APPENDIX TO CHRONICLE. 250 



into Pearson's, and said he did 

 not know what to do. Pearson 

 said to him, he dared to say he 

 might marry them, for he might 

 recollect that they had got a 

 thing of the kind done before, 

 and had got the lines after, and 

 had sent them after the parties. 

 Mr. R. said, he thought he recol- 

 lected that they had done that ; 

 and Pearson and Mr. R. then 

 walked into another room, leav- 

 ing the witness and the other 

 three by themselves. Pearson 

 came back, and asked 7s. 6d. 

 from each couple to get the 

 marriage-lines. The men had 

 not so much money, but Pearson 

 said the parson could not think 

 of doing it until they got the 

 money ; and said that, if they 

 would be quick and get it, he 

 would remain, as he was not in a 

 great hurry. Witness and the 

 other girl then went for the 

 money, and were not many 

 minutes gone. When they came 

 back, Mr. Robertson was sitting 

 with the two men, and writing 

 the little lines he gave them. 

 Fitzgerald gave 7^. 6d. for each 

 of the lines, and 5s. to Mr. Ro- 

 bertson, who put it in his pocket, 

 giving the 15s. to Pearson to get 

 the lines. Pearson said that if 

 they would call at either his house 

 or Mr. Robertson's, any day 

 after Monday, the lines would 

 be ready for them. They were 

 then married, and Mr. Robertson 

 gave witness a line, certifying 

 that she and Fitzgerald were 

 married before witnesses. On 

 Tuesday or Wednesday after the 

 marriage, the other girl, M'Pher- 

 6on, went for the lines, but Mr. 

 Robertson said they would not 

 get them unless the whole four 

 were present, and the men were 



at Perth. M'Phei'son wTote to 

 the men, who answered and told 

 her to go to Mr. Robertson and 

 demand the lines or the money 

 they had paid for them. Witness 

 and M'Pherson then went ' to 

 Mr. Robertson and showed him 

 the letter they had received, and 

 he told them to make themselves 

 quite easy, and desired them to 

 go to Pearson's, which they did, 

 and he said he was afraid they 

 could not get them, but desired 

 them to call upon him to -morrow, 

 when he should try and get them. 

 Mr. Robertson was then in an- 

 other room with Pearson, and 

 Pearson came out, and said 

 this to the witness and M'Pher- 

 son. They called again at Pear- 

 son's next day, at 4 o'clock, and 

 he said he had got them, but he 

 did not know how much they 

 were indebted to him, he had had 

 so much trouble. He desired 

 them to go to Mr. Robertson's, 

 and he would follow. They 

 went to Mr. Robertson's, and he 

 said he was very happy they had 

 got the lines, and Pearson imme- 

 diately came in. Mr. Robertson 

 then took the lines out of a 

 drawer, and wrote something on 

 them. Pearson had previously 

 told the witness that he had left 

 the lines at Mr. Robertson's. 

 Pearson again said that they were 

 indebted to him for the trouble 

 he had had, but Mr. Robertson 

 said hehad better give them some- 

 thing than take any thing from 

 them. Mr. Robertson wrote some- 

 thing on the lines, but said he was 

 afraid they would not be admitted 

 to the barracks, as they had not got 

 lines from the commanding officer, 

 Edward Fitzgerald, private in 

 the 88th regiment, gave similar 

 evidence as to the marriage be- 

 s 2 twcen 



