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Show ' ISLE OF OTAHEITE. 1 arrival Them ot Eight Young Mormon "i Missionaries. H j ODSEIirillOXS HV TIIC WAT. H Auiouc llio itllu of tlio SoclitJ llronn' H Tropical Scinn. Hall JIattcri. B JlUcollaocoiii. H Tha following la liken from a UtUr written from raplelc.Iilaml of Tahiti, B by Kliler Uugeco Caution, ion ot m Kldcr Arjui M. Cannon ol tliU city, H whs, with eeion of Ulah'i young uitn H Kldcri UoO, ltiiillir, I'ux, HudLurjr, B Woodbury, Cuilor anJ Iiarren re-H re-H c.nlly left thle city to engaga In H, mlnlonary latere mnoDg tlio nntlvta H: of IlieBocletr lilendei H March 20, 1S83 Wn arrlTcil lioro H lut TutuJajr evening, March Slit, all H writ, anil mllng to tijolcoluieilnit H land again. We hail a very quick 1 voyage, coming down In twcnt7 ilaya H amtlttohouri. We llt Ban Frarion- H coatlIOp.m.,1Marcn lit. After we H bid been out about au hour tlietug B ,, boat Itft ui, and we went down Into ' Ibe cabin lor dinner. letoagoocl 1 dinner, and then wu went upon deck B andeantciotnaioug. It waa about li B "" pan. when I west down to wrllo In Bh my Journal. I bad written abjul a BS page when t feltapioullariouaitlon come over me. It wae not low; before I wai up outheileca: and feeding tho H flih with the nice dinner that 1 had m Juat partaken of. I waa nek fjur Unji B and then 1 waa able to get around. m Beailckntii li toraeltilng not to bo B dralred, much 1cm forgotten. H The lint week It wai cold cut on B , deck, and then wa got warm weather. B t We croned the equator on tho ISlh, ! .'I, It waa nit aa warpi aa I expected It I would be, although It waa quite hot 1 ,. during the day. At night It wnt , nice nnd cool and we would get togithor and elng eonga, Uurlng our B trip we caught two largo dolphin (lib, B one wclghlug eighteen and the other BBB . thirty psunda. They were very BBm ' beiutllul flib. and wheu out ot the B water changed their oolar. BBm j It wae evening when weaalled down BBB the coait of thli lllind, and everything BBS looked grand, the green blllr, the BBB little cottagu under llio ihado of the BBV I majeitlo coeoanut ralnu, and nallvu BBm ilnnwl In their "loud" colored dteuci BBB milling down to the wharf, made au H ItitereiTlng light. Taemouutalaa are BBB quite high, one peake rubbing loan H allltude of 61)00 fail. The vlllagei BBB which I have mid aie along the ica- B ohore. BBB After the veaiel caraetoanoherwa B went aihoie and took a atroll through BBm the village. We found It qullo warm BBm, wban we were walking, tut did not BBm ftelllke we do at home In Iheaummer. H ' The cllmalo felt about like that lu the i contervatoryat Han Franclico. The B' diyi are quite Trarm, but the evenloga BBfi ure nice and cool. Although one per- BBV f itilrei quite freely, he don not (eel BBg ' like we do at homu. liuppoiocue BBl rtaaou la lieoauio we hau Juat come BBg ' iromrtcold region. BBgf The itreela here are about thirty or BjBJ forty ft wide, and run In all Ulrec- BBjf tlona. The morala of the people are BBS had; all they item to care tor are rum, BBjf Kin and (Igarettei. raising through BBm the itreeti, we could aeo yeung ulrli BBJ imolflng elgarettei and drinking rum. BBf What 1 have leen among theie poopli BBS I nialo tne feel to pity them mote than BBJ anything elm, and I can lay 1 am B tbanklulto my Heavenly Father that BBS I waa born and reared among a peoplo BBS who are ao much better oO, and havo BBJj not the temrtaltoni that these havu. BBJ We law what li called a uatlvu band, BJB It cooilatid o( a doieu uatlvu, moitly BJB women, ilttlng In a circle; one waa BJB playing an aocordeon, one a llute, and BJB the reit were tinging. One will itarl BBJi up a tune and the reit Join In the BJB chorui. What a racket they ruoktl B They pan the Jug aud i;laae around, H all partaking of the osuteuti. They H galberaround the market place In the BB evcnlogi, and there Ibase proccedlogi are carried on. 1 , Hrotber llrewa u not here to meet H ' un, io we returned to the ablp to alcep. K The next day we had to obtalua place H , toitopatunlllllrotherllrown cornea. BB, We rented email homo and moved H our trunka. Weeatdiwnattholuneh H, houte, and then we have what fruit Bi wedealre. B Monday, Mareh ST. We have met H aome very kind nattvta here. The B flrit day, when wo were on ihorr, BJB oome came and ihook handi with ur, B and greetid ua with "lau tara" (good H morning). They guvoui aome nloe ba. BBS nanaaand cocouuuli, and wemadoout B . that they were Mormoui, but we after- K warda lound they were Jotephlten. H Tbere have been a govd many call on 1 ua and glvo ui uatlvu word). We BBS have been unable to find any menf BBS beii of the Church yet, but lomehavo BBSr told ui that there ure h lew hete. H' Thtroaroagreat many half cnitei B here, and eemu Ohlnuo havo married B native women and have fumlllee. 