FICKLE MINDED.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2339, 15 September 1880, Page 3

FICKLE MINDED.

An interesting civil action was heard before Mr Shaw late jmsterday (observes the “Evening Post)”, the plaintiff being a 3 r oung man mimed Goldsmith who had figured in the same capacity in another case a few hours earlier, the defendant being a lady named Mrs Raker. Roth are foreigners, the former a German the latter a Norwegian. It appeared that the plaintiff' went to lodge at defendant’s house and lived there for some time. While glancing over (he contents of a photographic album belonging to Mrs Raker, his C3 r o was particularly attracted ly the likeness of a, 3 r oung hull’, who, it transpired, was Mrs Baker’s sister. The 3’oung man suddenly became seized with an eager desire to learn all particulars concerning the fair original, and loved to hear her beauty praised and her virtues dwelt upon. So enthusiastic, indeed, did he grow in his passion of admiration that he straight, wa3’ wished to become the possessor of the beautiful damsel. He was fold that tho young lady was then resident in Christiana, but (lie thousands of miles which separated the love-striekcn youth from the object of his adoration were not sufficient to cause him to abandon all hopes of possessing her. He suggested that she should be sent for. The idea was a good one, and, without loss of lime, the ardent Romeo obtained an immigrant’s nomination paper at the cost of £l, and parted with To towards her passage to this colony. His visions have since been dispelled, and ho now wishes to recover the £0 which this dro.nn has cost him. His measures to achieve this object have, however, been unsuccessful. What the young lady—who is said to be now actually on her way to New Zealand—will think of the deceiver's conduct when she arrives here may be more easily imagined than described.