| Show ttj I 0 ON A SOUTH Si UN i Ild I I 1 I SoliUry Implement of Cultivation a Big Butchnkmfe j i 11 IIi it I-Ii SCENE ON A CORAL REEF ISLAND f t Narrative ul tlah 1 lno jxiortievesim In I I Vicl Visiting is sonsomn I far 111loalalod to I I t ij Siupapo upohl July Woh9 i IL I To the rilltor qd I f llimlM l last 1 Ik After vrns 011 j matins In find Si Sunday afternoon Brother Olsen nld I by Mosesone ot our tin I were Invited visitselleftfigI I t tlvo 1 Ha tits to visit his farm some day had u 1 desire to ana 0 we week an h il thlo < nl1 tP iI 1 tee low tho farming Induotry Was I i con ducted by samonn no tives We ac H I I cepted his kind Invitation 111111 today 10the dldd Upon Wednesday was I r day thl w a Should I like the V Ito l 4 This troormlg Ignull beginning before thelgray Ear down of day Acres il upon this land dllrp t journi er tl t startled from a jioetllearn we mere III woAlo JH ot hum hI rnppng on thu sleeping IP wl ho To or wo wore rt wIUlownor and 4 voice oTy he out In broken Ung r v thru1a cllng I cracks of have f US U i i F boo Wall yijjOIaTane an aIFI fi 11 mant to v A I my farm today I ifou it was 1Ises who had come to asi v1 l ll full01n certain nor oehisall I 11 vImIt leoirous Wo re o 41 I I assured him that we would too 110 j nurd 0 I hi I CBs for 1 Itle 1 hnot1 I dinner R collon go Our il morning lel he Promise reflood Vfts T I r ahl I A an he I ldeI J Ili oJ d to aide all 11olllllyll 1111 h I h right tralls lit I arh In Itm Far o c m K Mchool uvr8 uysrn14d With a coon I 4 TIM ytoss of NIth r nut woo ran lh Ie x 00 gulde a n tile as our ley loorunelleed t Jn i If al of 9 I If lourneyj aTeiona hud one I 1 Souris oC h 1 h v i I black eye ni Ile other vlnl hn rej i an u nount 01 nr ni fI IOV 00 I eel ve 1 I I a big or nv one ji I rR viltalch Incelocera him I 1 t 17 welaft lc ILR j lils much crippled Intent 10 Wlh hi 1 I c lavalava around hi IS Ipck whele you I P j luvollvo will usually 1 find It Instead of aiound j j to i wi loins where I belongs lie l Indeed i ws In-deed n pletlire 111 BtartlnR frum the merlin hut > hu-t h Mtolng bbl along leiullns I I 1 11 1 the way through 1 part 1 nl th almost I II I Ila t fol on otheussua ounot r laws the beach oflhii great tl Ictflc lha p I entire distance around the Island I and I after valklns for Probably 100 feet j over it very Sandy trail we emerged an 1 It were 1 from u Jungle and Inheld l the 11 village of Slupapa I laylttB floor to u T I If 4 Thl I NHosie a xbay lust nine oil Ir p lone unit round thatched roofed native rg fiuvlni THO usual robbio rock I 1 tqj I hooves having tho I f floors and hermits of inhabitant I r ry e not rio oxeeed fifty persons 1 Tha houses are scattered alone the beach il I with seemlncly no Idea I us to order of ori t 1 c pool ft I I n and lg none them cargo to ex I ceed ISO feet from the waters edRe i il Followlnc our guide to tile buck of I j these booties being attracted on our wy by nnumorhl oon IOR Ii 1 I 1 where I use my cane to very Rood advantage I r ad-vantage ui shaking t7tZ one and > making a lunge at another but missing miss-ing I It by a good ten feet we arrived I at an old rock wall about three feet fll In helBht whlih probably for ases has i I r nerved the double purpose to this rafe of people ot keeplnc the plRS which run loose In the vlllaeo out ot their iffIvo umu or cookln house which nn1 If whhytiftrnd P Immedlatefy I behind U and away from IiI I im s their alit and bannmi patches which aWOt rd I b Dt 1m are all found Inland Climbing over i this wall ue were led towards un nl r I iti f y mmt perpendicular preclplco l 1n probably f l r 1 prob-ably some less filet In height rind were told by our guide that his fathers f ral w on tells Over this Precipice and doun a cliff of volcanic folio for n dhitunces at N Rome 70 act trickle n small trno o f water heaving for Its source I a small VI ml W i g spring on top It falls Into aa ruddly I formed loathing pool 01 about Ox41 Ilit I tt In size 1 In whlcTi the water stands I I 4 waist deep I Is I In tills pool that we have our dally bath and from which 1 i wo obtain