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190 Tbe Indian: What Will re Become? 
they are almost forced to a vegetarian diet: and notwitlistanding this 
they cling to their native lands, particularly Eoraima, with a love like 
that which in former times only a Swiss could always cherish for his Alps. 
All their festive songs have Eoraima for suhjeet matter, and when we 
told them of the beauties of Pirara with its broad savannahs, the numer- 
ous herds of cnttle, the deer, the huge fish in the streams, and the super- 
abundance of food, their comment was and remained "It cannot be nice 
in that place : there is no Eoraima there." Every morning, every evening, 
the old and young, Kaikurang at thoiv head, came over to our house to 
greet us with 'TJakoug-baimnng"' (Goori day) or with ''Sapouteug" (Good 
night), and then on leaving us for awhile, would always add the words, 
"]\ratti Eoraiuia-tau, Eoraima-tau" (Th.ero, look at our Eoraima), the 
fail being uttered with a very long and ceremonious drawl. 
437. While among these simple good-natured primitive people it' 
struck me very forcibly tliat it all depends upon the European, as to what 
he is going to make of them. Tlie largest })ortion of them had never yet, 
and with few exceptions liad only occasionally, met with Europeans. 
Heart and head still remained completely in childish harmony. Treat 
such an Indian as a friend so as to let him feel through intercourse with 
you that he is of the same flesh and Idood that he honours and respects 
in yourself: do not budge a single hair's breadth from the truth: do not 
be guilty of any weaknesses which he may be inclined to commit: be 
circumspect in everything you do : do not repulse his friendly advances, 
however hard it may often prove, with harshness or false pride: share 
his innocenit pleasures : let him see that you synipathise with his troubles 
and with his sorrows, and truly you will get on better with tliese folk 
than with the outwardly brilliant companionship of Europe: morality 
and virtue need not be brought from civilised Europe — Indians have a far 
more tender regard for them than we liave. 
438. Just as one of the visiting parties of Indians offered an example 
of extreme loveliness in a female, so did another lu-esent us Avith the 
most beautiful boy. Tamanua was the perfect model of childish charm 
and grace. His father came from Carakitta village, two days' journey 
distant, and was camped near us: the son was the darling of us all. In 
spite of the somewhat girlish expression of the gentle eyes which was 
still further increased by the long prettily-curled black hair, Tamanua 
was nevertheless a good shot with the blow-gun : he brought me daily a 
numlter of small liirds such as Euplionc, Tatuigra, Nectarinnt from his 
hunting trips, and in his soft and melodious voice demanded a price that 
however high it might be, none of us could refuse. If the son was a model 
of childish beauty, his father was one of adult life. When the latter wore 
his fantastic feather crown with its four up-standing tail-feathers of the 
Macaw, we always believed him the living image of a powerful High- 
lander standing before us, for which reason we dub])ed him "Scotty." 
Äly brother's wish for Tamanua to accompany him to Georgetown was 
the cause of driving both father and son; secretly out of thd village one 
night, because on enquiring for the boy next morning we were told that 
his father, fearing that we might take him with us over the) salt water 
to the land of the Paranaghieii, had led him home. 
