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Show Lrnsltiy Mourning In Korea. In Korea mourning Is a very lengthy matter. When o. parent dies tho mourning lasta for three years or more, and for other relatives tbo period pe-riod Is shorter, out nevor short As during a period of mourning marriage Is not allowable, It Is easily seen that I i Joodly number of deaths In tho fam- I sTof each of tho betrothed pair may e ay their mnrrlago far beyond tho I 'ill of human patience, as wa un- i stand It, though western people I i no conception of tho patience of s aio Orientals. In Korea It Is not i uiual for n wedding tn bo delayed I ijyears on account of mourning, and 1 trothed couples have been kept i iftlug for upward of thirty years, |