MARITAL MISERIES.

NZ Truth, Issue 183, 19 December 1908, Page 5

MARITAL MISERIES.

McGinty and His Missus. Sold the Home for a Couple of Quid. When William John McGinty took unto himself a wife named Alice, on February 19, 1908, he fslt that he had captured the young lady whom vocalists have sought for, if unava,ilingly, for many years, and. he was glad and happy with a fulsome heart m consequence. But sinee 'that fateful day,' William John has discovered timt- Alice is not all he had fondly hoped for, and instead of lovingly singing, v "Alice where art thou," he would not seek her if he did 1 not see I her for years and years and years. In fact, he, wouldn't oare if Alice went to Brigham Young's land- for ever and forever. But on Monday Alice soug-ht William, who appeared; before Magistrate Riddell .wearing " ' : A DEFIANT DO OR DIB ATTITUDE: Lawyer Cook represented Alice, and Aliqe" told the tale of foer love for William John, : and how that at the expiration qf 2£ months love flew out at <the win,-.

dow, and she sold the home up f qr/ the magnificent sum of two guineas."- She added that William John was a ■ cook m. receipt of £2 per week and found. William John McGinty, for the defence, said that his .wife was addicted to. drink and he would not live with her at any price. He admitted that he told Alice to sell up the home, and acknowledged that his wages were £2 '5s per wepk and found. Still, he Could/ not afford /to give Alice £1 per week, but Mag^ istrate Riddeli said he could and ordered him to do so, and the same time telling William John that he inu'st pay solieltor's fee £1, Is, and court costs 7s.

Advice to singers who never succeed m getting the right key— Chew apiece ol tarred rope, and then they will be sure to get the proper pitch. ... The old order of things has beeD. reversed at the Coliseum Music-hall, London, where Miss Madge Temple, on the stage, wears a one-hundred-and-tweDty-quid hat 14ft. m circumference, with feathers two yards long. JNow the audience yell "Take orf yer h'm — The Temple of Fashion. Christchurch recently tendered a banquet to the Admiral of the Australasian Squadron, hut employed as musicians an itinerant band of Italian fiddle grinders. They were obtained cheap, but the circumstance that British (or New Zealand) string bands were barred requires a lot of explaining. These street musicians, of the Italian variety, are a fearful nuisance, m the first place, and, secondly, they takt their earnings out of the country. There are lo^s of musicians with wives and families m Christchurch who would have been only too glad to play at $he squadron guzzle. Tomkins was a }ournaKst, and on every day but Sunday did hot get home until after three- m the morning. Last Sun-; day a friend, Mrs Penny, was having tea with them at Seatoun. "I shouldn't like, my husband to be so late," said their guest. "Doesn't Mr Tomkins disturb you when Ire comes m?" ir Oh, no ! I never knew any man come to bed so quietly t" And then Mrs Tomkins had to put matters straight with Tomkins.