Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-02-20

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In connection with the wedding
rings may be mentioned the following
curious notice in one Of the marriage
registers of the Church Of St. James,
Bury st. Edmund: 1882. November
g.. Christopher Newsam, Charity Nor
rell: Charity Morrell being entirely
without arms, the ring that was placed
upon the fourth toe Of the left foot, and
she wrote her name in this register
with her right foot"
Queen Margaret of Denmark was a
great matchmaker. and gave the high.
born Kristen Thott in marriage to her
favorite Jeppe Mus, o of a rich
burgher. The indignant bride. who
was betrothed to another. presented
her husband with o gold ring. in
which was incrusted a copper nail.
with this inscription: Flourish cop
per nail, thou lest in gola." Queen
Margaret counted not on the ven
geance of the brides betrothed, Hol-
ger Munk. the lord Of Boiler, who, 10
the rage OF the Queen, picked a quar-
rol with the bridegroom, killed him,
and married his widow the next day,
The marriage of Duke John (brother
of Erik, XIV, King of Sweden) to the
Princess Catherine (sister of King
| Sigismund H.. of Poland) in 1862 gave
great offense TO Erik, who subjected
the royal pair to terrible sufferings.
When the Duke was cast into prison,
his wife had the choice OF living in ono
Of the Kings palaces, or, if she wished
to accompany her husband, she was
only allowed two maids with her in
prison. When Catherine heard this, she
exclaimed that she would rather die
than be separated from the Duke and
tainted away. When she was restored,
Goran, tie messenger of King Eric,
asked her what she had determined.
The Duchess drew her betrothal ring
from her fiager, and said, Read what
stands there" Goran saw the words
engraved within it, memo nisi mors'
(None but death). II will remain by
it." said Catherine, and she did so.
At the marriage of Napoleon l. with
the Austrian Archduchess, upon receiv-
ing the benediction ring, he asked,
"Why did not the Empress Josephine
give me a ringP" The reply was
because, sire, it is the custom in
France that only the bridegroom gives
the ring. "Ahl' said Napoleon, "tha'
il good" and whispered in M. Pradt's
ear, But DO you know why the womer
receive the ring3 1t Is a custom found
cd on the Roman law. which ordained
that all slaves should wear rings; and
90 the women are our slaves, the,
ought to wear this badge of servitude.
Gen. Sir Evelyn Wood, in "a speed
at Chelmsford October Ii, 1879 o.
the presentation OF a sword Of homo
for his services in the Zulu war, a'lul
ing to the death Of Arthur Eye. hi
adjutant and friend, at Coomassie
some years previously, said: "Com
posing his features, that l might IL
sec his sufferings. he looked I'D in nj
eyes and said, with a quietudo whic
told me he had accurately gagged tn
mortal nature of his then undresse,
wound, Pull my rings off for m,
mother"
AT the flight of James II. from Eng
land (l6SS), at parting from his loya
host, Sir Richard Head, he drew q rim,
from his finger and presented it t
him, as al acknowledgment of tn
dutiful and affoctionate attention h
had received in his per;lous need
This is the only present an unfortu
nate king Is able to bestow." Thi
ring, which has an emerald set roun,
with diamonds, has been carefully pre-
served by the family of Sir Richart
Head, and is in the possession Of hi
descendant, the Hon. Mrs. Herbert.
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