The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-09
oueer Freak of British Law.


Queer Freak of British Law.
ENGLAND is in some respects IL queer
place. Miss Daisy Hopkins. a young
woman of apparent responsibility, has
been locked up in what is called the
'spinning-house" upon the order of
the Vice Chancellor of Cambridge
University for the grave offense of
walking in the street with a Univer-
sity man." Just think of a respectable
American girl being locked up at
Princeton for walking in a street of
that city with a College student! That
is IL you can think of such a thing.
We confess we can't do it with any de.
gree of eqnanimity. 1t is rather apt
to send aman's blood up to 212-which
is the Fahrenheit boiling point, if we
remember correctly.
Application was at once made to the
Queens Bench Division of Her Males
TVS High Court of Justice for writ of
habeas corpus and WI are glad to note
counsel's statement that there is no
such offense as walking the street
with University man" known to Eng
lish law. But unfortunately. though
a rule nisi was granted, Miss Hop
kins must remain in durance until
Friday. Meanwhile an indignant
British public should get out a new
edition of Magma Charta. There must
be something wrong with the old one
when women, whether respectable or
not san be locked UP simply for APP
pearing on the street with a student.
If the virtuous British student can't
be kept in the straight and narrow
paths of Cambridge he is the one
who should be locked up.
If the girl has a father. he ought to
try how horsewhipping the Vice
Chancellor in the street would work.
Giving the Young Men a Show.
ANY young man who seeks an OPP
portunity for Investments place
where he may establish himself for
life, build up a good business and
a family. and have a good time gener-
ally without any capital-may hear of
a chance at Toms River. A hard
handed farmer of that section has a
plot of land and a family of unknown
quantity which he is anxious to
divide. This is rare generosity. The
average man knows good thing when
he sees it, but having possession he
is seldom anxious to let any one in on
shares.
And particularly without capital or
payment. But here's a man who is
willing to give another man ten acres
of land, 5000 in cold cash, a mule with
a well shod and duly authenticated
pair OF heels, and-a wife.
The latter is at present the farmers
daughter. Why he wants to get rid
OF her-or she to quit the family-is
not stated. But all the applicant has
to do for tine $500, the ten acres and
the mule is to marry the girl. What
the rebate is does not appear, but of
course there must be a drawback of
some sort. The young man will not
be permitted to draw back, however.
1t is marriage or no land, no cash, no
mule.
Perhaps the girl is homely. She
may beat the proverbial rail fence out
of sight. She may have a voice like
that of a cross-cut saw eating it's way
through a hemlock log. Her face
may serve to frighten children at
night. Herfeet may bea Chicago left
and a ST. Louis right-theyIl be
pretty we'll mated, in that case. She
may have a hand like the fist of Pro-
violence. And with all these she may
have a heart like Nelly Bly's-"warm
as a cup of tea and bigger than the
sweet potato down in Tennessee"
At all events. it will be worth the
while of any young nan out of work
to so down and look at the girl. She
may be beautiful as ''the Peri at the
gate" and waiting at the gate for the
right young man to happen along.
The old mans motto probably is that
of the dry goods store-'no trouble to
show goods, and If you don't like the
article you needn't ~buy"-or marry.
1t doesn't cost a cent. And then
there's the 5000 cash, the ten acres
and the mule.
And just here may be the trouble.
Perhaps the mule has q voice in the
matter. If he doesn't like the appli-
cant he may have the privilege OF
kicking him off the premises. In that
case the young man will probably
wish he had stopped at home.
MONKEYS AND WILLS.