Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-10-07
FAYETTEVILLE TENN TUESDAY, OCTOBBR 4, 1S5l

gerly into the furrows of the fat with
. which he is covered. The bride un-
dergoes the same treatment.
In Kamscatka, a young man, after
) making proposals, enter into the SER
f vice of his intended father-in-law; and
, if he prove agreeable, he is admitted
to the trial of the touch. The young
woman is saddled up in leather thongs
and put under the guard Of some old
women. The suitor watches every
opportunity Of slackened vigilance
to salute her. The girl must resist,
in appeara nee at least, and therefore
cries out to summon her guards, who
EtH with fury up on the. lover--tear
his hair, tidratch his face, and act in
violent opposition. The attempts of
the lover re SON nnetlmes unsuccessful
for months; but t the moment the
touch is achieved, the bride testifes
her satisfaction by pronouncing Nj,
nj, in a soft and loving voice. This
ceremony Was ais b usual in Lithuania
and MuscoFy.
In 1.-Two hia, til he young man enga-
ges the 81 $rvices of an old woman,
who usually of1ici iates for whole par
ish in succession, to propose to the
girl of whose q Publications he has
heard favorable account. The old
lady sets about her business cleverly
IL dwells ON the good looks or fine
, disposition Of Ter client, and espe-
, cially on. the vd dhemence of his at
tachment-for even a savage knows
I the kind of flattery most acceptable
to a wonlan's he art. If she sudceed
5 in obtaining a favorable answer, the
parties meet at the pastors house
, for the ceremony pf betrothal; if not,
t the old lady is sent to succession of
girls on a similar errand, until she
!, does-for when Livonian lad has
| made up his mind to be married, he
thinks the sooner he gets over it the
!, better. On the wedding day, it is
r customary to make every vehicle
r turn off the road for the procession,
which proceeds to the house of the
bridegroom, singing a low chant,
t which rings very pleasantly through
the deIs. Gloves suspended to a
shaft of the vehicle containing the
, bride and bridegroom are supposed
: to bring good luck to whoever reach-
. les them first, and are eagerly caught
after by the guests who have been
! awaiting their arrival. The bride is
then lifted from the cart at one
bound on to a sheep-skin extended
f before the door, to signify that the
way through life is henceforth to be
!, soft to her feet; then corn is strewed
!, before her, in emblem that abundance
f is to follow her to her new home, and
thus she is carried in noisy triumph
, over her husbands threshold. Here,
propped in high-bacled chair, and
surrounded by women, sits the oldest
i matron of the family, ready to re-
ceive the new conner. The bride
bends before her, and the matron
: takes a high stiff cap, made of white
silk, and places it on the young wife S
head. When the cap has been slowly
| adjusted, the dame repeats this an
/ cient form of words: Forget thy
/ Remember thy youth-Love
q thy husband;' accompanying each
{ SENTENCE with a slight stroke on the
! cheek.
!. In Eiburnia, before the dinner is
{ over, the bride and all the guests rise
!. from the table. She has then to
throw over the roof of the bride
: groom's house cake called kalarb,
5 made of coarse dough. The higher
t she throws it, the likelier, according
: to her notion, she will make3a good
t housewife; and as the houses are very
$ low, and the cake about as hard as a
q stone, the omen is generally secured
; Two men attend the bride, and are
: expected to present her with new
shoes and stockings. She does not
! put them on till after a dance, and
\ gives two or three old handkerchiefS
d in return
n In Mexico, when a man arrives al
! the age Of bearing the charge Of the
! married state, a suitable vile IS piekec
. out for him; but the diviners are first
V consulted, and according to their pre-.
n dictions, the match is abandoned OF
:. pursued. IF they predict Happiness
e to the young couple, the girl is de
) manded Of her parents by persons
n STYLED solicitors, who having, attel
il many respectful applications and {
! Tprofusisn Of presents, obtained the