The War Cry . ordinary pun-ishments were of little avail In cheeking a practiceso mueh In consonance with .the feelings and habitaof the natives. Even after they had submittedthemselves to the laws which the white colonistsIntroduced, they could scarcely bring themselves toobey the edict which forbade the tattoo, and evadedIt on every possible pretext. They would evenvoyage to another Island, nominally on mercantileaffairs, but in reality for the purpose of being tat-tooed while out of the reach of the white men andtheir Jaws. As to the punishment which ensued, the delin-quents cared little ab
The War Cry . ordinary pun-ishments were of little avail In cheeking a practiceso mueh In consonance with .the feelings and habitaof the natives. Even after they had submittedthemselves to the laws which the white colonistsIntroduced, they could scarcely bring themselves toobey the edict which forbade the tattoo, and evadedIt on every possible pretext. They would evenvoyage to another Island, nominally on mercantileaffairs, but in reality for the purpose of being tat-tooed while out of the reach of the white men andtheir Jaws. As to the punishment which ensued, the delin-quents cared little about It—the allotted lask of or well-digging was completed til Unit*,whereas the decoration of the tattoo lasted through-out life. After trying to check the prnctlre byvarious pennl laws, the new legislators hit upon aplan described by themselves as merely disfiguringthe pattern made hy tho tattoo. (To be continued.) - ; H mi ifiiill llf®lppip®ir! 3 NRnflH wmfflmmfflB mW £@l Pi hhnsbr :J$t\tt. mBBSSm t SSssaafiassawssii asEffl IHlillli illlllllllllls^ srtHPitaii sSa* li£ftE£3@Bi mjBm ?mm THE WAR CRY.
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