PROCEEDINGS OF SECTION F. ^-^^ 



167. "Tau ina FAAFirOLA."— " Only that I might be weary 

 oi life." 



This is really a prayer to one of the family gods uttered by a 

 man who is sick. He prays, " Do thou have love to me that I may 

 only be sick near to death, but not die." Tlie phrase is used aa; 

 a petition for merciful treatment. 



" Tau ina ta ma faapoi." — " Only strike, but not in earnest." 



This is used in the same way. 



168. " Ua se moo le sosolo." — " That is a lizard crawling." 

 This is used in scolding a disobedient child. 



169. "E FAiFAi AUNA SE AiTU I LE VAO." — "Might as well 

 send a demon from the bush." 



This also is used of or to a disobedient child. 



170. " AvATU AUMAis "— " Take it away, bring it here." 

 These are words applied to some argument or dispute. One 



says, go; another says, come. One says do it, and another says 

 do not do it, and so the darkness comes before they are agreed. 



171a. " O SE VI E FOFOE EA ? " — " Do you think it is a just vi 

 (hog plum) to peel ? ' ' 



Said to a man who is urging another to do some work, perhaps 

 for little or no payment. Sometimes said also by a doctor who has 

 been applied to to treat a patient, who is magnifying the difficulty 

 of the work in order to increase the payment. 



172. " O LE FULUFULU LELE " — " A drifting feather or a 

 feather blown by the wind." 



This is applied to a careless, thoughtless, and foolish man. 



General. 



173. " O LE MAI I FALE TELE " — " A man sick in a large 

 family." 



A man who is a member of a large family can generally get 

 more attention than one in a small family. 



174. " O LE POTO o LE TAMA, A o LE TAMA " — " The wisdom of 

 a child, but only a child." 



He does his best, but, after all, it is only a child's best, 

 " e le maona ai se aiga," i.e., it will not suffice to feed a family. 



175. " Ua Alii le toatele " — " The many are the chiefs." 

 Cf. " Might is right " and " Providence is on the side of the 



strongest battalions . ' ' 



176. "Ona po po fou fo'i " — " New days, new days at present." 

 Cf. " New brooms sweep clean," &c., &c. 