'Hie m people follow the French alylo by H opening their it?,u at S or 4 a. in., B ' Iiavuteaat7and breakfaatat lua, in., B when they clue their atorva (or two B houriand then open again, having BBB dinner at 6 p. ui. H t I Webavu obtained Tahltlan Illbles BBB ' but have been unablo to obtain a dli- itlonary. A I'rottitant mlnlittr baa few, but he would nit tell aqy loMur. none, telling ui that ho .wanted them Hfjoji for their mlitlotarlei. H Fruit la plentltul here, but tharoui H not tuch a vatlety at I thought to II ml. B It can be obtained cheaper early In H the mornlug, about 8 o'olutli, than any B other lime. Iliuauuiiolllutbemoin- H log at Un centa for aboiketof about B Ive dozsn; otaugu aro the itnii price. m ' Tbo latter are quite nice and Juicy, H but they are not io uloe i ae the California naval cjrnujn. K Cocoauuta are plikod wheu thry are H I Kteen, The meat la much loiter tbuu K I that, obtained lu tho coioauula H ' nt home. They cell live for ten re ut, H Llmta aell for a fiauo fjr u batket ol K ab utilxdozeu, H The luavy olttbui I brought with H me I am alrald will bo ot no use, un li H la quite worm here nud the people H don't uear mauy clothie. Mbit uf H tbora wear whlto linen aulm, that Id H tho men, and they look very nice In H , theui. Home ot the men and boji H wear bieccholoutr, aid tome have H (,! ihlttaon, but I havo not yet uotlced a H pair of luipenderior paper collar cot- B (,- tume. Tho iboea I brought down I H . believe will do all right, but when H i I aujone cue cornea dowu tell them not H I to get their nhoea lou heavy, or their H ' . 1 clolbu, aa I bellovu the llKbter thtea H fl I are the better. Metouaudliule higher Bfafl. thnn nt homo. You cm- K'mmmmm YjHHIItfBkMmmSi r not get a meal at ono of Ihu citaurante ht la thau (Illy out. (In not Imailne we havo been rivlag at one.) The money ef tho UalleJBIatMliexahanaed at a pre Dilum ef Inlrty-ilx etnU on the dollar. Ibe money uaed herein the itorei li the Chilean, but In the French cilices nothing but French money la lului. Yeiterday wae uiy flrit day at trying biead fruit. The taatu la jlclinul omethln: like awtet (Otalo J In ap. pearancoltla like dolljli bread. To day we went up the canyon fjr n wlm. Weitarled at out (1 . til., and nturned a llttlo after Da. in. I'liln canyon very much re&enitladour Utah cauyeui, only that Intra are a fw dlllarent trete. On our way back I baJ my flrtt experience In olmblLga banana trie, I can eey that It vn pretty hard climbing; nevertheleia 1 got the I unoh of bioinii. I.lmn ara alio qullo plentiful up In llio canyon, April 1. lUoluer Jlrown hai aot or-rlvidyel. or-rlvidyel. feitirday wehadabrolbir and tiro afttara villi ui. They talked toue lu the native Uigur, but we could notundirilaid inucb. Weueed wbatfpw worda wt kad In aiklag tUeut quullau asd telling who were. They made out to ui Uat they were Mermoui, and alio told ui that Hiotlicr Drown and me oilier Klduie were upou tho I'auMuto group. Wc had Leen told before about llrother llrown being u ou that group, Lut w are eseotlug him uvery Uy. The tchoonere do not run regular trlji, ce they curry on a trading builneie. Thli li inereuoi, I luppote, that hu li not here, at he kid lime of the teepli he expicled to Lu bole on trie Oth el llarob. Theolberdayl bid a tulacfpol. The nitlvei carry It In a bag made cf greeuleavei. It tietea eomelLIng like burnt molaaete. onlv ft llttlo mora pleaiint, Yeiterday wai vbierved litre ae a holiday, It being Uood Friday. In the itiotbi wai Iboplaio where the joung peoplo would gather to drink their rum. Hunday, April I. Thli day li ol-acrved ol-acrved here aa n holiday more than anything elie. Wheu wo went down to got eomelhlng to eat iro aned crowdi of oung people wbu were drunk and wero a till diluklog. They drlnU lu the iltaetK, at the lw will not porrnlt a female to go lu a ealonn. All they have to do It to call out to the iiloon keeper to bring them out whatever tbey want. Tho young native na-tive gltli ae a rule are utcelooklnr, but there aro aome halrcaiiei (ar Hlued of tbem In thli leipeol. I luppoio you wouder bow vro i( end our time. Time panel ratberilowto ui, but I hope It won't lolong before Jlrvther llrown nrilvti and eeli ua to woik. During tbo day wo real tome of Ihu Church worlii and talk to the natlvn whin wo bave n chanco. klbli morning Jlrotlier Fox and mjulf took a walk around the aaaahore for a few mile. The coral net extenda out from the laad nbuut half a mile, where the wavai ilrlke II and mitequllu a nplip. Alter ntumlng from the walk we held Uicramentmeitlug. Thuriday, April 01b. Today our Ihoughti aro centered on home, thinking think-ing of what a cruwd Iheroiuuat belli Halt I.aLe to wllueia Iho dedhatlou ol the Temple. Today li a very qulel ocn forme, aewo are at our houie, aome wrlllnglatliri while othera are reading booki. llrother llrown hai not arrived yel,aud I have come to the concluilon that hu did not expect ui to ioon. Wo have written twoletlen to calch him, but do not know whether they have dene io or net. The group of lilendi that he la laboring on conaliU of ovor ioventy,and the mall ii very Irngulir, trarelltig on trading vciieli. Vielir-day Vielir-day I haj a trip with Captain l'ouhon, of the Qalllee, In one of lila email lolling loll-ing butt. We went around In the I'aplite. Thli litter I will mall u aa to ge by the fill lalllug vuiel Ualllee, which leavea here en the 8th of the pteaeut moutb,aud will probably rucli you aome time next mouth. Ordinarily the mall from ttcie lilande Kavia ou the ISlh of each month, and for hero It leavu Sin Frauolico on the lit of tho month. |