our dally supply of water i 1 as du olI ail tile nlv a of tile VI i lng Nothing enuld 1o Seen of thl j I r Irelpl from InbankVl rrce I i wftli I but a Ji I ut i i I n 4A treesi do urubictir sthsolav hlch Ollf q I looks Impassable but n w c nlIolh 11 i nearer we asceml fin a short distance rl W jk1 sol a very steep slona and then thero J1P pn befom u n kind 01 natural 11 opens winding back and forth anil j of the cll I which we began to climb From rock tn r1 mid root 10 rk I i ive st To iKEle up oklng metal Station by I grang a filendly branch or rot nhlch served us the double I purpose ot helping I us pu and securing our balance J bal-ance from n fall that Is I anything but I Ittelt I pleasant to I contemplate we ot II I nbd he tot ut of breash and J 0ve1 I Ioundo lighter fro om i the Tom I of perspiration 1 Is down 111 dan J cerous and dllllcult trail that the native f na-tive entry unit have carried I their I dolly food for ages lout pitil I th air sent s-ent rieneratlon esm tn l n clinfli tn Fillend n little trier yWI r t Ing it in I condition ul sgaftty wool I efteler I of gleci While we wiped tho perspiration off our dripping facts and sought a co it Ins I breeze from our hats l hCO live kept In rapid motion wi looked town I 11 Into thi Mllnjo I we had Ju < t left as i one t h orhTht looking flown Into Ili I I garden The roofs of vlllagi Islas 4 ell can 10 I seen here a1 thtio through the thick gifiwth of cocoan 1nlh that surround them next Is seen Ih i whit sandy beach then the coral I f i ro appears less than 110a feet colqu tile 1 shore against and over whiell the 1 great waves 01 title and cnlnl roll formIng on long I beautiful line t white foato and causing a oil n t Inlou Tour whh h Nouvelle not wlko I t hat o f an alginn tn the at Of tit eharid fig st uin x1h w saw II 4 grant I ILlIfic Mholic Color I a O if tile feel t InIKo astretlai air 10 the mouth ICt I Jn hd wih some gra faJjwit 00 Irny Positive Oouil and sight la lot In ocean clouds and sky Passing along over what npt to be R ot nl able 1 land walking in a grcn COIt of lon all other small shrubbery clol111 or IIn treen a nd 1lc 01 d I jr cnnnut which 111 I mernmel wuulI mnko n Samoan I thy I I taken lro 01 In I the cnuro of R fev monlenta alit wo reached our def itlnatlon and right In the mids de-f this chaos o found the fam 01 I IStooses No barns no catIttee no rhalrves no Irlnl Implement In fuel niih Ing Is I Islblii hot bearp any roscus lance I it it farm a x clalfur u 1 lew Mckens and two somallscrawrly face Eaton dOl Wo found ear ht pn Ill feistiest In laid false patch 01 oth 1 I I thin Mil ni nr IRong nouHI I I Ih 1 T rol 01 P1no of hr talu plants with a danueious kIno I Utah oar Knife which twrvei our friend I the double I parlase or farming Imple trien t and cooking utensil Oar host M tile i Is I n revive of probably probab-ly 50 sears of age stands about live I rut six 1 of medium build has it few short Cray hrllo on h1lloullIst tin In Place 01 n mlach ud Uf ri hor I black hair Atrelikerl With rrny whleli Hands out all I over his bend I Ilk 7 th th bristles on n ihoe brnih Joel I lias n I Jolly face and a merry Inurh md 1 his I Ion lobo I oeolo it leth tie brought Into Vial low ill h hll III m I I si I f ry paIn < Vi Ih liurht I r < am our approach hr Immedlnlv left n wok n d srteod Its t his lltf lov I I tholchI1 hut Itut It h the c on I ter 01 his take ttrh h W ore 0 I hn an old greasy mil 10 al on 11 A I la I I Cost on the promised I Both dog ad o I 11 I AIft their presence known one fly barking vi itILT IS and the othet hy condlavor ne r tn lck our fam whose uscrain my nn 0 al ogled 10 Bond adantag In Cost Ing titan Cos-t at I respoIfUl dlotuai ctj Anil here wn Sloverls farm eonellng 01 not Innr t ln half an acre oC tale and Probably two don blt I oC URr cano urmmda by a jungle nl cocnut as feast Irnl n1 or mumy apple anti In lime ra lite kind ot unroduclv free and brush It fpw feet from Ihn Imo In which we at Stands nnnlhr hit mud smaller hut 01 all contrution led the umu or cuokln ignore and Its It I a cutnOory Wit IS u is tel t-el n ftastt