SHE WON HER CASE.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 2600, 6 March 1891, Page 2

SHE WON HER CASE.

There was a queer, shrewd IrjslTgirl, who was engaged to a certain well-to-do youth. His fatner had thriftily got some pioperty toeether, which the son: would inherit. The youth knew very little; he had, lost one eye, and,/ as said of him, he was oinphatically v not miica to look at," but his "expictaslm's" made him attractive. Presently p*sgefc . r m in great distress. , She came to, lier empioyjsr, who happened to be a Jawyer, in a racing state 0^ mind. The young man had jilted her,, and she Was goiiig to sue, nim : for ; b3ceach ? lof promise! Her account of the? matter was a curious mixture of iramour,; indignation, and crajftiness. She would; siie 'him fof damages, but iir wasf plain iituA her object was to force him to marry her. "Sure," said she, ''an' why^ nnghfeojtl have the nkoney as well as thesist^rs atid coosins af himl " "Would you marry him now?" asked her employer. - i'Sure,, -jan.' {that I wu«|! |Ant he asiioiee a littlel^palpeen as [ ye'd sien in a day's runnin'?" * . The employer tried to ascertain whether ithe boy had any pretext ; for jilting "tool& Bridget lowered her* voice > cdnfideittty: *■*<£ think," l^hefsaid; aM^ftj^t^^^^iedn^ versatioilihatweihacL^tfSuis^ft^ M&b get,' he said to>nie?Qiieiiipigatyf«i%^sat in Lsg kitchen, nic if J had no I money?' 'What do ye; &$$ me^or? says I. 'Sure t an' I jraadent then. "'.' There^ nobody wu3T marry the likes o' ye btit for the money ye J^yiiC'; ? Asflyffi that, sorr^ he rize up sudden-like, an' he wint away. 1 'Twas the thrut, I told 'im; but sure he's' a foine Httie lac^ sofr, anM'd marrjr, him the day,. I'm that fond of him — wid the money!" Her lawyer was convinced that Brid&ekhad a good case,; arid advised.her to bring suit. She did so, and her examination in f CJoiirt was a scene lohj^ to be remembereo*. ivith one breSth she scorched the defendant, andi with the next she pi^eed an^|»jolej r* "Sure, he's not .a beauty,** she admitted to the Court; "he's only the one eyfc, but it's awfut becorain 1 . to him, yer anner." Brio^et won her case, • The youth, relenting before 5 sucTtt' tact, changed his character of defendant for that of brTdegropm, aM att^ and oousins" came to the wedding /