MARRIEDIN HASTE

NZ Truth, Issue 1052, 21 January 1926, Page 7

MARRIEDIN HASTE

REPENTEDAT LEISURE Parted On Wedding Night (From "Truth's" Special Wellington Rep.) Does it pay to marry young? Those who know, or who are generally supposed to know, have made the "early marriage" subject a bone of contention now for generations, although the more commonly accepted hypothesis nowadays is that marriage is purely a question of reciprocal adaptability. . ' _■■"-, If you were to ask Maxwell Gordon Rea, though, what he thinks of this early marriage business, he should tell you that it is not up to much, but then — circumstances alter cases. '■...■ He\is m his 22nd year and his wife, "Violet Florence Isabell, is 19. On his 21st birthday, Max took unto himself a. wife, one of the nifty little ladies who bring your tea and cakes at Gamble and Creed's. ■ . It was one of those marriages which sometimes happen all of a sudden. Just a few short months ago - the couple went through the nuptial ceremony and went their respective ways on the very wedding night. t Later they came together again, then parted. Life's a funny business. The lady asked Magistrate OrrWalker at Wellington last week' for maintenance. She considered that hubby had been inconsiderate and certainly indiscreet. The young fellow, however, apparently did not look upon his birthday present as one of the best products of "Wifeyaom." For instance, he failed to see how a woman who danced and cabaretted on five of the six nights on which the dance halls were open, was doing the right thing by hep best beloved. The Magistrate (to the young wife whom he had questioned regarding her allegiance to the Goddess Terpsichore): At that. rate,, you spent fifty per cent, of your nights dancing? Still, a marriage bond is a marriage bond, and it is to cost Max fifteen shillings out of his £5/10/-. per week for his wife. . " No, early marriages are not always successful. . ,