BEREACHES OF PROMISE.

Patea Mail, Volume II, Issue 127, 28 June 1876, Page 3

BEREACHES OF PROMISE.

A Breach of Promise of Marriage is not a crime, or virtue, or an eight-day clock, or anything else that a respocable man need boast about. It is a circumstance, or an occurrence, or an accident, but it is never a misfortune. Tins is the great difference between it and a piano or a mother-in-law in a house. It is sometimes very expensive, like an election petition, but in the end it is cheap, like good boots. It is neither popular nor low, and it is only used by such people as can afford to break hearts,' or words, or anything else of no value in good society. Breaches of Promise of Marriage are generally made by men who have a lot of money ami a lot of sense. They arc unusually made in this way:—A man says to a woman, “ Fine day.” She, says, “Yes; how fine!” He says do yon like to listen to music while you eat strawberries ?” She says “Ob yes !” He says “ How is every one you know ?” This makes her weep and say, “ How kind yon are to day 1 I never was so much affected. How dearly I should like to be asked every clay how every one is that I know.” He says “ Pray don’t wee]'. People may notice it. ll yon like ask you every day .1 see yon bow evvTry one is whom you know On days I don’t see yon I shall write a postcard to yon with the question on it.” She says “ Thank you very much. 1 cannot answer the question until I see mamma. If you wish you can ask papa.” For two or three days he always asks her how every one is, and then the first day ho neglects making the inquiry every one culls him a heartless scoundrel ; and some virtuous attorney, a friend of the family’s, demands a thousand pounds of him for the agony he has caused her. 'When lie refuses paying the money on the spot, this is a Breach of Promise of Marriage.—Emanuel Kirk.