The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-12-21
v QUEER MARRIAGES.,

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The 'R n In married gsp women Of vhie'i
.!heTs ems Is any Fissora vas uodepbtediy The
AaF!em women .?asI i spoken Of By EyelGp y
us aIary t aalsGpFo'perlly for renagBSlpg
naa l ln 70 Pc checked sSf BY Law, She.
married HFi her twen'y7hlth husband and bsf'
lug now 4 siqoSsiwas prohibited to mali
~ N la ttnFs;5 .is.ysasss = 1870 as.
many Yeas sgo q MAJ man ls IN Hsrtlsyllies
view view lork' became attached to young
anu pea beautiful Al,, dan'el who died before
'helf intended marriage could be consu,-i
mated ne 'h s married Ted the mott mother o.
sae deceased "' WIG Ss vas seAe- twenty years
nus senior but at! With A,,, whom be lived quite
happy until s. sne y was as! elghty and he sixty
years O. age, .t As the wife had BY this
time become gu! quite ddecrepit, they adopted
.. ma'd OF some thirty summers, who had
i.'ea WIN Inem year ana half when the
o'a laay .o'ea, 4 an 90 Il
before the time appointed for tho fun
era, ,'as man nlmssll was taken sick CD
WIG which account the funeral Services were
postpone" four weeks, But IN less than n
two weeks he sent for justice Of the
pesec, and was married to the maid he hal
adopted. The ncxtddy1he couple applied
10 the town Tor support aud week later
the man himself died. his funsral being
attended before that of bis FIRST vile, and
the woman he e, had 80 recently mari d be,
ing the only 'mourner. Human fully "is
vast and 'illImitabls. EtE@ ~ i,,,.
T When Socrates was asked whether j.
were better for man to get married Aor
live Single be eep'ied; Let him do
either and he will repent it,
With due respect to Socrates. We must
object to the above. We once knew a
i torrttune-huntlng Young man who married
maiden LADY on the swiptry side Of Fifty,
She was worth about 81 90 COG, and died
IN one month alter the cele bra,ion OF tbe
nap'iall ceremonies on hei Inherited her
property and never repented hls mar
rage --l-,y
Among the accent eermans it wis
death ior any woman to nstFy before she
was ~. years DID, T. by 'hselAWs Of
Lyeursas, the most special i asteatiof' was
pad ~, to tue PMS h::sseal t eddnncsstl0n' snd no
delicate o. aisk women n5 we're allowed to
marry 1y {, Ina 5Is si7J IA
10 INC hoyai hioTsfy Of farls, IS a
written contract drawn up IN l2sf BE be-
'" es Two persons o. lIa noble birth IN Ar
magma. The document bound husband
ana Q we 70 la''hiul 'vediock for seven
II Il,
years II stipulated 'na' tue parties should ls
nave 'hef'gas 70 renew Tue tie At that
',ne y 'nsy mulually agreed but u not,
the children were to be- equally divided
y 'ue HH'"os' s''0oia cpance not 70 be
ele", wy asse y IRA" ioss LOT me odd
one -. a.
IN norneo' marriages which general
succeed a leng'hened routine Of enigmasi-
cal cour'aship peculiar 10 these people, are
celebrated WIN great pomp and evnslder-
sO'e originality. The bride and bride:
sro0m.arc conducted from the opPo,ite
ehos OF 'oe 'ln'e" to the spot where The
ceremony Is performed They are seated
on Two oars o. IRON sym oollcal ofthe Wig
oroas aud lasting blessings, IN store for
'nem' Nc'gar ana oe'el Isat. carefully
prepared with wit are afees nut, are put into q e
n"nGs OF eacO' ohe OF the officiating
pF'e''s advanees, yavestwoa ioHlsOvsr'the
dress to the Supreme Being, and a shot
enc to the couple, CATS down eternal bles-
sings upon them, implores that peace and