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£852 15s.SAVAGE SOUTH- AFRICA—AND ITSsequel;Two years ago Miss Florence Jewell, u showy young woman with some money of her own, became ; infatuated with the swarthy face and shapely -form of Mv Peter Lo Ben, otherwise “Prince” Lobengula, *on of the erstwhile King of Mat a be I eland. Peter nightly exhibited his prowess in the thrilling dance of Savage South Africa in the wilds of Earl's Couit, and the prefaced maiden pitied for the princely warrior. Regardless of remonstrances, she insisted on marrying him, although he evidenced no burning desire for monogamous matrimony* After hurrying him from church to chapel in the vain search for some parson to give the consecration of the church to the ill-assorted alliance, -the fairFlorence at last had the knot lied In correct, if curt, fash ton by tile Holloway Registrar, In a, few weeks she discovered iliat Earl's Court- civilisation, is but skin deep and that Lo Ren’s views on conjugal treatment resembled those of certain Antipodean savages, Mho make a practice of beating their wives soundly immediately after wedlock to show the mastery of the male. Princely Peter endeavored to explain to Mrs Lo lien her whole duty as a^ufc by giving her two black eyes, biting her finger, throwing bottles at her until she hid ill the scullery, and finally, unkindest cut of all, by slabbing ijef witli that very assegai, the brandishing of which iu mimic waif are had pierced her heart. The fcjluih on the occasion of Mr Gladstone's golden wedding is said to have remarked : “ Yes, no doubt itsfine for a man to live with one wife for fifty years, but it's much f rier to live withfifty wives for one year,” The sentiment of Princely Peter was similar if not quite soextensive, for in a few’ mondis he was found bestowing on el Miss Maud Wilson, at Leeds, those matrimonial Attentions which are prescribed by the narrow English lav as the sole privilege of one wife. Monogamy was to Peter but it synonym fur monotony, and so his repentant spouse left him a year ago, and last Monday applied to Sir Francis Jeune to undo the knot which she had taken so much trouble to have securely tied. She received scant sympathy from the learned judge, who told her she would marry this man, and now she saw the result. He had behaved in a way which was to be expected of a savage- As there was some doubt as to whether Peter's domicile is in England or Matalielcland, the caw* 81cod over for a week for further evidence on this point. Meanwhile Mrs Lo Rei: may console herself by tlie reflection that there is up child to isuffer from her degradation.WHO‘LIFE IN LONDON?bothit cai the M of thf their the e:entialdutyships.trnntion eilmiss ic madevernn: but pattemsword for te’ mentssamecut ftriotisThe 1told i allow*landduity that 5 to pa; jouriu itself, is athemg_5Gdvei meats mere! the j; const) chareAil t:Wartativiready tracts the v the 1and tintomentHowiwaysbenefiThiof €iaskedWale: per elt; half iwhet I Brodi that for lcOfficeGoveiI equip
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Clyde Dunstan Times
Clyde, South Island, NZ
Tue, Apr 01, 1902
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