West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-01-29

ia Norway aud sweden.
"ln Australia the native lover woos
his sweetheart with e club in soma
parts Of Asia he has to buy her of her
parents, IN others he has to steal her"
said Myers Deley, an Englishman who
has travelled in almost every land, es-
pecially in tho out-of-the-wny places.
ana who recently arrived in New York
from China. ''1he Australian. when
ne won d wed, makes up his mind ne
10 winch woman shall be his bride, and
then hides in the bushes in the vicinity
OF her dwelling place. It's not neces-
sary for her TO know that there is a
lover looking for her, especially with
stont cud3el, or may be she wouldn't
De won as frequently rs she is. As soon
as sho comes near where the anxious
ew"n lies hidden. and il she is alone.
he pounces ont upon her, prompt
iN and eliccually knocks her down
" IN the club, and carries her of befor..
81" comes to. II he does not oct ho,
| 70 hlS hut before she receivers. there is
llk"ly to be a lively fight in the bush.
TOR the Australian dams,l is generally
:; vigorous one, and she may have ro1-
sons OF her own for oLiecting to the
over Efforts to win her. Tho would
n bridegroom may th"n be Obliged 10
cub her again, and us this is cOnsil-
"rrd to be rather a reflection on the
?vdor with which his eurlier cnolt WAS
h'de' lac generally puts as much soul
I'm" muscle into his first love tap as he
| can summon
When II resident of the Cnpc. or
h' VA Land, yearns for q lifo partner.
h" has an interview with the f,thcr Of
'"c lady. If the old gentleman thinks
We'll Of the youth. and that he would do
honor to him as q son-in-Iay. he saws,
wei, can you give me two hundred
cat,le for nay daugnter?'
''Tnat Is, IL may be two hundred or
II may ba'n ORES or less, just as the old
ln"n values his daughter or nppraise.
IN" stock owning or getting capacity
o. the prospective son-in-law. IL the
N'mg kailir is determined 10 wed the
lh'i'e whose hand he seeks. no will
away, reply that he can fill the bill as
l" catt.c, no matter if hc hasn' enough
o. 'and TO make gOod-sized dish Of
h"5n, aud never expects to have. He'll
IN mat There are plenty of Kaflirs
VINO have cattle galore, aud he gathers
together few cOngcnial friends, and
tney stroll over 10 some convenient
krHal of neighbUrng tribe. and walk
away with the requisite numb r. of
c"ttIe TO make the br'd groom hapuy.
., course the Own,r of tho cattle
usually raises very strong objections to
t"is exchange Of property, and there
may be n number Of wooly heads
broken before the expectAut bride
groom secures the herd fl he gcts
them all right to his krsal that settles
thc matter The man who lot them
knows that other tribes have cattle.
anu that he may want 10 marry some
body himself without having the neces-
sary stock on hand to win the bride.
Ihen he will forage on his neighbor i'm
thc Same way Thus II Uymen's torch
kept lighted H. Kanlr Land.
90 IN some parts of Central Asia tho
hr icgroom has tough time in getting
and keeping poesessinn q his bride. In
IN" first place he has t. steal her. and
" she dom object 20 being stolen tho
couple may get 20 the wedding place
with whole skins, for if she don't OBJ
Jsct she Is not compelled 70 1--WE any
alarm, and the whole village viii not
be at their heels unless they arc discov-
ell by accident while making on. II
sno yves nn alarm the bride stcaler
must make his way hindered with the
struggling damsel and followed bv
crowd Of yelling Deighbors The we'd
uin1 place Is tho but Of the young mans
pHr nts. And there he must take his
bride before he can claim the riVnt 10
hrr bHnd. II shs has not LUNGS enough
to summon rescuers nor muscle enough
90 2ei away from the lover before the
hnt is reaChcd, then she can make no
fWtncr protest against the marriaoe.
J uc bridegroom can't claim "a bride nm
% bee has n hut Of his own % take her
TO- and in taking her from his fathers
hulsc TO his own he has another gaunt-
let to run. The brides friends. whether
size be a willing bride or not have the
rgit 20 assemble and attempt TO rescue
her while she is on routo. The bride
eiUom throws bis bride across his buok.
one Is always covered with scarlet
s'rment. lie is surrounded by a num-
oor Of youth living in his village, aud
on the brides Dung lady friends in her
village, armed with stonos and clubs.
batter and pelt the bridal procession
ard hII the air with fcndish yells In
tr"r cilOris TO keep the bride among
th m. The battle is waved i'm sarnosf
ar both bride and groom arc aiwa,s
or rf'd with blood and bruises O., on II
On 3 succrcd in rca.hiu. thc boundary
ln 0f saf"ty This the, usually effect
lf briir3 o'm fails TO- yet awa, with
hl rfilc bee d, compelled fo pN ram
swu in cattle aud other gius to- her
I a'd, before she will b. delivered up
90 nim
'iu other pisces in Asia ule question
o' mans cite to n bride mit-t br set
10 bv q fierce hght between the
t."nis % the couh acting psrti"s II
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