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two good-looking young daughters, who had recently been
wedded, but they would have to remain another two months
before their bridegrooms could take possession of them.
According to the curious custom among this people, it
would be in the highest degree improper for a young
couple to live together before three months had elapsed
from the time of the marriage ceremony.
The process of marriage here is usually the following.
When the father wants a wife for his son, he either goes
himself or sends some one of his trusted friends to find a
suitable girl. When one is found, the price to be paid
for her must be settled with her father. When the parties
have agreed as to the price, the first instalment is paid.
The second instalment is paid at the wedding, and the full
payment is concluded when the married couple live together.
In spite of the mercantile character of marriage here, I have
often observed evidences of real and warm affection between
man and wife among these natives, and still more so between
parents and children.
The lot of the married woman, however, is undoubtedly
a hard one among these people. Her duty it is, not only
to bear and bring up children, but to make and mend
the clothes for the whole family, make tents and pitch
them, gather and chop wood, take up ice and melt it into
water for family use, prepare food, etc., and help the men
in their hunting, fishing, and trapping occupations.
During the night a fearful storm once more raged, but
it abated a little in the morning. The chief now told us
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