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sent, and the son of the deceased was too young to 
revenge the sorcery which it was imagined had 
caused his father’s death, it therefore became Ten- 
berry’s duty to do this upon the first occasion that 
offered. I was with him when the parties first came 
into the neighbourhood, and I witnessed the pro- 
ceedings. Notice having been sent by Tenberry the 
evening before, to warn them to be ready, I accom- 
panied him early in the morning towards the en- 
campment of the natives, situated in a hollow near 
the water ; when within about a hundred yards we 
saw from the rise all the natives seated below us in 
the valley. Tenberry now halted, and having- 
taken a hasty survey of the group hung down his 
head upon his breast and raised a low mournful 
lamentation ; after a time it ceased, and the wail was 
at once replied to and continued by women’s voices 
in the camp : he now hastily went down to the camp 
still uttering his lamentations, and the whole body 
rose at his approach, and formed a large open circle 
around him. The natives who were supposed to 
have caused the death of his friend, formed a part 
of the circle and were armed with spears ; behind 
them stood the orphan son of the deceased, pro- 
bably in the light of an accuser ; and behind the 
son were the widows, wailing and lamenting bit- 
terly. 
After taking the centre of the circle, Tenberry 
called for a spear, but no one offered one, he there- 
fore took a long one from a native in the ring, who 
