ADVENTURES OF A NEWLYMARRIED COUPLE.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2322, 26 August 1880, Page 3

ADVENTURES OF A NEWLYMARRIED COUPLE.

-——♦ The adventures of a bride and a bridegroom in the streets of Ballarat illustrates the spread of larrikinism in jL the country towns of Victoria. The " Star ” describes the scene as follows:

Peaceable citizens passing up the north side of Stuart stro.-l on Sunday evening about nine o’clock, were somewhat astonished at mceliag a,crowd of people, numbering close on 1,000, gathered around a man and woman whom it appeared to regard as lit objects for ridicule. It would appear that a well-known character about town had married an equally wellknown female, and that both these characters.had taken the opportunity to air their wedding garments in public on the Sunday evening, he in the glory of a white waistcoat, walch-cliain, seals, etc., and glossy hat, and she in her usual light-colored garb, and bonnet customary on such occasions. Several friends of the pair met them in the course of their promenade, and saw fit to make jocose remarks on their general appearance in such a loud tone of voice as to attract the attention of passers-by the consequence being that very speedily a crowd gathered round, which increased to large proportions before the happy pair could be rescued from their admirers. They eventually made their escape to the police camp, where the lady indulged in a good cry, and the gentleman in strong-epithets and a pipe before their ruffled feelings were sufficiently restored to permit of their proceeding on their-journey, which they did, uninterruptedly,' thanks to the police.”