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Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 156, 20 October 1876, Page 3

SELECTED ARTICLES.

THE EXACT VALUE OF A MOTHEK-JN-LAW. Last wwde » young German yirt 'wuujd Amelia Donnerschag, bavins » trustful confidence in the tawa *>f her country, especially as expounded by Ban-yon, • before that Justice and began a suit fur SOOdola. against August Behrena ive breach of promise. She would have sued for more, feat 200 dots. is the limit of the jurisdiction of » Justice, and that is the reason why she stopped at that figure, not but what she esteemed her lover to be worth a much higher sum. A warrant was issued, ' and the ease came up yesterday. All the parties were in attendance. The com* * plainant stated that she had far wn the defendant in Germany, and bad become engaged to him there. He had emigrated to this country in order to earn a home, and she had followed hiro in the course of a year. Soon after her arrival, finding him in good circumstances, she pressed him to fuUiJ his promise, but re refused to do so. Ifencu the suit. The Justice asked the young man if he had anything to say in his behalf, and he stated he had. Mr. Behrena: As the young lady says, your Honor, t was engaged to her in Germany, where site was living with her father. I eame to Chicago and boarded at the bouse of her sister and mother, who were living on Dmaion-atreet, and I lived with then* for nine months. During that nine months I had many opportunities to watch the wayaof this young lady's mother, and i was not pleased with then* at all. At this point the brow of the Justice unbent. Ilia manner, which had been particularly gloomy, began to change, and he tookad with something of friendliness upon Mr. Behrena. "Excuse me," said the Judge,"' I should like to< ask you a few questions :-—Did this woman say that she intended to live with yon after yon were married t Did »ae inform you that she was ready to take all the cfcfj of the household otf your hands f L»id she ask you to tat her sav« up your money f Did si:e say that shecould take care of it a great tteal better than you couLl f' *' Yes," said Mir. Behrena. " Go on,"' said the Judge. Mr. Behrena: Wuen this young lady

cante over h*re from Germany she Uidasfc ma to marry her, and I was ready fc<» f and f told her I was. Bnt she said t!;at her mother mast live with tis and keep h*>ttse tor rta. I told tier tuat I had watched the ways of he* mot.-er, and that I was nut pleased with them ; t.at I loved her very dueply and was ready to marry her. hut j did not wis'v tv> marry her mother als ■>, ! wiio was a woman of I -rdty and unpleasant habits, and insisted opot* feeding me tm> much oft cabbage, a vegetable 1 havu always had a dislike for. J am ready, your fc£en«r> to marry bar now, providing that she wdi leave he* mother «>ut in r.U.. ciikf;: bat I wiß not marry the old woman —I have mads up my mind to that, no matte* what comes. The Justice : Sfow, let me aak you, my young friend, which wtmM you rather d«> pay down 200dols. or marry the yoanglady, and have her mother titfe with you f iVXr. Behrens (firmly): I will pay the 200dois. The Justice : Allow me to shake hands with you. I envy your firmness*. There was a period in the life ©I this Court, Mr. Behrena, when it was phteed in eircoin»tan«ws swoiewhao similar to your own. If \ 't had had tue moral courage which yt>i* - oases* it would have saved about twentyfc« years of misery and nnhappiness. Tne was. presented to this Court w ™her it would marry a young tatty a..d tier v*the* oy whetuer it would pay VI > dint*. * gotd. T.ds Court was poor at e;ie tuna. »| earning an unsatisfactory t. business. It yidded. it took \ wwmaft'ftnd the mother-in-law, a» feept tflß For a rputfiM «f cßtttory this Court regretted its hasty «4\ j t gUul to mart fe tHSktt who more than he dues. money, jhei 6im Cimr(; b that the d«&ndant w ft discharged, and'the complainant, ( W% u-ymi to brim? a maa «ft>rf»wJSl- UM be fined lOdols. •« i *tiL-#;jw«« ;A> /»&«„*, February M>. 7^ Ascmmii ea^TswiMMEn. An attempt to tv« M,'* feat e* » w Banish Channel feo.» IW to te lontton. i*« tod F ttVW(!li, *»rio«* n»«or feats, swe!* a* fctrttt Biackwatl to> »«%^ fc . ittnotaa t» l»w*tsi»t>»to, and (o%^-' Sta/tad Kraa th« Admaralty v «r, I at 1.41 a.us.., atttsaded by.a smm t *j oat I and t«» L'Kgw»* «* «* t£ » s,sf B|W--1 ffiilitoSed Witbb»itew-M*MK 1 ggyfc,* shirt. Hi w«mH %k» tedkt& tA Ij^^^Jlw^aV^^ 9 whi*trm

[ says that Cavi'l was lifted oat of the water just to the nick of time, as he was on the point of being drowned. As for Cavill i himself, he is greatly chagrined at his ; failure, and says he" wit! make another ' attempt shortly, as he fe*?>. .;onn>l»-n? that, with a smooth sea, he t>»i r >: ■■ - f;nplish the full distance successfully, tie swims on his side, which Webb says he considers a mistake, as, though the is quicker, the breast-stroke is less fatiguing when sustained f«>r a long time. Webb, it may be added, has given up his intention of .twiiMnting from Scotland to Ireland, across the North Channel. I may atso mention here that, on August 19th, two one-armed men, both South Londoners, swam from London Bridge to Greenwich. The winner accomplished the i distance in one hour, 9 min. v 35 sec, about 600 yards a head of his opponent.— C&rrwptmtknt Dmty Times. '— —• HARD CI PON THE HUSBAND IF ■TRUE. An extraordinary divorce case has just terminated after a long h aring, in Dubtin, namely, Mr. Spread Morgan against Lady Catherine Louisa M«>rs«an, one of the daughters of the Earl of Mottntcashel. Cruelty t* alleged as well as adulter}*. Sue is ace used of having beaten her husband with a whip, pulttd his wtuskers, threwn water into Ida bed, selling Ids clothes, flinging his shirts out of the windows, cutting his boots in pieces, spitting upon him, announcing to httn that he was a cuckold, pointing a gun at him, and habitnatty using coarse language to him. The respondent dented everything charged against her. Tae jury after an absence ot less than live ndtttthus, returned into eviirt with a verdict for Lady Morgan on all the issues. The result was received with ap- : ptause, and r»n the appearance of Lady Morgan outside the court she was received with" sfreat cheering by tho- crowd winch had edketed.