LOVE'S CATECHISM.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1309, 21 February 1883, Page 3

LOVE'S CATECHISM.

One of the most amusing confessions of a woman that ever saw the light was presented in an New York couurt recently. ;;Miss;Marie Prescott sued the American News Company to recover 20,000d018. damages for "the circulation by it of a libol ini : the papor called Nym Crinkle on the 6th of August, 1881, which the jury, according to late despatches, awarded the , plaintiff. During the trial she swore that she had nothing more than a simple acquaintance with Earnest Harvier, and was not married to him On tho day in question Judge Fullerton, the opposing counsel, presented the following paper in court, which Miss Prescott said she might havo written, and Harvier testified he had received, from her in a letter by her from Boston: —"Name? Marie. Born? 1800 and something. Over forty? No. Bora before7s? Yes. Too old to love? No. Occupation? Writing love letters. Married or single? Neither. Debts? Well, so. Condition of property? Splendid. Character of property? personal, Name of property ? Earnest, Taxable property? Harvier. (Excuse me while I unbutton my corset; it pinches me.) Where reside? At large. Under bonds? Yes. To whom? Man out West. Name? Burke, What holds you? Piece of paper. Where'is ho ? Don't know. Do you care ? No. When heard from? Four years ago. Any communications ? None. Have you ever written to him ? Never. Had he any influence over you? None whatever. Is he in your way? Ho. How are you employed? Thinking. Mything else ? Loving. Who ?My Hndarling baby. Any other O,D. iT's! None. Have been? No. Never ? Never. Sura? As I hope for his love, Do you love Ernest Harvier? Yes, Who do you lovo? Ernest Harvier, Does he love you? Yes. How much? With all his heart, And you? With my life. Did you ever love any one else 1 No. Did he? Think not. What does he think? Ho knows I love him—my own preoious, loving—my darling—my devoted, my only love. Been up before ? Yes. What for? Love, For whom? Ernest Harvier. Decision? Guilty. Fined? Yes, How much ?My whole heart. Going to do it again ? Yes, State' your case. Well, one day I was attending to my business and not dreaming of falling in love, and Mr Harvier looked at me. I did not resent it, and he thought I was afraid to look back, and so he kept on, and after repeatedly telling me I was no good as a sweetheart, I made up my mind to love him back with all my might, and 1 did. That's all. Were you on- friendly terms when he mado the first attack ? Not very.' He loved me first, and I just lovedhira back, andthis sort of thing kept up until i had no heart left. What do you claim] That he owes me all his love, his heart, his life, as he had robbed me of mine, and that he pay it in daily instalments, to continue to tlio day of his death while I live.