francs, ami the lady called on him, hut, accordingly to his evidence, instead of talking about marriage] she chatted him about Ids trade, arid finding it ntit to her liking, wished him good day. Aivay wont the .skin-ileaicr ill ii rage to the matrimonial agent; who, to pacify him, gave him the addresses of several women who kept glove Shops; as being likely to accept his haiid; b'tlt they till refused ; wakercupon he brought art action for 200 francs damages ; but the Court considcred the _ fekili-ilcalef had as the matrirnoriiai agent, add dismissed the ease.