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j^erty. The trunk of a tree served him for a l)oat» 

 and he went out every night on liis depredations. 

 Tliey destroyed tliis vessel, and left him, having 

 deprived him of the power of doing mischief in 

 his solitude. They had now rest. After some 

 time, they wished to know how he did, and some 

 persons went again to the island. They iieard and 

 saw nothing of him. After they had in vain 

 called and looked for him in the woods, they re- 

 turned to tlie sliore, and found that their boat was 

 gone. The sly thief had gone with it to sea. He 

 sailed over to Sorol. On this group he did not 

 leave off his tricks, but projected greater under- 

 takings. He persuaded the chief of Sorol to make 

 an attack on Mogemug. He was to surprize the 

 chief in the night, and murder him, and seize upon 

 the supreme power. The confederates came by 

 day in sight of Mogemug. They lowered their 

 sails, awaiting the night in the open sea. The boat 

 was, however, observed, and they were surrounded 

 on their landing. The instigator was punished 

 with death. The people of Sorol returned unin- 

 jured to their island. 



The succession at Ulea, as at Radack, descends 

 first to the brothers, and then to the sons of the 

 eldest son. 



According to Kadu, the chiefs give to the 

 eldest son the name of their father, to the second the 

 name of their wife's father, to the third again the 

 name of their father, and so on ; other people, on 



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