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Show RACING FOR A WIFE. H AMONG some of trie ruder tribes of H men, where physical excellence M counts for the chief merit, the cus- flflB torn of running races for a bride has BflJ ilwnys been n favorite one. Jfll Among (he Huzurchs, a people of Asia, ! he suitor of a maiden, usually nine iu ! auiubcr, appear in a Held, all unarmed, ! nit mounted on the best horses they can flfl jtocure. The bride herself, on a bcauti- HBfl ,ii Turkoman hor&e, surrounded by Iter flflj clutives, anxiously surveys the group of The girl lias the advantage of a. certain IflB tart, which shu avails herself of to guin IflB . iiillieieiK distance from the crowd to IflB liable her lo manage her steed with free- Bflfl 0111, so as to assist in his pursuit the JB .ver whom she prefers. Whichever first BflB accceds in encircliug her waist with his BflB nil i& entitled to claim her us his -wife. flBfl Wheu satisfied with her position, she flBfl :rus lound to the impatient suitors and ABB stretches out her arm lo them. Each of flBfl the eager lovers darts- like the unbonded BBB liuwk in pursuit of the fugitive dove. BBB The .savannah is generally twelve miles BBfl long and lluee iu width, and us the horse- BflB men speed across the plain the favored ABB lover becomes apparent by the efforts BflB of the maiden to avoid all others who BBfl approach her flBfl Ou a certain occasion, after two hours' BB racing, the number of pur.sucrs was re- BBfl duccd lo four, who were nltbgcthcr npd IJB gindually gaining .on the purs'ued. With IflB lliem was the favorite, but his horse sud- H deuly fell and the girl turned nnxlouslv, H lo perceive with dismay the hapless pobi- BflB lion of her lover. HflBJ Each of the more fortunate icadcri, BflBj eager with anticipated triumph, bending IflflflJ his- head on his horse's inane, shouted uc JH the top of his voice. She, making' a sud- jflflBJ den turn and lashing her horse almost lo BflBj u fury, darted across their puth and made IflBJ for her lover. The three others instantly B checked their careers, but iu their hurry to IflBJ turn back two of the horses were dashed IflBJ furiously agaius't each other so that both flflflj steeds aud riders rolled over ou tho plain. flflflj The maiden laughed, for she thought flBB sue could easily elude the single horse- flBJ man, and Hew to the point where her lover H ivas. But her only pursuer was rarely H mounted and not so easily shaken off flflflj Making a last desperate effort he dashed BBH ilqngside the maiden und, stretching out uBH lis arm, almost secured the unwilling Iflflfl irize, but she. bending her head to her H lorsc's neck, eluded his- grasp-uud wheeled flflflj ff again. Krc the dismounted horseman flflflj ;ould again approach her. her lover's arm flflflj Vus around her waist, and amid the shouts flflflj if the spectators, they turned toward the flflflj itartlng point . .... ( ,. .. IH BBfll |