Adam’s Distinction.
Pat, who had been summoned for beating his wife, did all he knew to put the blame on his mother-in-law, and in consequence, was chided by the Bench for his lack of gallantry. “ Why, people should think it clever and right to malign their mothers-in-law I don’t know,” remarked the Magistrate. “Is chivalry quite dead among us ? I could,” he added, “ tell you of men who never once said an unkind word to their mothers-in-law, who never had the bad taste to complain about their mother-in-law’s actions, who never—” “ I only no of one, your honour,” interrupted Pat. The Magistrate scowled. “ And if you want to know his name, your honour,” went on Pat, “ It’s Adam."
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Huntly Press and District Gazette, Volume 4, 9 July 1915, Page 3
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118Adam’s Distinction. Huntly Press and District Gazette, Volume 4, 9 July 1915, Page 3
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