The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-05-08

aightway the hiding arrow, from Its
place at the virgins feet, answers, in
e. clear voice:
Me- Ne!"
With this, the other maidens step
back and-her young beauty all SHIN
mcrng in the sun-the heaven chosen
stands revealed to him who has come
seeking his bride.
In the background soft voice
speaks OF the glories of the chosen
one Another takes up the theme and
from lip to lip the song Ia carried till
all the voices blend in one sweet ca
dencr that swings softly up and down.
up and down, with the softly swaying
bodies OF the chanters. or her beauty
they sing, OF her grace in dancing the
hula and her wonderful skill in the
lomilomi (massaging). Presently, keep
ing time to the rattle of her own hula
gourd. the bride-to-be begins to dance.
With slim, brown body lightly poised
and dainty feet quiescent, she dances
the marriage dance. the muscles under
her glowing skin ripping like tiny
waves in a sunlit pool. That IL the
young mans signal. With cry OF
Thou art mine, o beloved; thence
forth thou shalt dance for me alone
| in my hut--for me and none other"
he scizes the maiden in his arms and
bears her away with him through the
| forest
Then begin the preparations for the
wedding A great luau, or feast, must
be made-called the luau or ohaaina'
male (wedding feast). Some 30 to
sea to bring back fish that are OF fine
flavor and good omen. Others bring
fatted pigs. fatted pups. kalo already
made into the delicious poi, and sugar
cane. Ava, too, must be procured,
and well born men and maidens with
clean, strong teeth must be found, for
be II known that the ava root must
be chewed in the mouth until 1t IL soft
and pulplike placed then in a kao
bowl water poured over IT, and then
strained to make the liquor for the
ohaaina.male, otherwise the feast
would lack good cheer.
Then the drum man with his two
/ drums appears The drums, small
one and larger one. are made OF the
/ followed sections of cocoanut trees.
/ with the followed end covered with
shark skin drawn taut and fastened
/ with thongs. With a drum on either
side OF him, the drummer beats with
his fingers, 30 that those hearing him
catch the drummed.Out words: "Hoao
/ ma Iii g. THE chiefs are marrled,J"
with shout the words are taken up
/ by all who are near, and in from their
sports-surfboard riding. racing, arrow
/ shooting, dancing. swimming, discus
. throwing, wresting-come the wed
/ ding guests, and out from his hut
comes the young chief, with his slim
| brown wahine. The bridegroom and
/ his lady touch noses. All the high
chiefs among the guests touch noses,
| Then an old chief bearing wonderful
piece OF tapa cloth, comes forward.
| The wedding pair face each other, and
tho old chief throws the tapa over
them both.
Four times four prayers the kahuna
utters-beng four to the gods of the
air four to the gods of the sea, four to
the gods OF marriage and four TO the
gods OF birth. All the high chiefs and
the people again join noses. From
every throat present swells forth four
times. in a triumphant chant: "lloao
ma iii q! Hoao ma iii e! Hoao ma Iii
e. Hoao ma iii e."
The chiefs are married" and the
guests sit down with them to the
wedding feast