EUCHRED.

Evening Star, Issue 3607, 14 September 1874, Page 3

EUCHRED.

The Western district adds to the long list of incidents substantiating the truth of the old everlasting Greek proverb which says that the course of true love never does run smooth. The story is this. A fair young lady—not a barmaid, remember, hut a young lady of education—took it into her head, or rather her heart, to fall deeply in love; with a gay Lothario, who, besides being connected with the Press, possessed in addition to that grave misreooramendation, confirmed musical and theatrical predilections. He also possessed one failing of a not uncommon kind amongst young men of social talents' and tastes,' but he was young, handsome, and 'dark-complexioned, bad a disposition to gallantly, and possessed a certain amount of ability, so the young lady fell in love with him. It is said that the lady’s mother was not averse to the match, but her father was depidedly opposed to it', arid so the feelings of thfe jovprs coining To a cliraax, they' in a manner ran away from the land of the West, and came' to Invercargill with a view to getting married by a Registrar. On a certain morning on a certain day of the week, Lothario went to the office of that functionary, and, with some fluttering of heart and agitation of manner, explained the purpose of his visit, and gave the necessary particulars, and departed, promising to come in the afternoon with his bride elect, in order to complete the interesting ceremony. But in meantime a friend of tfre “lady’s -family heating of the Affair, and having an uncomplimentary opinion of the young man’s character, and knowing also that the young lady was still in her minority, went and—hang his officionsness !—lodged a protest, interdicting the marriage, with the Registrar. And so it happened’,’ when the young people, accompanied by another lady and gentleman, .called oh that ’officer, that he was “out on business.”’ A’telegram informing them of the state of affairs was sent to the young lady’s parents, who arrived in IqvercargUl during tfle following flay, and took their So these fond ! lovers! have been “ euchred,” as we think, in a most unfeeling manner.— * Southland Times.’