WRIGHT DOES RIGHT.

NZ Truth, Issue 138, 8 February 1908, Page 6

WRIGHT DOES RIGHT.

Beak Bishop Gives His Blessing. A proposal of marriage was made and accepted m the Christchurch Magistrate's Court on Tuesday week. The bold individual who launched out happened to be m the dock at the time, and was evidently prepared to do the right thing — if it is the right thing — by the girl he once adored and made love to. Mn; liarKis was wil- ■ lin' and the thing was settled. -It is some time now since Riohai\l Wright kept company with Rose Jane Smith, j but it was an eventful time. Rose is f

a young lady of small stature, and although she may be a lovesome lass she doesn't possess anything m the way of classic beauty. However, she ■-just suited Wright, and tho friendly frivols led to close intimacy and they; were responsible for the committal of many sins of impurity. The arrival of baby forced Rosy from beyond the reach of the arms of her lover, who was agreeable to splice her, but the parents of the matronly miss interfered. So Wright cleared out. Later on an order was made against him m the Magistrate's Court for the usual seven and a kick a week, and he turned his eyes towards some other part of the Dominion^ or Daminion, or whatever it is, ' and when discovered the other day, the gentleman was working at a place with an unpronounceable. Maori name beyond Stratford. He was remanded to Christchurch, being brought down under escort, and on arrival was charged with disobeying the Court's orders, and being many, quids m arrears. He admitted owing the oof, and said that he had been at work m the North Island. The complainant said that Wright had paid the expenses of the confinement, but nothing more. The S.M. : Have you- hadany communication from him ?— Yes, he made me AN OFFER OF MARRIAGE, Oh, and why -didn't you accept it ?. —I had no say m the; matter; my people wouldn t let me. Prisoner here intimated that he would like to have a private interview with the girl, and the Bench replied that there was no objection to that. Later on when the case was called again the lady blushingly said that they had settled matters. The S.M. : And you want to get married, do you ?— Yes, wo have agreed to do so. Do you want to get married, Wright ?— Yes, I would have married her long before, but there was intciv. ference, and it didn't. come. off. I had bought the furniture and everything. ' ■Well, so long as the pair of you are of the one mind I don't object, but I don't believe m these semi-forced Court marriages. How old- are you (to the girl) ? I'm 23. • Well, you are over age, and can please yourself m the matter. And you Wright ?— l'm 24 years' old. Yes, a very suitable age. Well, if marriage is to be the solution of this trouble, all right, but remember I'm not putting any pressure to bear on you.' The case will be adjourned for a week, and if satisfactory evidence is brought before me that you have been married within that time, nothing.more will be heard of it. ,; The prisoner then left the dock and the couple were leaving by different exits. "Here, you better both go out by the same door and then you won't miss each other," said ' the Magistrate. And it was even so.