The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-01-07
THE TRIAL BY CAIMAN.
BY pERcY ). ST. JOHN.

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ana fegIetted IN pathetic tones the unhappy coud-
uon of those nations which have made any progress
IN the arts o. NE These admirers Of what "a very
aosui9'g cdlaeu s'ase Oh nature could never have
visited madagascar, or even have wandered thither
IN imagination, waited on the magic chariot Of the
pen. MAD they done SO, doubt If they would
nave depiored the demorazIng effects Of civilization
| upon primitive people. The Madagascsrites-
Mhelher MalasaGnes, OF Antancars, or Belsmsa-
raes, or oi the other numerous tribesare in truth
primitive They go nearly naked, they allow
Pinranty o wives they believe in charms, they de-
/ hght IN war, they adore birds and animals, they
XII chidren born IN an unlucky hour, they bury a
| iaise qaantity Oh ready money with every rich
man, ana never Dig 1t up, suffering severe incon-
venlence IN short currency thereby; while, worst
OF ali their criminal justice consists in giving the
| ..1ntgHsm, Inc tanghin t1dnghtnta UenerLflGa)
Is subtle vegetable poison, which is administered
70 persons accused OF sorcery Any individual can
| accuse announcer oil this crime, and demand the ap-
pncauon oi the tanghln, OF the tleta-b tongue and
iron. Inc acc9ser goes before judge and states
MS case tne Judge sends him to the aMp1n 0nghin,
VINO IS hai-Priest haif-executioner Having learned
1he motives oI the accusatIon this person first ex
Perlments on young fowls. He gives them tanghn'
In water, and says, 1t thou art come forth from a
pun, ue II II dies, the presumption against the
accused is strong. lie then tries again: " If thou
earSst rom the smell OF an egg, die; If thou hast
lol my la!her a pull i've II the fowl dies, the
| Tt; e;, = Stai'hg- .nIg
i
oe three results IN favor OF the prosecution, the
ainPan gives the heads and claws OF the fowls to
the lnIormer, who goes before the judge and gets
an oreer ior sat'als, or trial A traOn.fadi, or
ne. ol repentance IS built, IN which the judge,
Witnesses accused anpanj and all to be present at
tns triai, pass the night Next morning, the
euseo, suiPPed OF all clothing, IS placed on the
green sward' and surrounded by the crowd The
!uuse makes speech and the arnpan gives the
mn nhAee win wafer on T0rsndtG leai, after
Eat TnIn me Vhct,n swallows a cup OF rice water.
rHgnuul convuisions soon ensue, and the wretched
oels uiIS IN ninety cases out oil hundred con-
iessHis an ne Is asked 10 confess Ihe Ieta-bS con-
slsts IN passing not IRON over the victims tongue
.hl1e ules' Wheh' IL bilster rises, the spears Of
sne pys'andeEs Immediately terminals his life. This
ahu savage legislation is observably ef-
tsctual IN eheeklng the increase Of population.
ooaIieiy 1ay passes out some head OF family
pT; but tne most aooninable feature In the
aiiei rs 'hat the goods o. the victim are divided
my i1r 'ne chief one Tor his OH
i 49, itu sio iiiu ot me Ihiormer: hadamai the
ceiepla.eu kihg oi madagascar, when shown the
IS f. @l.u MtoAeuiicss o 4ne pFacuee, replied,
% nv III ~ aio'let TAX winch VIII SO easily NIL my
Nepsuyi
| DJs teese primitive habits are not all. The
tis greal lslana nave others, which Will
- T., - ApIasi.Gu ptL.. ..IiI ~ my narratse.
sa -. II IAa'dlaha, on tne river oil the
Aaie, i'Su haAar, young grl oi sixteen, oil
gen.ie niien anu modest co19tenance, belonging to
cast o. the Aanak-anda The VII
ne Is sluated on an Island, at some distance from
.ne uanss OF 1ne riVer' and containing 500 houses,
o,,as ee.,end IN ihe iano belng more
ftha. La;' - I.aAai l was Deauty, ana rleh, her
snd ~, iet nel illucn properly at ms death
sn;,ors a. ',a.,n. ~ ~ elasesi She haa many
sastid;ons ,ha-, ~ v1t she was more
- tN"n .iie gShefau'y OF her people, and
-. - " 1oocI t hel heaft uhth young heEei
| ,n.aareJ =; ~ Gnose ia'hei was fIencnman,
r r. ~ IiI yiiiage on uaoiag expedition.
