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Show Chivalrous Turkish Orlgindt. A rather iiiuiisIiik Instance ot hrlc-andiiKe hrlc-andiiKe Is reeorded from the town of Konltra, III Kplrus, Turkey. A bride-criHUii. bride-criHUii. with his fiimlly nnd men friends, was pnieeedlnK with violins, flfef and oilier miislral Instruments, neeordliiK to the eitstom of the eoun-try, eoun-try, lo lirliii! away tho bride, when, half way. they found themselves beset on ell sides hy armed lirlnands, who, at tin' Kim's nniulo, compelled tho surrender of every furthliiK f money and eiery arilele of Jewelry they pos-sensed, pos-sensed, even lo the nuptial rliiK. The roup belllK ijtilto suecessfill, and the Isioty larae. as the futnlly wns well to do, and there were ninny liandsonio wedillliK llltts and pei-Honai Jewels, the liriKiinils entered Into the spirit of the oera"lon, retiirnluii: the nuptlul rliiK and eolns i-iiilviilent to. forly n uts per head. In order that the hrldeerooio nnd his friends mlKlit not cut a too hiimlliatliiK IHture at the niipllnl ttoTrymiilUiiMs. Then, with ttiituy tiood wlsties for the future hap-tunewi hap-tunewi ut Ilia In Idid I air. to jubUor a retired. |