AFTER THE BALL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 302, 26 November 1912, Page 6

AFTER THE BALL.

LOVE REDUCED TO LA AV. A LOST RING. At the Napier Court this morning Magistrate McCarthy- had the lelicate task before him of reducing ove to law. The case was that in >-l.!ch Miss May Coe sued Edward dr.iloney for cost of a ring lost. ,t appears from the story told that he young people were at the ,’atholie social held in the Drill Tail some time ago and “after the >ali” they walked home. On the .-ny home there w. :e those sweet passages which lend charm, warmth ind happiness to the man and naid, when their thoughts arc urned towards love. They held lands -■ the d<-f ra d;i.:t thought here were at least three hands •11;gaged—and when at the witching io;:r <,f al.out 2 a.m. they reached 1 seat on Priestly road they sat town (anyone knowing the road will lot be surprised that a rest was ■ailed), and while on the seat the 0:1 ng couple exchanged rings and >weet confidences. The young man >ut the girl s ling on his finger in he orthodox style ; but time and ide wait for no man or woman, ind the homeward journey had to >c continued. At tire gate the ring vas handed over, but. according t<>[ he evidence of the defendant, it ell and was Ibst Search was made ind the sister of the plaintiff and n-othcr of ike defendant, who were •valking behind, also assisted, but he ring v. as not found. When ’ather and mother heard the ring vas lost they decided that the defendant. ought to be made to pay •p. Defendant said he would have laid, but the girl said never mind, ind the mother and father insulted u’m by saying they would take it to court. Magistrate McCarthy was evi- 1 lently puzzled to know what to do, >ut he said it was evidently just me cf those interesting passages 1 vhich occur occasionally with the : ippositc sex. It was, however, the 1 duty of the Bench to reduce it to eason, law and common sense. J The plaintiff had lent the ring to 1 .he defendant, and it was bis duty ; o return it. By an accident it fell ’ md wag not returned, and unless ’t vas returned he was bound to paytor it. Judgment was for £3 and Mr. Dolan appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. Gleeson for the defendant. r