New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-26

the shore vas. though small deep enough, aud f.
minutes aervard M. sbsrp iron shod DO az N. it'll.
craft struck the white coral shore Of iAo the Indians
| themselves called tne little isl4nd
and there was: the ardent desire Of nv soul q
length fulfilled Above waved The tine fs.tasry leave.
Of The tees-one 81 the splendid the
tropics boost under my feet fel: oa-ning 4
@ raj sand Of another cline; round ms ssvsnd heard
the chssrirg lively rms Of the DARK skinned i1dia
and bad really reached that scene I'd k-d ~ sl1c-
snc.ed myself IS child binson Crdsos his ~ild
ISLAND wishing ths time arrived when ,uli 20 myssl. %
sea TO seek and find the reality Of my childish dream.
From the English SPEAKING Indian lewut soon af4r
ward that white man reided the island and xhile
the mate commenced trade With them for fruit o-ria<
them in exchange tobacco knvss and other sn I'll
articles trying at the time TO get the natives to
y the Sandwich Islands, left my tr1nk ana otaer
things awhile under tbs of the sailors the e.eh
sDd selecting young fellow for my guild. VINO dire :y
took b Id Of my hand called me- his tabs. or friend 4
name in his mind leading Of 70 perfect series o.
cotton shirts pounds OF tobacco aud pocket knv-sl
dsred with him. without the least fear Of trescaery
buscsde into the woods These natives had .ucn fr-e
kind ard opeR look that would have trusted them At
time With my life though perhaps not with my tobscco or
coral beads.
We crossed little thcket of the pand anus and
rns and s,rwsrd reached open pisce Of sand,
surrounding small inland lake or lagoon Of saltwater,
IN basin Of coral The sand itself consisted Of nothing
but fLe, white particles of coral aud tns heat 10
the open white plain Intense, that had N shut my
eyes for at east five minutes 70 the pain OF the
nerves. But had for II. The was -,
above my head for We had, at last observation
board, sdg IS nn the meeting US and going toward
be lin. and the Indians ~ho cert ainy ussd
10 the climate, kind Of screen over ther sy7s
plated out Of the leaves Of the cocoa nut tree as pro
lection against the burning could only gradually
get my EYES sutcen ~ used 10 70 look over the
country, and see where was
There was however not much 10 be seen here the soil
sDg only 81 coral sud aud tbs whole yegstsuOa
barely ching but and on ths edge of the
lagoon. cOcosnut trees. After Walking ABOUT mie
in this heat my lips felt psrehed and 10Y fr-nd
10 whom indicated my desire OF h.7ing sonething 20
drink Immediately prepared t. walk up giving
aspiendld opportunity Of SEEING that process.
The youpg fellow stripped piece Of bark az one Of the
nearet bushes and ty the two ends tpge her he su
It around the forspsrt Of MS feet a-hsd his se firmly 10
gether In this way and about Twelve inches apart from
each other then cngng u the trunk OF the nut
Tree cloe to which he standing he lifted himself Vi
high be could pulled h feet after him and then ds
ing b.n sg,nst the trunk win tins shoe for hold be
bis body again to his full LENGTH having nothing
do but 10 stretch himself aud pull his feet after hin s
Up he tree ike cat mO0key would have done.
and breaking OF Of the nuts took hold Of them
der the lowest point and stretching out his twiried
them round with his thumb and idle 0gs xhlch sd-
them come spinning through air, and str ks
the sand just as he mad dropped them from above with
the sharp point first II tbs Du had fallen other wise,
hey wonld have split immediately aud OF lost ali
the water.
On the Sandwich Islands and in fact ia Rio de Jsnsro
had already learned how to use thsm and cutting ts
square hole in the upper part OF tue nut with my knife
drank ghole one at draught and thought had
tasteo any thing more delicious in my life.
fhe nut, TO be fit for drinking must be ulripe,
only commencing to get kernel pulp this beng It'll
enough to be removed with spoon from the inside
The whole nut then filled to bursting With the
alter agnsbe and single one will frequently hold NO
large tumbers full.
