Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-10-15
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- When an Egyptian wants wife. hoisnott
allowed to, visit tue ,harem Of Der friendstp,
Hselect one. for Mahomrled forbade inehto
see the face O6any woman they could mar
,ry, that is to say, any besides theirmOthere'Y
Tor sisters. A man Is, therefore. obliged to
oembloy f"kbatbeHF DR. niatcbmakdr to- 8
utind one for him. for which service SHE Of 4
\ course eXRecIs ,backsheesh'-that Is, pay
..merit. TIE khatbeh having found a girl,
IIrecOmmends herjt0the man as asexcee0tngtylf5
libeautiful, and eminenUg suitable to hiphp
e, The father is then waitedupon to ascertain
the d0wry he reqtiires; for all wives are pdr- g
chased. as they were in patriarchal dayslg3
/, ,W1eep Jacob haed % money to. pay forRach7
liel, he served her father seven years as An =
equivalents; and when ddpcd, was obliged y
f, to serve second term to secure the prize. 81
(Gen. rxXXiX,) r. q, Fathers still refuse Ot
. give younger daughter ID marriage be-
fore an elder shah have been married. Thehi
people oflArmsnia, i'm Asiatic Topkeys for-du
bid a. ayopnger son TO marry before an elder;,
and this Is ltkewise the law, of the Hfn4
dOOs lIiWfi 9n1 10 lJ'iII Oh fff TiSigas q
The price OF wife varies ffbm fyesJ
shillings to fifteen hundred dollars, The
girl may not be more than five or six years
old, but whatever her age tw0-thirds' of .
the dowry is at once paid to the father, in ,
the, presence of witnesses. The father
then, tor his Representatives.. says: @Ibe4
trothto thee my daughter,p and the yOungfa
man responds, Il ACCEPT of such betrothal?ni a
n Unless among the lower classes tie father
y eXpeHds the money in dress, ornaments or
furniture foritbe bride, which neUir- be-o,l
comes the properly OF her husband. Even.y
when betr0thed, the Intercourse OF the =
I parties is very restricted. The Arabs win 4
i not allow them to see each other, but the
Jews are not, quite SO stringent. The, Il
betrothals often continue tor years before
the man demands his wife; thus, "Satnson'H
went down and. talked 20 the etwOman, ,nOr .
espoused her, and .,:ialter a.time heretuued
to take her." ~, y
GiIs are demahded at the age OF 4e6,gfd 4
aud between that and sixteen ears slbil6f1
after sixteen few pIen viii seek 7ti1eds audit
the dowry expected is tJen prop5rtlonably SO
low 1f'D1TI9 pfgWllt}3 }tSff .Eif5If
Girls in Egypt are often moehersa at'r
| thiteen and grandmothers at twenty-six; b,
I, and in Persia they are said to be mothers
at el ven, grdndmOthers ut twenty two, 10
and past chd-bearing at thirty. When a 70
man demands his betrothed, u dayis liked
for the nuptlals, aud tor seven nights be-
for he is expected to give fesst, switch, 6 2
however,. il turhishedl by the guests them-3o
selves. Thus one eotfce,slpqL4ef rice, g
another sugar, etc, .f ., r......,.. - r., =
is the night before the icqnsumnatioh.
The Conduct is intrusted to the lend, of
the bridegroom" (JOhn iii. 29) AbouG :
tile middle OF this day the bride arrives at
tile house and retifes to the haren, wl4e1Ds y
| she ts with her mother sisters, aud fehaleit &
friends. Az the third or fourth &aleA Of 2
the night-thTee or four hours after sunset
1.-The bridegroom, who has not YET seenihis Z =
fair oneG goes to the mo que to pray,T s.
accom- anied by .meshals," or tolches :.
and lanterns, with music. Upon Ills :
| return he Is introduced to his bride,
| with whom, having given hersat- I
| tendaut "a spresent tdhGetiSe, Rhe. is.lsff
alone Hell them thgoAs .,vH iFrjs syeil
for tho FIRST tiIhe sees her ii6G. 10 Sized, =.
| he informs the wcman outside, who fnl-Ats
| mediately express their jIy by screaming
| "ZugSareet," which is secnocd by the wo- y
men IN the house, and then by those in the 4
neighborhOod.h ~ ''D'7 ~ -.sa33i ~ &i!E