A PRETTY TOUGH YARN.

Evening Star, Issue 3498, 9 May 1874, Page 2 (Supplement)

A PRETTY TOUGH YARN.

A sensation tale comes to us from the N3io York Times, of a man named Oades, who was residing, in New Zealand a number of years ago, ; having on one occasion, when away from home, returned and found his house burnt by the natives during his absence. Amongst the ruins were some human remains, which he supposed to be of his wife and children, the more especially as, after enquiring in every direction, he could hear nothing of them. Years rolled by, and Oades left New_ Zealand and settled at San Bernardino, in California, where he married again. It appeared, however, that his former wife and the children had not been killed, but were only carried off, and after some years made their escape. The wife learnt of her husband having gone to Califorhia, and with her children followed him thither. On arrival, she found „ that he had a new partner. California has a convenient law in such cases. If five years elapse without either husband or wife hearing of one another, either can marry again; and in the event of the other party turning up, the second marriage is still legal, unless one or anather of the latter married apply for a dissolution. In this case Mr Oades seems to have been satisfied with his second wife, and she being of an accommodating disposition, a mutual arrangementwas made, by which all the parties should dwell together in peace and amity, and it was not even deemed necessary to adjourn to Salt Lake to carry out the understanding. The New York paper does not mention the locality of Mr Oades’ domicile in New Zealand.