AN EQUESTRIENNE'S DIFFICULTIES.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1108, 22 May 1883, Page 1

AN EQUESTRIENNE'S DIFFICULTIES.

A peculiar case was heard in the Resident Magistrate's Court, Auckland. A young lady named Blake wished to get lessons ' in the whole course of equitation from the riding master, Mr Hazell, riding school is in the New North road. She pays £5 5s in advance- So long as the lady might be taught separately everything went well. But in the ' whole course of equitation' it was necessary that the lady should join a class where she would be associated with ' respectable married ladies.' The riding master had beard something, and he would neither admit her to the class nor return any part of the money. Hence the action for breach of contract. What aroused Mr flazell's suspicions was the fact that the lady in the first place called herself ' Mrs Blake,' and he found out from her own admission that' there was no Mr Blake. Ha 'jumped' to the conclusion that something was wrong, and ho would not allow her to die ' Chevy CI ase of the riding class. The explanation of the lady was extremely simple and natural hue said she kept a boarding house, ».nrt it was better for her business that Bl.e should be known cs ' Mrs ' than .is Urn Blake It was convenient that she si olu be so'regarded f«.r many other reasons. But Mr Hazell thought, there was a bar sinister' on the lady's Scutcheon, and he w onld not Lave her with the ' other married ladies' Wiint might have happ'M e 1 Ud the fair spinster taken the lead of Hi" dowagers cf the riding academy it was impossible to say There was no data for arrival at any opinion The c < s „y* the Auckland Herald) h-d to pay lack to the lady I he live guineas, and thus she w the gainer by five Ichsoiis in < qnitali<m while iMrHaz-ll has received one in law that will cleave to his memory.