The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-05-08
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'i'iiat viii interest Then,

The longest engagement on record,
says the New Iurk World, is 75 years
aud 1t took place In Bohemia, where
engagem nts of Is and even 20 years
are ST common as to cause no remark.
The names OF the wo0cr and woocd
were respectively Franz Rosner and
Anna Renner and they had bct n
c1ui ting c.,liLinuo;i !, for IS years,
but had repeatedly deferred the bridal
day. At ST i'raiZ bee; me fata "
al aud was married on his d.aL,i.beu
on the eve at his Que hundredth birth
day, tn" age OF the bride and widow
being 9H.
In Russia long engagements arc not
relished by betrotted young men, al
though The ladies usually are not ut
all averSe to them. Indeed, tlcs"
latter not infrequenLly use all sorts
articles in order to stave off the wet >
ding day to ;lS dista mt Il date as pos
Siblc. Perhaps the custom which
DEGREES that the Russian bridegroom
elect must send his sweetheart Il pres
cnt every day, no matter whether The
tOA CSIt WCCh vi lSu
years, niy have something to du With
this anomalous state OF affairs
The regularly recognized length or
a SiameSe engagement is exactly une
n onth. For the bride to ask for an
extension beyond Lllat limit is held
to SAVIOR OF reprrhcnSibIc prtitiery
Moreover in Siam, old maids are II :
known, as all gi,ls marry. The rr;l-
son f'r this Is pr,Dably TO DE-. iOuini in
The low estimation in which unlnilr-
ried wolnci. are held. Eli are not
only looked down upon; they are all
SuiuLrly Df no account whatever ~,
soon as tile mlrriaEe ceremony is per
formed. however, the hit,crtu nc slec;-
cd and despiSed It'll: reIualc atom be-
comes distinctly Il somcbody." Peo
pie who would not have dcigncd tn
even recognize her existence while in
the State uf single 'blesscdnesS," now
admit her willingly to their houses
and even go out of their way to seek
her friendship Still, it is not until
SHE has become Il mother that she is
held to have reached her highest
estate. Then she has attained the
pinnacle OF honor, can claim Us a
right prcScnta tion at court and is ad-
dressed by the coveted titled OF The
Matronly One.n
In the Argentine Republic an en-
gagged man who dallies beyond Il rca-
sonable time ere reading his Hance 10
1.-THE altar is heavily fined; that Is IL he
is over 20 Moreover, lie is not per-
mittcd by the State after attaining
that age to enjoy tree the pleasures
Of bac lclorhuUd, even although he
may not have committed himself 81
far as to have promised marriage TO
any maiden. In other words every
| Argentine Jack must choose his Ill! rs
soon as he arrives at years OF discrc-
ton. If he fails to do SO the penalty
is Il payment by the dcf,liier Of s., Il
month t. The national treasury, aud
this is Increased us the years 60 by up
To no fewer than $40 per month.
Only when he has celebrated hi, cisil-
tieli birthday, If he cvct u ,cs Su is he
held exempt, Tile legislature probably
regarding him then as il hopeless
case SO far as the matrimonial market
is concerned. There is, however,
even as a young man, unc lunplole OF
escape provided FOR him. Ir he can
prove ttiaL lie has proposed and been
re used three times In one year he Is
neid to have. as it were, dune his
best, and to have earned immunity.