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Show BUYING A HUSBAND. A slender young; woman slipped into Justice Riley's private oflico in Brooklyn yesterday morning, and said that she lived in Walworth street with a lady who objected to having damps Malono, her best gentleman friend, see her at the basement door, because- be soiled the flagstones with tobacco juice. The nigbt before James stayed with ber until 11 o'clock, and yesterday morning the lady turned her out of the house. Tho lady owed hc-r $10, and she wished to have the justice tell her how lo get it. He to:d her to make a complaint, but fche said that she. wished the money at once for a particular par-ticular reason, which was a becrct. Tiie secret that she finally imparted to the justice, on bis promise not lo tell, was that she was very anxious to marry Jam us Maione, and sho couldn't do it without the $10. Toe justico was puzzled until the girl handed him a crumbled bit of paper, on which was written the following: BrioKLVK, July 4, 1S7G. I will marry Johanna Phaion three montns from tbu above data if she gives me $-5. Jamcs Ma lone. "Wo werL- lotjkitig at the firen-orLe at Fort Greene, judge," the girl added. "on tho Fourth of July, Jimmy says, says lie, 'Johanna, I would like to marry you, but I'm hard up. If you will make it worth win's for me to gel married, u you will give me, say $L'5, 1 will promise to rnarry yuu.' I 6aid I'd give him the money, and when we got home Lh it night Jimmyputwhal he had ;a:d in writing I h a va savrd all I cm, judge, and have given Jimmy S.'it, ami I want 't morn to give him." Tiie hidgo cave her bis only advice, to make her complaint in a .-.lit (or wage?, which she d;J. .V. )'. voi, 'jih. |