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N o . 6 .— A t a little d iftance from th e p re ced in g fcene th e w h o le p a r ty
halted ; th e b o y s w e r e feated b y each o th e r , w h ile o p p ofite to them
w e r e d raw n u p in a h a l f circle th e o th e r p a r ty , n o w armed w i th th e
fp e ar and th e Ihield. In th e centre o f this p a r ty , w ith his fa c e tow a rd
th em , flo o d B o o -d e r - ro , th e n ativ e w h o had th ro u g h o u t taken th e
p r in c ip a l p art in th e bufinefs. H e h e ld his Ihield in one h an d , and a
c lu b in the o th e r , w i th w h ic h h e g a v e th em , as it w e r e , th e tim e fo r
th e ir e x e rc ife . S t r ik in g th e Ihield w ith th e c lu b , at e v e r y third ftrok e
th e w h o le p a r ty p oifed and p refented th e ir fpears at h im , p o in t in g th em
inw a rd s , and to u c h in g th e centre o f h is Ihield.
T h i s con c lu d ed th e ce remonie s p re v io u s to th e o p e ra tio n ; and it
a p p e a red , fign ific an t o f an e x e r c ife w h ic h w a s to fo rm th e p r in c ip a l
bufinefs o f th e ir liv e s , th e u fe o f th e fpear.
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