A WARM COURTSHIP.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 4435, 6 May 1876, Page 3

A WARM COURTSHIP.

It rarely happens in Now Zealand that tho public is entertained with an account of tho love passages accompanying. a courtship. One- recent ca3e certainly did create a good deal of attention, but the prosaic character of the whole affair must havu proved a great disappointment to those who revel .in tho gashing phrases of ardor*t lovers.. A breach of promise case tried in Edinburgh, the other day, has, however, shown. that whatever changes may have taken place of late years in tho habits, manners, and customs of our Scottish friends, their wooings are still carried on with as much passion and warmth of expression as were ever manifested-in the days when Burns tried to prove by his ballads that Scotland was not behind-other nations in tho art of love making. A young man, 86 years of ago, Mr John Henry Cooper, a brewer, residing at M&yfield House, Newin^ton, Edinburgh, became, acquainted about two years ago, with a Miss Susan Finlay, who was also about 36-years of age, daughter of a farmer at Tho Hoes, Kirkcudbright, and not very long after, their introduction ttoy began to correspond in the most loving and endearing terma. In September, 1875, the defender visited JVltss Finlay at her mother's hou>e in Kirkcudbrightshire, and then made her an offwr of marriage, which was accepted. The engagement was ppproved by Miss Fmlay's rektivca, and Mr Cooper's mother, who invited the young lady to visit her at htr home in Mayfield, Edinburgh. Eventually the pursuer .went to London to purchase the wedding trousseau, and while there the marriage was fixed for.29ih December. On-6th November, while Misa Cooper was s'.ill in Lmdon, she received a letter from the defender, intimating.that; he could not bring himself to marry her, and breaking off the engagement. Miss Finlay, then decided upon laying her case before a jury, from whom she claimed a verdict of £'2500. Instating the caso for the pursuer, her counsel, Mr Maedonald, entered at length into correspondence which had. passed. We can only find room, however, for a few extracts, but these, wa think, will be quite sufficient to prove the ardent nature of the courtship. Writing to the defender, the pursuer addresses him:—My < own dear Harry, I feel proud ans happy in having your Jove. The highest honour a woman can have in this life is the love of an hoceat heart like yours, my darling. lam afraid you will accuse me of being foolishly fond. .Remember, my love has been bottled up ■ all these long years, without a legitimate outlet.—(Laughter.) The letter concludes, "My own darling, your own loving Sue." On the 9th September the defender wrote, " 1 was delighted to have your letter this morning, a letter breathing warm, honest love. 1 have read it over many times to-day, and each time it seems more loving, I wiil try to make you a glad wife in a happy home, now that you have given yourself ito me so hopefully and trustfully. , . . In my eyes your love will never be- a, foolish fondness. . . . They will miss you at The Bobs, but their loss is my gain,.and as the ministers say, 'duty calls you to a wider sphere.1"—(Laughter.); Speaking of the j time when they will be married she says, " When you come home tired I will fly to meet you at the door,, and. give you a lorg loving kiss and embrace, which will relieve you. And then, when you* come into the room and lay your head, in my lap on the sofaj I will look down in your eyes and smooth your tern Dies with my hand. . . . I like to look into chose eyes; they are honest eyes, and never make me blush." Then comes a letter from- the defender, on the 12th —" My own darliDg Lily," he calls her, " how do you like the look

of your new pet name. ... I cannot but liA'c you more and more in reading such warm, loving words,, my bonny queen. .

Do you know I qaite- wonder at your love— as young and fresh, as a girl's,. only so much stronger. . . . I sun so glad that your heart has so much vitality. 1 love you with all ray heart. . . . Love begets love, and trust begets trasfc; both grow by what they feed on. ... I will tell you

