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If it were known that the young man who wanted a wife had visited a girl in the other tribe, his spear and bow and arrows were taken away from him till the moon was full. The other boys and the girls treated him roughly and called him hard names, but he dare not defend himself and had to suffer patiently. This was all because of the feud between the two tribes. IF IT WERE KNOWN THAT THE YOUNG MAN WHO WANTED A WIFE HAD VISITED A GIRL IN THE OTHER TRIBE HIS SPEAR AND BOW AND ARROWS WERE TAKEN AWAY FROM HIM TILL THE MOON WAS FULL THE OTHER BOYS AND THE GIRLS TREATED HIM ROUGHLY AND CALLED HIM HARD NAMES BUT HE DARED NOT DEFEND HIMSELF AND HAD TO SUFFER PATIENTLY THIS WAS ALL BECAUSE OF THE FEUD BETWEEN THE TWO TRIBES
ds. This was bad for the men, for it spoiled them. They had too many women to wait on them and they grew to be very selfish. In what might be the next tribe, the trouble was the other way. There were too many boys, a surplus of men, and not nearly enough girls to go round. When any young fellow, moping out his life alone and anxious for a wife, went a-courting in the next tribe, or in their vale, or on their hill top, he was usually driven off with stones. Then there was a quarrel between the two tribes. Any young girl, who sneaked out at night to meet her young man of another clan, was, when caught, instantly and severely spanked. Then, with her best clothes taken off, she had to stand tied to a post in the market place a whole day. Her hair was pulled down in disorder, and all the dogs were allowed to bark at her. The girls made fun of the poor thing, while they all rubbed one forefinger over the other, pointed at her and cried, "Fie, for shame!" while the boys called her hard names.  AND NOT ENOUGH YOUNG MEN FOR HUSBANDS THIS WAS BAD FOR THE MEN FOR IT SPOILED THEM THEY HAD TOO MANY WOMEN TO WAIT ON THEM AND THEY GREW TO BE VERY SELFISH IN WHAT MIGHT BE THE NEXT TRIBE THE TROUBLE WAS THE OTHER WAY THERE WERE TOO MANY BOYS A SURPLUS OF MEN AND NOT NEARLY ENOUGH GIRLS TO GO ROUND WHEN ANY YOUNG FELLOW MOPING OUT HIS LIFE ALONE AND ANXIOUS FOR A WIFE WENT ACCORDING IN THE NEXT TRIBE OR IN THEIR VALE OR ON THEIR HILLTOP HE WAS USUALLY DRIVEN OFF WITH STONES THEN THERE WAS A QUARREL BETWEEN THE TWO TRIBES ANY YOUNG GIRL WHO SNEAKED OUT AT NIGHT TO MEET HER YOUNG MAN OF ANOTHER CLAN WAS WHEN CAUGHT INSTANTLY AND SEVERELY SPANKED THEN WITH HER BEST CLOTHES TAKEN OFF SHE HAD TO STAND TIED TO A POST IN THE MARKET PLACE A WHOLE DAY HER HAIR WAS PULLED DOWN IN DISORDER AND ALL THE DOGS WERE ALLOWED TO BARK AT HER THE GIRLS MADE FUN OF THE POOR THING WHILE THEY ALL RUBBED ONE FOREFINGER OVER THE OTHER POINTING AT HER AND CRIED FI FOR SHAME WHILE THE BOYS CALLED HER HARD NAMES
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