The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1857-06-03
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child however had betcme Of the cal - ~ j.
It's father and mother, ii by ea,lvNbsl;.. =
lives npon the death of the back and I;nh
that Of No5!es. Those whSsTere kted e
to die were conducted twice a aAd
placed in two rows before the teinpsbere d
thev acted over the scene of their Dc, Bach c
accompanied bv eight Of their own atlns c
who were to be their execCtloneanl 9y !,
that cfiice exempted themselves iT dyl,!g
upon the death Of any of TIE Suns, a hA-
wise raised themselves to the dignid me
OF rank. i
Mean while thirty warriors broat in 4
prisoner, who had tormealy been ~ r'sed y
!. female Sun; bu!, upon lie: dea1instea1f
of sub.o ting to die with her hA fed tol
sw erlesas.'a and III tes,oss . Ss7ck ~ .-
ter and slave OF our commander chie'..
The commander accepting his dfr, and
granting him his protection, he on VISITED
his coun.rymen, wis, out of coiplaisance
to the commander, never oE'erqf to appTe-
hend hir': but that oti;;er beag no" re-
turned to France, aad the runway appear
ing in the neighhorAooi, l. va: now appre-
hended, and n,,A Abered ,norg the other
victims. Finding himself tus unexpectedly
trapped, he began to CRY btterk; but three
old women, who were his relations, offering
to die in lis stead, Ec was Mt only again
exempted from death, butraisel to tie dignl-
ty of a man of rank. Upon tAis he after
wards became inso!ent, AID proft:ng By what
he had seen and learnedat New cr!sans, he
easily, on many occasions, made his elbow
countrymen lis dupes.
On the day Of the in lerment, tie VIE OF
the deceased made a yay moving speec. to
| the French who were PRESENT, Recommending
her children, to whom she also addressed
herself, to their friendship and advising !
perpetual union between tne two n%t!o22
Soon after tie master OF ne ceremonies az
peared in a led-feathered crown, which Ia.
encircled his head, having red staff IN n:
hand in the form of a cross, at the end G
which hung a garland Of black feathers. Al
the upper part Of his body was pa'nted, :ec
excepting his arms, and from his glrd.e L
his knees hung fringe Of feathers, the row
Of which were alternately white and rec
When he came before the hut OF the deceased
he saluted him with a great boo and the
began the cry of death, in which he wa
followed by the whole people. lmmediatel
after the Stung Serpent was brought out 0
his bed Of state, and was placed on lite
which six of the guardians OF TIE temple Dor
on their shoulders. The procession the
began. the master of the ceremonies waikiki
first, and after him the oldest warrior, holdiA:
in one hand the pole with TIE rings Of canes
and in the other the pipe OF var, mark 0,
the dignity of The deceased. Next foIlo"eH
the CORPSE, after which came dose r. 40 Were
to die at the interment. The whole process
sion went dlree tins rcund the hut OF the
deceased, and then those who carried tie
corpse preceded in a .ircular kind of march
every turn intersecting the tonner, until they
came to the temple. AtoyerT turn tie deao
child WIS thrown by its partuts before the
beircs, OF the corpse, that hey might wa
over II: and when the corpse was placed II
tie temple the victims were Immediately
sranglcd. The Stung Serpent and his two
wives were br"ied in the sane grave within
he temple: 1ue other victims were lntere(
N t...9crent parts, and after the cercmon,
they burnt, according to custom, the hut O
the deceased