A ROMANTIC STORY.

Kumara Times, Issue 1484, 30 June 1881, Page 2

A ROMANTIC STORY.

From an Auckland paper we learn that a party of sportsmen recently proceeded to Whangarei to have a few days' shooting, and among them was Mr E. P. Grifabon, the well-known Samoan trader. On reaching the magnificent waterfalls of the district on Saturday morniug, Mr G ribbon was so delighted with their grandeur that he dismounted his steed, and, having stepped too close to the edge, he was suddenly precipitated down the face of the cliff a distance of about 30ft, when he was fortunately caught by a brush bramble and held therein. Had he gone to the bottom he would have been killed instantaneously, as the total distance is about 150 ft, and the bottom very rugged, besides having deep water, occasioned by the falls. Mi Gribbon's comrades experienced considerable difficulty in bringing him to the .surface again, and they carefully removed him to the nearest farmhouse, where he recovered consciousness, and was waited upon by a young lady. According to the published account, Mr Gribbon was " struck with the elegant manner, dove-like modesty, and attentiveness of the farmer's daughter, and bachelor in want of one to share his woes and sorrows, he popped the question, offering his heart and hand at the same time, and, after due deliberation with the parents, s was accepted." As the party had to return to town'fcjrthe Argyle on Monday morning at 7.30, no time was to be lost. The gallant Captain Crawford was first communicated with to see whether he would detain the tteamer until 8.30, which he very good-naturedly did. Mrs Fuller, of the Settler's Hotel, agreed to have breakfast ready at 4 a.m., and the parson was engaged for eight o'clock on Monday morning. After breakfast dancing was indulged in up to 7.30 a.m., andthe parson arrived at 8 o'clock, when the two lovers were united in the bonds of matrimony. The s.s. Argyle was covered in bunting from stem to stern in honor of the event.