• ; The '^Ode a f; carrying the kibg ândî iquaén Û is with: théir leg’§
hanging, feaied on the, ûroulders, a b r ileaning' ofethe
h ^ 4 .o f wthe£r jcajfrisrs^ and .very frequently amufing sthemfelves with
picking t&é wm ifc i tebicfer there abound..« ftûs thefihgularpri-
vilege fhair pfl.aB women, fhe alone may eat them ;
w h ich privügge ffep never fails to mahetufildfiffî On' thdr:0WM'laflds
they fometimes condefcend te« aürght, arid-walk*}. but fèlddm move far
^ ilh 91t' t^?ifc^brW Sv Amûhg fhefehttei^Bïts teitè fe ib jîftd hnt M
tl^jhPâ^aï'.’Çtïïjojfities-of.thèMandv j&faatiVe,0f a'jèbndplexion'quîte
different from hîs tellowsï'. redriMby .and/of «a Swedifiï’cafr o f cbiliieJ-
na®ee,:;and-;hife hair white ând fine as flax. T& îé ]^ re â fewditkers
fometbing fimilar, like the. white, radioes, an anomalous' breed;
j The next :in rank to the k ih^ â s r hrs: Owb ; father; Pofriâfre; frhO
qéfejS, :^s ?fege®t tforlh&b&h., wHfe iâieprefefiteèdâg.j&f Yeryateiahlo
jnaannjarsit and1 peculiarly’ attached to fast -«ilTelisi the largeft
the tflandy .feeing : above fix fçét; four inéHès M^frâîïdTfrdhgl built.
Our talleft men.-in the fbip hardly’ readied Ms ^ôuïdâ-s’i: and’ fed
w fu k t weigh àgainft three orifOOTy^bfrihg ’is in® ■ wurtfast,îf'!àrtd?diï
military: prowfefsi exceeded by.his.whfë Mdéah/fa'^CâSÉfân isW r ttd ft
Éfâfci^nh appearance and MfpbfitioeiiW They liVêntegeShêr 'MAgréât
feà^teofayî « though'^bey have ceafèif ç> Oàfeâfc>it, He ^rft te c * hei1
younger filter to wife,- and. then, another woman j and flie has d fëp*
*vant o f her own, fey whom the has had'more emîàréri t-haïr'ôrie, aîl
o j whom bdve feeentttefdexedjrjfheljeifag'tîOSV^ÈSemBer’dfîOTeSfteç^r '
teeiety., ■
The next in dignity are the chiefs in the fèveral diftriéts s fbme' o f
tvfeonjiiàreifqpreme in more than* ©né ’dlfMlft, arid ëxéreiffe5ift their
own territories all regal power, vet ftill fubjedt to Otoo as -IfeVePéign
pararrtounts: arid liable do be called upon for afBftanCe : thdfê, alio,
feave: bouffes, and« lands in mdnjr diÉfidlsy which, -is . nh&f ifeaririot
^ éup ÿ ;tM m f^ e s , othey commit it© thfe bare of'Mjterltttehdants,1 câUSéd
medüas, or. give them to their tayos, w h o enjoy all-the iiffafruits
withiopbhEiri^d^d^ite'^^^5®™1*^ aaB&iflKB» tkenKwith fhe chjefs[
When . theydcenfe id mfideihterfietee^n i !
JKhjifext', to. «thefe are tehfc ' sthe near relations,' or younger
brothers, or tayos^dfl therrhiefsi: and5 .if: .there far^ - More ( chiefsi than
one, the t h f l r i d f c P ^ r i f h s s , .land»
fr jaayT
1 1 Theaiext rank’isnthe fa t in g : .on gmde^air;:i)whq3h®i ©tie portion
ta.thet5,whafr thrOs.« - Thefe fmaller eftates!are called dahpe,! frortv-the
pOWerdhsratifra has to.lay'a prohibition orphypown land, oromdny
particular fprbofipjpyiflon, Astwell ^as^the,-teMha-onjjhis:ipartian, ^ndi
the chief on.thd^sholb iiiibut this .power;' iihbfagh' Sometimes' ahfafed,
is ,fafua% emifle^pdiiSitfp? a great 'cdnffamptioni hf'priivifions, or to
accumulate them for Tome magnificent ;.feaft.!'.' The principal i objedis
o f the rahoemre h o g s ,. though fometimeS it extends iai&' te«bth^ ihtes:
efnprpfaMctesUxas'iwfienu .they fibirthe Ihell^fifh dcaircd bn the reefs;
thfeaatirra can ri&oKhis.poftion, which ddd.oh©*b? P e k in g up atrthe
^tomitieS'ofiiffJ^o,fi®a!riches of;g.tree,. to'Whioh awMteclo th is.ate
tacked;j iiiM ,no rperforiedates/ fifli'^hepe whiJft tliefe remain. When
j thpirlfaoeiis JadEen/dff,' and thd^fferiftgdfradfiD^aii'd'fifh is made-, the
plaPe.'i's :^gairi.free(i.andf a;feafl gi-Vftebje tho-perfon .whb put: :ori • fR£
rahoe is vcalled cffiOaj ..mdAefid^ f e aflmg the gue&^i ite® ex;
p e^ d itM C h e '-fhcaiid »preferit than wtth large quantitiesidf\didth :
fop^eicf.-this. is.lhrowprtoitHe .populace to lcramble fdl4' 'which makes
' fphrtyKthe elotfh. feeifagttot11" ^ 0^■ jabfasdsvj' jdfid^^;fiivte^r;Lffi^h*dtheiy
ptefodt:>tb aclarget;f«eiffi;. fvdfidhit4iey might havelfoi? dfkiftg: thefe
naidowfflips th e y ;/wea&asR;fav®fars'! M honour (M!>thOi^2®-; i The young
mere iw r f le i ;;ldw**dtemen;'dance, and the feaft i s ‘often prolonged
feveml days.
When fuch :a feafl is made by a chief, on. tefclrig oflF thd rahoe. from
a whole difirid: j>. ip is called towrost > then larger quaritMes‘ o f cloth <
p liv e bj(pibebs Of cal, mAeveaeanpes, are gi^eht^hfe&apvhi^d
Ifer«. 1 «At «ti^elgreqterfkitaitaMmefits ■ moft-rf thgic]^i& thefinhid
are prcfcht» vaft numbers o f the arreoies-, j and ^11 deferiptions c^
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