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Condon Globe
Condon, Gilliam County, Oregon
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Description of traditional 'wife capturing' customs among the Khonds in the native states of Central India, involving hunting, service, feasting, and a ritual chase and thrashing.
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The native states of Central India still abound with Khonds, and it is interesting to see that "wife capturing" is still in vogue among those who represent the first inhabitants of this land. The father in quest of wife to his son, or the young man himself, hunts a deer or some game and starts with a pot of toddy to the other party, and in the course of the day he manages to settle for a wife, and then there is feasting and drinking, in the course of which terms are settled.
The young man is to serve the girl's father for a fixed number of months, assist him in clearing the jungle and in cultivation, hunting game for food, and in gathering honey. After this period, on a certain day, the young man has to try to carry off his bride, and then follows a hunt after the man and a sound thrashing. If the man is able to withstand the blows and survive the ordeal then his prize is given to him, or if the man is able to escape uncaught to the precincts of his village custom forbids further pursuit, and the triumphant man has the prize.—Madras Times.
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The native states of Central India still abound with Khonds, and "wife capturing" is still in vogue among those who represent the first inhabitants of this land. The father in quest of wife to his son, or the young man himself, hunts a deer or some game and starts with a pot of toddy to the other party, and in the course of the day he manages to settle for a wife, and then there is feasting and drinking, in the course of which terms are settled. The young man is to serve the girl's father for a fixed number of months, assist him in clearing the jungle and in cultivation, hunting game for food, and in gathering honey. After this period, on a certain day, the young man has to try to carry off his bride, and then follows a hunt after the man and a sound thrashing. If the man is able to withstand the blows and survive the ordeal then his prize is given to him, or if the man is able to escape uncaught to the precincts of his village custom forbids further pursuit, and the triumphant man has the prize.