Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1851-02-28
Market FOR Selling Young Women in
Hungary.

Every year, at the fclsi Of ST. Peter,
which Genes on in the latter days Of June.
the rcasantry Of the disiric, (Dihar) meet 10.
gcthcr at a certain plas', for the purpose Of a
fair. This fair has a very peculiar interest
cor thc young men aud the maidcn.. for il is
there that, willis, purchasing household uien-
sils and family ncscssarioE, they choose for
thossclves partners, and conclude marriages.
Tho parents bring in their mauiagoablO
daughters, with each one her little dover nc.
complnying her, loaded up in small cart
This dover is. Of course, proportionaie to til.
lowly condition Of these mouniaincoB-some
sheep, sometimes few hogs, or even chick.
ems, These girl, are ailircd IN their bot.
or wha, pieces OF gold ~ silyo. they posses
arc Strung upon string and neatly lHlohe!
10 the braid. uf their hair.
Thus fitted out, every girl who desires to
find a husband, bciakes herself to the fair
She quits the house Of her G,hcr, TerhaI.
forever, and bids her mother adicu quite ig.
nonni of wha, roof !, to shelter her, and
Wha, fate await, her at her journeys end
A. to her fortune j, is in the cart that attends
her The Object OF h.r journey Is never mis-.
taken; nobody wonders al, IL, nor is there %.
clsion for public officer 10 make record Of
decd.
On The other hand, the youths vso wish 10
procure themselves wives, hasten TO 'hc flir
arraycd IN ,hc yer, bcs, skin garment, ,ho.r
chest, contain. These savage looking chaps,
who would be quite enough to make our
young ladies' run ,nd hide themselves, pro-
-,cd with a good deal Of isicra,, and nal 1,
inspect IHr f.lr mountain l4,,o- that .rs
brought ,hithcr hy their father, aud their un.
clcs. casting many sdc.clancr5 and Vistfgl
hook, toward, lhc captivating merchandise.
IIr gives hIs Gncy lrcc rein, and ulss ha
inl' one ;Iai seems 20 claim hi. psirrcncs,
be- ., once addresses ihe parents, ask. what
ihcy have given hrr, luI ask, what pi.cc ihoy
have sr, ulon ,Ie " lot s1 exposed fur sals
"A, tho -amc unc stating his own property
and standing. II the paira,s ask ,oo much,
thee gallant "Joys" m,lc their o1cr, which,,
if D., doc. ro' sui the other, lhc fond lover
passes - srgk some enc cl.r.
W may supro.- tlia, 'hs proud Young rten
alv1y, keep q "lop-cyc" open to the c5rrc.-
pond nee or loyclin., upon one hand, az!
,he VIZ, Of ,hr dover upon the other. At
.as' hs finds one for whom he !, willing 30
give the price, and j loud clappin. or tho
hands together announces to the bysiander,
iha, the bargain is complete. What hcay,
blow tbs mus, be ior some laly rival who hl,
not decided quick enough, who j. hating and
considering whether she VII suit him. and
whether she j, as lovely ani accomplished in
household matters as some others. However.
the deed is done, and the bargain completed,
and forthwith the young girl (poor ih,ngD
proceeds TO clasp the hand Of her future huS.
hand. Wha, a mom.ni Of interest and ,uI.
ic'yin her. She i ycito learn tie character
Ut her hushlnd-vhclhcr be- be- kind and
am.ab'c, or u--cn,lc and morosr. whether
hc b. endowed with 1ll ,h0s' good qualit.c,
which render lhr VII, happy, or WHISTLER sho
has attached herself io ono whose nature u
not in unsln with her ovr, aud whose prr,.
cuce mahcs hrr existence miserable Soal.
50 d, the husband exposed to the same danger
.n choosing a wife. Stranger, they come to-
rc'hcr, and the future decides the happiness
or misery oi the union The destiny of tho
wife is sealed BY this rude clasp Of the hand.
In this she as much as says" Yc-, IwilIbe
your fr lie, and conscn, to pariakc Of
your JOS, aud your troubles, 20 follow 20,
through veal aud woe"
The family Of the bclrotIcd pair thea .-r.
round them, offering their congratulations,
and th, prics, who ], on the rrouud Tor ,h.
secession, Immediately pronouncc' the nup,ial
bcncdic,ion The young womln presses th-
parting hand Of the family who have reared
her, bot " which she 3, no longer a part,
mounts The car, of her new husband whom
bot a few hours before she has never seen,
and, escorted by her droycr; is conducted u
the house thcncciorard Ia be her home
The Hungarian government has long troi,
bu, in vain, to suppress these fairs for young
girls Positive orders have been given that
they should no longer take place bot such j.
the ioicc of long established custom, uniici 10
the necessities Of this pastoral rlcc, that all
such orders have been dlsrcCardcd. The fair
s.m ,uuuuups, ana every year sucn cayai-
codcs as We have described may b. seen de-
descending into the plains Of kalmasa, there
to barter OF the precious jewels Of the house
hold tree, a. though they werc scnseles boo
YES, or mcrc produce Of the soil