A VENERABLE WIDOW.
The defendant m a civil case at the Wanganui Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday was a fine-looking Maori woman, ' over 70 years of age, the widow of a Kaiwhangaroa chief, to whom she was marfied no less than 42 years ago. The ceremony waa performed by the Rev. Mr Mason, a Chnrch of England clergy man, who was afterwards drowned m the Turakina River. The woman, who re» joiced m the scriptural name of Miriam, was far better preserved and more intelli* gent (says the Chronicle) than nine out of ten European females of her age, and her voice was unusually clear aud musical •
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 53, 31 January 1884, Page 3
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107A VENERABLE WIDOW. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 53, 31 January 1884, Page 3
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