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through the village, uttering occasionally, with a loud voice, 

 a challenge to Hashea to come forth, and decide their old 

 quarrel by means of the knife. Hashea feared no man, and 

 would have presented himself before his old enemy at the 

 first call, but was prevented by some friends who were with 

 him in his lodge ; these, however, after the lapse of a short 

 time, he contrived to elude, and swiftly sought the Brave. 

 He threw down his blanket, and exclaimed " you and I can- 

 not live in the same nation, the time has arrived when one 

 of us must die." They then closed in fight. The Brave had 

 much the advantage, he was a large man, and his person was 

 effectually protected by his robe, which received the thrusts 

 of his adversary's knife, whilst at every blow the weapon of 

 the Brave was sheathed in the naked body of the interesting 

 Hashea. The latter was soon dispatched, but as he stagger- 

 ed backwards under the grasp of death, he aimed a final blow 

 at his antagonist, and had the gratification to see his blade 

 enter his neck and pass far downward ; at which he uttered 

 a shout of exultation and died. The Brave's wound was 

 mortal, but he lived long enough to see the features of Ietan, 

 the friend of Hashea, bent in sternness upun him, and to hear 

 him lament th.it the conqueror of his friend, should die 

 without the agency of his arm. The deceased warriors be- 

 longed to the two most powerful bands of the nation. Has- 

 hea was a near kinsman of the Crenier, leader of one band, 

 and the Brave was a brother of Shongotonga, leader of 

 the other, and principal chief of the Otos, The consequence 

 of the quarrel involved the whole nation, and to avoid far- 

 ther hostilities the bands separated from each other, into 

 distinct villages, in which situation they now remain. 



The designations by which the Omawhaws distinguish 

 their various degrees of consanguinity are somewhat differ- 

 ent in meaning from ours. Children universally address 

 their father's brother by the title of father, and their mo- 

 ther's brother by that of untie; their mother's sister is called 



