Sentenced to Matrimony.
« A young man and a young woman were contesting possession of a piece of property in a Welsh Court the other day, the one claiming under an old lease, the other under an old will "It strikes me, 1 ' said the judge "that there is a pleasant and easy way to terminate this law-suit. The plaintiff seems to be a respectable young man, and the defendant is a very nice young woman. They can both get married and live upon the farm. If they go on with law proceedings it will all be frittered away among the lawyers, who I am sure, are not ungallant enough to wish the marriage to come off." The lady blushed, and the young man stammered that they " liked each other a little bit." So a verdict was rendered for the plaintiff on condition of his promise to marry the defendant within two months — a stay of execution being put to the verdict till the marriage ceremony should be completed. About the first couple e%'er sentenced to matrimony in court of law. _^ i
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Manawatu Herald, 7 February 1899, Page 3
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181Sentenced to Matrimony. Manawatu Herald, 7 February 1899, Page 3
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