Show A BRIDE FOR THE ASKING pleasant way war of selecting a wife arn la in naples in the church of santa maria annunziat at naples garbi assemble once a 5 3 car for the purpose of being choshu in marriage marr logre on the day of our lad before its ita altar kneela a silent r royo 0 N 0 10 girls dressed in blick and h folded hands they tire arc orp orphans liann of the foundling nalen nal mn and ince a year those iho little lide rea reached cheV tile the age of 18 hwe haie a chance of being br ing chosen in hi marriage by any honest man whose chaT character acter la is good at the door leading to the nacil Bt says say the richmond star stands it a gra era haired the head of the foundling institution by and by a 5 oung man approaches approach ca him and hands bands him a packet of papera these taj priest reads carefully careful ll and being sit sat ibfred leads the candidate to toward aard the t hc row of girls girl the roan man balk oom bloch IN along the row at last he stops toab his bis choice is made and he stretches outbid out his hand band the girl rises puts pit out her hand into that of the stranger by woy way of content consent nad and together tog etheil they disappear into the Bacr lt mhd ice having been broken others follow tend this goes g beg on until the suitors are exhausted exham ted or all the girls girla hose have been chosen |