. Reminiscences of the South seas . orrowevening. The chief tells me that they are quiet and well-behaved, and that they go to school like the others about these blacks work harder than the Polynesians, and eventheir anxiety of look, as they come with hesitation toward ushas a sort of possibility of action that I do not find in thebrowns of a similar class. I need not have suffered so muchfrom the conventional speeches. Our host, on my wakingfrom an attempt at sleep, stretches himself against the postnearest to me, and breaks out in most vernacular English,stating that he has been a l
. Reminiscences of the South seas . orrowevening. The chief tells me that they are quiet and well-behaved, and that they go to school like the others about these blacks work harder than the Polynesians, and eventheir anxiety of look, as they come with hesitation toward ushas a sort of possibility of action that I do not find in thebrowns of a similar class. I need not have suffered so muchfrom the conventional speeches. Our host, on my wakingfrom an attempt at sleep, stretches himself against the postnearest to me, and breaks out in most vernacular English,stating that he has been a little everywhere, and has beenaway from home for some twenty years. He has been as faras New York, which he says is not a good place for a sailor;in China many times, in Japan, in India, in France, in Eng-land, etc. He has conversed with the American Indians andstates that he can understand their lingo, as he names it,from its similarity to the Pacific tongues spoken by thePolynesian. He has theories on these subjects, and believes. TULAFALES SlEECII .MAKING. VAO-YAl, SAMOA REMINISCENCES OF THE SOUTH SEAS 263 that there is a connection of race between the Hawaiians andthe Samoans and Tahitians, and he extends it to the Malaysin the west, and the American Indians in the east. And asI Hsten to him, I keep thinking that the story of the entirePacific is probably the only explanation of the should like to hear more, but personages of importanceagain come in and more talk of the society kind we are asked if we wish a siva. We hesitate for everyreason. First, we hear rumours of a siva being prepared forus further back in some place already passed, owing to someletters of Tofae that announced us. Secondly, we are notimpressed by our tawpo, who besides want of beauty has alsoa discontented look which in some grotesque way remindsme of modern English high-art pictures — something I have made up my mind to have a good sleep if possible;so that we s
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