Show HIS BRIDE CHOSEN FOR HIM moravian custom that surely worked something of a hardship on johns johne mary it was in tile the early pioneer nry ary days in III indian territory bolm avas sent seat forth to one of the lie dilill barit T lie he would have to ile he tried out before lie could lo bo 10 glen given the work permanently manent ly and before lie ho would bo be permitted to marry after lie lind had been assured of ills 10 position lie ho wrote to ills his sister asking her to ask mary nn old sweetheart of its his it if slie site would be to bonjo conjo out and marry jilin slin she replied that she eho would gladly go tor for she had long ions loved ilia him in ili the meantime john received a letter terice teri lie he of which told him that it was an announcement or of a marriage these oddly shaped envelopes vero used by ilia ho Moravia ns in announcing it marriage jolia john said to himself 1 I wonder which ono one of my friends la Is to be married on opening tile letter what was ills his amazement lit at finding it was ans an announcement of ills his own ibur r arlage to a girl lio lie had never seen this used to be a custom of the moravian Moravia ns choosing a brido for ono of their missionaries and tile the man mail wits supposed Blip posed to abide by the choice even though lio lie hall had never heard of or been the girl strange as it may seem john accepted this arrangement without corn coln plaint when the he doctor chuslo of the friend who told roc me this story said to john illow how will you know which Is your bride when she ahe steps from doai tile the train john quickly answered do you not think I 1 know my wife and sure eure enough wilex i aliey went to to the train the next nest day and tue gers bera alighted johni john walked straight to a woman had and it proved to be tho the right one there was wn a little wedding at the doctors house but nothing wild paid of mary tho the frail little woman who would have gladly borne the hardships for the one slid sho loped chicago tribune |