Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 106
ut wooden houses,only there are some churches built of stone.They are not very large, but the people havenever seen such fine buildings. Almost all thehouses are of one story. Away at one end ofthe village lives the king of the whole country.His palace has a thatched roof which rests uponposts;… … -THE CAPITAL OF SAMOA. and the queen and the courtiers sit and eat onthe floor, which is of gravel: the lamp standsthere, too, and every now and then it is upset. These good folk wear nothing but a kiltabout their waists, unless to go to church or fora dance on the New Year, or some great…
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