Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

The PARISIAN BATCHELOR.

Lemonade-Maker, in Paris, has rendered himself as illustrious as the Tailor of Brighthelmstone. Having retired from business, he lived in the street of St. Nicholas; and being a bachelor, passed his time most pleasantly in making love to the ladies. He paid his court without distinction both to the married and single; and actually engaged the affections; and seduced 38 women in the neighbourhood. This happy amateur was proceeding in his very pleasant course, when death surprised him in the midst of his career. The ladies who severally flattered themselves with the hope of being his heir, hurried to his house--the married ladies brought their husbands--the single their parents, and all waited with impatience while his escritoire was searched for his will. No will was found, but the rage of disappointment was gratified by the discovery of a journal, in which the lover had kept a regular account from day to day of his conquests, and of all the circumstances which were interesting in their several cases. Curiosity was so predominant that the journal was actually read in the midst of the assembly. One woman was described to have been caught by her avarice—another by her vanity—one by the sensibility of her nature—another by her indifference, and the whole group was exposed not only to one another, but by their love of scandal to all the world—and now it makes the topic of laughter and ridicule at the beau monde of Paris.—The husbands have acted differently on the occasion. Some of them have pocketed the horns, on account of the gold with which they were embellished—others have taken it in dudgeon, and hang their heads. The fathers have invariably sent their daughters into the country, or into convent.