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“ them great credit. Near the close, the back“ rank divided, came round, and took the place“ of the front, which again resumed its situation,“ as in the first dance ; and when they finished,“ the drums and chorus, as before, went off.

“ Three drums (which at least took two, and<£ sometimes three men to carry them), were0 now brought in ; and seventy men sat down,“ as a chorus to the third dance. This con-“ sisted of two ranks, of sixteen persons each,“ with young Toobou at their head, who was“ richly ornamented with a sort of garment“ covered with red feathers. These danced,“ sung, and twirled the paggi as before; but“ in general much quicker, and performed so“ well, that they had the constant applauses of“ the spectators. A motion that met with par-“ ticular approbation was one in which they“ held the face aside as if ashamed, and the“ paggi before it. The back rank closed before“ the front one, and that again resumed its“ place, as in the two former dances; but then“ they began again, formed a triple row, divided,“ retreated to each end of the area, and left“ the greatest part of the ground clear. At** this instant two men entered very hastily, and“ exercised the clubs which they use in battle.“ They did this by first twirling them in“ their hands, and making circular strokes be-