,sm an anu iosea. ne semi -whHe was hand
aayo sr,.e, a-' anI IN ineh, and' Il was said,
ssoaroai, ..1-I 14 l.auA "a chaIaeter Dut hene
b.r ~ f- saw nakal, or, II ne dd, ne distinguished
it.aJ ara,'J ~! iiiuiIi'uue OF Gark women VINO
e. oI MN n costume Which was not very
,u rom lnat OIL Eve In Paradise He was
he snn,,I J Ie oi .ue Vnlsge ne admired
Io suPPle ana elegant forms OF the girls who
@ ther talent before HIM but his eye
seemed to favor no one in particular. Rakar was
1NoAen Win uesPalr, ana went TO an old woman,
ia IN 'ae science Oh iutnry Tor counsel The
, oa ~oan 'ooA her zee ordered neantatlons with
OUT NUMBER, and promised to turn the heart of the
COY youth towards heri but more piastres in pure
golu went than results We're produced-Rakar al
niosl iesfettea having used any other charms than
'nose she haa been endowed with by nature.
sun, love is passion which, in this primitive
| aaas; s01y, - hot easly 10 oe conquered Dy
iehecuol, o. even us apparent iutlity In cvillza
s.O e M ,eenng woulo nave oeen concealed by the
of tbe a 3 ~ VI oy .ne auuresses
p ,Es u ..aAai a'VeinPteo not 10 convey to
~. IL o. her emotions the more
sne laa heaIo MN oeciaim against the idea OF
te,anns u P Mliu, ou.-oi- eword place like Ma
ni Du' sue put iaith In DerahL the protective
g. ersOaI =, tHe Niaigacnes ana one morning early
ne orosseu over 70 the main land IN plroque to
f,ay iof AS ns iltercesson' Inc vegetable produc-
1I u IAauagdscar are varied and rich and the
%ooueu snofe was composed oil vast tangled mass
~ a1es ana parasites whose appearance, despite
..ei iiaiu aPpeiatoii, was gorgeous IN the ex-
iaeF Gaen vyihg WIN me other IN the beauty OF
I eaa a5iu mower AMID dense thcket OF this ver
uue NaAar concealed herself, neither listening to
| no. Jras5 =, 'he strange ehofsters oil the woods
| bosrs end 'ne shakes' nor scorpions, nor wild
nc nrns "nlGn people the virgin forests OF
W ~ iI' GLe se, ohe Knew shady spot, yet open
| JeGo;o,,s -, ~nete 'he f"otatSGfG sent forth Its
also crew ~ W. from hut ana leai, and where
| tation 'A' p'""'s sie lnaoe use ior her incan-
Tba ,l,
! grass ,rs,a, poe selec'su was nolow where the
and here aar baIteg ofsr he,gns RANK ana strong
~ III Matted after collecting quantity OF
in an omen snscs ,,h;ah hesg ~ were Phso N heap
hands and se,eraI ,.n.,H one oiea5eu WIN her
ravintsara bsno adJJ ieases anu nus o. 'ne
the whole an5 s;,,;n nc I yo"ps gili SCI nre TO
monotonous ballad haT7,n;nr, Os"'A ~ en'
..t,-,I'I,
The moan nS 81 ia zsia h' me- tne moon looks down.
s,,ol -. =; -A' A' NV "s
Tha A. - uniSersdliy sung throughout the land
smoLed rs anu wigs cIaekled hamed' ana
nn an