The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-01-25

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'""""'''e i'esI''oh'asnes was Elhu enough
10 give me description OF the wedding Of
her daughter. When a young man here
wishes 10 become acousinted with n vour,
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". "N'," -, nc mentions II 10 some i1enu Oh
the family who applies to the parent for
leave to introduce him. II this is granted
and the parents ai,erward ronc,rJo ,bo,
Lo Il not ."i,a,ia Nv VS.. 80 O ~. ''"'
"e "a 'o' '"''a'e' 1ney 'eU MN not 10
come any more. When a young man
comes to demanda young lady in marriage.
the parents fiSt interest ,hemso,vos In tbo
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'"!' ""e'"e' +" u FespeclaoIe one
anu IN the young man himself, whether he
is sage, or well.behaved. The young peo.
ple ara never left to,o,ho. ,;,Iov. a. =,
.Lo no.o,,,s La,., ''" "''"o"' vi. VI
'"' Pa'e"S oe."g present. even when
there IS talk OF their being married.
At last the parents OF the two young
people VIII meet to plan the marriage,
this parchment being held al the house OF
the young woman, where, after having
had good dinner, after having drunk
wei and talked upon quantity Of other
subjects, the rest OF the family will leave
Tue parents together, understanding very
wei what business Is IN hand. Then the
young mans iather will speak in this man.
ner, I'VE have not come here 10 do moth
ing; we have come tospeak Of the marriage
OF our children, adding, II he is rich
enough landholder, ~ give twenty-five
thousand francs to my son; how much
can you give TO your daughter?" II her
parents do not give about as much the
marriage agreement will not be made, and
the parties will separate. However.
about one time in ten will 1t be found that
the young people arc too much attached
70 each other Tor the parents to continue
thelr prohibition, md they are allowed to
marry. And sometimes It will happen,
when tho young people are OF age, and
the parents entirely refuse their consent,
that the former will make them the three
respectful summons, and then they can |
marry without the parents consent. Such |
case will happen in this community per.
hans once In three or four years.
Madame l.. gave her daughter, on her |
own part, and from the fathers estate
vineyard oil the value OF $4,000 francs, and
she Is to receive more. The young mans
parents gave him piece OF land worth
2OOOO francs, and the young pair occupy
two rooms in his parents home, where
they can keep house il they should prefer
it. Madame l.. added that the vOung
mans mothor gave bin q furnished bed,
anu OF sheets, table'cloths, towels and nap.
klns each dozen; also three dozen shirts
oil hemp and flax. 81 gave my daughter"
she added, two dozen sheets, two dozen
tahle'G!uths, two dozen napkins, and two
and half dozen towels. with furnished
bed, n cupboard, armoire and night IA.
Die. The young mans parents gave him q
bureau, and he bought the rest OF the
furniture. Tho young people RrO well set
out, well matched, and both are industri-
Gus. lie is, besides, n merchant OF sabots,
buying these shoes from the makers; and
as he has wood OF his own, he EMPLOYS
people 70 make them and twice q week he
goes to - to soil thGu"
Tho only legal marriage In Franco Is that
at the mayors office, and thore is MAYOR
in every commune. Madame l.. tells me-
that this marriage does not cost anything,
but ut mass the priest marries them and
puts the ring over the first joint of tho
brides finger. For this marriage he re.
relvcS y francs. lAll the religious and all
tho fashionable world have this seuond
marriage. FrUO-thinkOrs in Paris-I met
meme in the cOuntry-make merit OF on.
posing it,
Madame l.. tells me that there were
about 50 guests at her daughters wedding
and aII these 20 TO the mass, coming 10
dine ut the house ut noon. she herself
did not see the ceremony; she heated the
oven while the others were gone. "for
somebody must take care Of things"
There were three women, however, to do
/ he Kitchen work, and TIRES 10 wait upon
the table,
And what did you have for dinner"
81 can not tell yOu-all sorts of good
things-pcrhaps 70 courses"
'Npl Y0u invite the cure"
"SOn6 do; We dit not. We had ham.
and beef bOuilli-wctoOk 40 pOundsofbcci
we had calls head, stewcd chickens.
ducks with turnips, roast leg of mutton
with rirc; We had eight ducks
eight turkeys, four geusu; and Pierre anil
one OF his comrades, who was invited 10
the wedding, went hunting the div before
and SUPPOSE altogether we pluckcd n
birds, We had n nollrSo nj I'M"
ia" tIlr'e pes lHuI'au-Hent) made from
nv INciS u! lllc poultry ana the little