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Show ODD IBIBH MARdlACE CUSTOMS. MatchmAklng Dont by PArintf of Bnda And Oroom. HhroTd TiifxiiAr wrCilltiM In lr-IadiI lr-IadiI Am iruoitlnKlr cnmrnoB And BfmoHitiffl Among the pramntrr the Are celrhrAtcd In mranite clrcum-utinwi, clrcum-utinwi, There la A atorr of A ymmt ponAnt Rlrl b-ln Arouiii'il nut u( bod on tlii nlxht of Hhrmu TueaUay to b Biarrlod hefnre uililnluhl to A well to-do to-do Irish AiMlrnlxlan whiim ahe bad neror amn, tlmiiKh h waa known U bar parenta, who mde tha matcb. It turned out happy marriage. Th young prnpte uaually take the matter phlloanphlnally, belliTliK that their parenta hnuw bent how to make them happy. Thla anecdote la told of a TIppnrAry girl: "Biddy." Aakeil her friend. "Are ye goln" off thla 8hrafrr "MuahA. I don't know that." aald 1111-dy. 1111-dy. "but they're alttln' on roe up-atalra" up-atalra" uii'AiiIuk lh.it niatrhmakliig waa In progreaa. Another atory re-latna re-latna to a numlier of weddlnga taking plAce In Munatar church on Hlirure Tueaday. "An' where yer Intended, Joe?" one awaln waa anked. "Ue g.b, Mirk, I eouliln't tell ye; but I believe ahn'e up there Among! the fiathera And rltihona In the front row of aatna." He learned who ahe waa when the namen jvere called out. |