Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-10

fairly light and then went out one at a
time every few minutes to battle in a
very cold and swift stream quarter of n
mile away The lays work began after
they had come back from the stream. Two
OF the women went to the looms to weave
malungs. They worked at this several hours
both In the morning and in the afternoon.
The other women did household duties in
an easy. restful way. There seemed to be
division of work
The eldest wife / took to be a shrcwd
able woman. She was the only one who
showed the interest in the discussions and
occasionally she would make a comment
or suggestion, which was listened to with
respectful attention. Bayabao did small
JOBS about the house for himself, such as
mending saddle
There We're ALWAYS some of the small
boys present at the tribal conferences and
sometimes they talked without reproof Per-
faps this association with their elders both
at these conferences and by acting as
their pages and carrying weapons for the
dattoS accounts for the precocity and fresh
ness of the Moro small boy.
me family life seemed quite happy.
each wife had her work and they ali
lived tremendously. Their attitude toward
me was a peculiar mixture of amusement
suspicion and curiosity.
The rice about Bayabao's neighborhood
was IN very good condition in spite of their
primitive methods of cutiva ton | saw a
man doing with a hoe what would be done
with harrow at home, and another turn
d a
boriously with a knife similar to a huge
putty knife
The country is ideal for going barefoot
ed. The Moros are doubtless better off
now without shoes, especially If they con-
tinue TO have their slippery bamboo polo
bridges. ! got over my shoe tops in wa
ter, and the next day they were not dry
This was a good eycnSa ooino bar 70
footed and 1 took advantage of 1t: I had
never done 1t before except to a slight ex-
tent when small boy. I did not get foot
sore, though l walked probably ten miles.
Last Tuesday morning old Bayabao roll
ed over from his part OF the wide bed and
said 'Vamus Marahui hoy and inquired
If l We're willing to go. I said yes, and ex-
pected all day to start. 1t was ten hours
from then before We got away. After a
five-mle walk we came to Gotta at the
lake. There l drank the best cocoanut
water 1t has been my luck to get A large
crowd gathered. among them three pan
dltas and several dattos. Here again /
went through a religious act FINALLY
got IL through my head that they did not
intend to start till night, and for the first
time In my trip they had me worried |
thought they would arrive at Marahul at
night, try to pass the sentinel float and
get fired on. l tried to explain to them
and failed and worse than failed. for my
protest made them restless l disliked to
opJect more Tor fear that they might think
l was personally alarmed at travelling with
them at night. l was In dilemma and
finally decided to go with the crowd, take
chances and yell to the sentinel float For
tunatsly an Interpreter came in and made
myself understood with difficulty by the
use Of three languages
1T was great trip in. We started at II
and arrived about 3. The lights of Mara
hui showed out finely against the natural
darkness of the entire surrounding coun-
try. When We neared Marahui we turned
south and landed at the smaller church at
the extreme end OF Madayah. 1t had just
begun to rain, so we all ran up to the
church over q winding rocky path; I slept
there till dawn. In the early morning two
Of the priests came In and prayed in an
attractive monotone. Bayabao did not
omit to tell the priests OF my Joining in
the services. They were surprised and
much pleased.
I'VE then went to Marahui. The only
thing which 1 missed on the trip was the
tom-tom which I had counted on and
which Bayabao strangely didn't have. The
visit cost me nearly twenty pesos In gifts.
The worst fault the Moros have of which
/ know personally is that of shameless
begging. But the trip was more than worth
the price: In fact It's value and enjoyment
cannot be measured by money"