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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2124, 25 October 1875, Page 4

THE COURSE OF TBUE LOVE.

The following is an abbreviation of a story told in the Otago Guardian: — About two years ago a loving pair, residing not a hundred miles from the romantic district of JNaseby, were about to be united in the holy bonds of wedlock, when —alas 1 for the fickleness of human nature —tbe faiv one, for some reason best known to herself, suddenly changed her mind. So the. match was broken ofi", and subsequently each left the district. After two years had elapsed they recently met in Dunedin. The old love was rekindled and the happy day appointed. The bride's trousseau had arrived,, and all was going as merry as a marriage bell, and everything bid fair to usher in a joyous morrow. But amidst the festive preparations an unlucky incident occurred. The intended bride, doubtless overpowered by the prospective happiness in store for her, unfortunately fainted, and upon recovering was heard to cough slightly. Whereupon her ardent lover, whose tenderness was only equalled by his delicacy of feeling, at once exclaimed, "Well, you are not the girl for me. I have observed before that you had a cough, now you have fainted. You would not have me two years ago; but now when you find that you are {knocked up/ you want me to marry you. It will not do, though, for I want a wife who can work." The astonished fair one mildly remonstrated, and pointed out to her irate lover the injustice of thus trifling with her affections, and refusing to perform his part of the contract at the eleventh hour. He, with a degree of generosity only surpassed by his prudence and foresight, informed her that he would pay all her expenses, and six months' board in Dunedin, to " set her up," but that she would be no wife of his, and that however much he felt inclined to cherish her in health, he had no intention of doing so in sickness. After he had made this stern resolve, a voice kept whispering in his ear that he had not acted in accordance with tbe laws of Honor, or the dictates of Conscience; so in order to settle any doubts he enter* tamed in the matter, he consulted a learned divine, who, however, appeared to be of opinion that this was not a case of conscience, and recommended our perplexed hero to consult a doctor. He resolved to adopt this friendly suggestion, and at once proceeded in the direction of tlie residence of a well-known professor of the healing art. But he had not gone far when he met a friend, on whose discretion he thought he could place the utmost confidence, and with a most woeful countenance he unbosomed bis erief, and in piteous accents said,. " What would do if you were in my place ? " His friend replied, " Why, man alive, if you break with her now, she will ruin you—she will have every' shilling of which your are possessed. She is sure to bring an action for breach of promise against you." The matter began now to appear in a new light to our hero, who was not, after all, a very rich man, and, having made most of his money by the sweat of his brow, did not like to part with it in the manner suggested by his friend. The prospect was not pleasing to contemplate, and he exclaimed, " Blest, but I think I will marry her after all! I really do not think that there is much the matter with her." So he resigned himself to bis fate, and hastened bank to his ladylove with increased afieetion. ordered out the carriage, and drove ofi 1 to church, where the matter was finally concluded by the happy pair ceasing to be singular. It is not known how he played his part as Benedict, but rumour has' it that the lady has since relieved all his anxiety regai'ding the soundness of her constitution by. administering to him more than one vigorous application of the broomstick.

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