River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-01-06
Curious Custom among the KabyIes,

There is o curious custom prevalent
among the Kabyles called the andva
which they all equally respect The anaya
Is both a passport, and q safe conduct, with
this difference, that instead Of its being de-
livered by the legal authority Of any con-
stltuted power, every Kabyle has the right
TO give il. Not only is the foreigner or
stranger who travels in Kabyha under
the protection of the anaya free from VIC.
lence during Ills journey but he IA also
temporarily abe TO brave the vengeance of
his enemies or he penalty due for an in.
terror crime The kaby les rarely confer it
on people who a unknown to them: thew
only give it ohC the fugitive: they re-
gard il as W. rules il has been sold. and
any one who obtains II by stratagem incurs
the penalty o. death In order TO prevent
fraud the ahdyd is usually made known by
an ostensible sign The person who confers
II delivers at the sam time, and as an extra
guarantee, au object we'll known to belong
70 him, such as 3 n or a stick. Some
times he sends once his servants, or even
accompanied his pr tege himself The value
OF the dnGyd is in P oportion TO the quality
OF the person who gives il. Coming from a
habyle of an inferior position, it win be re-
spected in his village and in the immediate
neighborhood tut it is given by man
who is esteemed in an adjoining tribe, it
will be renewed by friend, who will sub
stitute his own for it, and 80 on until the
traveller reaches tine end Of his journey. Ii
it is given oy Marabout, its value is I'M
limited. While q Kabyle chief can only
give his protection within the circle of his
own government, the safe conduct Of a
Marabout reaches even TO places where his
nam is unknown. Whoever is the bearer
of il can travel all through Kabylia without
fear of molestation, whatever may be the
number of his enemies OF the natureof their
gr evanoes against him. He will on
ly have to present himself TO the
Marabouts of the different tribes, and
each will hasten to do honor TO the
dndya of the preceding Marabout, and
replace 1t by his own. Kabyle has nothing
so much at heart as the inviolability Of his
dn0yd. In giving it he engages not only
his own personal honor but also that of his
relatives, his friend, his village, and in fact,
the tribe 70 which he belongs A man who
would not be able TO find a friend to aid
him in avenging himself for personal in
suit, could cause the entire population of
his village 10 raise if il were question of
his aRdyd being disrespeoted. II is ex-
tremely rare that that ever happens, but
tradition has, nevertheless, preserved 10
posterity a memorial example Of it. As
the story runs, friend of Zoua0ai pre-
sented himself one day at il house and
asked for the GHGyd. In the masters alb
sence, the wife who was rather embarrassed,
gave the fugitive dog which was well
known in that part of the oouatry. Shortly
after he had left, the dog, covered with
blood, returned alone The inhabitants Of
the village assembled, and following the
traces Of the animal, discovered the travellers
body. They declared war to the tribe up
on whose territory the crime had been COM
mitted. great deal Of blood was shed, and
the village which was compromised in the
quarrel bears even TO this day the name of
Ddcheret-el- Rel6a, 1.-THE village of the
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