AN AMOROUS AUSTRIAN.

NZ Truth, Issue 124, 2 November 1907, Page 4

AN AMOROUS AUSTRIAN.

THE FRIED FISH AND CHIP MERCHANT'S MONEY. " Your Loanly and Loven Boss." Where is the Liar? George 'Jacksic, a subject of the sick potentate, Francis Joseph, got into trouble at Auckland with a woman recently. These wanderers from the buffer state of Europe don't hiring any skirt with them whe,n they travel, and, like the yellow curse, they find solace with the womankind of God's own country. George is a fish and spud-chip providore m the Northern city, and employed Lillie Clark as waitress at the munificent wage of 8s a week. Lillie's value increased upon acquaintance, and she latterly commanded the stupendous salary of 12s a week. It is on record that George was mashed on the girl and lent her cash amounting to £11 7s at different times, which he sought to recover when the inevitable row occurred. The young woman employed Lawyer Bill Haskett to defend her, and he took the unusual procedure of putting the plaintiff Austrian m the box and asking him unpleasant questions. George strenuously denied that he HAD BEEN LILLIE'S LOVER, whereupon the jubilant solicitor read the following letter, written by Jacksic to his lady love :— "Dear my Lilie,— Just a few lines to write to you from your loanly boss I hoping you are reach whom quite well I mist you loven very much since you live •me make me each hour one day this week he for me long very long without my dear Lilie I hopin you will wishe be at your loanly but loven- boss same as I wish you see gain soon as can be now I. got no to who I made tea so now I got nobody ask me dear boss you can get rest I will do for' you my lover. You write to me who better serven you yours dear boss or your old people so write now you have time on trip last nitt I went early to bed becoas have no fish yesterday m town was never less fish perpraide bad venther so I sprry that you may have bad venther yesterday. I have letter for you I keep et till you come back you let me no what day you get come back I will filid mane met you with cab Jast nitt I did few spper sold very few chips my dear Lilie if you got any discontent please don't, vorry you come to me you will be very suprais with me. Now I close this short letter, I hoping heart and see you soon. God bless your soul for who I will take great care be fyer t. r. v. I remain yours best all "from one end of the world to a nother. — J. G. Jaksic. Here followed a string of 17 kisses, and by way of postscript :— My best remain yours old people. My Dear Lilie biliev me this MY FIRST LETTER IN THIS COUNTRI only girl my dear I tink you must fielly this year luck and very luck. Pleas don't burn this letter I ex- . plain to you better." In the face of this letter the fish-and-chip merchant forcibly rejected the assumption that, he was the girl's sweetheart. ' He said he lent the young womjan £5 m August to pay for an operation for the removal of a tumor. In ■September she got a letter from her father asking her to go home and instructing her to ask the Austrian for an advance of l a month's wages. The trusting foreigner gave her another £5, but did not * sign any agreement as he thought the old man's • letter was sufficient security.. Later he got a telegram from the 1 lady saying she had lost her purse, : - and asking for another £1, which he sent. Lillie, an her evidence, said the cash received was m the nature of a gift and not a loan. She went to George's shop and told him she would have to go under an operation, and he asked her tf she had enough, money.. She replied, "Not much," and he observed with affection, "Take some of mane." The young woman was sensitive and said she didn't lilie to, but he called her into the scullery and gave her £5. He also made a gift of the second £5, and the quid already mentioned, and the odd shillings were represented by cab-hire and other etceteras. She didn't recognise the letter from her pater, as THAT INDIVIDUAL COULDN'T WRITE. On her way north to Kaihu she was swinging a charm purse on her finger when the chain broke and £2 10s m cash went overboard. . As George had told her to. let him know if she wanted more, she wired for the sovereign, which was ) duly forthcoming. The foreign gentleman .had twice offered to marry her, but she didn't care 1 get hitched up to anyone who wasn't English. He*; relations with him were so friendly, however, that he had never asked' for repayment of •he Civ.h. Ho had given her a gold brooch and an engagement ring, but she had returned them with haughtiness. ..»■.■ Lawyer Luncloji. brought out the fact that she -vas a divorced lady and used to be Mrs Mans on. She resented the questions, and remarked to Lundon, "You : are •. trying to drag me down ; YOU CAN BRING ME TO THE GUTTER. if you wish." She denied, with almost speechless scorn, that she had procured a costume and ordered it to be put down to George. The worried individual, recalled, said, he bought the brooch for himself, and the prl collared it. He didn't mention nhe wore the brooch and" was mistaken for a waitress. The "girl had also laid violent hands on ■ the ring, but George hud got the jewellery bacc. Furthermore, he alleged that he was engaged to an Austrian damsel, whose photo he produced m Court. Judge Kettle remarked that the grossest perjury had foefcn committed by one side or the other; nmllic ad- | jourm-d the case for a fortnight to loI eate the liar* <