Show WOMEN COLD GY BY AUCTION how damsel of babylon were once onca disposed cf an auction 0 of unmarried ladles ladies used to take place annually in babylon in every district they assembled on a certain day of every ear car all the vir girs gacs of marriageable marrage able age the most remark remarkable awe was as first put up and the man who bid the largest sum ot of money gained possession of 0 her the second la in personal appearance followed and the bidders gratified themselves with handsome wives according to the depth of their purses gut but alas it seems that there were in babylon some ladles ladies tor for whom no money was likely to be offered yet these also were disposed of 0 so provident were the babylonians when all the beautiful virgins were sold the crier ordered the most deformed who would marry her with a small sun sum she was at length adjudged aged to the th man who would be satisfied with the least and in this manner the money arising from the sale ot of the hand handsome somo served as a portion to those who were either of 0 disagreeable looks or that had any other imperfection this custom prevailed about BOO years before christ |