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Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 1, Issue 45, 4 November 1867, Page 275

! A Digger’s Wedding.—The Argus] saysA very curious circumstanc recently occurred at a ‘ digger’s wedding,” at Ballarat. The bridegroom on arriving at church waited some time, but all in vain, : for. the coming of his bride, upon whom he had liberally lavished some £l5O or £2OO, in jewellery, dresses, &c., and it at last became evident to him that she had no intention, of keeping her, appointment. This being the case, and being desirous of not having his journey and trouble all to no purpose, he proposed to one of the bridesmaids—-to whom he,, had previously made a tender of his hand and heart, but who had rejected him—that she should reconsider her refusal. Admiring, probably, the philosophic spirit displayed by our Mend, the young lady did reconsider and retracted her refusal,-and, apparent ly very much to the satisfaction of both, and certainly to the amusement of those present, they were made man and wife.” •i