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Every one of these new wives was delighted to find a man who cared so much for her as to come after her, and risk his life to get her, and each one admired her new, brave husband. Yet the brides knew too well that their men folks, fathers and brothers, uncles and cousins, would soon come back to attempt their recapture. And this was just what happened. EVERY ONE OF THESE NEW WIVES WAS DELIGHTED TO FIND A MAN WHO CARED SO MUCH FOR HER AS TO COME AFTER HER AND RISK HIS LIFE TO GET HER AND EACH ONE ADMIRED HER NEW BRAVE HUSBAND YET THE BRIDES KNEW TOO WELL THAT THEIR MEN FOLK FATHERS AND BROTHERS UNCLES AND COUSINS WOULD SOON COME BACK TO ATTEMPT THEIR RECAPTURE AND THIS WAS JUST WHAT HAPPENED
ed in mind, because not one could get a wife, for all the maidens in their own tribe were already engaged, or had been mated. One day news came to the young men on the hill top, that the valley men were all off on a hunting expedition. At once, without waiting a moment, the poor lonely bachelors plucked up courage. Then, armed with ropes and straps, they marched in a body to the village in the valley below. There, they seized each man a girl, not waiting for any maid to comb her hair, or put on a new frock, or pack up her clothes, or carry any thing out of her home, and made off with her, as fast as one pair of legs could move with another pair on top. At first, this looked like rough treatment--for a lovely girl, thus to be strapped to a brawny big fellow; but after a while, the girls thought it was great fun to be married and each one to have a man to caress, and fondle, and scold, and look for, and boss around; for each wife, inside of her own hut was quite able to rule her husband.  THE HILL COUNTRY THEY WERE WRETCHED IN MIND BECAUSE NOT ONE COULD GET A WIFE FOR ALL THE MAIDENS IN THEIR OWN TRIBE WERE ALREADY ENGAGED OR HAD BEEN MATED ONE DAY NEWS CAME TO THE YOUNG MEN ON THE HILLTOP THAT THE VALLEY MEN WERE ALL OFF ON A HUNTING EXPEDITION AT ONCE WITHOUT WAITING A MOMENT THE POOR LONELY BACHELORS PLUCKED UP COURAGE THEN ARMED WITH ROPES AND STRAPS THEY MARCHED IN A BODY TO THE VILLAGE IN THE VALLEY BELOW THERE THEY SEIZED EACH MAN A GIRL NOT WAITING FOR ANY MAID TO COMB HER HAIR OR PUT ON A NEW FROCK OR PACK UP HER CLOTHES OR CARRY ANYTHING OUT OF HER HOME AND MADE OFF WITH HER AS FAST AS ONE PAIR OF LEGS COULD MOVE WITH ANOTHER PAIR ON TOP AT FIRST THIS LOOKED LIKE ROUGH TREATMENT FOR A LOVELY GIRL THUS TO BE STRAPPED TO A BRAWNY BIG FELLOW BUT AFTER A WHILE THE GIRLS THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT FUN TO BE MARRIED AND EACH ONE TO HAVE A MAN TO CARESS AND FONDLE AND SCOLD AND LOOK FOR AND BOSS AROUND FOR EACH WIFE INSIDE OF HER OWN HUT WAS QUITE ABLE TO RULE HER HUSBAND
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