Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-01-23
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l,rb;s Is the first really Catholic town. ever wes
in - On Sunday the turosuut to tEe churenes IS
ysry -;mposipe. After morning service, ,amase- WIS.
man,s on m Everywhere You know the oo.ne-
J,,I ;s mt finished vet An irun crane, nseu 10
lifting rocks. has been standing on an unhntsneo
t,,ye, more than FIVE hundred years. In thls im-
nense church. they show the heads OF Inc lnfee
Wise men of the East. Do you know ma, stpey
wore kinos. and that their names were OaspaI
Ma,ob";r and Bathazar2 The skulls are cased
T. seT m,ld with rubies for eyes (rhe Major says,
!, : sfl in his eye.) The lofty Gothic arches are
cer,a;oly r. very grand, and the more SO. IN my
udument, from their reminding me OF the mt'gn,y
avenues Of forest pines 10 our Blue Ridge; the
sentiment produced is the same Many men are
working on the edifice, at cost OF thousanos
eyery wear. The king Of Prussia 1--WE are now 10
Prussia) is greatly interested in tins res'o,auon'
a. he Il in every thing connected with AL
Tbouab neople abroad laugh at him, as the Chdn-
nagnsr Kaing, or Champagne King, from ms
bibnIous propensties, yet he IS much revered and
loved by his people. The Russian party at court,
which IS thought to govern him, is called the
Cross.narty from their able Journal, The Gross.
Ibs narty y is headed by Mr.. Won Gerlacb, aper-
son Of great ability. but German tory ana ~ nlgn-r
churchman. if such terms may be used nese
Ieojtimists look with contempt on Louis Napoleon
.s > narvenu monarch. They deride what We
call constitutional eoyernment.-Bu here comes
the Major with sherry cobber-straws ana an aii'
So goodbye again l.Es- taa ,lsaes1
Ir.p Wharf.-The recurrence of leap year mas
called out many interesting "reminiscences o' 'ne
privileges Of the ladies. Among other 'hinSs. u
the kind il is mentioned that
By an ancient act Of the good old Scottish far-
lament, passed in the reign Of Margaret aoou'
I2SS IL was s.urdonit that during ye reign Of her
maist 5lessit Majestic. ilka maiden ladee OF bath
high and low esiait shol Ilae liberty to speak .ye
man she likes: eif he refuses 10 take her tot ms
wife he shall be mulct in the sum Of hundrIty
punds or less, as his estate may be, except and
always off he can make it appear that ne IS De.
trothit TO another woman, then ne siaIl be iree.
From the Sieur do BeaupIan's "Descnpton,ot OF
the Ukraine. including several provinces oi me
k,ngdom of Poland )" published al Rouen, m loo2,
il anpears that at that period the Cossack damses
also made proposals Of marriage. N. beauPlan
says: 50. .,,......
Here then. contrary to the custom OF all other
countries, may be seen young girls making ioye
10 younr men; and superstition, very Prevalehs
among them and carefully observed, causes them
sc,rcefy ever to miss their object, and indeed,
rende,s them more sure ot success than the men
would be. should the latter attempt the wooIng'
Tbey proceed somewhat after the following man
Ler: si4J -, s...r ,isr...,r.se
The maiden goes to the house Of the father Of
the younu man whom she loves, when she thinks
the family are all together. and says, on entering,
Pon,agobog. which means, God bless you She
paws her compliments to him who has made so
great an impression upon her heart, and tells nm
She thinks he will know how TO govern and love
his wife. Thy noble qualities" she continues,
"have led me to pray thee very humbly to accept.
me for thy wife," She then asks the father and
mother 10 consent to the marriage. II she re-
ceiyes refusal or some excuse, as that ne 10 TOO
Young and not ready to marry. she answers that
She will not depart until he has espoused her.-
Thus she perseveres and persists in remaining
unt, she has obtained favorable answer to her
| demands. r ~
After several weeks the father and mother are
not only constrained to give their consent, but al
50 TO persuade their son to look upon her more Ia
yorabiy. At the same time, the young man, see
inp the maiden SO determined in her affection Tor
him. begins to regard her as the one who IS des-
tined 10 be the mistress of his desires. Finally
he prays his father and mother TO permit him 70
espouse her. Thus she accompllshes her purpose
and the entire family, through fear OF lncurnng
the wrath of God by expelIing her from their
house, are constrained to give their consent U tne