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RESIDENCE AT LATTAKOO. [18I3, 
square, and they say, buried a stone near the foot of 
the tree. On returning home, he sent back a present 
of corn to Mallayabang, who died soon after the 
receipt of it; on which his people interpreted the 
cutting down the tree as signifying the king's death, 
and the burying the stone as his burial ; and assert, 
that poison was in the corn. This matter has renewed 
the misunderstanding between the two tribes, yet they 
do not consider themselves in a state of war. 
Salakootoo sometimes goes out with a party pro- 
fessedly to hunt ; is absent a long time, and returns 
with many cattle he has stolen. When Mateebe sees 
this, he appears to be enraged, but a present of part 
of the plunder soon pacifies him ; and should the 
party injured complain, he takes it upon him to 
satisfy them. 
Wars chiefly arise from two causes, disputes about 
their wives, or abusing each other's people ; the party 
injured then invades his neighbour's territory, carrying 
destruction wherever he goes. 
It is the province of the women to build their houses, 
to dig the fields, to sow and reap ; and that of the 
men to milk the cows, make their clothes, and go to 
war. 
