IS MARRIAGE A FAILURE?

Timaru Herald, Volume LII, Issue 5155, 30 May 1891, Page 4

IS MARRIAGE A FAILURE?

One would say it is m a case which came before the Caßtlemaine Court of Petty Sessions recently. Ihe complainant was Henry Parkinson, an old resident, who proceeded against his wife Lucinda, for assault and threats of violence, m order that defendant might be bound over by the bench to keep the pe*.ce. The evidence elicited went to prove that Mr and Mrs Parkiuson had lired unhappily together for some time past, and that latterly the complainant was afraid that his wife would do him griovous bodily harm. The atrangfl relationship hitherto existing was intensified on the 20th of last month, when according to plaintiff's statement, Mrs Parkinson appealed to Heaven for assistance as follows : — Oh God, have pity upon me and relieve me o£ my adversarj. Remove him from the earth ! Take him away ! Take away the big erub to where he will 'become a thousand grubs. Why is he left to encumber the ground ? He has now lived nearly oeventy years ; and what good is he on the earth ? I'ako him away that Bomeono better may take his place. Sond disease upon him, or anything that will cause bis death. Choke him ! choke him ! Let him not live another day. Hear me and answer my prayer or I will woary Thee, I will weary Tbee, I ask this for Jeaus Christ's sake. Amsn. The complainant stated that on several occasions einee the 20th April defendant had offered up the same prayer, with slight variations, and asserted that be was afraid lo lite with her. Tho Bench held tho case proved, and defendant was ordered to find two sureties of £5H each, and enter m hsr own recognisances of £100 to keep the peaco for twelve months j m default of obtaining sureties to be imprisoned for twelve months. It may bo mentioned that the prayerful Lucinda ia a State Bchool teucbor, nnd ns a result, of the Court'& disclosures h:is been j suspended from duty. The Age wants to know bow the ciee will suit the zealots who want religious instruction introduced into the schools.