The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-08

amour with Europa, Transforming him
self into a bull to carry her Off The
barbarity of this early method of wooing
gave way TO bargain and sale, as in Su-
matra to-day, or to services rendered, as
among the hill tribes of Nepaul. These
last seem to have modelled their love-mak-
ing on the pattern of the Hebrew patri-
arch Jacob. In the case of the daughters
of Labau. In Europe at the present day.
among the upper classes, a bargain and
sale-the marriage de CONVEYANCE - is
equally common in fact.
At the present day most savage tribes
allow their women some choice in the
matter. On Central Asian steppes the
Kirghiz bride mounts her horse and
gallops OF pursued by her lovers, all but
one Of whom she whips of. Among the
Koraks she plays at hide and seek,
through the numerous compartments of
tent, finally allowing herself to be
caught by the favored one. In one part of
China the manageable youths and
maidens assemble in the projects court
yard and sir opposite to each other in two
lines, crossing over to select their part
ners as the spirit moves them. Should
there be run on any specially desirable
belle the law steps in and settles matters
In another province of the celestial en-
pire they play at ball, during the leaping
months with balls attached to colored
strings, and the tying Of these strings to-
gether constitutes proposal. In third
region of China the maiden climbs tree
and the lover climbs up after her and
fetches her down.
Among the ancients, as with
some eastern nations at the present
dav, courtships and proposal were always
made through third party. The Egyp-
tians, Greeks and Romans, like the Hin
docs and Chinese of TO day, wooed their
brides by means of professional watch
maker Women were well suppressed in
those days, and the idea of lover suing
humbly for his mistress favor was in
compatible with mans notion of the
superiority of his sex. Marriages of atIec-
ton were almost unknown. The ancients
only fell in love with courtesans or slaves
or captives. Among the Spartans, in
deed, there were exceptions. Lycurgus
instituted public drillings of the youths
of both sexes, which led to natural selec-
tions and love affairs of very modern
type. , ,-,-
romance and sentiment in its train, and
founded on the outward worship of
woman, loyemaking became fine at, IN
which the poet and the musician both had
their share. The extravagancies Of the
kniqhts-errant and troubadours OF that
age would have shamed the gallantry OF
Don Quixote himself. 1t was small
thing to wander all over Europe main
tanning the superior beauty of the lady
against all corners. One OF these love-
fanatics actually dressed himself up in
skins as wolf and was hunted by
hounds, being horribly mangledm,a
strange way of proving devotion Inc
courts Of love, in which intricate points
of gallantry were tried, were attended in
all seriousness by the wisest men Of the
the age. AS an example Of the questions
decided at these sessions, there was ont
for discussion as to which Of three lovers
had been most highly favored by a lady
who had suffered the kiss ofone, held the
hand Of another and touched the foot OF
third at the same time.