PETER'S CASE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 348, 29 January 1881, Page 2

PETER'S CASE.

Peter was the first man out . His iace was badly scratched, his hair sticking in every direction, and his eyes looked as anxious as porcelain casters as he came before the bar.

" Please, sir, he was only in fun when he threw me down stairs," said the sharp nosed woman' as she rose up.

" Only in fun—only in fun," growled Peter as he gave her a loving wink. " Then this man is your husband ?" queried His Honour. " My own darling husband and there's not a better man in America," she answered.

" You whoop, yell, scream, smash furnitnre, and pound each other?" " Yes, sir, but its all in fun, for we. love each other, don't we, Peter?" " Yes, we love," sighed the husband.

" Maybe you do, bat that's a curious, way of showing it. I ain convinced that about thirty days in the coolerwould do Peter worlds of good," " Then let me go with him,, sir. It would break my heart to know that tie was boosted up and I was left to keep house with no one but the cat, and him, away half the time." chewed up two inches of a, new pet holder a-d arrived at the conclusion that the p ople of the State of Michigan could stand it if Peter's wife could, and he was allowed to depart. Bijah said he would wager a dozen California plums against a railroad fan that they would have a fight bsfore they had gone two blocks. He was right. They had not travelled 200 feet from the station-house door before she stjffijk him, in the back with both fists at and he laid his hand on, : her mouth with a. force that sent an echo up to, the thirdstory windows.