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the men ¢arry off the wives of others. This we may 
Bie, as e won the gin. 
Sometimes they exchange wives, so as to assort ages better. 
dignity and importance in the tribe are measured by 
number of wives he has, as amongst us by the number of 
Wi Thus the chiefs have often three or four 
‘aly, hile the commonalty have to content themselves with one 
wt white man, who escaped from’ penal discipline here long 
mgd lived many years among the blacks, had four wives 
fg to him by the head man of the tribe, to carry his bag- 
8 and to do all servile work for him. 
. (C.) Condition and duties as a man. ae 
© murri is now subject to tribal government and tribal law. 
. the BL of a aad a member of the tribe, 
or, or saga- 
tain to a seat In the 
the sons of a chief might lose their father’s oes . 
ad unworthy of it. Nor are our -esaiguamasedate 
