Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-11-16
a.eer Marriages.

his diary, whose propensity for remarry
ing bad finally TO be cbecked'by law
"She married to her twenty-fifth hus
band, and being now widow, was pro
hibited tosmarry in the future" .
Many years ago, a man in Hartsville
n. I. became attached TO yonng and
beautiful dalrsel, who disd before their
intended marriage could be consumma.
ted. He then married the mother of the
deceased, who was some twenty years ber
senior, but with whom be lived quite
happily until she was eighty and he sixty
years of age. As tho wife had by this
time become quite decrepit, they adopted
maid Of some thirty summers, who
had lived with them year and hall
when the old lady died. Before the
time appointed for the funeral, the man
himself was taken sick. on which account
the funeral services were postponed -four
weeks. But in less than two weeks he
sent for Justice of the Peace and was
married TO the maid he had adopted -
The next day the couple applied to the
town for support, and a week later the
man himself died, his funeral being at
tended before tina: of his first wife, and
the woman be had so recently married
being the only mourner. Human folly
is vast and illimilable.
When Socrates was asked whether il
were better for man to get married or
live single, he replied: ..Let him do
either and he will repent it,"
With due respect 10 Sotrates, VIZ must
object to the above. We once knew a
fortune hunting young man who married
maiden lady on the winlry side of fifty.
She was worth about 500, 900. and died
in less than month after the celebration
of the nuptiaI ceremonies He inherited
her property, and he never repented his
marriage. Among the ancient Germans
it was death for any woman to marry
before she was twenty years old. By
the laws of Lycurgus the most special
attention was paid to the physical eduea
ton, and no delicate or sickly women
were allowed to marry.
In the Royal Library of Paris is a
written contract, drawn up in 1897, be
tween two persons OF noble birth in
Armagna. The document bound the
husband and wife to faithful wedlock for
seven years. 1t stipulated that the par
ties should have the right to renew the
tie at the end of that time if they mu-
tually agreed; but if not, the children
were to be equally divided; if the nun
Der should chance not to be even, they
were to draw lots for the odd ore.
10 Borneo, marriages, which generally
succeed heightened routine of enigmat
zeal courtship peculiar to these people, is
celebrated with great pomp and consid
cradle originality. The bride and bride
groom are conducted from opposite ends
of the village to the spot where the cere
money is performed. They are seated
on two bars Of iron, symbolical of the
vigorous and lasting blessings in store
for them. A cigar and bete leaf, care
fully prepared with areca nut, are put
into the hands of each. One cf the of
tieiating priests advances, waves two
fowls over the heads of the betrothed.
and in lonL address TO the Supreme
Being aud short one to the couple. ca Is
down eternal blessings 90 them, imp.ores
that peace and happiness may attend the
union, and gives some temporal advice.
sometimes of character more medical
than sanity. The spiritual part being
thus concluded, the material succeeds
The heads of the affirmed are knocked
together three or four times; then the
bridegroom puts his betel Leaf aud cigar
into the mouth Of the bride; and they
are acknowledged welded couple, with
the sanction Of their religion. AT lat
er period on the nuptal evening, fowls
are killed, the blood caught in two cups,
and from its color the priest fore-tells the
happiness or misery of the newly mar
ried. The ceremony is closed by feast,
much dancing, aud noisy music.
Tue following romantic story is told of
Lord March grandson of Charles III. J,
who afterward became the second Duke
of Richmond, and who, while yet quite
young, was engaged, without being con
suited as to the choice, TO lady still
Younger. The bride WIS Lady -,
the daughter Of the Earl of Cadegan,
Marborough's favorite general. Their
union according to Mapier's accounO
was a bargain to cancel gaming debt
between the parents, and the young Lord
March was brought from college, and the
lady from the nursery, for the ceremony.
The bride was amazed, and silent but
tho bridegroom exclaimed: "Surey
you are not going to marry me to that
dowdy?" Married he was, however, and
his tutor instantly carried bin off to the
Continent. A few years after this event
Lord March returned home from his
travels most accomplished gentleman,
but having such disagreeable recollection
Of his wife that he avoided home and
repaired on the first night of his arrival,
10 the theater. There he saw a lady OF
so fine an appearance that he asked who
she WAS, and on being answered that she
was !" the reigning toast, the beautiful
Lady March," be hastened to claim her,
and they lived together SO affectionately
that one year only after his decease, in
1850, she died of grief.
A young lady at ball was asked by
lover of serious poetry whether she
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