The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-04
THE DTNMOW BACON ILiYCL.
Circumstance. OF this Years Awnrd-Only
Two Cnunlcs Mere Candldates.

Circumstance. OF this Yeas Award-oniy
Two Couples Were Candidates.
sorosis had not debated the question. rs
marriage a failure" when EoOrrt DO Fit2-
walter established tho punmow Fitch. Nor
had Dakota with its divorce courts been dis
covered. Tit2waltcr's merry jest was started
500 years ago. but it seems to appeal As strong
ly to the nationa! scnsc o. humpr to- day az It
did then. That is a l7ng Lie for a Joke. 1nd it
Is probable that tho Jihe@ That N"ro hurled at
the two couples who presented them ives rs
candidates FOR tho :lttch in Essex at Dunmow
this year. differed worry ltttlo from tho Jibrs
that greeted til" first cand iHt"S for IL" lri&o.
There have been changes In thu mctho! If
presenting tho DunmUw Fitch, and the trial
this year attrartcl n good deal 81 attention
and excited much m!rth. Wien !itswl,tcr il.
stit,.tcd tho Iri2n NJ Dunmov in Is w in
124i twas on the following con !itj)ns: "That
whatever marie couple VIII 50 10 the rciory.
and incelinG on two sharp pointed stones Will
swear that they have not Tualrrl!cd nor rc-
rented Of their marriage within Il year and u
day after its celebration. Shall receive u fitch
OF haru II.
Chuucnr refers t. the fitch in maxim. his
Wife o! Bath say III her rr s.ogu".
Tna bacon was not set 'or him. trow
INA, sY'.e met. lave IN !s-eA Il; p.nmpr.
This prize was first claime,A in l4t7. two
only five presentations OF TIC i'I.rh had taken
pace. The tenth occasion Of awNg!ins tue
Notwi,hstandu.; the changes N the couIi-
tons Of awarding ihc me-" this year thrre
was INT as much slnr, n TIE ryF"In,,e Of Tho
excited Il great deal Of Interest among the
country folk around punmqw. aud ea.Iv IN tie
had sisniilch their intention nf co!mret'u. ;Dr
the prilr The wero all willing i" swear that
% O To ~ sp -
Presented then, selves f,rtrnl.
In IN" cohtr't this ysar all the ancient forms
under the conditions on which the rriGe vas
established. Were required TO declare:
sGo " . "a. =, any DGG ian ' ss
Ur ..ny" :hr INr!. INK fanl Amen
W.-a"d vuIr,,!y", unmarried asA.n.
or ia tw".v= Uu:.h .Il = day
E"lrn'ei u't''. ''"I. any Way.
l4ou.4 tho sport "e our owntae a OH yo-r own
instead tthe presentation bein. made ly
the 'riory at Little Junr,uw or hy IA" Lord %;
h"nmow. i - now made va l!r,n "f "Ity iuroA
Aug. !. and Il WA Witnessed h. 4 I.'Iulhut Of
Americans VINO hnt h"Ir'! OF the LIBERATED
Dunnpw tlitri! ana took advantage. uf the OPP
wei! rcw"rle! for their trouble.
IN" coates. followed Il STOW Il ronv rarin:
and Wa under tho patronage Of lord and
Lady brooke. There was a "row! Of country
people present an there vas also 10 lI''lH
had b""n transformed int u hUylc-rus court
ofJusti"r. 1t - not proposed To give t4crunij-
dates the r".lc w.'hgutav very thorough. cNarIi-
nation. In thcau!lruCe Wcr. many lcOi a. \. q,
did not i-Icy-. tiAtii the conditions ware ob-
served honestly tho fitch could h"awar ."'. A
loca! corn merchant in appropriate dress was
selected ns counsel for III" claimants an uuc-
tionecr onduct"d th"cl-r for the donors nf tho
Sn "" csrS '"S TX Mills 'G an ram nomy
nachniore wcr" so"otrd t. net a, !. ,ury, ''''"'
Mi r, the Eyr4 oI"n%H tie ry,@reea,nss
have com plants approach his !Ord-nip. ON,
y"- on. yes" TIA" crowd that tnronsei Il"
tent was in high good humog. II was also in
didUtcS for tho 4 trh, sat on IA" lll'!ora. On"
coUrs was yogthinl and mo "ther, nGci. The
was - ear, Oil and The vie younger. Th"lr
counsel. tho corn n.crclln nt. made nUt y stron.:
dcncs they had known onI anotii,,"r f"r twe,vc
years before they were marri" Ih- husband
said that he wa fond OF children ami was not
in The least NJ ruarrcls,m% lis didn't, mind
walking the floor with tho ahy. and when il
WIS necessary J." was willing to Grt VI ard
Wis cd the splnstcrs AID bachelors n the aud
ence to -st married, This advice was greeted
Thcv cain" out 0. the direct examination
with i!ylug roor'. and then the huctlpn"er
VII Ta- the "Ep".nEf counsel. attempted TO
Arc you, a memlor Of any club" he asked
TIL" r a5i an, wos tn.rorIv
ever go t. the theatre without your wife :"
was the next question:
,, won.nt NO Iy"9 thh.nE s@i1 the has,
iii"n. . IN G"i's without mi wi'.. ~ ~
linw ; HAT :or .ieIuty ~ cried a man on
the ba"I. Ica:s, ANT ihu audience launhe,i
IN. husband further saii that Il VII"
never Erum tl"I when lie came home intc. and
that thy never disagreed, All sorts 81 OIL
fences wcr" alruit!, -uSGrst't ny t!ir. ul pos
ing counsel, and TO- each lMsinuGtiOu ia" nus
she Mad nryor Tc.rc't"l her marriage, and
rhg' snr eti,i IpyrH' rrhushHni. Tho interest
in tho tgla! ;I.rr"a--,'. and when tins Judge
Logan sum'Hirg ~, here We" frequent rIics
Thcrasc was rIo-"d and ~" Jury retired 10
consider Their y", net; WHEN thcy rururncl
TIE (yr.rlan said that crglu!lt!utrs Mad Lislo
out "A good case. i..i ihHt tn verdi, o. tho
Jury Was that tn !l!,'a should be awarded to
them.
Tie other couple who pre- onted themselves
as candidates for 'ns fitch were So Oh that
Tho aurt! nrc"r Jet hem 1T with Very sli:ht
cro-s-"\u,uIuai.nn United. their arcs
amounted t. 40 wears. Tho husband had
Icon Tor tIrHfN-'", !"ar. in hrr Ma,oeiy'a
So N.r.. aud IT,, .., if"l. that he Wa stu n
charms oyrrY d.g .l.- mat" ,Er nlrh -o.t,
how! ns.a.u. iD' 'l.". w -" hrual.ip Stalls" tho
'i,i,i'stne'. .a. S. lie yu.. j that even in
rs y..'n T." .r.a.. n.t'r l,ou. Inilu" t. I.s
M.:v.ar, g',r w'" trsl '"l tht h I, nus
band u"y.r sw.,'.' l"r Yh"n Ii" l.uul Tat
the buttons VT. u.l i'- shut. The luHsn
hgrg~d -tronL', in 'INor # tki3 couple. and
Ia bacon wt- ,..-r awarded to them.
The Surrtss. d. caE.l!di"e w"'n I.a"ri on
chair. and wh.ir -" iAad lay"d fan IHr. Old
airs iWey wcr" carrie! around TIA" fold in
trIumIh. They wcro looked rpon with sus-
pIcion. however. no ono De!icNed that they
had told the exact truth.