A POSTMAN’S WEDDING.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1687, 17 January 1888, Page 3

A POSTMAN’S WEDDING.

Persons who concern themselves ifith the small social incidents of the time will possibly speculate much on the degree of felicity which the rural pnitman of Hirwain may now be enjoying. He meditated mamage recently with a widow of eighty-four summers. Brides so ripe in years are "bu t rarely taken to the altar. It was povwibly the very anomaly of hercaise, dav. vning upon the venerable lady at the last moment, which caused her to lose Jier temper in so remarkable a foshii wi that the bridegroom refused to proce ed to church. But the villagers otHurcrain seem to be an energetic, chivalrous folk, who will not see the fidr sex get less than their due it they can help it. They dragged the postman to cl nirch in a brougham, did the same thint T with the bride, and then paraded the v «ir round the streets in triumph. Perha «b the letter-carrier’s misgivings were Removed by the enthusiasm displai ied by his fellow villagers for his wifi 9. If bo, and he is not annoyed at their - neighborly int f r *® re “ c ®. wlt A his affai rs, the future both of himself and his i o. artner may happily belie the .promise Voif storm which disturbed so ominousl y the concluding hours ot the periofi of courtship.