An incident has happened near the •riitocrftt&'Mgd'' highly salubrious" town of Bournemouth, which engirt to hare happened m France, bo fitly would it be described by M. Zola. On the other hand, it has feme touches of humor in it, which would he unintelligible to that genius, and one worthy of Fielding bimielf. One Graham, a professional pedestrian — called by the vulgar a " tramp" quarrelled with the wife of his boom, agreed to transfer her— she being quite willing— to another pedestrian gentleman of die name of Smith, and the three high contracting parties resolred to commemorate the exchange by a debauch. Mr Smith, overcome with liquor, went to g'gtp, whereupon Mrs Graham stole bin pone, and went off with it with Mr G f Her defence before the magistrates was Chat, in the highest. and noblest sense (having been made 1 Over to him, though itir true not by written' contract)! she wai Uvs &-, and had a right to his money.
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Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 76, 5 December 1885, Page 3
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