Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-07-03 | Page 11 | Suitor Says it with Kindling When Seeking Bride in Formosa

Suitor Says It t With Kindling When Seeking Bride in Formosa I LONDON JUly 2 United Press If If you vou fall fallin In love on the Island of Formosa and want to marry matry a Formosan Formosan For- For beauty say It with kindle kindle- woodA wood A bundle of ot kindl Is the native native native na na- na- na tive means o of expressing e a proposal of t marriage In Formosa according to a British consular official who has Just returned from Japan after sp spending some tice studying conditions conditions con con- on the Island the name of at which appears on so many packages packages packages pack pack- ages of ot tea Generally like In almost every other part of ot the world the man mall proposes marriage In Formosa after a a. period of time which varies with the temperament of ot the courted fe female fe- fe male First of all the courter makes arrangements through a third party of his Intentions intentions In to notify his Then aft after r he lie has accomplished ac ac- ac- ac this el elementary mark of good breeding reg regardless of how h the h object of these Intentions feels about the matter the wooer commences his campaign Following the notification of In Intentions Intentions In- In the procures a a. bundle of firewood w which he c carefully carefully care care care- re- re fully places upon the doorstep of ot his lady love lo This formality Is accomplished accomplished ac ac- ac- ac d Jn In th the lie df dark rk of f night assuring the suitor of pf privacy ex exempt xI x- x I empt of f c k t t- t k 1 On the he next night the suitor re re- re re-J re turns If his bundle of wood is still sUll there It is a sure Indication that 1 his purest feelings are considered in the light of ot annoyance and a a. si silent silent sl- sl lent request t that at the nuisance be immediately discontinued If If however however however how how- ever the bundle has disappeared then the wooer may consider himself himself himself him him- self at liberty to keep up the good goodw w work ork And so ao lt after night the fortunate fortunate fortunate for male continues his nocturnal nocturnal nocturnal nal business J of wood spooning until until un un- til the time when when either either because the lady has lias received enough wood or because perhaps she feels her suitor r has sufficient pers perseverance per per- s severance severance verance he is invited to enter the threshold of ot happiness From th then n on the couple are considered to tobe tobe tobe be engaged and soon after they become be- be conie come man and wife wie V Sometimes however these affairs become complicated by the desire of certain fickle to change their minds after they have re- re re received a a. certain supply of kindle kindle- wood In such cases eases the unfortunate unfortunate unfortunate suitor Is Informed of his disgrace by the fact that upon one of ot his nocturnal to the doorstep door door- door door- st it step p of his dreams he finds the bundie bundie bundle bun bun- die dle of cit wood left there upon his pre pre previous Ious visit untouched d. d I. I That is how ho 10 they return engagement engagement engagement engage ment rings lings In ini Formosa sa Jy c. c J f J If l 1 f. f 4 Mj J