Nineteen years in Polynesia: missionary life, travels, and researches in the islands of the Pacific . thing of ours or five men walked about with their musketsshouldered, and the rest carried down the things tothe boats. The natives sleeping in our outhouseswoke up, messengers flew through the district, and.,by daylight, when I left the shore, the natives werehurrying towards the house from all the before there was time for the chiefs to musterand deliberate about anything, we were all on boardwith everything that we cared about taking with felt thankful to Ca
Nineteen years in Polynesia: missionary life, travels, and researches in the islands of the Pacific . thing of ours or five men walked about with their musketsshouldered, and the rest carried down the things tothe boats. The natives sleeping in our outhouseswoke up, messengers flew through the district, and.,by daylight, when I left the shore, the natives werehurrying towards the house from all the before there was time for the chiefs to musterand deliberate about anything, we were all on boardwith everything that we cared about taking with felt thankful to Captain Lucas and his men forhaving managed the affair so well. No resistancewas offered. Every one stared in amazement, andeverything was on board without a gun having beenfired even to intimidate. Before leaving the beach, I got hold of told him we were going. He was greatly old man ! He leaned on my arm and shoulderand cried like a child. I begged him to assemblethe chiefs, tell them all about it, and then all go onboard the vessel and see us before we sailed. Eleven of. COTTAGE OF MESSRS. NMSBKT AND TURNSB AT TANNA, IN l?+2. Page ^—
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