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The Bow people appear to have been the most important of these, since their name was applied to the village. Their totemic signatures, in pictographic form, may still be seen on the sides of the cliff under Awatobi, and in the ruins was found a fine arrowshaft polisher on which was an incised drawing of a bow and an arrow, suggesting that the owner was a member of the Bow phratry.
Margaret put on her biggest, longest-sleeved gingham apron, got a hearth brush, a dust-pan, the little dish which held the stove blacking, brush and polisher, rolled up her sleeves and prepared to listen. "The reason why so many women find cooking hard work," her mother began, "is because they do not understand their range or stove.
You are to be entrusted with this, and I count on your devoting your whole time and attention to it." Captain Muller understood that the conversation was at an end. He rose, saying quietly: "You may count on me, Colonel." He was then given his official instructions. Hofferman left the couch, and, dropping his nail polisher, came towards the captain with outstretched hands.
His friend would never, never more install Skookum in the high and sacred post of pot-licker, dishwasher, or final polisher. Snaring Rabbits The deepening snow about the cabin was marked in all the thickets by the multitudinous tracks of the snowshoe rabbits or white hares. Occasionally the hunters saw them, but paid little heed. Why should they look at rabbits when deer were plentiful?
Now then for the magic touch that shall change this dull opaque silver to glistening, dazzling light." He held the leather polisher over the glass for a few moments, and then, as the others looked on, he let it fall smartly upon the silvered face, covered with greyish powder, and began to rub it smartly, when Crash!
"Your friends, dear Yussuf your friends, the Moussul merchants. Peace be with you." "But it's neither peace nor welcome to you, you owls," replied Yussuf, walking out into the verandah. "By Allah! if you do not walk away, and that quickly, I shall come down to you with my bone polisher." "Indeed, friend Yussuf," replied Giaffar, "we have but two words to say to you."
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