Going round the lagoon came to an outlet. which
bad TO wade through To my shoes pulled them Of,
and went through the nearly boiling water Of this little
BAYOU bare footed but nearly cried several times the
sharp the bottom cut very badly and though
stepped with the utmost caution and nearly attenuvsy
~ if walking eggs hurt my feet several places be-
fore reached opposite shore. NJ little comp
suph.d at and he had good Gauss for laughng osag
blessed ike all the rest OF them with par Of solos which
hacl smith could not have made rough .n1 strOog
On the other side Of the lagoon lay asmal cOOnyarov
Of low rabe houses IN the shsfe u" tall mango trees
snd tamaripas; but did not stay here my guide going
reh past them and telling the white mau lived farther
inland He kept taking TO me- All the whl7 relating An
certain very interesting tale, though 1t was pity did
not understand sing word of H. Glad enough 10 escape
the burning SUM- at length reached shady cocoa nut
tree grove and came, after short walk, aad a!t3 81 Im
bling over old nut husks leaves and broken doFn
bushes to low aud cl 50 fence which surrounded toll
ersbly large ana roomy cane or 6'mboo hu'
Here the white man lived; and teu mlautss aii-rW+rd
fund uys.lt sested CD chest surrounded by about
dozen half grown and grown Indians Opposite my hp,t-
wild scotchn sleeping bread fruit IN ~ water lad
eating H. a. if had done nothing else all my lifetime and
had rails nut ana instead 81 pap
and cruel snd other Injuries OF chiiGh"cd.
The white man a. have said. casa Soofchn n, m sred
10 one of the II disi girls and ws nst wrihy specimen
those different Europeans altered over tbs issnd. Of
tie South sea and consisting ynne out OF hundred
of runaway sailors, nearly all whsers VINO P7recty ss's
fed with the cle and INCIDENT lie on these ISLANDS, settle
eeug deadeOed aerwsTd 10 all other Impressions, eai
r cir v here with perfect satisfaction and thick les-iOr
he eleohentiass does not spare Europeans
Not know NJ how long or short nv say might bs
this little island ired nich a. could OF u,
and lost no TINS becoming acquainted with tbs lhabi
taps and their Ii g customs Ine:r dress vas 81 npa,
hu already showed sign OF cNz atom IA the CtcO
cov,rng The women pi-cs Il caiso (s1nstim-s.
hut seldom of tsp their origin co'hl rount the vast
banging down very little below the Knee aud anoth7r OF
,he san material over the le shoulder tied IN KAT
on he rgbt SO "a 70 leave the right perfectly
Neither men shoes IN spite % t1a sharp
coral rocks and they run easily the not snd nsei
Ike pieces II passing over the siiesto carpets ChdTen
OF i've or SIX years OF age sent nude up - the neVS
The slender light brown natives Oi these shores are
most beautifully fora ed race, ving half their tms Ia the
water bathing, Swimming, and fishing Ih"r lng, oa'S
hair ws comhe and sNuia,ed with scented oDcos nut
oil falls In down their shoulders ald with
ihir noble open features and black gsS their
dark complexion ssene TO Father an ADVANTAGE than
fault Tie and women At the sane time, do not uss
the large ugly beacs for ornament but thsis sweet
smelling flowers and herbs which tney plat into wreit1s
round their beads or put them into their ears especially
81 me large and be aut,iu re and whits sarhower,
DifereIy frem us he wOmsn n Snsd ~ Getty Ike
the men with shoulders broader hsn their hs and
both sexes nearly the dress. ami d,wers ia their
ears round their heads requires good Judge 10 l
mar from woman
Bpt how ever much wsntedto the Indians muo
The mere th.y waited see aud examine a1d and
my baggage formed during that whole Cay ths OF
perfect crowd. psuther skin bad bEckled upon my
trunk araC ed their eyes before anything else and they
,re quite stOnhed ~ the sharp claws Of aln> they
had Rad 10 ices e up 10 this day Bu, the principal OBJ
ct If their united admiration was the Sand gich
d the bottle OF snakes horned frogs tNrsniuss and
rse hees he girls aud wcmsn approaching the dread
m creatures with the Ut most caution ready At the least
motion Of the bottle, TO IS they had sssn the
h;n alive and era ling before t1s sno laughing an chat
h.ugh the, return ed when the men tedto CONVINCE
th,u the things w,re dead, and could not bite