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The Chief’s Funeral

           Horribleyellsfollowed;ahundredarmsthreatenedtheterror-strickencaptives.Butnoonemoved,forthefuneralceremonieswerenotyetover.

           ThewifeofKara-Tetehadjoinedherhusband.Thetwobodieslaystretchedsidebyside.Butinthefuturelife,eventhepresenceofhisfaithfulcompanionwasnotenough.WhowouldattendonthemintherealmofNoui-Atoua,iftheirslavesdidnotfollowthemintotheotherworld.

           Sixunfortunatefellowswerebroughttothemound.Theywereattendantswhomthepitilessusagesofwarhadreducedtoslavery.Duringthechief’slifetimetheyhadbornetheseverestprivations,andbeensubjectedtoallkindsofill-usage;theyhadbeenscantilyfed,andincessantlyoccupiedlikebeastsofburden,andnow,accordingtoMaoriideas,theyweretoresumetoalleternitythislifeofbondage.

           Thesepoorcreaturesappearedquiteresignedtotheirdestiny.Theywerenottakenbysurprise.Theirunboundhandsshowedthattheymettheirfatewithoutresistance.

           Theirdeathwasspeedyandnotaggravatedbytedioussuffering;torturewasreservedfortheauthorsofthemurder,who,onlytwentypacesoff,avertedtheireyesfromthehorriblescenewhichwastogrowyetmorehorrible.

           SixblowsoftheMERE,deliveredbythehandsofsixpowerfulwarriors,felledthevictimsinthemidstofaseaofblood.

           Thiswasthesignalforafearfulsceneofcannibalism.Thebodiesofslavesarenotprotectedbytaboolikethoseoftheirmasters.

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