THE BARMAID, THE BENEDICT, & THE MAN OF LAW.

Dunstan Times, Issue 918, 21 November 1879, Page 3

THE BARMAID, THE BENEDICT, & THE MAN OF LAW.

A most remarkable story (the Wellington Co- oracle says) is going the rounds of the hotels. Propriety and a regard for common decency alike forbid us to descend to particulars, but generally the tale is soiiiewhat as follows “ Three well known contractors the other day went into a certain hotel in Wellington, where there was a Hebe more remarkable for her physical development than for her beauty of face ; more distinguished for freedom of speech than for anything which, even by courtesy, ought be called girlish bashfulness. These contractors were men of large means (we may mehtion that two of them did not belong to this city—one hailing from Nelson, and another from Dunedin), and they shouted charripaghe ad lib. With a sort of boorish amourousneas they commenced laving siege to the barmaid, and proceeded with rough flirtatiori to more practical demonstrations. They criticised the points of the Hebe just as they would those of a filly, and ultimately made snndiv bets as co her physical proportions, which were ultimately decide I by measurements being taken with a measuring tape. ICmboldenen by their success tbe three contractors returned on the following day with a companion, and resumed their amatory demonstration-, going even further than oil the previous occasion. The Hehe received their attentions apparently nothing loath. Encouraged by her apparent abandon, they perpetrated on the girl an act of unspeakable indignity. She seized a chair to demolish them, and they at once bolted. Now this barmaid had a lover who was a lawyer’s cleik. To him she hied, and related the insult which had been put upon her. He at once despatched lawyer’s letters to the whole four offenders, demanding LSO from each of them, and threatening in default thereof to have all of them brought before the Resident Magistrate, i hey were all married men, occupying good positions in society. The Wellington contractor paid his LSO at once. The Nelson man was absent when his letter arived at his place of residence, and it was opened and read by his wife. We chari tably draw a veil over the scene which ensued when the unhappy Nelson man had an interview with his injured arid justly enraged better half. His punishment has been very terrible. We have not yet learned what action the other two peccant cont'-aetors intend to take, but we are assured that the Hebe having ‘drawn blood ’ ori more than one occasion, is determined that they shall cash rip or appear before the Court, to have their amatory and lascivious proclivities exposed before all the world. That barmaid is a ‘ nipper,’ and no mistake ”