MAORI MEMORIES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 February 1941, Page 8

MAORI MEMORIES

MARRIAGE A MYSTERY. > (Recorded by J.U.S . of Puhnrrston North,! for the ■■Times-Auc.") I I There is a general obscurity nw-l I eenung marriage wbuci; the Moon; i obviously beent.-■ e the Subject ee- ' ver discussed. Its only name had r< - , tcrmiee tu sleep tmoei. There was no I ceremony. M was simply a civil net of | ! mutual agreement. Though mlkk-lity • .m either side permitted .1 relative of ‘ the guilty parly to kill that <>r.e with- ; out fear of puim-immnl Though tin ■ 11.forma! lit? was gencr. Hy hfc-ionji land :..icred. :tr.i. .ay w> mi n. ■: ' ' • :ii’- we. i- i•:’. .; ted . t x.m.tftge mid •.•ted th< •' V.-,. , i ov/n ’.fine' »ji: • .;»• • »v? 3 !* ■': ■ ani A Chief marry ’be attri i iiw tiau'.;('‘.i/: ii . • i t . : 1 U; ■ is r:n. . • ■ : both .r,bWooten hr tight h< mut t<. th -ir h - b uds yet -a. did i . m ilt eh ■■ If a titan re; cyv: tii.s • ,> whi war not bet: uthi’t;, -.’l tr :' : ;.! •I•i 1 ■ • ■ ' bt- ■ - ’ • . ;■ *. ’' •■ ! the < u i t'.!;- . i . i-,- ; mitihl. < ejl n.L r it i to even* .!: :Ur.e . If tie I!.. ■ . I ■-d. .. 'I a i ts "<' u'u f .’-v lio-m a a div Visit and - ::. it time laden witii pmeotri, afit'*’ whirl’, v o t.-.-'l! '<i ..... ■ t ; - 4■ , , . - . - . .- ’ . . t I, . ’ ; ail! ■■ T<-. ■ t; n m nar t • • ’i-d fij......... !-,• . ;.e t ' ■ • ’