THE COURSE OF TRUE ROVE NEVER DID RUN SMOOTH.

Evening Star, Issue 4272, 4 November 1876, Page 2

THE COURSE OF TRUE ROVE NEVER DID RUN SMOOTH.

Another illustration of the truth of this old proverb came to light in. the Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday, the circumstances being as follows s—A good-looking and intelligent- yquna woman,- between- sixteen and seventeen, the daughter of a tradesman resident in Dunedin, was dissatisfied with- the treatment she received from her parents, so on Tuesday morning she embarked with her lover on.board the Waitaki at Port Chalmers, and the same afternoon arrived in Oamaru. j They took apartments at Engell’s boarding-house as man and wife. Before leaving Dunedin theyoung "lady took .one,, of her dresses from her father’s house, and placed it in her lover's travelling box. The father, on discovering that .his daughter had taken flight, had a warrant issued against her lover, charging him with stealing the dress—a black merino - vadued at 40s. Instructions were sent by thw police in Dunedin to Sub-Inspector M‘Clu, vkey, and acting on these instructions Sergeant Carroll proceeded to Engell’s boardjng-bvouse at eleven o’clock on Wednesday night, but found that the young couple had retired to rest for the, night. Sergeant Carroll, however, proceeded to the bedroom, demanded the dress allegedto have been stolen, and arrested the ; young man. .The young lady, when she found that she was to be separated from het’ lsver,-cried - and implored the sergeant to be allowed to accompany him tb gaol, and although then in her robe de unit, it was only after n great deal of persuasion that she could hn. prevailed! upon to retire to rest again. Ultiimatelyshe Was induced "to do so. , and her lover was taken to gaol. : Yesterday morning/ early she presented herself at the gaol, and at l l o’clock, when Romeo was taken before the Magistrate; Juliet followed; him into Court. After taking the 1 evidence of Serg6. Carroll, ftie yoilrigman till next day." The' 1 lady's; parentsSare ; expected to arrive from Duruedin to-day, when it is hoped that the father's consent will be obtained, and the lovom 'married as noon as Times.’