167.
The members of
ambers of these societies take advantage of having accociates, to avsich and protect them, to commit
robberies; and are ever
the
abert to make combined raids
upon property. The
not to
helpless.
are
villagers preload
their and are absolutely
They finally, sink into a
de light
Condition in which their hole
is to quarrel with their neighbours. Should the village to which they belong happen to have the slightest minderelanding with a neighbouring village, advantage to break the peace by anus, with which they inflic serious injuries on the objects of their attacks. The elders of the village to which they belong from fear of vengeance
is laken of the incident
are
recourse to
obliged.
on the
part of the attacked, to place the
village
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- village under the protection of the
Society;
and do its bidding.
the society of an
peaches the
impending struggle between hoo other villages, it marches its men
one side the benefit
over, auð
groes
of its assistance
its assistance. Bloodshed and I are ont are the usual concomitants. of the fray. But as these miscreants do exactly as they please, the list their cruvies is inexhaustible.
Although these societies differ
નવે ધ્વચ્છ
of
from the Fon tze (sword)
ti (under-one-matched)
Society, the Ping to (under-
Society, and the Ia prew (long queue) Society, they the same in spirit...
Huless active slepe
their suffice
exion
/
are laken for
there
AAO
Rusoning where the mischief, which
they
cause will
writtew that
Checked
"
ui ils
end
the brook
A
roaring.
its not
lex
will grow
lorrent" ?
Now
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