The Polynesian., 1841-01-30

any one with astonishmcnt, was atwo-cdgcd
sword and Il dagger, Of European manuiac-
turc, which hung up at one end OF the room,
beneath a small go en- cruciGx.
I Let Us enter one of the other buildings
and the my stery will soon be explained. The
iondling upon two individuals, who, as they
have ali important part to play in my tale,
we must describe. The tall chief was in the
prime OF life, of llcrcucan form and strength,
and with Il mild, thoughtful physognolny,
apparently sluggish, but when reused of IL
very active aud determined nature. Ills
complexion was dark olive, with somewhat
small, piercing eyes, surmOuncd by a high
forehead, narrowing at the top. Ills nos
trlIs and check bones had the usual cXpan-
sion common to the Malay race, but all in
such good proportions as to produce Il we'll
looking face. The other was Il small man,
with we'll knit lmbs dark eyes, expanding
brow, regular features, and one whom we
should at once, without noticing his white
skin. pronounce an European. I'wo women
were lying on the mats beside them Ono,
as fair Il specimen of Polyncsian beauty as
savage ever gazcd upon. She had not long
I blossomcd into womanhood; her hair was
gracefully parted in front, and clustered lux
urlantly about her shoulders reaching almost
to her feet; she wore on her neck Il wreath
OF yellow flowers, beautifully wrought, and
which hung loosely over and but partially con-
ccalcd her hcaving bosom. a piece of gaud
! lily cOlorcd native cloth was carclcssly thrown
around her, more than half showing the con-
tour OF her dclicatcly formed and well rounded
limbs. Her laughing winning eyes, told more
of love and mcrrlmcnt than intellect She was
indeed fair creature to gaze upon, and one
could detect, despite her dark skin, the cours-
ing of the blood as it mantled in her check,
III the warmth with which she greeted the
boy-tor he was hcrs-and the white man
called her wife A close observer would
have detected resemblance amid all her
beauty, to the stern chief beside her
| The dark hair and darker eyes, archcd
eyebrows, and symmetry of features with
transparency of complexion of her cornpan-
ion, told Of Castillian blood, and no second
look was needed to prove her relationship to
the European above mentioned Among the
fair of her own native land, she would not
have attracted particular attention, but here,
in comparison with the rude race among
which fortune had placed her, she seemed
habitant from taircr world Beautiful we
could not call her; still she was lovely to
gaze upon, and like the remembrance of
some exquisite strain of music which is ever
present, ever sounding in our cars, he who
saw her once, saw her always. Her coun-
tcnancc was expressive of melancholy,
though the sight of the girl brought smile
to her lips, but in it there was more of sad
ness than pleasure. Her thoughts were no
doubt OF her ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of sisters,
laircr than the iaircst before her, who were
anticipating from her the warm carcss of
long separated affection. That home she
was never to see again. Her dress was of
the same material as that of the other fc-
male, but arranged about her person with
iastldious ncatncss. The girls were her
daughters, and the chicfthcir father. Uav-
ing introduced these pcrsonagcs to our read