WOMAN'S LOVE.

Evening Star, Issue 4897, 11 November 1878, Page 3

WOMAN'S LOVE.

Under the somewhat pretentious heading of '«Petite Romance," the Auckland • Star gnshes as follows :—" Who can fathom the eights and depths of woman's love ? was the question asked by an elderly lady a few minutes after four o'clock last evening at the police Btation, as a young couple went hastily up the stairs leading to the office of Mr Wayland, the registrar. 'My daughter, oh, my daughter,' she again sighed after them. The door of the consecrated office was closed, and consternation sat especially upon the face of Miss H , wno had come from Sydney for the purpose of tying the connubial knot. What was to be done? The messenger stood by with sympathetic looks, and offered words of consolation, promising to run to the railway station and fetch Mr Way land, who would be waiting for the train, The young lady grasped his hand % with an imploring look of tenderness, with ' Oh, if you would be so kind, I will never, never forget you.' He started with all possible speed, and in a short time returned with Mr Wayland, but, in the meantime, the young man had gone away and did not return. Miss H stood, wringing her hands with imploring look, like Niobe in tears, sobbing * What shall I do, he is gone, gone.' Mrs. H said that her daughter, who had just passed her seventeeth birthday, and who had considerable expectations, fell suddenly in love with Mr. L- , a member of Burton's Circus while performing in Sydney, and from that moment her peace of mind was gone. Fearing the consequence, she had accompanied her daughter to Auckland, and had interviewed Mr. L , who had promised to settle the matter without delay; and for that purpose they had sought | the assistance of the Registrar, out unfortunately or otherwise they were just in time to i be behind—the clock had struck four!