WILHELMINA'S WORRIES.

NZ Truth, Issue 253, 30 April 1910, Page 6

WILHELMINA'S WORRIES.

,Sn«B tier Aged Husband.;

3A?. <U*M«ti<t squabble of Thomas .'.and f^fleljaiua W*Uace drifts periodically ttiroiigh the Ijlasisiiratc's Court at Christ-, caurtfii, and. m, as far ofi finality as' ever. TupioiAS is an aged person with Abraham Whiskers who separated from his nuddlea&evi..M«iSji»s scrae time ago. tie was tliea, possßjssod or Jtioi, anu he eiiected an eiiual uividi'^n oJ- hib estate, keeping £200 to ana ; hiia over the faltering period between Lim'a»d the grave. Wiliielrniisa's £200 vau yasUa m .trustees, Flesuer (his lawyer; aiul Lea ihem (Wiineliuiuas legal adTiser), to ba paid to, her for the support of twu cMUlren under twelve at the rate of I'Jsi a£.w»K. wiila.it- lusted. The woman wiii i pay lag »io«t 10s a week rent, and «?<»» kafc rt?n««ntatioi]S (after she hud ausocitei Ai-Jlj + cottage was purchased at l/ajpajuii iriih- the- balance, and she now livos ;in}jtoi.B r«at free, or pays 8s or 4s a wu^uc rai;«*. <*Lc. Sow she complains •that sho can' 6 keep the two youngsters on a rcnt-Jree liqus», her only resources being lirr own toil aud help from a daughter m fcervict?, Accordingly she sued old man Thoiiias for the suppoit oi the two young eiiildre.u. Thomas had invested his own cash, and wenrpSains.tluvt' he hasn't enough to liva on himself. He is past work, lie says. In faot, ne is about to apply for t:i« pension. Lawyer Flasher told Mr iiailey, ;?S.M., that personally, as trustee, he wassconsiderab.lv out of pocket ovtir tho business. Wilhelmina, who betrays c* idcince of education, pointed out the absurdity, of her paying her rates (Fiesher slid they wece actually paid by him) it fci-.e didn't holer the title deeds. Apparently the lady desires to have the property I tviid do what she pleases with it. The magistrates doubted the wisdom of this, pointing out that the family could live" fent free and the children would have something when their mother departed to a Itappier world. This assurance did not console Wilhelmina, who was surprised at her failure to obtain the deeds. The Magistrate mid he couldn't see his way to] mafco, an order, and the application was dismissed.