Islands far away; Fijian pictures with pen and brush . \(, , A FIJIAN APOLOGY. handed over. Had he not accepted the tambua, it wouldhave been a sign that the apology was insufficient, and thebuli would have been in disgrace, and probably degraded. The war dance at night, with the light of the great flaringbamboo torches, was very fine, and gave a good impression ofthe old barbaric days. As the torches flared and failed, theAvild looking flgures in their savage decorations appeared anddisappeared, and the war paint and weapons, only half seen,looked more terrible than in the full light of da
Islands far away; Fijian pictures with pen and brush . \(, , A FIJIAN APOLOGY. handed over. Had he not accepted the tambua, it wouldhave been a sign that the apology was insufficient, and thebuli would have been in disgrace, and probably degraded. The war dance at night, with the light of the great flaringbamboo torches, was very fine, and gave a good impression ofthe old barbaric days. As the torches flared and failed, theAvild looking flgures in their savage decorations appeared anddisappeared, and the war paint and weapons, only half seen,looked more terrible than in the full light of day. Chapter XXVIII. TROOPING OFF WITH THE CROWD, All next day we remained at Nasongo. I should have likedto have had a long time there, but I wanted a long time every-where, and we had it not to give. My companion pokedabout among the people in quest of my much desired ndari nimbokola (cannibal dish), and at last came back in triumph witha very good specimen, which was now being innocently usedfor taro and other vegetables. Cannibalism was practised hereas lat
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