all my affaire, and never keep back anything from you. I never had, and never will have, any 6ecreta from my wife." On 14th he writes—"My dearest Lilly, I feel your letters are very nice j they are full of honest and warm love. What more can man want? . . . IjE you praise me in ycur letters too much I tbiuk you will spoil me by loving me too much. ... I give you all myself, and in return take you all in all. . . Neither of us could ba satisfied with only a share." Sho writes en the same day—" My darling Harry, if you go on writing letters . like this t will not be answerable for the consequence*. -As it is, I think Igo off my head and become like Niobe, dissolved in tears. . . . Lilly is the dearest, sweeteat name that ever woman had, because . given to me by yoc. I shall always be your ',\ own I illy. ... Do uot laugh at me when I «ay I am afraid that we are loving each, other too much. I think it is too much happiness to enjoy here. ... I feel the force of the worda that love is heaven." In the next letter (evidently written on a Sunday) he says: "lam so glad you are so wanm blooded and passionate; only all the warmth and passion must be kept for our ; two. selves. . • . You must not baild , too. high castles as to yout future husband ' beiflg an embodiment of all the virtues under the sun. You must know all mankind are ■very human, ard there ia a strong. famil3' j likeness running through them. . . . i You must not make your ideal tocs/aarfeet, or you will Ikj considerably disapproved. I \do not want to tone down your frankness or ■ freshness, but I want to put your Vpes oa a ' sure foundation. . . .. lam very proud iof having won your heart and; your head also, but your heart must not altogether put ' your head out of Court—(Laughter.) Your : head is fall of hard, good sense, witch is more than can be said for the majorit^of women."— —(Great laughter.) In aasiger to that on the 20ih September she callafdefender "the de&ireof my eyes," and long to "fling my arms round your neck, loolj into your eyes, and see there the wonderful love you have for me ; to press you to say lips, and to give you a warm, loving kiss. . . . My heart's dearest love, yo3>cannot long for my home- code ing more thap, i 4 do. . . . You , have a paternal way with you.—(Laughter.) There is a strong mixture of the boy and of the elderly gentleman- -^--(laughter.) I me.mas a school-boy whe% you. are happy, and whea I serious tho soft manner of the elderly mag, I —(Laughter.) I* would not have you, is I could, one bit etiEfei^nfc than what you &r3." In another ldtteaqshe says that perfect love casteth out fear, and that though naturally wild, const;*n£r companionship with defender would tend ip.tame. her down. On $ke 22nd she writes-. "Oar courtship has laeen far too shosi,, but wo must make up fei;- it when we get mirried. .... I thought my faith sirougtr than it is. I said \ would not be disappointed if I did not tear fioin you for a week, but I find I cannot exist quite so losg without a letter. If yoa, were only to seed a post card with th* words turned wrong side, to say I waa your own darling Lilly, that would be enough. . (Laughter.) I never could go in for Hove me little lova me long' kind of thing. The saddest of all failures is a matrimonial bankruptcy. (Laughter.) lam afraid there axe too many of them in the world " After a good many letters had passed between thßm Miaa Finlay visited Edinburgh, and upon her return home she wyote to her lover to say that "her viait to Edinburgh had taken the tinstl oft their love. Ho responded ly telling her that "the best thing would be to rub off all the love tiqs«l." In reply she confesses she shuuM have called '. s bloom, cot tinßel lit? ,-igrees with her *Jaat

i tinsel was an infelicitons expression, "Tho j bloom." ho adds, "docs not stand a touch, but the loss of it does not impair tho flavour in the least." Soon after, the prisoner received a letter from Mr Cooper, suggesting a postponement of the marriage for rtnsons he felt himself at the time nnable to assign. She complained then of tho coldness of his communications ; but still, unwilling to give him up, she addressed him as " her heart's dearest cartiily treasure," and told him that tho Buspense was killing her. The correspondence on tho part of tho defendant closed by his sending Misa Finlay a letter of a very businc3S-like kind, in which ho admitted that at tho outset the strength of her passion had fairly carried him off the balanc-j of his judgment. Ho intimated that he would never cease to regard her with feelings of respect and esteem, but that as love did not exist., it would be necessary that the engagement should be broken off. He finished up by offering to free her of every 'jxpenso that had been incurred by her in the prospect of their marriage. Before the case went to trial, the defender made a judicial tender of £500, and as this was the amouut'which the jury awarded Miss Finlay as a salve for her wounded feelings, it is to be presumed that she would have to pay her own costs at least. Mr Cooper, we belieye, was at one time in Otago, but whether he learned to write love letters here or not we cannot say.

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