AN AMUSING CASE.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2288, 27 November 1889, Page 2

AN AMUSING CASE.

A London paper has the following : — Oomloal oases are sometimes hoard at Pol 100 Oourt3» A yonuK man presented bimsalf «t Woolwiob Uoart tbe other d»y, loaompanied by a youat; woman, to uak iidvloo.

He Bftitl— I waa married to this young lady on Tuesday, und went to live at her house. I tojk my goods to make the place more oooifortuble. and next day the brokers oama In and took everything belonging to boih of oi. ') hey aaid It was for rant, and tho lady admits there waa «oma owing, ihangh nho did not tell ni •o before wo were murrlcd, and what I want to know ia whether tho bn kira btivo auy right to aelaa my things foe aerdehti, jMEr Mara hum — Rio doubt they b»vj. >Vt.»u you marry a lady you taku r.er debts upon youreeif .

Applicant— Tbat U ply hard I*w. Mr M»ra!)«rn — Bvorybody is oippoeed to know it. Yoa would be liable jaat the came for the aappjet of her ohliUreu, if the had any. Applloint— Oh, I know that, ; she was a widow with four. (Laaithtor) But to take my fnrni'ute ju<t as I had got it all ready for them w*e more than I bargained for. . The nifa— Couldn't wo got back his mother's, olock 1 Mr Manhatn — You can probablj get baok all by paying the root. App loam — Wall the rent is paid now : and we have nothing left now but the youogntars, and ac old pot to boll tho potatoes In. (Laughter) Bub we will mako another start, and I dareiuy we ehaldo all right. Mr Matsham — Yen, make a fr^sb start