WOMEN SOLD AT AUCTION.
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Occasionally we hear of a wife being carried to
the Smithfeld market, in England, for sale, but
the practice in England is falling into disuse. At
Babylon, (not on Long Island, but in Asia, there
is an annual fair for the sale of girls Of marriage
able age. The most beautiful are first put up,
and the man who bids the largest sum Of money
gains possession of her. The second in personal
appearance follows thebidders crafty themselves
with handsome wives accordingly to the depths
of their purses,-There are in Babylon some girls
for which no bid is offered yet these are also dis
posed Of, oprovidentare the Babylonans When
all the beautiful girls sold, the crier orders
the most deformed to stand up, and after he has
openly demanded who will marry her with a
small sum, she is at length adudged to the man
who is satisfied with the least, and in this man
ner the money arising from the sale Of the hand
some, serves as portions TO those who are of ei
ther disagreeable looks or have any other imper-
fections. slss ftt#


In England's poor houses, the girls are dis
posed Of to master manufacturers, ''deliverabe
free Of chargeO