Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-10-24
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Ihe pAastiasse aus sons among tie na-
yves ~ sos New ollapa are rather more cu'
i no ps sspan ahles Before qifi rs gig-
en- 20 her husband her IL d 'front.' teetI, ara
4 Iknocked out. The lover tlSen tl,ross i
kang gasoo kin over her ahonld defs. spits "A
Ener tace several times, marks her Win
painted stripes of several colors. oraera
her 70 march. TO his hut with his NOV.
sion bag he gives her a few kicks BY the
way. Thesesayag generally steal theiE
I wives from some tribe with u Whotn n heys ars
lat enmity- AS soon they observe =
without any prote To-, they rush .ups
Ion her, stupify her with blows Of a club.
land drag her through the woods with thu
utmost violence. Her tribes retaliate
merely by committing a similar outrags.
There are no other wedding ceremonies.
The Moors marry at . very early age,
Wives are always purchased; and the
father Of girl cannot refuse an offer, un-
less there is some stain upon the young
mans character. The bridal tent Is
adorned with small white flag, and the
bridegfoom's brow is encircled with q ,fila
let of The Saliie color. The bride is conS
Quoted to her parents, where the BRIDE
groom presents her with garments and
jewels according to his wealth. "A grand
entertainment is given, and the young
women dance all day to the sound OF in
struments-while the spectators regulate
their motions by olapptng hands. These
dances are not very decorous.
The marriages among Che negro tribes
are conducted with little ceremony, ex-
cept an abundance ofpast times and dan6.
ing.
Among the Jereres, when ldyer has
secured the consent of relations, he sums
mons his friends to assist ihoarrying offths
bride, who shuts herself up In hut with
her companion, where they maintain an
obstinate siege before they conclude to
surrender.
In BamBdck. the bride comes to the
hut Of her husband with calabash Of
water with which she washes his feet and
wipes them with her mantle,
In Congo, negroes take their wives fof
year on trial il at the end Of that time
they are satisfied, the wedding is cele.
brated with feast, The missionaries
tried to abolish this custom, without suc-
cess the mothers declaring that they
would not risk the happiness Of their.
daughters by urging them to an indisso<
luble union With persons with whose hRbS
its and tempers they were not acquainted.
In Abysinia, there Is no form Of mara
riage ceremony, parties live together al
long as they please and these connecS
tions are dissolved and renewed es often
as they think proper.
African princes have an unpleasant
way Of offurnishing q doWry for their daugh-
ters. When the Sultan Of MADEIRA mars
tied HE daughter 10 an Arab sShiok, tho
nuptials were celebrated by d great slave
hunt, when after a dreadful struggle.
three thousand cAptiyes, BY their tears
and dbondage, furnished.the materials Of a
magnificent marriage festival.
In Dahomey, all the unmarried females
in the kingdom are considered the proper:
ty ofthe sovereign. Once year they
are all brought before him, he selects the
most engaging for bimself and sells the
others to his subjects at high prices.
No choice Is allowed to the purchaser.
He pays twenty thousand coWriss, aud
receives such wife as the king plsasos
to appoint. being obliged 10 appear satisa
fed with the selection, whatever may be
the aspect or condition. This hing has
three thousand wives but the king Of
Ashantee has exactly three thousand
three hundred and thirty. three, and the
safety Of his kingdom is supposed 70 des
pend upon his keeping up this mystical
number.
A FATBEa BEToRR 4 BAFTrE Col.
Shadforth wrote home the night before
he fell at sebastopoi:
My own beloved wife and dearly beS
loved children. At one O'clock to.mor-
row morning I head the 57th TO storm