The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1877-04-10
HILLsDALE, MICH. TUESDAY. APRIL TO- 1877

wifes have 10 feed him, and his rela-
tions work for him. But for that mat.
ter the Kings barber never uses his
hands for anything except dressing his
masters hair. He is always fed.
81 mean to taboo my head IL have
to work too hard getting ready for COL
lege. wonder how DIR. Winslow will
like that? He is great ON rules aud
this would be good one TO introdu luce.
But say, Bob, you missionaries don't
have 10 observe these customs?" y
"Not muchl" calculated Bob. 1--WE
have TO remember them, however. =
There would be trouble all the time II
We forgot their rules OF etiquette. =
But bark Do You want to see the
king drink his yagona?"
Eyes, indeed, answered Will, a.
they ran rapidly up a path and through
the mangrove bushes toward the vii
lage.
The kings house stood a little apart
from the others. and was larger and
more finely furnished with mats and
curtains. In front Of it stood o her.
aid. who was shouting, "Yagona, va
gona!"
From every direction came the ans
wering shout. "Mama, Msmal" Chew
II" The chief men Of the village, the
priests and young men were hurrying
10 the house, where the king was lying
on q raised dais. A fine new mast, as
they call the long scarf that constitutes
their dress, was wrapped around him,
his face was tattooed elaborately; he
had on a necklace Of sharks teeth, ear
rings in his ears and wreath Of how-
ers on his head. Bob was too we'll
known to be received with ceremony,
bnt Will Was greeted with much re-
spect. He was offered q seat on q
gaily- decorated mat, and a. soon as he
sat down, the king gently clapped his
hands three times. and said, Come
peace!"
He had been formally introduced the
day before, 30 after this greeting the
ceremony OF preparing the yagena
went on without further attention 20
the boy.
A half-dozen young men were sitting
near the bowl, each having q piece OF
the yagona root ready to chew into q
little round ball. When they finished
this operation, which filed Will with
4 disgust, each put his ball into the
bowl. The man who was making the
drink then tilted the bowl toward the
king, who shook his head. IL was not
enough. More Of the root was then
distributed, the young men again chew
ed industriously, aud when the bowl
was shown the king he was satisfied. -
| The herald cried out:
..Sir. with respects, the yagona is
! collectelw
"Loba" "wring itl" answered the
king.
"Loba" repeated the herald TO the
brewer.
Water was then brought. little was
poured in. aud the balls pressed; more
followed until the bowl was full. Then
the skill OF the brewer was shown in
the rolling, twisting and squeezing the
root, the straining aud bringing il fn-
ally TO n clear, dark liquid. II was
then poured into a bowl, the kings
chief wife took this, she held il foot
above the kings head, he opened his
mouth, aud she gently poured it in.
As Will watched the steady stream
running into the Kings mouth, he
whipered TO Bob:
81 would choke 10 death IL / was "a
try that How do they ever learn it?'
Bob laughed.
"You had better ask our little Sam.
He has been practicing il all summer.
Mamma often wonders how lie gets his
aprons 80 wet But don't you wan,
your breakfastY / am as hungry as Q
bearv'