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Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13670, 8 April 1908, Page 7

A most absurd series of mean jokes have been practised on a widow Jady in North Carlton (says the Sydney Daily Telegraph). On Monday last a hansom cab ch-ove up to the door and the driver said, "I have called to take the bride to Wesley Church, Lonvdalo Street." "What bride?" asked the widow. "Mrs Pratt her name is," was the reply. "That is my name, but I am not going to be married," the 'lady replied. No fewer than 15 more hansoms drove up afterwards in succession. On Tuesday, the game, was resumed. An ambulance waggon arrived, and tho driver demanded the body of some person who was said to be very sick in the house. Notwithstanding that by, this time it had been thought well ,to report tho matter to tho police, and official inquiries were in consequence being made, on Wednesday Mrs Pratt was simply besieged with callers, who became ,an object of ontertainmont to all the neighbours. Four niotor cars and two drags arrived, and their drivers all said they had boon sent to take the widow out pleasuring. Two nurses in uniform also called separately to sco her through the serious illness 'she was supposed to bo suffering from. A coal firm sent around i nohderous dray with two tons of coal that Mrs Pratt had not ordered.