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Show tore In Lapland. H When a young Laplander li In lorn M with a girl be and she run a race. lira H li heavily handicapped,, so that abet H may win If iho chooses and If alio out-l H run him bo cannot proposo again 015 H course she suffers herself to bo over- H come If iho cares for him but the con- B ent of her parent! must be obtained! before iho can le married The law) HpJ of tho land li very strict pn tbli pointy HBl and In olden tlmei tho man waa sub- BBl Ject to capital pdnhfhment If he mar HHl rled without the consent of the girl at HJ parents. MHj After a Laplander has chosen M br)do be eenda her a preicnt of n glrx LMH1 die n ring and a quantity of brandy. HH He goea as far ai the door of ber huti H but remain! outside until invited toi BB enter when n bumper of brandy li of-, fered to the girl s father It bo drlnlcsj It It Is a sign he consent! to the rasiH HJ rtage, and tho young lover then prom-, HBl Isea to giro the girl some clothes and HB payi a sum of money, generally a HB hundred copper dollars, down on thow HBl spot This of course, Is n remnant of HJ marriage by purchase which tn prim- HB Itlve times tuccecded marriage by JJ capture, HB Dans are published once In Laplandd jH and the marrlaga ceremony li vcryi BB short The bride wean her hair loose.) HBl ind has a gold band around her bead. AVJ Her preionti and ber dowry aro Bonn VJ orally reindeer, and ihe and ber brlda-i HBl groom remain with ber parents for rj HHJ year after marriage H |