| Show FORMOSAN WEDDING RITES A reluctant B bride r ide and a porcine sacrifice at t londona Lon dons coney island with full formosan rites including the public sacrifice of a pig pie two inhabitants of the formosan village at londona Lon dons white city were married recently the bridegroom was saron gal eal Busa tiree a young man of twenty four with the reputation of a mighty hunter among his fellow tribesmen aal the bride vs vi gs a unald maid ion on of ef twenty one at an early hour the village was garlanded ilander with corn and leaves and the native occupants be decked themselves with finery in the afternoon the bride and bridegroom were temporarily separated from the other natives who occupied the time in making a groces elon round rou id the tha exhibition carrying in ok of war and chanting weird songs after this they assembled in an open hut in the center of 0 the village and two sturdy men tipp appeared eared carrying cair ying the pig which was lustily it was killed instantly with a spear thrust through the heart and the carcass was singed over a fire of 0 rushes skinned and cut into small pieces the pieces were placed in pots and set to boil over charcoal fires before this had happened the bridegroom had to fetch the bride she offered nEs resistance istance and wept a great deal but seizing hold of her the lover placed her upon his back and carried her to the open hut but where all the company squatted round a table malsed two or three inches from the ground then the food was fetched the pieces of semi cooked food bel being ang handed banded round with chopsticks chop sticks tise tie feast was interspersed with weird chanting the chief theme was supplied by the words we ve are arc now one we love each other the propion lasted well into the evening tha ti ii served a most stolid demeanor throughout but the crowd of europeans were hugely delighted and cheered and clapped enthusiastically london graphic if your farm Is level the heavier sheep will do all right but on land that is hilly and sidling the best sheep are the lighter ones long legged sheep are a nuisance fences wont hold them short leg ged sheep are best |
