Spirit Of Jefferson

A Husband of
Fortune.

We clip the following remarkable instance of matrimonial infelicity attending a Chicago marriage from the DeWitt (Iowa)
Journal of the 8th instant:

"It is a fact not generally known,
but it is said to be a fact, that
there is a sort of 'enterprise' carried on by a
set of bawdy characters in Chicago, the os-
tensible object of which is to bring together
and furnish men and women with life part-
ners for and in consideration of a certain
sum. This branch of business is carried on
under the suggestive title of 'Love Bureau, '
and by compliance with directions, and ad-
vancing the requisite sum of money, one
may soon be enshrined in the affections of a
blushing bride, and have a loving one to
soothe his cares, and share his sorrows through
life—or, at least, the 'Bureau' will promptly
furnish the other half, and that should secure
to him all the rest.

a gentleman of
our town became ac-
quainted
with this labor-
saving and time saving
process of se-
curing a helpmeet, and being thus minded,
he forthwith forwarded fifty dollars, had his
fortune told, was informed that at a particular
time he was providentially to meet, in the
city of Chicago, at a stated place, a woman
bearing the description then given, and we
believe, a picture of the would-be bride was
also sent. Upon the approach of the
time designated, the buoyant gent dropped
his tools—for he is an honest, industrious
German stone-mason and plasterer of our town
—and went thither to the predestined meet-
ing of his blooming frow. Arriving at the
place named, he found the woman answering
the description in every particular, and but a
short time elapsed before all the preliminaries were arranged, and they were wrapped
in silken cords of love, and spliced in hy-
menial pledges. The two being made one,
came together to DeWitt, arriving on last
Monday night's train, and all went on swim-
mingly and in good style for a time, but when
Saturday night came, there came with it a
scene of loneliness to poor Hans; but, sup-
posing his wife was being legitimately de-
tained from his side, he retired to his virtuous
but lonely couch, and only learned in the
morning the true reason of her absence. She
had taken the evening train and gone back
to Chicago, probably having an engagement
for another spouse about that time, taking a
large number of things that she had received
here at the hands of her husband, and greatly
improved in her dress. Mr. Weis took
his sorrows in a truly heroic and philosophic
manner, and smoked his pipe and kept about
his business, and he hopes to be able to con-
tinue at it. We call that abbreviated felicity.
He doesn't want any more fortune-tellers'
frows.
Who does?"