Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-10-29
NUMBER II
MARRIAGE ~ AssYAia.
Rathef More a Matter ~ Barter The
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Rather EEore Matter 10 barter There
Than in the Land Of the Free.
Men live on six cents 4 dav i'll Assyria.
Assyrian women are bought ana sold
are made tO work with oxen Vt Tile plow.
and have aS little liberty as in the days
q Cadmus Men who Pay six dollars "a
day 70 live and ladies who ride to shops
ID victorias thought ovser thess. things az
they left the Lincoln Park church sun
day night Amen Easi. born ON Mount
Lebanon told these things In broken
English
Amen Rasi IS tall. handsome Assy-
rian. with u skin ls rich as the cinna-
mon silks made At the foot az the lnonn-
tain on which he was born He looked
into the curious bright eyes Of girls
and told them that. had they been born
Assyrians IN Assyria they could not ~
upon the streets unless their faces were
concealed. that they could neither re-
ceiye nor make call among women
without their husbands consent, and
that If II any time, even by accident.
they were seen by any man or ID any
way recognized no one would marry
them
de said that once two couples tall
man and short woman, and a short
man and a tall woman-stood before 4
priest to be wed The priest placed the
tall man and tail woman and the short
man and short woman together. and
none Of the four knew whether It was
right or not, neither Of them knowing
the other But the parents hastily OBJ
jected. and placed the tall man by the
short woman and the short man by the
tall woman. as that was the way Of the
contracts.
Then Mr.. Rasi showed how these con
tracts We're made. He left the pulpit.
and presently man wrapped mp in rich
Assyrian raiment went up and sat upon
the floor Mr.. Rasi came back and
squatted beside him
II would very much like. lie said.
for girl who is yours to be wife to my
son Isaac.
Il would be honored, i" returned the
man, with \ very unmistakable Ameri-
can accent
AOW mani nave your
Three
How much years have theyg~
'One Is fifteen. one twenty and one
twenty-five"
Don't talk to me about the twenty
five nor the twenty; they are never fit to
marry. How much do You charge for
the little ones"
Five camels, four horses, three sheep
and fifty dollars
"Bahl can buy 100 women for 50
much.
''But no little one"
-Oh, | think 30.
We'll, you can't have mine for d cent
less.
II pay
But even then Isaac did not yet the
little one. because few minutes later
Mr.. Rasi returned as another man. ana
by doubling the price secured the girl
for his son Jacob.
Then Amen Rasi looked at the young
men. whose patent feathers cost them
seven dollars. ana told them that people
in Assyria paid fifty cents for VI suit of
clothes The common people h# said.
paid three cents for twenty-five fSni,lz
Of cabbage and four cents FOR i've ponnds
Of turnips Fifty loaves VI bread were
turned out 1T a baking. and men some
times ate four anl five l0aves 40 "a meal
He waited fora moment, and then. turn
ing to black boy behind him. said.
They are 81 big" and he drew 4 circle
that would incIose a Thanksgiving plat
ter.-Chicag0 Herald
Rainy Day Costumes Tor Boston Women.
The Wumans Dress Reform clnb in
Boston numbers some 200 members. com
prising tpachers. doctors. writers and
other professional workers The first
rainy dry I'LL tile members are pledged
to appear ii u stormy weather costume.
consisting nf killed skirt IN Waterproof
cloth reaching little way below the
knees and revealing gaiters ~ water
proof cloth ~ riding boots A REFER
coat will cover the upper part Of the
figure and tarpaulin hat complete the
costume. New York Sun