The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-11-25

Bundling.
The Oia style sf scsarsshIp DID II Prevail in
New ERsIsEi-An Interesting IaestiOK Of
hisISry.

1 r rhaps no ante - custom Has. led !,
more HISTORICAL d'spnie and lser..ry con
: f.y,r@y, Than shatswhich pr, vailed IL IA
arly date, among tn, original ti,r, II
{, rtain portions of his G un;ry, ka3ul
y t,r. euuhoniou- titl- "f huI,Ihny -
which was design..ts1z - ne practi,,.
among lovers Of diff. rent seaes, of occu
uy.np the sam. u. /, as night dur.,y h.
period of their court>hip. rh,s sing .s.r
! md, in mntIern est .mation, q. ciGe!y Wi
gar practice. Was probably imported val
rher s.ei;.l peculiaritits frJm ireland
md Wal 8, wh.re It long pr. vail, 4
,innng The poorer pc. s,nry, and va.
~upp .,e,l to have originated from drslr
20 avold the expense "l nlaiDtainihga frs
upon the hearth during the long hours in
which parties pssai"nst"lly aft cited chos
| q remain in each others ci'nipnny DR..
lenry Reed Stiles, in his History and
,;t,sal g'ts at Ancient Windsor, Conn. G.
t,cu',' having mentioned the. nr vaicna.
| )! hat ancient cnstom among the frs
| -,ttlrrs ~ thar ction, was sev, RELY taken
/, task by their descendants, who, con
10 r,a tn.. assertion an laipu;at'on moss
,n:avorahle t" 'htir family honor H.
| 4 If .i.lsrsr, and in prnnf of he his'nri
al V. ruti,y of his original star tilts. h.
,as pr, pared smart and llv.iy y, .l.
sr pr, which has been sued ron
he. pr,.ss &c Joel hunsel. 1T this ~. M
Ter th, title " Rundling It's Or.pi,
'r..gre,s and 4. cline IN America Fh,
Icw England p.oneers did not original;
he custom but took II IN II Was Fri om,,
red 81 them by tn" parent stocks in III,
world from which they spraug.
When the Romans occupied the Births
Isles. il was already in vogue, and itd t.
Statement by historians h" accom- pan
I'D Caesar, hat he natives II, ld their W.
ncn in common Later it became tn
ale tor man and woman To live togelL
for year IT, during hat ,n. II chi,
az bern, he union became permanent
+ not, either parry WAS ut liberty tn d.,
live IT, This singular style of wediuck
which war called Misunderstanding" co..
inuel in certain districts until the time
II james VI OF Scotland, aud rom tn,
.,sulting OF abundance of has q tis 0rigi
,atcd many berd' wars aud quarrel,
.ians, the eff cts or Inch are exprriepc
4 to his day. In Wales. a lover callira
ipon the oil rct Of his passions, won,
secure admission by tapping three TIM |
II her window. A bed If rtsll,s ":
made down, upon which they repnsrd uii |
itr heavy cnverieis, continuing fheir CO,
$ crsatiln until III 'rning Nashanle WI
itached to the act, and ravelcrs with
reGeni period mtnti n seeing you o
.'uples thus arrang' thems. lv.'s III III !. |
PRESENCE and that of other visitors, as III
without the least .dea that their cond ci |
vculd be unfivoralay thought of t,
ding THIS general toieI,nt,
gr at deal f im.u.ral,ry may be- attrlbu
cd t. III, habit, and it has very natural
encountered str'nous opposli :on frpm
Ne clergy, and from ail reforming agsn
res In Holland, a similar practice ,rt
.'ai ed, under the name If "q,tee>tinp
!. was referred to in IL work urlttcn by
.i"n. Henry G Murphy. now State Sena
or, Il rmcrly minister 10 the Hague, who
iurni.hcs DR.. s. lies an interesting note on
he subject. In former times AN mt
.hscence of clgthing Was allowed bn
modern civilization is Ill re par ocular | i
7ome cantons of Switzt rland, and espcc
sally in the rtgi, Of Unterwald, a sim
'ar.s,,cial habit may be still traced Coin.
,ack to tie Orient, we probably find il
ssr g n, ,as well as that of MANY ot h.r sir-
yular religious and d nestle b ranges.
among many efthe A1ig han tribes, Ii i
usual for IA lover To present hims. If at tn.
,,,use of his beir)the,l with a suitabI,
gift, in return f"i which ne Was permitted
-, pass the night upon ht fcouch Among
The fierce D1yks a lover will help the g.r.
ne desires 10 wed in her field work all
hay. At night he approaches her re ting
place. If She rises and cnnverses with
INN, all is we'll +; but-If, ON the contrary.
he says, d" Be good enoughto blow up RI,
ire, or, Light he lamp" Ga ',,tmho, fl
d with rnsin,) then his hopes were at end
for hat is fhe usual form of dsm ssa j..
Dr. Still, s, having proven the early cx.s
! ence and VIDE extent nf the "hundling y
custom, proceeds to show that it was
thoroughly tstablished IN he New World
during the colonial days. and esp clauv
IN Virginia and the New England State !,
He quotes from historians up N the point
from Rev. A!nnzo b. Chaplin, who edits
he rec r,is Ut GlaStenburv Cunncc,icu.-
759-91- from W"rthngtnns HIT nv
of Dedharl, Massachusetts, and from 18th. r
works, He shows tIntsir was Noted and
ridiculcd by travellers from oihtr countries
Iand defended by tile people among
whom it prevailed, that il was denounced
IL satire reciied at an Oxf Ri Cnm,nonce.
m-nt; that Jonathan Edwards thun, r. d
against il from his pulpit. Rev Gill.tri
.Iavens preached fervcnlly IN opp sit ION
10 1t, and plnilsliVims. prayCd far ITS tx
/ tlnctl N; bat that, nevertheless. the nrac
tice continued more nr less in vcr,le Till
after the Rrvoluti n. when it fcll into
Ilisuse from varl Us tallsps-' he Imur we'd
intelligence at the MASSES. their more re
fined social cnl,tl tInn, their u tered n :
cnni ry State. which enabled them to live
in larger and m re thoroughly warmed
| 4 Au1.ll lnrs liz. illflny Of LII. L. -