Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-19
QUEER MARRIAGE CUSTOM,
Uneouysntional WY IN which q Persian
rnhes . 0ifs for q Wect, YesE or for

Unconventional WY IN which q PsFs:ar
rnhes . VITA for Ws,t, Yesx or fol
Life
Philadelphia North American.
An extremely handy custom among ths
Persisrs, which wcpl1 hardly be popular
IN this county, however, is the temporary
marriage. A Persian couple may enter
into honorable ma:rinony for suy speci.
fed time day, week, month, SIX
months or longer. a priest and white
contract are required, as II the usual
form, and doTTy aud present bestowed
! Whether tie tysnsaC ion is entered upCn
milat.on each one gosS their way free Ct
sll turs Their obligations toward each other.
This form Cf marriage is INDUCED il
| largely by travellers ald men whose v1cs
| tons take them from place to place. a
| mixed party q tzavslers-ner, women
sud cbildren-Rrriva g. villsge. The
susceptible hssrt Of cns Of the gentlemen
, Is touched by the charms ct some rustic
belle. The village priest is summoned
;or thWi!h, and the young l2dY's father in
vitsd t. the cxrsvsDsarci.
al wish 70 be united in matTimony 70
your honorsd daughter, the light Of Me-
hsnmed, Oh, my father," says the smit-
ten eraveler. "iDshsllsh."
"8ismillah!' returns the parent, "for
how lcng?"
"Fyr tnree weeks, Oh my father" says
the traveller, "SId I will make the settle
ment ten tomsps-fiVe tomSns down and
five upon our return from Meshed, the
acly, three weeks heLce, when your
daughter Ehnl! be returned, thr'cs blessed
from having msde with US lilg,ia age to
Iumam R:Z.'s sanctuary"
"Whai! ten tom ius-2o3h, poohi"
ecresms the father derisively, SEd making
little Of the advantages GE the pilgrimage
TO Msshed. "My daughter is jsHel sDd
the belle Of the vilsge. The settlement
must De 100 iomsns cssh down"
Ths prospective Bridegroom and the
father Of TIE youag lady in the csse nov
argue spd squabois fer pr0b8bly sn hour,
81 the end Of which tins they compromise
on so tomans ard th-ee-qI3rters. The
p:iest draws up marriage contract then
sad there, which the groom snd she
brides pare nts siga. Ia il Is stated TIE
exact terms CT the nsFriEgs, the amount
q the settlement and The tina the con-
tract is 70 expire. Tie priesl is led, the
settlement money 2S,d OvsF to tle fdthCr,
and tae blushiDg bride, who has had
nothing 80 2sY ia tne M1tIeg Whatever, l.
handed ever TO heF husband. She Is
mounted On All ass CT hUadled into
k.j.veh and accompanies tas psrty Ga 10
Msshsd.
TnIee weeks later tAe travellers talt e.
tee same village On their return. TIE
bride o. three weeks sides { # asr donkey
kisses her nusbSRd's hands aid returns
to her parents roof. Sac Is nov cAsrn
iag young widow, and possesses so
tomers ard thee quarters, Decides IL
extra toman or tWo presented by her
husband &c parting il he has been pleased
With Ter conduc: SIS s spouse.
With this snug sum and tna sddl-
tiorSl charms Of her nav condition, she
Of course very soon mskes mincemess OF
some worthy young peasants heart, snd
settles down for lie. 1; sometimes hap
pens, however, the. the young bride
takes advantages Of the temporary mar
rage to steal away hsr husbands heart,
End taen 3. The old hCme S new marrisge
contract is drawn up Sni she becomes
his lifelong helpmeet.