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Otago Daily Times, Issue 224, 8 September 1862, Page 6

A Scotch Courtship.- In the Small Debt Court, on Wednesday, before Sheriff Tenn.iut, E!i&t Brown, a red-cheeked, good-looking female, sued Air! Matthew Scott, farmer, Uraigcnds-Dcntiiston, Kilmalcolm, for £7 10s,, as wages and hoard-waged no till Whitsunday term, she having been <ln<nii:Sed from hJ3 service. No evidence was heard, but the allegations on both sides made it appear that Eliza is engaged to be married at thy expiry of the current term, that.her-betrothed,.who is. a" carter in Glaagov, had been in tho habit of coming occasionally to lbs farm on Saturday afternoons, and staying about the housa over Sunday mornings. Mr. Scott had offered no objections to the intended husband's visits, but disapproved of the length to which they were protracted, and ordered them in future to be shortened, or he would be obliged to part with Eliza. On the other hand Eliza contended that a girl ia her interesting1 position was entitled to a very large latitude. On Saturday, the Ist inst., tho " wooer" made his appearance, and passed the afternoon in the kitchen with his charmer, and at nightfall was understood to take his departure. It turned out, however, that the betrothed-couple had passed the night together in the byre, for Mr. Scott, on going into the byre at five o'clock on Sun-Jay mornins.', found the " wooer" rising up from a suut; bed which had been improvised with his plaid around ! the straw ; and Mr. Scott kept his word by parting : with Eliza on Monday morning, and she brought this action. These facts being admitted, the Sheriff said there had evidently been great indiscretion on the part of the girl, though her position might to some extent palliate this; yet Mr. Scott was quite entitled to discharge her under-suca circumstances, but his lordship suggested that perhaps Mr. Scott I would agree to take her back (provided she were willing to go brick) o"n her promising- not to protract her interviews with her sweetheart to such unreasonable hours for the future. Mr. Scott having signified his willingness to acceed to his lordship's suggestion, Eliza wn3 asked if she waswillinp to promise accordingly, and £0 back ; but she lirst naked the important question—" How often am I to be allowed to see my laud 1" Mr. Scott said he had no objection to allow her "laud" to visit her on any week night from lialf past eight till half-past ten o'clock. Thit satisfied Eliza, and. all parties left the court in ths best possible feeling — John O'Groal's Journal.