Jilted and Married

Southland Times, Issue 11630, 12 January 1891, Page 3

Jilted and Married

A last-centary nobleman aetonUhed bi« friends by marrying one of bis domoatios under tbe following enrioaa ciroamatanoee. He was engaged («ayg tbe Ladies' Treasury) to be married to a lady of bis own rank, the bappy day bad arrived, and tbe bridegroom was making ready for tbe ceremony, when news was brought to him that bis betrothed bad eloped with a more favoured lover. Coolly returning to tbe drawing-room he summoned bis boosekeeper and astonished her by ioqairiog which of the female servants was without a lover. She retired, and soon returned with the information that the only one in that position was tbe kitchen-maid, a handsome young country girl. Bis lordship sent for the blushing maiden, and utterly amazed her by asking if ehe would marry him, adding that, aB the lady he had wooed had jilted him, he was determined to be married that day. The girl stammered a bashful assent, retired by direction to pot her best clothes on, and accompanied her master in his coach to church, whence she returned a peeress. It is satisfactory to learn that the match turned out happily.