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Again the initiative in courtship is taken by the woman, who chooses from her suitors the one whom she herself prefers. Duveyrier, Toûareg du Nord, p. 337 et seq. Chavanne, Die Sahara, pp. 181, 209, 234. It is interesting to note that the Targui women know how to read and write in greater numbers than the men.
The parties became exasperated, and an attack ensued. The Spanish government basely and wickedly delivered Oge to his enemies. He asked for a defender to plead his cause; but he asked in vain. Thirteen of his companions were condemned to the galleys; more than twenty to the gibbet; and Oge and Chavanne were tortured on the wheel. Where rests the guilt in this case? Let those blame Oge, who can.
They strongly remind us of the times of our southern troubadours and of the cours d’amour, which were the quintessence of chivalry.” Chavanne, op. cit., p. 208 et seq. Duveyrier, op. cit., p. 429. Letourneau, The Evolution of Marriage, pp. 180-181.
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