EKETAHUNA

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3098, 8 January 1889, Page 2

EKETAHUNA

(From Our Own Correspondent.) On Monday, December 81st, a man named Patrick Campbell was buried by a fall of earth in one of the gravel i pits on Mr Daiiaher's contraot, and was severely injured about the head, •The injured man was,at once conveyed to the Masterton Hospital, What have you been doing with our cricketers ? I cannot get a civil wordfroih any of tliein since their return. lam informed .that they brought back from Masterton suffi-

oient duck's eggs to last them for a considerable time. I am : not surprised that they were defeated. How

t can'they expect to succeed.if they t will not practise togethei?.? ;' , Elopement extraordinary I-. The wife and daughter of one,of our resi-. ', dents here, taking advantage of the . absence of tho head of the house. ' last week took a kip to Maurioeyille, in company with two young men. On their return the husband and father advised them, aid of j a supplejack., to ask his leave: the | next time they wanted an outing. At midnight, the young lady accom- , pam'ed by her ardent lover, looked up [ the local policeman, and with tearful j eyes asked Mb protection from her , father. She asserted that'she had , been fearfully abused, and to prove her statement she showed the con-' \ stable a bruiße on her arm about the size of threepenny bit.' The constable , advised, her to return to her home. "No("said the young lady, with positive firmness, "I will never | entor the home again. I am going to elope I Can my father stop me ?" The constable: asked her age, and on the reply of "nineteen" being given, be remarked the he did not think her father would cai'e muoh whether she doped or not. He then gave her a note to a Justice of-'the Peace, and tU worthy ro visited for p9 verdict, which, I presume, must Lata been jn jtlio couple's iavor, for they left Ekejtahuna By' the next day's coach for Wobdyille. Then followed an extraordinary: exhibition of the power of love.;- When the young lady got on the box seat, the young man started to follow her, but something, struck bun, and he thrust In'sliajid into his nobket, pulling out eight' shillings'' and threepence.';,':-" Meroiful providence,"-he "what (tin .Ito do?J : liave only enough money on mfi. to'pav. ygurfare." ■ "Must Igo alone P, she'eiiqujrejl, -"Yes,' dear," he replied, "and I must return for more money."" Affectionate fare..' wells followed, to the hiteiise amuse.nifintof the'onlookers, until the coach departed, Tbo urdent one managed to raise a few shillings in the evening* and was soon following the coach on horse-hick. Let us hope they; will no); liyp (p regret their hastydeoision.