THE EXACT VALUE OF A MOTHER-IN -LAW.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 81, 8 October 1879, Page 2

THE EXACT VALUE OF A MOTHER-IN -LAW.

'.'■ East week a: young-; German girt I named Amelia Dohnerschag, -: ' a . trustful cbrifrdenceia the laws of hercountry, especiftU^' as expounded byBahybu, went before that; justice ana began suit for :206<Jbls., againfc' August ■Behrens for breach! ibfpromsie. 1 She would have sued f orjnprfl7 but 200dols. is thelimitof the jurisdiction, 6E' a jus : tice, and that is,rthevreas6n.~why sht* ' stopped at that figure,. but what she es-. teemed her lover tbvbe r wor.tb / 'a. much; higher sum. : A warrant; was issued' and the ease came^np yesterday. All* the' parties- were s in attendance. The. ,_ complainant stated she had tcriown the. def en dan t in"(renn&ny -, andbeoome engaeedjtoSlum there^ • H|B had; to this country m order: to cairn a home,, and she had- followed him iri~the coutso. of a year. §o6n after arrival, findinghim m good circumstancesi;she pressed him to fulfil. his promise-, but he refused to do so. Hence the suit. The. Justice asked thie'ydrinjsf'roan -if he had a-nything r t6 say;in his behalf, and heseated[be had.' - ■ ' ■/'-■. \._~ Me. BEnßjsys—^As the young ladysays. Your Honor, I waS. engaged toher m Grerniaiiyj where she was_ living with her father, X came to Chibago and* bparded at .the house of hier sister andnibther, who -y^ere livingf on Division street, and I lived with them .for ninemonths. .During that time Iliad manyopportunities vto watch the ways ; 6£" this young lady's 'mothor, and I /was . not pleased'with them at a]l'. : ; . rAt this point th? brow of the Jus-_ tice unbent. His manner, which had been partic-ularly -gloomy^ began ; tp. change, and lie looked with somethinccof friendliness upon Mr. Behrens. , "Excuse me," said the -Judge, "I" . should like to ask you. a few" questions: --Did this woman say that she intended: •to live with; you after you- were :mar-_ ried ? Did she inform you that : sh*. wasirendy to 'take all the care of house-. holdofE ybur hands f> : DicLjShe ask yon, to let her save up your, .money ? Did? she say she could take bare of ita gre^t deal; better than,y.bu;epjildP^' "Yes," said Mr. Behx'ien^. u .Gq on," said the Judged Mr BBHBBNS—Wheri'this young lady came over here from Germany she" did" ask me 'to marry h^r, and I was ready to and I told her 1 was*. - But she said: that her mother must Jive, with ts and 1 kee-p house for us. " I told her that I had watched the ways of her motherand! was not with them ; that I loved her very- deeply and was readyr to marry her but did -aptwish to marry her mother also^whbjwas^a woman or 'lordly an d : unpleasant habits, and in-. sistd on fbeding:me, top,, iniieh on tab-, bagei a vegetable I have, always ha«l a. dis|ike for. lam ready, Your Honor,, rtoinaryy now, p ; rbviding that she leaveher; mother 'Out -in^ the >'6i lV; but I will not marry the' old' woman ; I have madeup my mind to thsk% no. matter, what .comes. • . ..■■■ . r The Jtrsracf-f^pw, let me ask you». >my young-' friend^ {■'' "whicbyi woBtM- . yort rather do, pay the 200dols. or many the. young lady L tod*- hat;e her ihotherlivewwith y Pur"? r " ■-;?''■ zrr ? Mr. Behrens (firmly>-r-I' will pay the. 20Pdols. . . ' The Justi'cerrsA.llow me to shake hands with you. I en,yy your firmness.. "There, was a period fn the life of this? Oburt, Mr Behrens, when it was jplaoed m cir<M>nis.tances somewha,t similar to. 'your own; If it had had the morial ■ courage whteh you possess it wouWhave saved about twenty-five years of" misery and u-nhappiness, Tne alterna-' tive was preseßted to this Court whether it would nVawy £ ypungr lady and her mother, or pay I2s^lsV m gold. This Court was poor at the tim&. : B was earniug an unsatisfactory livhig at t. % restrauntlbusiness;^ It yielded.. It took the young woman 'and the xftother-in-law^ and kept the 125d015. For- a quarl&r of a century'this court regettea iti hasty action,'. It is glad to meet a man. who cherishes happiness more than hodoes moneys The'prder of the Goort ia^ tnat the defendant stands discharge^ a and the complainant, who has been^ to bring a man into abtyery; to.|% root ier.in-law t h^ fine^l lOd^ f©4 «98ti» .. .~; ; . ■'./.■■ ': v:; ;" ;" ''; i