Show WHERE MARRYING ING IS WRONG fellows of oxford university england in certain circumstances are penalized for wedding much is heard of the taxation ot of bachelors but little is ever said of 0 the communities wherein matrimony Is deemed a punishable offense perhaps the most extraordinary ideas with reference to this subject nay may be said to be held at oxford university in ii england there tor for instance a fellow of all souls college forfeits his fellowship it if when studying the classics he should take unto himself a wife in such event he must not dot only pay a penalty but must also present his college with a memorial in the shape of a silver cup with the further condition that on this cup shall be inscribed in latin he backslid backslide back slid into matrimony there is an aristocratic club in london the bachelors of piccadilly whereof the members who so BO far torget forget their loyalty to the club as to marry are actually expelled and ostracized the only saving feature of such expulsion is that by the payment of a fine of ond hundred dollars the offending one may retain an honorary membership but so far as active membership is concerned he be la is strictly out of 0 it for the rest of his life there Is a similar organization 1 in 11 germany the club whenever there comes to the officials of this club any intimation that a member contemplates matrimony he Is immediately summoned for trial in the club court with the president as ju judge dge the culprit Is allowed to plead in extenuation of his offense and upon his bia skill in presenting such pa plea ea depends the amount of his flue fine which ranges from one hundred to one thousand dollars the humorous feature of the line fine consists in the application made the money is devoted to a dinner whereat all members appear in mourning attire at the conclusion of the repast the president solemnly reads the sentence of expulsion I 1 and the delinquent Is lod from the room amid the groans and lamentations of his erstwhile club fellows the sunday magazine |