The story of our nation, from the earliest discoveries to the present time ..together with a graphic account of Porto Rico, Cuba, Hawaii and the Philippine islands .. . d then stops to dance. Presently all retireto the Estufa, or town hall. Soon there emerges from this place awarrior, accompanied by a band of his friends,a tombe, or drum, and the malinchi, whichis a virgin dressed in the most beautifulmanner. From her right wrist hangs a skin of the silver-grey fox. Bells, which jingle at BL0 at prayer. every motion, are attached to the end of her embroidered scarf. As the band enters the plaz
The story of our nation, from the earliest discoveries to the present time ..together with a graphic account of Porto Rico, Cuba, Hawaii and the Philippine islands .. . d then stops to dance. Presently all retireto the Estufa, or town hall. Soon there emerges from this place awarrior, accompanied by a band of his friends,a tombe, or drum, and the malinchi, whichis a virgin dressed in the most beautifulmanner. From her right wrist hangs a skin of the silver-grey fox. Bells, which jingle at BL0 at prayer. every motion, are attached to the end of her embroidered scarf. As the band enters the plaza, all are dancing and shouting exceptthe warrior who is the hero of the occasion. Assuming a position onone side, a tombe strikes up and the friends begin a song in which theycommemorate the deeds of their ancestors, and highly eulogize the featsof the silent brave. He, meanwhile, keeps up a monotonous kind ofdance about four paces in the rear, to which his necklace and fringe lenda clattering, dry-bone accompaniment, whilst the malinchi, with hertinkling bells, glides in and out among the crowd. After they have sung a while, a number of females from the family. 412 THE INDIAN TRIBES OF NORTH AMERICA. of the hero of the occasion appear upon the scene, laden with baskets of guavas, wheat-bread, roasted corn, pinones, dried fruit and cooked meat, which they throw among the crowd, and a general scramble ensues, the boys especially having a high time. Presently another tombe is heard, and a second party advances to sing the deeds of another warrior. The others then pause, and close with the fleeka or arrow dance by the malinchi, which is a beautiful performance. The warrior, with his bow and arrows, rests upon one knee before his friends, who are drawn lip in two ranks. The malinchi at first dances along the line in front of him, and, by her gestures, shows that she is describing the war-path. She moves slowly on, but suddenly her pace quickens, she has seen the enemy. DANCES WITH
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