A CHINESE WEDDING IN NEW ZEALAND

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1611, 16 July 1887, Page 3

A CHINESE WEDDING IN NEW ZEALAND

An exchange reports that a Chinese wedding was celebrated In one of the up-country districts a few days ago. The bride was a young lady of prepossessing appearance, known by the euphonious sobriquet of ''Connemara Kate,' and the groom was a fine athletio Chinaman, a well-known goldfield trader, with plenty of money and good address. At the finish of the marriage ceremony, Kate commenced her wedded life by getting on the spree, and, after ' raising the wind,' from her lord and master, ordered him off home to prepare the dinner and clean up the house. About seven m the evening she returned home with a faw ' country cousins ' whom she had invited to participate m the nuptial feast which John had been ordered home to prepare. The party proceeded to take possession of the good man's castle m regular style. When the table was laiu, and John had duly installed himself as the head with as god grace as he could | command under tho circumstances, he was told that the oompaoy could dispense with his preaenoo, a view with which he ( complied, and accordingly retired. There was some nice plumpudding, a stuffed turkey and the wines were of the very best vlntige, and ths company fell to with a will. Desert h*d hardly been disposed of when a aqueamishness, suooeeded by violent qualms and internal miegivtngs, seized the guests who looked at each other with unfeigned consternation, as one by one they rose and made for that door. John with one or two sympathising almond-eyed confederates, stood at a dlstanca and enjoyed the scene, which it is needless to describe In derail: suffice it to say that 'n the morning Kate Bat on the doorstep, peering piteously from behind two beautiful black eyes, and Imploring for admission, while the obdurate husband was cosily curled up on his humble couch enjoying his pipe In J peace and comfort. I