COLONIAL COURTING.

Evening Star, Issue 3206, 30 May 1873, Page 3

COLONIAL COURTING.

The following is from one of a series of papers entitled “Roots,” in “Tempi* Bar,” the author of which is said to be the Earl of Pembroke :

“How did you manage to win her affection so quickly, Dan ? The recipe is worth knowing,” “Ob, that was simple enonch,” replied he. “The first night I arrivid at the lodging-house in Auckland, I found myself next to a young wou.au at surqer, who I soon found was one of the newly-arrived immigrants. I looked her over, and saw that she was a round, strong, cheery-looking lass, and thought she’d do. I didn’t know how to go foolin’ round her to find a soft place (as you would have done, sir, no offence to you), out just spoke a word or two with her, and when we came out into the passage gave her a squeeze and a kiss. Says she, * How dare you ?’ Says I, ‘ I wants to marry you, ray dear.’ ‘Marry me!’ cries she, laughing; ‘why, I don’t know you.” ‘No more do 1 you, my dear,’ says I, * so that makes it all fa : r and equ.il.’ She didn’t know how to put a clapper on that, so she only laughed and said she couldn’t think of it, ‘ Not think of it,* says I, artful like, * not when you have come alj these thousands of miles for the purpose?’ ‘ What do you mean?’ says she, staring. ‘Come now,’ says I, * don’t tell me. 1 know what’s what. When a man immigrationises, it’s to get work ; when a woman inlmigrationises, it’s to get married. You may as well do it at once.’ Well, she giggled a bit, and we were spliced two days afterwards.”