New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-08-13

heaye in sight. hut aooned 10 Disappointment.
Il had been tof tive years living allsd cohsiah.
change and continual excitement, and iengea
I tsA tn an he ocean wave
hosne IN the raiifg deep
| At last the time appointed for my ships feturh
had fully passed. aud al she did not appear al
most hepaii to despair of seeing her again.
Such a melancholy ensued that Was glad % afsil
Il myseli of any excitement that pfesshteu itseu.
Daring nv stay Oh the island, Qpawai, ieellnB that
i the rrrs had given hmm had constituted him the
most Formidable warrior on the Island, and as the
chief adjoining hay had denlod ms authority,
determined 10 go 70 war with inc feheltons people,
/ was aware that number OF lneursions had been
made into the territory Of their neighbors, but
I with what results did not care to learn. ! had
frequently east bullets tor my host and helped to
I iii out his expeditions To his invitation to ac-
company them had invariably turned u deaf ear,
but now ! was ready to do anything or 20 any
where, 50 that | might gain a momentary relief
from dependency.
0paiwai WIS rejnioed at my determination to 20
aud " behnld the battle from afar OFF, certainly
had contemplate opinion OF his proves AZ
soldier, and did expect that tis occasion he
or his band would do more than ascend the noun
tain, fire few random Shots and return elated with
the expedition But tell short in my calculations.
we had hardly reached 10 the other side Of the
bamboo cane-bresk that at once furnished build
ing materials for aud divided the territories Of the
contendug natives, than our party came suddenly
| and unexpectedly upon number OF their enemies,
with their chief. Feshpkai, at their head
/ Our warriors far ontnumhered theirs, and conse-
auently the conflict short and soon decided in
favor Of the king. The rebels, seven id number,
were seized and bound and led forward
homeward march ia triumph. Arrived at Hauna-
tatappa the victorious warriors we're met by every
living thing in the place. Men, women, children
and dogs, Old and yenng, came forth in swarms all
yelling in wild chorus, and all Inanifesting tho
greatest delight at the results Of the expedition.
AS soon as halt was ordered at the taboo house,
which occupied a place in an open square, and be.
side which was PLACED to ne mysterious pile OF
stones, the confusion grew great that Was glad
to retreat to my doniicile aid throw myself upon
my mats TO rest. After d great pow-wow long
silence ensued, during which fell into sort of
siumber. from which was fully awakened by the
piercing screams Of some one apparently in ex-
IRENE agony. suspicion eff the truth flashed
upon my mind. few the door of my hut, and
looked out upon the scene. then, for the first
time learned the uses of that great pile of stones
From beneath them. from the top. from every
crevire, tongues OF FIRE and thin volumes OF smoke
were rising, while roasting on the very apex were
the poor wretches who had been made captives in
the late expedition.
Their cries. that fairly turned my blood into q
lava current. were hailed by their exeeutionefs
with lests and laughter. More fuel to the pile!
Higher and higher mounted the fRmes-fainter and
faintef grew the agoniziug cries until /. spell
bound till now knew that all was over. No ! not
over! for after thar came the Cannibal teast-the
horrid fee. in which these monsters revelled and
gorged and stuffed until they grew stupid from
u r.
Two weeks after my vessel returned, and as
saw her bounding along her foamy track, an invo
untafy THANKSGIVING burst from my lips that had
SO long been spared among, and had now escaped
fram tho savages! Even as | write shndder
creepa through meat the recollection OF my sojourn
with the Types.
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may here naenon tist Bsr55 UPTON of
vas sfeey cerreet as Iaferga a ohsersed The natives
No piss thet dead Hse eund having belize sfat ths sp
place a egnlef intervals of dine portal
f The ic tho af their friends. prd4isnnt
daprtaT IL is probable hat The birds that nhapit
cliffs deyear Them.
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