The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-26
SOMEWHAT STRANGE.
ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS OF
EVERYDAY LIFE.
Queer Facts and Thrilling Adventures
Which Show that Truth 10 Stranger
Than Fiction.

IMAM FtCtto0.
MARRIAGE and divorce are extreme
ly simple among the Santals, one Of
the aboriginal tribes of India. Per-
mission TO wed must be obtained from
the circle head man. A price usually
three rupees), with new sari each
to her mother and grandmother, is
paid for bride, but for widow only
half that sum, the argument being
that widow will have TO be returned
to her first husband in the next
world. These formalities are dis
pensed with in the case of q bazaar
marriage, which is, however, equally
binding The young man watches
his opportunity, dips his finger into
red paint or earth, and when the girl
is out walking or shopping makes u
mark upon her brow. II the girl de-
clines to live with him she is COM
PEELED to obtain a divorce-an ex-
tremely simple ceremony. The pair
upset a Jar of water and tear in half
three leaves OF the sail tree in the
presence of the ne.ghbors, saying as
they do so: Now become We to one
another even as brother and sister"
1t must not be imagined that the men
have all the advantages Of these rough
and ready marriages. If a woman
finds her affections unrequited she
may proceed to marry the man
whether he wishes or not. Taking a
vessel containing rice and beer she
enters the mans house and sits down.
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will probably object may then resort
to every means short of personal
violence to induce her to leave. They
may burn red pepper on the fire, or
souse her with cold water, but if she
remains passive for several hours the
marriage is accomplished beyond
dispute.
81 SAW an odd sight in Luzerne
county few days ago" said Eckley
B. Coke TO a Philadelphia reporter.
"Six mules that had for four years
hauled ears in the lower workings OF
coal shaft to and from the foot of
the shaft had to be brought up owing
to the flooding of the mine on account
of fire. The mules in all that time
had seen no light stronger than the
flicker Of the little Davy lamps the
miners carried. The sun was in its
zenith when they reached the surface
and the atmosphere was as clear as
crystal. The astonished creatures
closed their eyes to shut out the
food of strong light and kept them
tightly closed while they were being
driven to a pasture lot mile distant
and turned loose. There they stood
trembling as if they were afraid some
thing evil was about to befall them.
Presently they half opened their eyes
and peered around in open-mouthed
amazement. 1t was clear the y
couldn't understand it. When they
had become accustomed to the sun
light they elevated their heads and
slowly swept their gaze over culm
piles, sky, mountains and horizon
again and again. Toward sundown
they broke into a chorus Of joyous
brays, the likes Of which was never
heard from mules before. After a
quarter OF an hour of that music they
took to kicking, jumping whirling
dIONilh Inc lCtbObNltliS anu lOlIAbE oii
the sod as if they had gone mad. For
four days they spent their time gaz-
ing at the new sights Of field and sky,
refusing food and water, not even
nibbling at the grass, and not as
much as blinking an eye in sleep"
A LITTLE over year ago Hurt &
Tanner, of Springfield, Tenn, re-
ceived a shipment Of goods from
Strohm, Fisher & Co., Of Evansville,
Ind, and among the lot were num-
Der Of ladies' pocketbooks. While
unpacking them, one was found by
W. c. Bats, the salesman, to have a
broken clasp, and in the pocketbook
was the card Of lady, the name be-
ing Annie +. Lockyear. He wondered
who she was, and prompted by curl
osity, wrote to her In due time, a
reply came correspondence begun,
and recently he visited her, finding
her cultured and charming young
lady. He fell in love with her and
his affection was returned, the ro-
mantle affair ending by their marriage
Just before Christmas, 1891, Miss
Lockyear went 10 the firm in Evans
vile from which the firm Bats
worked for purchased goods to pur-
chase pocketbook. but found after
leaving the store that the book she
had bought had a broken clasp, and
when she returned it to the store, she
accidentally left her card in it, which
had thus been found by Bats, and
was the means Of bringing about the
state Of affairs which has culninated
in the union Of their lives.
JONATHAN You've and his son Livy,
well-known and reputable farmers, OF
"Johnson County, Indiana, were out
in the woods when their dog spied a
small ground squirrel and chased it
under log. The father and son drove
the little animal from beneath the
log with pole, the dog standing at
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