Show the setting setti ng custom A curious old marriage custom call ed locally the settling survives in count donegal ireland and is found we hear in the Scot scottish districts of kintyre and cowal coal after a pair of lovers are pub liell ici betroth e I 1 their friends from far and near gather to celebrate the event and to have their gay ray as to the suitable date of the mar nage the ceremony for it quite amounts to that takes place in the ouse of the bride i arents and the bubines of the occasion is introduced by the opening of a bottle of whisky hisky each guest as he helps himself men eions the date he considers the best toi foi the marriage and then drinks to the happiness of the young couple when all have had their sa an aver aner age is carefully str ck ch and the set aling is complete ne ther bride nor groom ever s of protesting the date so cuno isly hit apoi it would be the height or bad it lid cl even to of alteration fate has spoken and the chosen day can it is believed scarcely fail to be propitious |