Old Samoan Days. 
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retire to sleep in a separate house inhabited by 
the Ana luma , or unmarried women, who escort 
them thither by the light of a torch. 
II. 
We were awakened at sunrise by the villagers, 
and whilst the three ladies were making their 
toilettes, the doctor and I, accompanied by 
Gafalua and the chief of the village, went to 
bathe in the mountain stream near by. This 
was a feeder of the Vaisigago, and, like that 
stream, its waters were of a surpassing clear¬ 
ness, and full of small fish and prawns. Re¬ 
turning to the village we found our breakfast 
awaiting us, and everything in readiness for a 
start. Half an hour later we set out, escorted 
for the first six or eight miles by the young 
women and children of the village, who insisted 
upon relieving our carriers of their burdens. 
About noon we reached the summit of the 
mountain range which traverses Upolu from 
east to west, and here we rested awhile before 
beginning the descent to the southern shore, and 
to say farewell to our companions from Magiagi, 
many of whom wished to accompany us to 
Safata ; but on account of there being ill-blood 
