The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-10-31

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METHODS or COgEEsHIf-
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Arunx fSe xnEse1t As<yyrxEs 81
nxrriaxsaeie rcazg girls were ssseza-
h2ed ~ onc piere. and TIE r1tas< crlsr
nat thsn % fer sale enc after the
ether. Ths msnry uhscA vas re-
e<sre<f for fhoze who were han3Soxze
and consequently sold vel uas BE-
slowed - wedding pcrtian On those
who xere plain When the most
heanrSful ha9 heen disposed. the rnore
ordinary -lopking ones xere offered Tor
a certain Sasn. and allotted to those
wiling 20 take shezn-
In ancient Greece the isver was sci
dom favored with IN opportunity ef
telling his passion % his mistress. and
be used 70 publish il BY iusrribsng Der
name On the wAlls, On the bark ct the
trees IN the pahisc wxlkz and upon the
leaves az books. He voaid decorate
the door of her house with gxrl2nds.
and make Eb2xioas Of wine before s.
IN the manner that gas przrtced IN
the Temple OF Cupid
According 60 DR.. Hsyes, courtship
among the Es1usaaaux has not much
tenderness about IL The match is
made by the parents OF the co1ple-
The lover must go osst and capture .
Polar bear a. an evidence 81 his
courage and strength That accom-
psishec be sneaks behind the door Of
bis sxeetheart's house. he pounces
upon her and tries 10 carry her 10 bis
dog sledge. She screams, bites kicks
and breaks away from him He gives
chase. uhereapon all the women OF the
village rrsh out and beat her with
frozen strips OF sezlskIn- She falls
down exhausted. the lover iashes her
10 his sledge. whips up his dogs, dash
Is swiftly over the frozen snow, and
the wedding Is censummated-
The Australian lover Is stil more
lacking In tenderness, If the statement
made bs Myers Deley IS true. The
sover makes up his mind as 10 which
woman shall be his bride, and then
hides in the bushes in the vicinity OF
her dwelling. As soon n she comes
near the spot where he is concealed he
knocks her down with a club and
carries her of before she comes 70. III
be does not get her 70 his hut before
she RECEIVERS there Is likely 10 be 3
lively fight in the bush, for the Aus
fralian dansei Is generally a vigorous
one. and mag have reasons of her Own
for objectIng to his attentions. The
lover may then be Obliged TO club her
again. and as that is considered TO be
somewhat OF a reflection on the arelor
with which his earlier effort was made,
be is apt TO pat as much soul and mus
Gle into his first iovepat as he can sum
mon
In some parts OF Asia the question
Of 4 mans title To bride must be set
tied BIZ a fierce fight between the
friends Of the contracting parties. II
his forces are victorious his sweetheart
becomes his trophy. If her friends
are victorious he must pay such price
as the victor demand. All over that
country some ceremony of violence or
exhibition OF physical power must
precede a wedding. Some native
tribes insist upon foot race between
the bride and bridegroom 10 decide
the question OF marriage, and others
require long chase on horseback. In
some sections of Asia the lover must
carry off his bride on his back. II he
reaches his hut with her there can be
no protest against the marriage; fall
ing in that he must pay her parents
for her in cattle The willing bride
makes no outcry; the unwilling bride
arouses the whole village, the residents
of which try to rescue her.
In the Isthmus of Darien either sex
can 40 the counting, while in the Urk-
raine the girl generally attends to it,
When she falls in love with a man she
goes to his house and declares her pas
sion II he declines to accept her she
remains there, and his case becomes
rather distressing. To turn her out
provoke her kindred to avenge
the insult. The young fellow has no
resort left him but to run away from
home until the damsel is otherwise
disposed OF.
A curious custom prevails in Oud
Holland October is the
month, and on the first
known as review day. the
lads and lasses, attired in their best.
the village separately,
stare each other out OF countenance,
and then retire 10 make up their
minds on the second Sunday, which is
called decision day. The young men
go up and pay their compliments
to the fair ones of their choice, TO
learn il they are regarded with favor
On the third Sunday, or day OF pur-
chase. the swain is expected to snatch
the pocket handkerchief of his adored
enc, and il she submits TO 1t with good
grace he understands that his chances
OF winning her are fiattering. The
captured pledge is restored to the
fair owner on the fonrth Sunday, the
Sunday of taking possession" and
1t rarely happens that the damsel re-
fuses the lover for whom she has in
Dictated preference. On the Sunday
following. the suitor, according Ia Gus
tom, calls at the house of his manor
alta, where he is asked TO tea. II a
piece of the crust OF a gingerbread
loaf is handed to him, there is nothing
left for him but to retire. II, on the
other hand the parents offer the young
man a piece OF the crumb, he is al
lowed to come again and he is admit
ted into the family.