SEEKING A WIFE.
In Greenland tho man seeking a bride asks permission from the parents to seize the daughter that he admires. Permission obtained, ho endeavours to And her alone, the marriage being complete on his tearing from her some of the coats, flsh nets, and straps with which from the day of the asking s c has been constantly envelopeu. But tm:. is not easy in Greenland. For the idea of pursuit, must still be maintained unti 1 the knot is tied—giving no chance to back out. And there is the story of ;be passionate young Eskimo who, after carrying his wife off m her sleeping bag, heedless of her squeals of protest broke down his ice bridges behind him. Safe at last in his own igloo, he hauled her forth from the bag. c illy to discover that he had eloped with her grandmother.
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Matamata Record, Volume XIV, Issue 1193, 5 February 1931, Page 7
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