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Show ll.rlm rr Wife, in Lapland the crime which Is punished pun-ished must severely next to murder Is the marrying; or a girl sgalnat the ex-prcM ex-prcM wishes of hor pircnts. When a suitor makis his appearance ho si)s nothing to the girl, nor docs she often ImoK who ha Is, hut her parents Inform her that her hand has been applied for. Then on n dsy appointed, tho girl, her parents nnd friends, meet together nnd sit at meat, with the suitor and Ills Intended opposite to one another, so that they can view earn other' faces and converse freely When tho feast Is over the company repair to an open space, where "tho race for a wife" Is to be run The usual distance Is about n quarter ot a mile, and tho girl Is place n third of the distance In advance ad-vance of the starting point. If she be fleet of foot, aud does not caro for the suitor, she ran easily reach the goal first, and It she accomplishes this he may never trouble her ngaln If, on the other hand, sho wishes lo have him for n husband, she his only to Ing In hor flight, nnd so nllow him to overtake over-take her If she be particularly struck with III in nnd would signify to htm that his lovo Is returned sho ran run n short distance, then stop, and turn, nnd Invite him with open arms |