The Volcano lubricator. (Volcano, W. Va.) 1871-1879, 1873-12-09

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iecting or resigning IT. II childfess
| man died, his brother was bound to
marry the widow, or have the refusal
| of her, and she could not marry again
until her brother-in.iaw formally re.
iected her in open court, (see Deu,er-
onomy, Chap. XXX when the form
was that "she loosed his shoe from of
his foot, and spst in his face" His
giving up the shoe was an abandon
ment of all dominion over her, and her
splitting "in his face" (or 'before his
face" as some translators have it) was
her defiance and assertion Of independ-
ence.
In the beautiful story Of Ruth, when
her nearest kinsman refused to mar y
her and redeem her inheritance, he
plucked of his shoe and delivered it to
Boaz, as a public remuneration Of Ruth,
OF all dominion over her, and of his
right OF premarriage. Among the
Arabians, when a runaway vile is d.
vorced, the husband usually says, "She
was my slipper, and I have cast her
off,"
When the Emperor Vladimir, who
fourished in the tenth century, pro-
posed marriage to the daughter of Rag
maid, she refused him, saying, II will
not take of my shoe to the son Of a
slave" Here the taking of the shoe
obviously meant submission.
1t has been stated that the throwing
shoe after the bride was a symbol OF
renounced dominion over her by faith
er or guardian, and the receipt, even
accidental, of the shoe by the bride
groom, indicated that authority was
transferred to him. If the brides own
shoe were thus thrown, it meant her
complete marital subsection, as to be
barefooted is sign of abject condi-
ton.
In the County Of Kent (dear to
| Charles Dickens, and where he died
in the very house he had longed for in
his childhSod,) the custom Of throw.
ing the shoe appears to be kept up on
regular system. Thus, instead oi
being indiscriminately cast "by Tom,
Jack or Harry" one Of the bridesmen
throws the shoe, and the bridemaids
run after 1.-THE belief being that she
who gets it will be married first. She
has then to throw it among the men
and the belief is that he whom it hits
will be married before any OF his COM
rades. Most probably the lady aims
at him she likes best, which is one step
toward having the omen fulfilled.
A very old rhyme thus gives an early
date to this curious custom.
"Whcn Britons bold
! Welded OF old,
| Sandals were backward throwd;
The pair to tell.
| That i'll or well,
| The act was all t. eir own"
Other marriage superstitions may be
mentioned. It is believed that the la
dy who reads the marriage service
through, or she who completes patch
work quilt without assistance, will new
er be married; also,. that it is unlucky
for bride, about to 60 to the church.
to look in the glass after she is com
pletely dressed. Therefore, the GUS
tom is that she shall put on glove, OF
some other article, after the last look
in the mirror has been taken.
Sometimes, after the ncwly-wedded
have driven away, the cook comes out
with a kettle of hot water, which she
pours on the stone in front Of the
house door, as an auspice that there
will soon be another wedding from the
same house. This is called excepting
the threshold warm for another bride >
Fire burning at one side of CRATE
is held to be sign OF wedding, ir
places where the stove has not super
seeded the old fashioned CRATE.
Itis LUCKY to be followed by a strange
dog when one goes courting!
Fourteen years for stealing horse
and five years for killing man is the
schedule Of penalties in Texas" Il
looks little curious, at first blush
that, while horse will cost you {
hundred dollars in Texas, ou can buy