Пятнадцатилетний капитан

The Great Market-day

           Therewerechildren,men,andwomen,thelatterbeinganimatedtraders,who,asregardsageniusforbargaining,couldonlybecomparedtotheirwhitesisters.

           Inthemarketsoflargecities,evenonagreatdayofsale,thereisnevermuchnoiseorconfusion.Amongthecivilizedtheneedofsellingexceedsthedesiretobuy.AmongtheseAfricansavagesoffersaremadewithasmucheagernessasdemands.

           The"lakoni"isafestivaldayforthenativesofbothsexes,andifforgoodreasonstheydonotputontheirbestclothes,theyatleastweartheirhandsomestornaments.

           Somewearthehairdividedinfourparts,coveredwithcushions,andinplaitstiedlikeachignonorarrangedinpan-handlesonthefrontoftheheadwithbunchesofredfeathers.Othershavethehairinbenthornsstickywithredearthandoil,liketheredleadusedtoclosethejointsofmachines.Inthesemassesofrealorfalsehairiswornabristlingassemblageofskewers,ironandivorypins,ofteneven,amongelegantpeople,atattooing-knifeisstuckinthecrispmass,eachhairofwhichisputthrougha"sofi"orglassbead,thusformingatapestryofdifferent-coloredgrains.Sucharetheedificesmostgenerallyseenontheheadsofthemen.

           Thewomenprefertodividetheirhairinlittletuftsofthesizeofacherry,inwreaths,intwiststheendsofwhichformdesignsinrelief,andincorkscrews,wornthelengthoftheface.

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