"BEAUTIFUL SPECIMEN."

Marlborough Express, Volume XLVI, Issue 264, 7 November 1912, Page 2

"BEAUTIFUL SPECIMEN."

MAGISTRATE SUMS HIM UP.

Dr. McArthur, S.M. (to husband who had failed to obey the Courtis order that he should support his wife): What have you to say ? Husband: Beg pardon, my lord, but I didn't have the money. How much did you earn? Five and eightpence a week, sir. The wife: He's been locked up twice for drunkenness, sir. His Worship: Since this order was made ? The wife: Yes, sir. His Worship (to the husband) : Well, you can't get work if you spend the . day going from one hotel to another. Tli© husband: I tried1 to get work, sir. His Worship: Tried where? The husband; I was looking for it. His Worship: Oh, yes, you were looking for it—and asking God not to grant it. - The husband: I haven't been locked up for drunkenness. The wife: Be has. The husband: I have not, my lord. I didn't go to gaol. His Worship: Oh, I see; you paid the fine, and got out. The husband: Yes. His Worship: You can get run in for drinking too much, but you can't help to keep your wife. The husband: Well, I only earned 5s 8d a week, and she has had her 28s a week regular. His Worship (to the woman): Where do you get the 28s from? The wife: I earn it working at a laundry. His Worship (to husband): You are a beautiful specimen of humanity, you are. You earn 5s 8d a week, and your poor wife has to go to a laundry and earn £1 Bs. You say you are not going to pay this money? The husband: I can't. His Worship: Well, you won't have a chance to get any more1 drink for— two weeks.—Dominion.