. Wanderings among South sea savages and in Borneo and the Philippines. i !??:? r. ?%M^^^^^^^i 5ir%>,^^----% A NEGRITO SHOOTING. [78 A NEGRITO CHIEF 79 overflowing with joy at the mere idea of beingalive. I would often hear them singing, or yellinglike children, in the deep recesses of the fact the contentment and happiness of theselittle people was quite extraordinary, and I had agreat affection for them. They would do almostanjrthing for me, and their chief and I soon becamegreat friends. He was a most amusing old fellow,and nearly always seemed to be laughing. Yetthey were also
. Wanderings among South sea savages and in Borneo and the Philippines. i !??:? r. ?%M^^^^^^^i 5ir%>,^^----% A NEGRITO SHOOTING. [78 A NEGRITO CHIEF 79 overflowing with joy at the mere idea of beingalive. I would often hear them singing, or yellinglike children, in the deep recesses of the fact the contentment and happiness of theselittle people was quite extraordinary, and I had agreat affection for them. They would do almostanjrthing for me, and their chief and I soon becamegreat friends. He was a most amusing old fellow,and nearly always seemed to be laughing. Yetthey were also the dirtiest people I had ever seen,and never washed themselves ; consequently theywere thick with dirt, which even their dark skinscould not hide. They grew a little rice and tobacco,and the old chief always kept me well suppliedwith rice, which seemed of very fair quality. Healso kept a few chickens and would often send mea present of some eggs, which were very return I would give him an old shirt or two,which he was very proud of. By the time I left,these shir
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