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of rough courtship, and little children, whenever they could 

 get the chance, ran in and took their turn. All this while, the 

 people clapped their hands to the beating of the drums, and 

 the little hammers were never still for a moment as the old 



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musician tunded out the notes from the dulcimer till the 

 sweat streamed from him. Neither he nor the dancers showed 

 signs of flagging, and they were like to have gone on all night, 

 had we not broken up the ring by throwing in handfuls of 

 beads. This was the signal for a general scramble, in which 

 all joined, including withered old women and tiny children, 

 and when the ground had been picked clean, the strong 

 started to prey upon the weak. 



The Kabba Saras are tall and well made and closely 

 resemble the Saras in their type of features, and very receding 

 foreheads. They wear less clothing (indeed, the majority 



