Happy Though Married

The town of Dunmow was crowded yesterday with excursionists, who assenibled to see the trials Lor the Dunmow Flitch, says the London Times. There were three couples claiming !he award. A Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Drury ■.- were first examined. Drury stated that he was a waiter at Queen's college, Oxford. He was married in Maren, 1893, and said he had "lived in happiness and clover" ever since. He would not change places with uny one. His wife corroborated her husband's statements and stood the fire of an amusing cross-examination by the opposing counsel. The jury oL maidens and bachelors, after ten minutes' consultation, decided in favor of the cliamants. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Johnson of Kensington road were the next tried. The couple entered, bringing with them five young children, and were greeied with cheers. Numerous testimoniáis were read in support of their claim. The jury was unanimoua in awarding this couple a flitch. TJie third pair, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rooke of Amwell, Hertfordshire, a couple well advanced in years, aleo ' made good their claim. Rooke said that he courted nis present wne wnen they wore both young, but he lost her, she being married to another. He also married in course of time. Both, however, lost their partners by death and, meeting again, made a match. Satis - factory evidence and written testimony were submitted showing that they had lived harmoniously during the three years of their wedded life. After the trials the successful couples were ehaired and carried in procession to a stage in a field, where they took the customary oaths and were presented with the awards they had won.