HOW TO SECURE A HUSBAND IN FRANCE

Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 1, Issue 22, 17 June 1867, Page 139

HOW TO SECURE A HUSBAND IN FRANCE

A Giaii, young and pretty, and above all gifted with an air of admirable Parisian candour, lately presented herself before a lawyer. -v •. , - “ Monsieur, I have come to consult you upon, a grave affair. I want you to oblige a man 1 love to marry me in spite of him, self, How shall I proceed?” The gentleman of the bar had, of course, a sutlieiently elastic - conscience. He reflected a moment, and then, being sure that no third person overheard him, replied hesitatingly : “Mademoiselle, according to our law, you always possess the means of forcing a man to marry you. You must remain on three occasions alone with him '; you can then go before a judge, and swear that he is your lover.” “ And will that suffice, monsieur ?” “Yes Mademoiselle, with one further condition.” “Well?”

“Then you will produce witnesses. who will make oath to have seen you remain a good quarter of an hour with the individual said to have trifled with your affections.’'' “Very well, Monsieur, I will retain you as counsel in the management of this affair. G-ood day.” A few days afterwards the lady returned. She was mysteriously received by the law yer, who scarcely giving her time to seatherself, questioned her with the mo6t lively curiosity. “ Capital, capital.”

“Persevere in your design, Madmoiselle; but mind, the next time you come to consult me,-'give me the name of the young man you are going to make so happy in spite of himself.” “ You shall have it without fail.”

A fortnight afterwards, the lady again knocked at the door of the counsel's room. No sooner was she within, she flung herself into a chair, saying that the walk had made her breathless. Her counsel endeavored to re-assure her, made her inhale salts, and proposed' to unloose her collar..

“It is- -useless, Monsieur,” she said, “1 anrmuohbetter.”

?!@wsU. ! rioWvtelFme;the name of'tho'io*. tuhate-mortaL”^ “ Weli, thenj‘theT’ortuiiai» mortal, be it known to you tboyounj beauty, bursting into a jlaugh., V“ I love you; I have beert .here Three times tete-a-tete with you, four witnesses -are below, ready aocbwillihg to accompany me to V magistrate,” gravely continued the narrator*. - '.'-V.'f ' The lawyer, thus caught, had the good sense not to get angry. The most singular fact of all is, that he adores his young who, by the way, makes an excellent house* keeper.