The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-10-13
81 Grant hLlEN.

by TINS time the DulI-fUdfef nad
ceased to below among the rocks.
I he King Of Fire stood forth In his
hands he held a length o. bamboo
stick with lighted coal in il. bring
wood and paIm-leaves, " he said. in a
tone OF command II ct me light my
self up, that may b,aze be. ore Tu-
klIa Mia.
He turned and lowed thrice very
low before Felix. Tine accepted of
Hea' en-, he cried, holding his hands
above him. The very high god, The
King Of al Things He sends down
his mowers upon our crops and our
fields lie causes his sun to shine
brightly over Us. He makes our pigs
and our slaves bring forth their in
crease. Al we are but his meat. We.
his people, praise him.
Md all the men Of BOupari. naked
ana bleeding, bent low in response
''TU-kila-hila is great, they chanted,
a they clIpped their hands We
thank him that he has chosen a fresh
incarnation. The san will not fade in
the heavens overhead. nor the bread
fruits Wither and cease to bear fruits
on earth. Tu-kila-kila, our god, is
great. He springs ever young and
fresh, IKE the herbs OF the field. He
is most nigh god. We, his people,
praise him.
Four temple attendants brought
sticks and lives, while Felix stood still
half da ed with these preparations.
The King of Fire, with his torch, set
light 10 the pile. 1t blascd merrilv on
high, Il. Fire. sal3te yOu, he cried.
bonding over il toward Felix Now.
cat up the body Of Layita the son of
SAM. he went on, turning toward it
Contemptuous!y II will cook it in my
flame. that Tu-kiia-kila the great may
eat Of it.
Felix drew back with face all aglow
with horror and disgust. Don't touch
that body" he cried, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ting his foo down firm. Leave it
alone at once. refuse to allow you.
Then he turned TO NJ. Pe,ron. The
King Of the Birds and l., he said, with
calm resolve, we two viii bury it. "
The King Of Fire drew back at these
81, an4c words, nonplU-sed This was.
inUced. an ill-omcned break in he GER
emOny Of initiation Of a new Tu-kila-
klla, 10 which he had never before in
his life been accustomed. He hardly
knew how TO COmpOrt himself under
SUch singular circumstances. It was
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cried. now aroused 10 the fnII sense of
the break of NIethnseIab's story and
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