Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-06-22
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AS soon as they were all inside Of the
concert room, and had become quiet, We
commenced the concert by singing live
iy quartet. With this they we're highly
delighted; but it was evident from their
looks aud actions, that they wanted to hear
our bells, as they stood upon the "tell ta-
ble' before US, sixty-twO in number, Of
all sizes. After singing two or three pie
ces, we commenced with the bells, by
playing q "grand march," | have heard
of, aud even witnessed several astonished
audiences in nv lifetime, but this audi
ence presented q picture Of the widest
opened -mOu,hed astouishment, during the
performance Of this piece, | ever beheld.
AT first it was plain to be seen that they
did rot know how to make known to US
their appreciation; but Mr.. Gill having
given them the hint in regard to the man-
ner in which it might be manifested, every
subsequent piece, vocal or instrumental,
received most enthusiastic applause, and
several which seemed to please their fancy
most, were rapturously encored.
As soon as We had concluded our per-
formance, Que of the native teachers arose
aud told US how pleased and delighted
they were, and how grateful were their
feelings toward US for our visit to their is
land, and he hoped we would remain with
them for ever. He also proposed that be-
fore We parted with them, that they should
sing US one song. Some one Immediately
commenced, aud the whole congregation
quickly joined in singing the good old
piece of sacred music, entitled:
s'sound the loud timbrel DER Egypt's dark sea,
Jehoval, has triumphet, Lis people are ;rec!7
They also sang three or four hymn tunes,
which they had been taught in their
school-two Of them, popular tunes, COM
posed by my old music teacher, Lowell
Mason. This is the fifth island We have
visited in the Pacific, on every one Of
which l have heard, sung by the natives,
the same good old familiar tunes Of Lowell
Mason.
As we left the school house to return,
the women and young girls instantly
rushed around Miss Hlffert, all eager TO
clasp her in their arms and rub their noses
against hers. (This rubbing of noses is
native custom, and indicative of their great
est love and frierdship) After nearly one
hundred had embraced Miss Ii. in this,
their most afectionate manner, and having
rubbed the skin completely off one side of
her nose; SO that each subsequent greeting
was becoming more and more painful, she
begged of them, through Mr.. Gill, to de-
sist, and take the "wiil for the deed"
thanking them thousand times for these
unexpected tokens of their sincere affection
and friendship. Many who were disap-
pointed in not being able to embrace her
in their customary manner, thought they
must show their friendly feeling in some
way ; SO they caught her up, first one and
then another, 10 their arms, and in this
manner carried her in triumph all the !
way to Mr.. GilPs house, accompanied by |
he largest procession Of females (some I
seven or eight hundred) ever saw and .
heir happy, smiling faces, plainly denoted /
how great we're their feelings of joy, and
how delig GIFTED they were at this opportu-
1ity and mode Of expressing them to the
rahine hula-hula, (singipg woman.)
Soon after the concert was over, walked
lown to our market. l really believe the
'eceip.s in bulk, of this concert, were the
argest ever known. 1t occupied twenty
our men one day and half, with four
argc whale boats, to get them on board
hip, distant one mile from the shore. In
rider to get at the amount of receipts in
lollars and cents, | have valued everything
It about New York retail prices