The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-31
LOVE AND RED TAPE
Brazil a Poor Place for Con-.
Young Couples.
Marriage a Curious Combination ,.r
oiicated Questions, Tevcnn, ST.. -'--
and Difficulties in
General.


General
An American lady rc>idpp,
Janeiro writes Of the diGicuI-;.. ..,.- ''
ing wedlock IN Brazil. This +, b.,...
of il. says the New York journal.
They were q lovely young co--,
just the embodiment Of Burns. .a'1
happy love. whore love In,. t-,
found lie. rising young man ,....
good prospects. had seen her .r.,,.
and develop into a lovely wnn.., ''
rose H. a tropical garden. lIov. ....
ho hrip loving her? And Shr-.r...
turned his love: and her f.fs.~ --,
mother were willing. ray happy fr ,r
prospect of their darling ..gm-l
hap,iacss. And why weren't
couple happy? Why didn't the. ug ..I
mct married?
liii igTcly Touur couple. .-tsrp ...,.
with L.t q siEE Thought aur.r,,.
lived in itio DC Janciro. one of tf. ,-..,
bnauiiful cities ia th, world. vH.r.. I,
n-t-ra seems 10 speak of love.
ta tiils. with all the luNur-an.. I,
ta-ir tropical vcrdurc. reflect t-
,-.i glory in the deep blue of the I..
and ali nature joins in grand aetr
d tee Creator of the universe: In .:-
b,autifui place even the creature. r,.-
has made thin~s difficult.
Ia the good Old days ia Brazil vl.-..
young man saw pretty girl and fam ~
Lcr DC pot his godfather 10 confer MIL,
J or gosinother, and ii they wcr.a-...5
tho had fiesta" for the l.t-.,i..r,
+F-..-t ft.s. 1,.n- ,s-rv... ,,,,lrs H.
times. and they were married ana
Aa-.Dv. I,ut not 80 In these ruIigbf.r.s
d..Es oi the republic. as our va-r.,
friends found. There was the ,s-1
marriage. which is Obligatory wb.tt.-
there Is 81 r. p. 5u~ marriage orug
said John e. Lucy as they wer. ra.
ing along { lovely bay one bearfrr
day ia Jul: We win Poe !nar-i.s
quietly nc..t week and 3. main al frus
for tiinc and take trip later In ,.
year when the warm season come. ON D.
Her answer was "a smile OF aS>r.
w'.irl he understood It, rgmus.lr.
h.,., few words a pair OF lYv,r, need
Then he went ON: Il mast yet tIa
naaeesarv papers for the civil marrfar.
hUt ! don't suppose that win take ug..
time.
li is wei that there are vouur D..-
Pie and that they have th, hun.lilr..
Of .outh. SO he went and the ~,
thing that amazed Linn was THAT ta.ar.
thcrities objected because they haa
lived IN the same house lthe vJuuym-
boarded with her family.
izs1 ClU call my office ia rg,.
Gcn-c. 60 sid he.
That i. better said the judge.
Nov. where is your certlhcate @,
haptism?"
IF haven't any" said John. Il ne7e,
was haPti-ed.-
Here was difficulty that The iul-a
had not rorc~ccn, not being accustdusl
TO the hcathenish ways Of North Amer.
leans. Who was your father? Who
your mother? Are they hvur1 o.
what did your mother die? .la being
told that she was dead. How long do
you expect To live in Brazil?
Thcscand many other questions bad
to be- testified 10 by wines bsf0ra
notary public. and dear Lucy wa,
Obliged 10 have one paper witnessed
and signed declaring that she was rI.
thing, also papers from her mother
and father declaring that they, ,15
were willing; also who they were. wl1
their mothers and futhers were. wha
their business was, etc. And thus ,te
days lcngthcued into weeks and the
weeks into months. and still the proper
papers were not finished, and 0..1lG
game and still they were not married
Anyway. our ease is not SD hada
smiths said John, as they were r-
turning from the judges hons f0-.h
tenth time. having found him ont or o.
cupied.
What is that?'' asked Lucy, imue-
diatcly interested.
Fills bride elect came out from Eng
land to him. and was Obliged 20 return
in order t. get the a. .-rs-arv papers
"Oh. how dreadful" said ~hg and
continuing: Il am glad am nn' .1
Hiss Browns place. Gou r.ueubr
seeing her. don't you? She IL ta marT
a young man eight years her Junior aH4
only think how embarrasSIuE t' have
10 produce witnesses To declare that She
is thirty-thrce, and Lucy really .1ase-
sad. for she is just seventeen. and can
not realize the idea Of anyone, wish
ing 10 marry at three and thirty.
But the hardest of all b. tde ease o.
senior dose" continued John. ''iarE
wished to marry that pretty Young
widow, and the complication are
greater still, for not only must She bare
all the papers from father and moiad
of birth and baptism, Of wiliu-nrs '
10 marry. but a physician c.tiile-t
Of her late husbands death, ana D"
were possible, a testimonial from JIM.
Everything comes to an end A ms
life. and after three months ut srr4ls'
inc papers, making visits to the .al-'
The notary public and the consul l-'
wedding day came. and there were ''
orange blossoms. the wedding marc
the friends, everything la %. .-a.-...-
and the judge. with a robe and c'..H u
crninc. and his secretary. wgr. El 1---
and when the bridal pair arrived a- '~
chanccl the secretary wrote and "i.'r
a. though he were writing their "'s
raphy, and they signed and N'-I.7
father. mother, bridesmaid, o'sl lA.-
near fI-ieIE.s. officials. etc, ana --.
came the religious ceremony and IL We
done.
\ great fuss about a small thing !y,
say. Granted. hut t. IL a small tA--
What sort of brain is t tha. -
evolved such a complication ana NV
are the masses TO In bcuclic1 ny
such law? How arc foreigners
encouraged 10 make their home
country where they are Lea@r' a.
by red tape and circumlocutt1n u eve:
point. There are many noble P'l-.
otic hearts in this lovely c'u,ll, l,,,,t-
they have -much 10 learn YET OK w
lican simplicity and dispatch.
BETTER HOGS AND CAT '--
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