"Final payment" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... cannot yet claim his bride, although in one case he is allowed to take her immediately after the pakalon by making a special payment for the privilege (p. 74). A few nights later the groom goes to the girl's home carrying with him an empty jar with which he makes the final payment (p. 73). The customary rice ceremony [17] follows and he is then entitled to his bride (p. 73). Should the house or anything in it break at this time, it foretells misfortune for the couple, hence precautions are taken lest such a sign should, ...
— Traditions of the Tinguian: A Study in Philippine Folk-Lore • Fay-Cooper Cole
... sir, this is money of final payment. This is value itself. This does not depend on the stamp of government, but circulates throughout the world on ...
— Volume 12 of Brann The Iconoclast • William Cowper Brann
... examined testified that her parents sold her into slavery while she was only fifteen years of age. The price paid was $1,980, of which she personally saw $300 paid down as a deposit. Before the final payment was made she ...
— Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror • Richard Linthicum |
