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Show Savage Courtship. H Among tho Ona .Indians of Tlcrra j del Kucgo courtship Is not precisely a H tendor affair. When the girl Is from H a friendly group tho gallant prcsonts her with his hunting bow. If the girl iH returns It by her own hand It Is a jH sign of acceptance, but if by tho hand H of a messenger It Is a refusal. But H refusals are not common. Tho perse- M vcrlng bravo watches for an oppor- H tunlty which brings him alouo with H tho object of his affections. Ho, lb on H commands hor to follow him with all H speed through the hush to his own H camp. The girls aro prono to yield H prompt obedience, for n disappointed H suitor may emphasize his displeasure H by an arrow directed lightly at the H thigh or at her calves the especial Hbh vanity of nn Oua belle. jH |