. "Water colors," south of France, 1918-1919. es have done really progressive workamong us. Their periodicals help us to know our ownprogress, and through them outsiders may learn of us,—C—s eyes gained that far-away look which they alwayswore when he talked of the future, the destiny of hispeople. They narrowed again as he continued with in-tensity. It is this we need, especially, to be brought upto date. Tahiti has too long been an isolated Island I So you like to have foreigners come among you forindustrial and trading purposes? Surely we have always been an hospitable people,with a queer,
. "Water colors," south of France, 1918-1919. es have done really progressive workamong us. Their periodicals help us to know our ownprogress, and through them outsiders may learn of us,—C—s eyes gained that far-away look which they alwayswore when he talked of the future, the destiny of hispeople. They narrowed again as he continued with in-tensity. It is this we need, especially, to be brought upto date. Tahiti has too long been an isolated Island I So you like to have foreigners come among you forindustrial and trading purposes? Surely we have always been an hospitable people,with a queer, sideways smile. I should think from what you tell me that you areto-day especially dependent on Chinese settlers ? His eyes narrowed strangely: They are too muchamong us! Let our people stay away from their res-taurants and their talk I It is only a foreign habit with-out reason makes the native wish for wine with his , after all, life is happiest and best in the country. Theowner of the smallest plantation has a refreshing drink. THE FRANCO-TAHITIAN 109 from his cocoanut trees. The kernel is ground too and ex-posed to the sun with flowers whence the girls get theirmonoi, oil for the hair to keep it glossy and light, and anointment for massage to make their bodies soft and ten-der . . The large dark leaves, niau, we may put withpretty light fern in our houses, and the dried leaves wecarry as torches to fish late at night on the reefs that en-circle Tahiti! There came news of a plague in the Islands. Somethought it the result of bombardment by German battle-ships which had appeared off Tahiti during the first daysof war; C— shook his head grimly: Superstition, all of it; our people are dying, that isall; why, it is nature, and our life, a simple countrypeople as we are,—and how the foreigners have playedwith us! Even the Chinese, not content with gettingtrade into their hands, wish to settle among us! One day, C— did not approach us to talk as was hiscustom; hi
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