Polygamy 
having received a sound thrashing and a noisy 
berating, order is again restored. Other similar 
disturbances may occur but the people are so ac¬ 
customed to this state of things that any atten¬ 
tion which they may be giving to the speaker, is 
not long distracted. Sometimes after I have fin¬ 
ished talking, one of them in compliment to me, 
tries to explain my teaching to the rest of the 
company. These pretend to be much pleased. 
One says, “It is good”; another, “It is true”; 
and still another, “We will believe.” 
When I leave, the bale and some of the women 
and all of the children, accompany me to the 
door and there take leave of me with many kind 
wishes, and the children shout their adieus as 
long as I am in sight. Often in my walks and 
visits, the children would meet me with shouts 
of childish glee, and seizing my hands or cling¬ 
ing around my knees, would give expression to 
the innocent confidence peculiar to their tender 
age. Sometimes when my wife’s duties would 
permit her to walk out into the town with me, 
little children would cling to her skirts until we 
entered our house, and then they would tease her 
with questions and entertain her with their 
prattle until it was time for them to go home. 
When the bale or some other “ headman ” was 
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