Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-10-04
IIFE IN THR PAOIFIC. 8

Among the myriad islands Whlph qot
the surface Of tho South Pacific ocean ne
a little island about ten miles tn diaIhetar,
lying near the Feejee group, called Horne
Island. Its climate and productions are
nearly similar to those Of the Sandwich
Islands. It's inhabitants are dark com.
plexioned, and are said to be the most 70,
rocious and savage Of any in Polynesia.
Until very late they wore eaunibAlS.
correspondent Of the Piot6u Chronicle
writing FROM whale ship in the tropics,
gives the following description Of = visit
to these Interesting people for the purposs
Of procuring wood, water. yatns, DO:
On our approach we were imrnedi-
ately surrounded by twenty or thirty %.
noes filed with the most hideous looking
wretches l ever beheld. Their hair.
which is long and very course, stands
erect, giving them most foroeious hp.
pearanoe aud they kept up such an tp-
earthly yelling. being overioyod TO SEQ
US, that we finally. camO 10 the conclusion
that We might possibly BY mistake have
discovered small corner Of the informal
regions. After satisfying their curiosity
and aseertaining our wants they. inmedi-
ately returned to the shore to satisfy
them and in short time several canoes
came alongside flled with the choieesl
productions Of the island, consisting ot
hogs, fowls, yanls, cocanuts, and fruitgct
all kinds. They commenced trade ttn.
surpassed by any rag fair in Europe !; but
We were not little surprised TO find that
our money was Of no value to them aud
thoy refused TO take IL; therefore q regus
lar barter commenced. Old shirts, hsnd.
I,n ~, kah and
kcts took we'll with them Our captain
being an old Cape Cod Yankee who had
been S08faring for forty years understood
we'll what was required for traffic With the
natives, aud having Of course come pre-.
pared for the occasion, laid in forty hogs,
two hundred fowls, large supply of Jams,
cocoanuts, DC. in exchapgO for what cost
him not over fifteen dollars, in the shape
ofred flannel, knives, hatchets, and beads
It was quite amusing to see him bargain
for his supplies especially the yamb which
grow here to size Weighing fifteen 70 twens
II pounds. One perCuSSion Gap was 70 be
given for one yam but the old sea cecks
not being satisfied BY taking small and
great as they came, would repeatedly i'm.
press upon the natives the nseessEty ol
bringing large yRmS. by saying, 'ono ctpl
one yam, big yam and at the ssupt time
stretching his eyes and extending hls
hands to describe the size. ] fatst tsy,
although he treated Us, tery Neli dntin9
the passage, ifhe ever had any consclense,
| it had little to do in trade With the ns'
tives Of Horne Islands.
The mode Of cooking fo6d among these
people is similar to that Of the SentW tWioh
| islanders and is thus described
They bake their food in IN oyep o.
shallow hole dug in the ground. n the
bottom Of which fiat stone 10 laid, efas
bedded in mad; and when il. Is sufdeient.
" heated. the Goals are taken ont and ses
yeral layers of leaYes spread on TIE
stones, after which the yauns, 'plantains
bAnana. &C., arc carefully laid IN, ind
| llayer Of leaves laid over the whole, Wliich
| Is quickly covered With eartb. 81 this
means the steam IS confined and yegetas
bIos cook in = very short time. Wts4
taken oat of the sery bed smokiDg. ead
eaten with the milk Of The yonng eoeoanut,
they. cannot be pronounced bad disiiaz
Bora REAp THE F6LI.S ~ seiip
from an exchanges, tbe fclloGing ne5is
answer Of ssboy
"Why did you not pocket 9 tlirta
pears g obt4 VStS rgV - -
VA tl1eEe 20 ssgi
10y es Tiers WaSI vas thefe soses
mFsslf; and i don Z ever mean - see q y
self do mean thing"
Ponder thai young f1adefs eSet
zee yourself do 3 mean rdlshonest thing
Under aiI circumstanceg orla alntain ~
self respect aud keep 8 clear eopEpieHee
YOa ca1a0t have AaEoTse con1pa auign tllsr
he ever ptesent Eerpe perpbrapss ot g BID
action. 81
RVIhs difference betsleen a. p
man and yoinz erse, = All - ~
1 one = hapry afid cagelegss and THE or
e cappy and haiFl less
SrWonsa zion IL b1inot