LIFE HISTORY OF A SAVAGE. 783 
received any had to show it andthen give back half of it to the 
bridegroom. After this, there was other interchanges of food 
between the relatives on either side, all regulated by strict rules, 
each basket having its proper place in the display. After this, 
the girl remained with her husband, but like a good girl she cried a 
good deal, and made a pretence of running away. Then presents 
were made to the young couple by their friends. The bride 
received some diwara “that she might get more diwara,” some 
pearl shells “for knives with which to prepare the food,” leaf 
dishes ‘for plates for her husband’s food,” stones “ for the native 
oven,” water bottles, bowls in which to prepare her puddings, a 
broom “ with which she was to keep her house and grounds clean,” 
and other articles too numerous to mention. Tepang received a 
spear with which he was to protect his wife, and also a stick as 
an emblem of his authority with which he was to thrash her in 
ease she failed in the discharge of her duties. After this a 
chief, one of Tepang’s relatives, came on the scene, having a club 
in one hand and a young cocoanut in the other. He first broke 
the cocoanut, and poured the water over the heads of the bride 
and bridegroom. Then he took his club and struck a banana 
stem as many blows as he had killed enemies in fight. This was 
to assure them of his protecting care over them. ‘The final act 
was that Tepang had to repay the money which was borrowed for 
the purchase of his bride, with 10 per cent. added for interest, 
and so he became a married man. He made a good husband so 
far as he understood his duties. He cleared the ground for the 
garden, and made the fences, but left most of the planting to be 
done by his wife, and she had also to carry home the food whilst 
he walked behind with his spear or tomahawk only. She had no 
trouble about taking care of his clothes, simply because he never 
wore any. His wife had all the cooking to attend to, though he 
would occasionally help her, and would indeed cook for himself 
rather than go without his supper, if the wife was unable to do 
it. He was very fond of his children, and generally allowed 
them to do as they pleased, as he himself had done when he was 
a boy. The time allotted will not allow me to give all details of 
Tepang’s every day life after this, and I can only briefly sketch 
his social, political, and religious life. 
SOCIAL LIFE. 
In his social life he had many duties to perform, and many 
engagements in which he had to take part. He had to take his 
place in the great fishing and trading parties organised by his 
people ; he had to give feasts, and to join in the feasts given by 
others. When he was not engaged in the Dukduk ceremonies, or 
in those of some other society, he had to practice the songs and 
