. The Philippine Islands . ere averse to allrestraint, and the second year they returned to their nativehaunts. They have a curious marriage custom. After a young manhas shown his passion for a girl, and his advances have beenwell received by the parents of his intended, he catches her inhis arms. She breaks loose, however, and runs. He followshard behind. Again he catches her. She resists, and once morefrees herself, running away from the eager arms of her ardentlover. After this play of struggle and chase have been kept up alittle while, she finally yields, and he leads her triumphantly back
. The Philippine Islands . ere averse to allrestraint, and the second year they returned to their nativehaunts. They have a curious marriage custom. After a young manhas shown his passion for a girl, and his advances have beenwell received by the parents of his intended, he catches her inhis arms. She breaks loose, however, and runs. He followshard behind. Again he catches her. She resists, and once morefrees herself, running away from the eager arms of her ardentlover. After this play of struggle and chase have been kept up alittle while, she finally yields, and he leads her triumphantly backto lier home. The father of the bride now drags the youth up a rude lad-der to the floor of the elevated hut ; the mother likewise leadsup her daughter. They are then made to kneel down, whenthe old man throws a cocoanut-shell full of water over thepair. He then bumps their heads together, and they are ad-judged man and wife. They spend their honeymoon in themountains, where, in undisturbed and shelterless connubial bliss,. 98 The Philippine Islands. they remain five days and nights. Then they return to the com-monplace life of the village. THE GADDANES. In the northwestern part of Luzon is a fierce, unsubduedtribe known as the Gaddanes. They are very dark and strong,and present a fine appearance, armed with long, sharp spearsand with bows and arrows. They wear their hair down totheir shoulders, and, like the American Indians, take the scalpsof their enemies slain in battle ; these the young men presentto the fathers of their intended as a proof of their valor. This takes place when the fire-tree bursts into bloom ; itsfiery blossoms have, to their minds, a certain religious signifi-cance. It is then they collect all trophies of war, and performthe rude rites of their nature-worship. They subsist on -fish,game, and fruit. THE IGORROTES. A fine race are the Igorrotes, spread over the northern halfof Luzon. They are copper-colored, and also wear their hairlong. A few are bearded.
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