Marrying in Haste.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5041, 29 August 1894, Page 3

Marrying in Haste.

" • . The following is from the Otago Daily Times i — " Marry in haste and repent at leisure" is an old adage, which it might be weU for young ladies to carefully treasure. A notable example of the evil results attendant on : indiscreet impetuosity came to light a few days ago. A young lady, the possessor of many charms and well known here— especially among the Jewish community, of whioh she was a member— met with a distinguished foreign-looking gentleman apparently possessed of wealth, and after a few days both declared in the passionate language of love the mutual affection they bore to each other. Taking advantage of the facilities afforded by a paternal Government— the young lady deeming it unnecessary to go through the formality of informing her mamma of the important step she was about to take— the two betook themselves to the Registry Office, and after they were joined in the bonds of wedlock they proceeded to Christchurch to enjoy their honeymoon. This, however, proved of short duration, for the bridegroom, who had declared himself to be a commercial traveller of the highest standing, ran out of funds, and to replenish his purse stole a bicycle. Justice swift and sure overtook him, and on being arraigned before the court it wa3 elicited tbat his name wae not that' under which he had been married, but' was of a distinctly Hibernian origin, asd that he was employed in Dunedin for some considerable time in a grocer's shop. He waß admitted to probation. The irate parent of the crestfallen young lady rushed off to Christohurch hy the Tarawera, caught the Flora the following afternoon, and on Saturday morning her unhappy daughter was once more in the bosom of her family.