Washington telegraph., 1848-11-08
MARKET For SELLING YOUNG
WOMEN IA nENGARY.

W oah AsHa 4 y II = aNAa=A4A
Every year, after the feast ol St, Peter,
which comes on the atter duys OF June,
the peazaatry Of the district, (8ihorl meet
together ut "A certain place, for the purpose
OF a general fur TINS iair has a very
pecnllaf interest for the young men and
the young maidens, Tor It Is There, hat
whilst purchasing household utensils, and
family nsec,saHas, they choose for them
selves PARTNERS. and conclude marriages.
The parents bring their maTriagaable
daughters, with each oue her little dover
accompanying her loaded up N a small
cart. THIS dover is, oi course, pfopof-
tionnte 10 ths lowly condition oi these
mouaiaineers-soma sheep, sometimes u
few hos, or even chickens, Thcse
glds are attifed in their bssf, or what
pieces Of gold or silver they may possess,
are strung upon a string and neatly at.
tached 10 tho bFaids oi their huir,
Thus llIcd out, every girl who desires
10 imd a husband betakes herself 10 the
iair she quits the house oi hog iaIher,
perhaps forever. aud bids her mother
adIeu, quite ignorant oi what roof E to
shelter her, or what late awaits her at
her journeys end IA To hosioruade, 1t
Is ia The lule cart thai attends her The
object u theif journey IS never mistaken,
au body wonders al il, nor Is there oeea-
son lof a public officer 10 make record Of
lie deed. On the other hand. The youths
Who wish 70 procure thudIsglyes wives,
hasted to the lair a1fayed IN their very
best slsin garments their chest contains.
These savage looking chaps. who would
be quite enough 10 make our Young
ladies tm aud hide themselves, pressed
NAh a good de.l Of Interest and zest. TO
inspect .he iaif mountain laszes thai ast
bought iAltheI By fheif iutIsfs aud their
ancles. casting manY side slanees aad
Wistlai looks towards die captivating
merchandise. lie gilss his lancy a itee
Isi4 aaa when he Iiads oua that seems
II clam h!s preference he at once adde's.
ses the paleal,, asks what they hage
giscn her and a7ks what price they
have 81 upon the lot - exposed lor
za.e--a. the same iime stating his oWn
properly aud standing. IL the parents
ass too iiuoh. the gallant boy make
ihfif 5asg which II i does nnl sait the
aihgf "a agree 10, the land lover las>cs
u seek some eue else.
We may suppose tha; the pfulsut
young men always keep u eiop-cye open
to lhr correspondence ol lo.line-s upon
one hand. aud the size OF the dover upon
the other ~ laal he finds one for rwhom
he 8 willing 10 give the price, aud a loud
c.apping OF the hands together announce
to the bystanders that tho bargain iscom.
pluIc. What a terrible blow tins must
be lor some lazy rival who has not decid.
CD quick enough, who is halling aud con-.
-deHug whether she will suit him. and
whether she is as lovely and accompli,h-
ed lu household matters as some OF the
others. However, the decd is done and
the bafglm is completed. aud loriifwith
,he young gigl Qoof th.us) proceeds also
10 clap the hand Of h.g future hu-bayl.--
What moment OF .uiere-, aud anxiety
10 hcI The destiny Of het Ike is aealcd
boy this rude clasp OF the haul In ihi-
act she as mncl as said, "Nos, ] Will bc
yours for lie, and / consent 10 pluake OF
Your JOYS aud yo,. lrouhl. = TO follow you
Though wcal aud lh.ough woe
The mmilig, OF tho bplruhIel pair then
suouud them, Offering lheis congg9.Ila.
lions. aud 90 once, without delay, me
priest who is upon the ground lor iIol e %.
sion, pouuunccs the uuplial beucdiclou.
Then comes the momcn, OF scpamlun.--
The young woman presses the parting
hand of hat family who have c1tl her
bul OF which she is mo- longer apa1--
mounts ii,c cart OF horucw husband, WHOM
ba, few h1uF- before she never ~ much
q, knew, aud escorted by her dover, h
conducted 10 the house iheHclorwuiI tJ
hc her home.
The Hungarian Government has long
uied, hut iu vain To suppress those iniu
l1l Young gld-. Positive ofd,- bay.
been ai,un, that they houId H1 loalD,
take place. but such is the force OF long
established custom, unncd 10 fhe uere--i.
~ OF pastonl race that u.i such orders
have been disfegnrdtd Tho fur still
c1niiuae-, aud every year such cayaIcudc-
as we have described may be seen do.
scundng into#ihcp plains Of halman there
TO mftcr oh these precious Jewels oi the
household tree as though lhry were sense
less bceycs OF nero produce OF the soil.
A NEW ATTACHMENT Tor tie Piano. hu.
recently been mvenicd by Boardman x