TOBY'S TROUBLES.

NZ Truth, Issue 148, 18 April 1908, Page 6

TOBY'S TROUBLES.

He Was Keeping Another Wouian. Toby or not Toby ? That was the ques^ tiori m Christchurch " Magistrate's Court recently. Edgar Frederick Toby ■ must have been a comparatively young . man and his "missus past her second yoifth when they were unwise enough to go and do it. Time brings its revenges 'when spring marries winter, particularly when winter has a number of young springs of her own by a former marriage. Mrs Cathtrine Ellen Toby is now old arid wrinkled and a cripple, while her husband is young and virile and lavishes his smiles m an plicit manner on a female who has no right to the caresses. The wife sued hubby for maintenance recently, when it was found that there was a former order of l2s 6d a week, which the old lady, who was represented by lawyer Donnelly, found insufficient for ordinary purposes. Solicitor Cassidy represented the case of his client Toby, who travels into the com try with spectacles which enable the perspiring farming community to discover that the grass doesn't entirely disappear when a drought is on. This paper has heard of an agricultural person who fitted green spectacles on to his stock and gave them shavings to eat, but ""oby isn't accused of FURNISHING THE OPTICAL DELUSION. Apparently the rustic sight is good, foi Toby says he is only able to earn 35s to ! 40s a week m the specs business. He wants to know, too, why Mrs ' Toby's four able-bodied sons by * a former marriage don't contribute to her support. These sons each received £200 when they reached the age of 21, and two of them gave their mother a portion 'of the bequest. It was shown, however, that two *kgj|,° young men were married, and one Moreover, Magistrate the sons weren't lia- ' '' ' $$&&& a husband on the --'fll£iia& lives with her ==*=*«<ia(gs^ft^ testified that

her husband was keeping another woman. This information was corroborated by Mrs Wood, who had seen the miserable Toby walking arm-in-arm with a tall, thin" woman, whom he had also tended with solicitude m the tram. His Worship believed Toby hadn't been contributing sufficient towards the support of his disabled missus, and increased the amount to £1 a week. The farming community will have to go very blind if Toby is to meet his increased domestic responsibilities m a satisfactory manner.