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Show Birthday Feasts In Samoa. A friend of mlno described a birth-dny birth-dny fpsst nt "Vulllinn," at which she assisted, Europeans nnd Americans Iroui A phi mid ih- plantations had beun asked, with olllcei's fifm the Warships and natives of high rank. Tho latter came on horseback, men and wnmutr riding astride, In' tho Polyucsluu fashion. The repast was spread upon the floor which had been covered wllh a mat of frirns and leaves young pigs rousted whole in thu --round, wllh llslfand fowl and broiidfrult. comprised tho subsinn tiuls. while there were fruits of many varieties, cakes which tbeSamoan loves and drinks of in any kinds nnd of varied potency, i'wo young nntlves took Up their post In the centOrof ttiolnblo and curved thn pigs wllh skill and dispatch distributing the juicy morsels lo the guests, who were seated,! Igfit and left, upon the Ihior, nnd wcru expected to parinko ot what was set before them, natlvo fashlofi with their Qnegrs, When the feast was over p,vury fragment frag-ment was gathered up by the servants nt the Saiiinan guests nnd carried home as is permitted by tho rules ot native etiquette. Leal lo's Weekly. |