The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-06-07
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In one state of New Granada the right {
Of asking is promiscuously exercised by t
both sexes, who, when they feel the pas {
sion of love declare it without the least ..
and among the Cossacks
the same thing is said to be carried still
further, and the women more generally
court than the men. When a young
woman falls in love with man, she is
not in the least ashamed to 60 to his
fathers house and reveal her passion in
the most pathetic manner, and to prom
Use submission and obedience if he will
accept of her for a wife. Should the
insensible man pretend any excuse, she
tells him she has resolved never to 60
out of the house till he gives his consent
and, accordingly, taking up her lodging,
remains there. If he still obstinately
refuses her, his case is exceedingly dis
tressing; the church is commonly on her
side, and to turn her out would provoke
all her kindred to revenge her honor; so
that he has no method left but to betake
himself to flight till she is otherwise dis
posed of.
AS the two sexes in Greece had but
little intercourse with each other, and
lover was seldom favored with an oppor-
tunity of telling his passion to his mis-.
tress, he used to discoverit by inscribing
her name on the walls of his house, on the
bark of the trees of public walk, or the
leaves of book; it was customary for
him alro to deck the door of the house
where his fair one lived with flowers and
| garlands; to make libations of wine
before it, in the manner that was
practiced at the temple of Cupid. When
a love affair did not prosperin the hands
of a Greek he did not endeavor to be-
come more engaged in his manner or
person; he did not lavish his fortune in
presents, or become more obliging or
assiduous in his addresses, but immedi-
ately had recourse to incarnation and
philtres, in composing and dispensing of
which the women of Thessaly were
reckoned the most famous, and drove a
traffic in them ofno inconsiderable advan-
tage. These potions were given by the
women to the men, as wellas by the men
to the women, and were generally so
violent in their operation as for some
time to deprive the person who took
them of sense, and not uncommonly of
life.
Commodore Vanderbilt's ,V5dop.
A correspondent at Richmond, Va
writes: The widow of the late Commo-
dore Vanderbilt was Miss Crawford, of
F Georgia, before her marriage. She has
some first cousins in Virginia and with
the Commodore she had become favor.
F ably impressed. He was young M. D.
They met, they corresponded, and it was
generally believed by their mutual
friend that they would marry. The Com
modore's millions intervened, however,
she became Mrs. Vanderbilt and the
young Virginia doctor married beauti.
full and accomplished young lady of his
native county. The doctors young wife
died giving birth to her first child the
, child soon followed her. Left thus free
again, the doctor remained a widower
as he still is. Since the death of the Com
, modore the Virginia doctor and Mrs
Vanderbilt have renewed their inter
rupted intimacy and correspondence,
and it is reported by those who ought tc
know when decent interval has elapsed
from the demise of the Commodore, the
cousins will be united in marriage. Both
lady and gentlemen in this case of free
love triumphant have acted with the ut
. most propriety, and the friends of both
| can rejoice with unalloyed satisfaction
, in their ultimate union. The Virgins
doctor, although not very wealthy, has
a decent competence and fine practice.