whole wo vlalt a farm our ntrt naturally center In hl In tho center ot this umu hut goton1 R pl oC olclnlo cobble Trick rny lu olnr from haling bee 11 heated me lany of Ilia 1nn on a clacter nhcIn pile mot found that It reo1 upont a number 01 Wells or wood whl I 1111r fill u shallow hole In the Earth under n bile Ittatims graled several rotoa nuts and tang tho milk from the pulp with the assistance of 1 bunch of cocoanut co-coanut fibers Telona lighted the wood under the Il uC rockis unit Soon Ill pecls looked very bright for asorurn or expected toast Cooking utensils coIt of the aforementioned butcher 1m fro ne wooden dish holding ns much no mail breed pan and a good supply of banatin and breadfruit leinversog few wall matured breadfrult votive Placed upon the lilt of rock nhlch In flat course of a few moments tire thismuRfaly cooked by ths flame that wrtit r cilui I all not them When done they are peeled with a small stick tn this hands of Moiesand tKliiB placed In I the wooden pan were thoio > i hly mnsnod with a green breadfruit on the end of a stick In cry much the Same manner the If tota tatoes arc mashed The mixture then rovivnitaltso it Pan of dough Over this ov re Poured the cesconinilk or Juice mixed with a llttlo met water Ili which > ur host plunged hU hands breaking the dough Into small eatable Ill ccrl 111 Ill we huh our plates nhlch In I this cas small as inama lea I n relvel our potlon of lyttIfgA the ballot Ft of Hamoan dlrhei As we finished this first rourso of our mocal a young mail land tits wile of the Vt age appeared on the scene bringing bring-ing with then a bnkket of ripe ba nouns send one of not and Jolnd tile preparation of the articles to be rooked While Moses prepared main or eld tilt the young man joelod metric aslwhkh he sliced and nVapixd In bannna leaveso and the wonue builled herself by lnakm paluslmllwhlch Tt 1 done hy holding half a dozen small Ell is leaves I In such u manner that they will hold liquid I Into I nhlch 1 she poured a small quantity of cocoanut Juice and I sea vnter wrapped them the-m hole a alternately In banana and brvad fault leael Ily the time the food Is prepared the Wood I as ransomed under the it wr red hot rof its letting them down so that Instead of forming a pile they line the sides of the shallow hole On these rocks were placed the seveial artlclet of food to be cooked Including some thcFtnuts an abundance of which are found nt this season On top of the roiled Is l1rat Placed Rome frh cl an Lianana lefiveo the whole being cov Itlt AvIth several armsful of dried locivies dealt uMilili U take about tin tour for our insial its thoroughly cook Whn w lici thone we Sal crusoi lslag d R 1 thio llttls sit it root en oil t asoning other th the little salt found In till polu In conv rsatlol will It Mo Ve learned that he Is now living with his 23th or nb wife he does not remember re-member which unit In nil his marriage experiences he has had but two children iio often boys both of whom are dead so we And that Telona Xlosessboy Is 1 not iiiom a boy ut all but settle other fellows boy In years Past i thli man lived In Ila go o Tutulla where Is locateid tit host harbor I In the Soutts Spais In which the many men of war n ur these waters joetnetImes Jay for svk tin it month It was here while act net an a sort of provision agent that ho picked I Is Is a numlr of English words a i few of which are quoted above lie has many lettersof recommendation In Ilia poismamlosra from thecaptaltus of tile sooveral vesels one of which reads its l followit Togo Pngo Tutulla ISOIi Steastrafthly Tie Louver if this llosous leaving suplelled us with many Same a Wen for Ishicli lee lease duly I olved cash 1 hunt wrp cheerfully recommend him to all doviring his servirie us usSbglng tVhe groal st tyer fit tile Sietj I it JIDW net whether to utter but thin to film Ignorion ce or to a oitamt r iteolre oft h to limitt to sin we only know that th It in prescut vilth him to an talarns I n g TEE ent Captain But Alost as Is a much better man nowadays titan this reprosent film its bch 9 N 0 STILINAM |
