Show I 1 1 7 FO captured by his bride I 1 tl says in it all AH the year ouirl the islander of nw guinea are married fied not according to their heir own but those of their parents they art most frequently affia affianced be ed nt at a 11 very very te tender rider age but lire fire lift afterward erward forbidden to associate with each other indeed this alf carried so far that the life girt girl way may not even look at her future husband both must avoid contact conti ct with mem bek beradina masculine aculine culine and feminine femi inne of tile the family fini ily into which they are about to W enter cuter the wedding ved ding ceremonies ire are by a reserve find a modesty very very remarkable in in it savage peo people 0 alie tropics acs ics adorned wit with tile the most beautiful ornaments tho the bride is conducted cond acted at night in a grand rand torchlight procession cession through the village villa F one woman carries lier ter on her ter back while another binds bind her armi as though she were ivere a captive and leau her bythe sope rope to the house of bf hor betrothed this this ill ii a symbol of slavery bavery 1 avery a souvenir of the ancient servi servitude which tile the aristocratic clay class has preset red there is nothing of this in the processions professions process ions of the he poor oti oil reaching reich irig their destination t tha is bridegroom n is presented Is resell e to the he brides re alices who lead icat him hu into her chamber alio w avith alth tier hey back turned that she does not dare to meet aln his con q en gaze halz tile the young man ap P 01 cs 3 within two feet of tier her turns on oil ins heel and therl then they ire aio backai Lac klo laah u ioli lit in tho hd midst of a numerous assembly the men on oil one side the woman on the hie other after the clit crt aingie tilt the bride is led ell into tier her own luom still not daring to meet the terrible glance 0 her husband hus bind and keeping tier her back turned birned to till thi door leeine R this ilik husband alo turns ills his tat ba lion oa tier her tiiu the aholt 11 night lit is spent ill thi s cl lilt bluy 11 M le ali there ali t hwing hw ing some one t to 0 brush away alio bics and without speaking speak ilig it 11 woi word A if they grow sleepy zonie ome one 0 of I 1 lie assistants ami stant 8 who vi he took look turris urns in ill doing chii service him with his hia elbow if they keep wide awake they are arc assured of 1 a I long life and green old age c in ili lite nio morning ruing they separate faill till without looking at it each other in order to refresh themselves the fatigues fit ignes of the previous iii night lit this per formative for matice is n conti for four ni nights its and on tile taci fifth morning with thu this first raysol the sun still tile young you people may look 1001 lc each full in tile the face that suffices till alie marriage i is is considered an and d tile the new 1 pair e the customary irions ex i i |