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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 54, 27 November 1907, Page 2

Bruce "Herald's"* Dunedin correspondent savs: There was'a caso in point in !limbuctoo tho other day. A virtuous nlaldon sued a harmless- official of high rank tor monetary damngesiby way of reparation tor her blighted' hopesiand misplaced nltections. The wicked Joutig dmu cried "Hal hal and--would, not pay;.. Sho .said (hcartbrokciily and with tears) '"'l'll take you to court: .1110 sneering sin-ner anstroi'ed "Got thoo' to »■ nunnery, 1 want norin of tlice," and she wont. And there was quite a big to-do. ' Big men in big wigs on either side, and a judge ' ortkl "rj; on. Beauty.JnV a t»e\V dress And a choked.) voice sat pathetically {raiting— a soiil-ntirnng, sin-ht. Tho.'.wiijs- work playing « R ame nr - ' bl'ulF and the best bluQ'er won. Tho heart-, broken maidem , U,ol; what tho fascinating Timbuctoo ''olfc'oiiil -offered her (including, costs) and .rotij-ed, i gracefully to an oyster supper (i.e., ,i\,',nuni|firy|.., iiow did it hap-, pen? Well, tiro young heart brcakw simply; coniuiunioated"witli certain leading eitizona, and suggestei,';!!! manner siblo, that tliii.v v ,make 'tin thfi amount of tbe.i demand—that is tho ensh value of tho maid-;" en's broken .h'i;aH bntweon-, them — ho would bo iroiuctantly compollnd ts BUbv Docua thorn aa witsosscs. They paid.