"DELUUDHERING TIM."

Inangahua Times, Volume XI, Issue 1729, 12 July 1886, Page 2

" DELUUDHERING TIM."

• An Irish papercontains the tiftimony in the case of Timothy O'Brien, who was sued by a Miss Keys for not com plying with his promises of marriage. The defendant, having testified in his own behalf, was cross-examined by Mr. Murphy, the attorney for ibe plaintiff :— " What took you to Cork ?*' "Only to see my cousin, John Bardswaw, but I knew the way from that to Miss Keys very well. I went to the house intending to ask Miss Keys to | marry me. I said to her. ' I wish you were Mrs. O'Brien .' (Laughter.) She Baid she had no objections ; and I said if she got the £200 it would be all right, and I would not retract my word. (Laughter.) lam worth about £200 a year. My house cost me £1,100." The Court — * 4 When were yon first married ?" « In 1748." (Roars of laughter.) " 1 mean 1848." Mr Murphy —•' Did you kiss Miss Keys?" •« Wefl I did — (laughter) — and she kissed me. (Laughter.) When I kissed her I said I hoped I kissed her as my wife. (Laughter.) But I kissed her on condition of getting the £200. (Laughter.) The day after the races when I kissed her I said I would go. She commanded me to stay, and I said I wolnd be com- ' manded by her— (laughter)— as she was to he my wife. Next morning she threw herself into my arms and kissed > me." (Laughter.) " Weren' you called ] •Deludhering Tim?*" (Laughter.) "I i don't know. It isn't everyone I'd ask < to lean on me." (Renewed laughter.l ] " Did you say, • Loan on me, you have £200?'" "Oh, no. (Laughter.) I i never would have broken off the match < if I had got the £200. I did regret ■

that the match was broken off. I became indignant, aud I determined to break it off, as 1 felt insulted at Father O'Kennedy saying 1 only wanted the money. I would have forgiven her even after that, as I wis still fond of her. The want of the £200 and th« insult caused me to break off the match." "Did you ever hear that the love of money is the root of all evil ?" « Yes." •< Where does it occur?" "I don't know." (Loud laughter). « Well, in the epistle that Paul wrote toyonr namesake, Timothy." (Laughter.) Defendant— '• Yes, aud he says that there are people going into houses leading captive silly women." (Roars ot laughter). Mr Murphy— ' "That's what you did, Timothy." (Laughter). The jury, after a short deliberation, found for the plaintiff for £800.