GET MARRIED.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 188, 7 February 1914, Page 6

GET MARRIED.

A SCENE LVCHUISTCHURCH COURT. • GIRL SAYS ' I DO." "Do you admit the paternity," said Magistrate Bishop to a young man in the Christchureh Magistrate's Court dock on .Monday, charged with being the father of an unborn illegitimate child. "Yes." said the youth, who was clean-]A.-drea.icd. and wore almost a festive appearance, 'That simplifies it." said the Magistrate, who was just about to make an .order. "Is the child bom?" Air. Flesher, who appeared for the mother, said that the child was not born, but there was some talk of m.ir- ! ridge. 'Vou do not expect, in" to become a matrimonial agent," retorted Mr Bishop, "because this is a class of marriage 1 strongly deprecate. In deference to tiie wishes of both parties 1 am quite prepared to give facilities, but 1 am not going to enci.urage marriages of the --or!.' because I hold the opinion (hat they are not the right and proper thing, and do not come to any good." "That is ;nv opinion." said Air. Flesher.

I "Then who is talking about marI riage!" asked the Magistrate loudly. | "We have two parties here, and here is a clergyman." (As the Rev. F. Rule stood expectantly by). The young woman in the case had uy ibis time come forward, accompanied by a Salvation Army matron. If looked as if everything- was in train for n •I ly match-making. "Do vou want to murrv this man?" asked ihe Magistrate. "Yes." said the girl. "Do you want to marry this woman'.'" demanded the Afagistrufe again. "Yes." said the youth. ''Then for goodness' sake go and get married as quickly as you can," said Mr. Bishop. "Hold," said Sub-Inspector McKinnoM. dramatically. "I have some costs to get out of this, £2 Ids fid. We brought him down from Palmerston." ■ • "Of course," said the Magistrate, "hu( I ill'.' not going to make an order, .for it would attach a stigma to the [child through life." "Look at me," he thundered al Ihe bridegroom, who was looking foolishly at his feel. "If yon wont to marry Ibis '"•irl. I do not, object lo giving I I'a.-ilil'ies. although if yon hud intended In marry her you need not have come lo ibis pass. ' 1 will adjourn Ihe case (ill next week, and meanwhile vou will have to report, yourself to the polhdaily. Otherwise vou will be a free agent, ami you will have lo anaieie with the Rciiislrnr about ihe marriage. When vou have come fhro'ieli that ordeal vim will have to come to mel.i'ing'w.ur bride and the cerlilieatc. o thai lean see that everything is in order, ami I will discharge \ou limillv. Hill vou will have to pay the costs." , "Take bim away." concluded the Magistrate, "before he alters his mind." The Salvation Armv matron was adviv ed to sfand by to see that the nuptials went forward merrily.