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Show King Abdullah Coots Ardor of Hasty Lover . Jerusalem. Aug. it (By a. p. Beyond the Jordan la a community commu-nity of Circassians, reerulteel by the British for police duty, tha male ftiambers of which are inclined, even today, to follow the old custom ot a whirlwind campalga la their love affairs, aoraetimea called mar-flag's mar-flag's by capture. A few days sgo one of these men, , making ate of the cue torn and the i opportunity, attacked a houee with aome of his companions anvtl raptured rap-tured a wealthy Ctrcaseiaa widow; who had come from UaniMoua to the wilds of Tranajurdanla to Took after her late huatand'e sheep. The sergeant ran off with ner to Kerak, where he proposed that tbsy he married. Unfortunately be had omitted one thing, which Is curiously regarded aa eaeentlal even In "marr!aae by capture," te secure the lady'e concent. con-cent. In this cmae ahe declined. Appeal was made to the atMhorltle, and King Abdullah order d the ar-rat ar-rat of tn would-be groom and decreed de-creed that the euetom of marrlagv by capture Bhould ceaee. |