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A Momentous Interview

           Kai-KoumouwastheonlyoneofallthechiefsthatobeyedthecallofWilliamThompson,whohadreturnedtothelakedistrict,andhewasthefirsttoannouncetohistribethedefeatofthenationalinsurrection,beatenontheplainsofthelowerWaikato.Ofthetwohundredwarriorswho,underhisorders,hastenedtothedefenceofthesoil,onehundredandfiftyweremissingonhisreturn.Allowingforanumberbeingmadeprisonersbytheinvaders,howmanymustbelyingonthefieldofbattle,nevertoreturntothecountryoftheirancestors!

           ThiswasthesecretoftheoutburstofgriefwithwhichthetribesalutedthearrivalofKai-Koumou.Uptothatmomentnothinghadbeenknownofthelastdefeat,andthefatalnewsfellonthemlikeathunderclap.

           Amongthesavages,sorrowisalwaysmanifestedbyphysicalsigns;theparentsandfriendsofdeceasedwarriors,thewomenespecially,laceratedtheirfacesandshoulderswithsharpenedshells.Thebloodspurtedoutandblendedwiththeirtears.Deepwoundsdenotedgreatdespair.TheunhappyMaories,bleedingandexcited,werehideoustolookupon.

           Therewasanotherseriouselementintheirgrief.Notonlyhadtheylosttherelativeorfriendtheymourned,buthisboneswouldbemissinginthefamilymausoleum.

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