Show definite price put on native wife in africa when an Inh ambani native of portuguese east africa wants to get married he usually goes to johannesburg to work in the gold mines for or the price of a wife miss ruth hula thomas rhomas a st louis missi missionary onry recently returned from there says the price of a native wife Is 75 which must be paid to her father the prospective bridegroom marches into the home of the tha father miss thomas reports and says in abold a bold tone do the cattle eat here tor for are ara there any marriageable girls here if the father replies affirmatively the boy produces the bride price and asks for the daugh daughters tees hand the father answers that the young mari man must obtain the consent of his bla daughter it if the daughter is obstinate it may require a good deal of arguing on the part of the parent to chango change her view seldom however does a prospective father in law allow 75 to slip away from him I 1 when an agreement has been reached the two kneel before the th father for his blessing he Ile fills alls his mouth with water and sprays the brides face and then does the same sama thing to the bridegroom that Is 13 the wedding E exchange |