NOT FRIGHTENED!

NZ Truth, Issue 135, 18 January 1908, Page 6

NOT FRIGHTENED!

When Women Disagree. if you aren't frightened of a person who has threatened you, it is nouse asking a Court to gf ant sureties of the peace against the aggressor iwho has been so free with his or her tongue, or fists, or hoofs. The Magistrate won't grant them any more than he'll grant one an insurance against lightning, or the future world or falling off a willow tree. Mrs Alice Blood, ofi Christchurch, reckons she is a much ill-used woman, but she 'doesn't know the law on given subjects, and should have procured the services of some Mr Six and Eight t'other day when she charged Mrs 'Alice Cornwall with using frightful language towards her, and as a result she asked for sureties of - the blessed peace. "Are you frightened of. the woman?"" asked Barrister Donnelly. "Indeed, and I'm not," was the'indignant reply. "Oh, well, if you're not," remarked Magistrate Day, "you have nothing to fear from her, so the case will be dismissed." Mrs 8., who is 'AN ATHLETIC-LOOKING LADY, seemed surprised, and wanted to know about her two witnesses. Also, she banded the S.M. a "character" of Mrs Cornwall from the latter's son, iwho might have said less about his stumpy mater, anyhow. However, the language used by the aggressor <. towards Mrs Blood—or what Mrs Blood said was used—would scorch a fry-ing-pan. It alluded to her m the worst possible terms that could be used towards any woman, and one of her progeny was given a' most undesirable moniker—the worst that could be used, m fact—and as this performance took place m the vicinity of her own shop the lady was decidedly angry. Most certainly , respectable women shouldn'tbe molested m this dastardly fashion, but if they •want the "law o' them" they should go about the business m a proper ivvay.