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CALENDAR HISTORY OF THE KIOWA 



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the maiden of tlie young man's choice shall be willing, and, this having 

 been ascertained by the lover, he sends some friend as a mediator to 

 her parents to make an offer of ponies or other property to compensate 

 them for the loss of their daughter. If both sides come to an agree- 



- ihifiyi tt u or "Wouian-heart, a typical Kiow : 



ment, the match is made, and the young couple, with the assistance of 

 their friends, set up housekeeping on their own account. Compulsion 

 is no more brought to bear upon the girl than in civilized communities; 

 the brother of the girl has as much to do with the decision of the case 



