Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1860-11-07

flesh among men, women and children.
| interrupted Harry, for feared that
he was drawing upon his imagination
quite freely but he assured me that every
word be uttered was true Az the mo-
ment, must confess, dou5ted him
lie then told me that at carly dawn he'd
crept from bis eonceament, managed 70
reach tho top Of the cliff, decended into
another bay, where he fortunately foundI
ans canoe This he entered, and.RiAl
I biz ~ Fs1ded ont-beyC4a 4 y
laod, where al baniiso 81 eaw lis eassel
standing off and on, apparently waitingI
to receive the absent ones. lie reached
her and told the sad story Of bis escape
"Andhow, sir " he concluded will
you 50 among them cusscd Types 90
II my situation had been less criti-
cal, or had any other island Of the group
been less Objectionable, | should proba.
bly, have allowed myself TO be intmida.
ted by lIarrys narrative. When per.
son is suffering from that worst foe Of
! the sailor, the seuryey, he can listen to
no idea but one and that is to ctt ashore
at the first place that ofers--nud ibis
was my case, / left the vessel at Dom
mica, with instructions that she should
g to Nukahjya, and if possible get a
( freight Of oil to take home from some Of
the whale ships that would probably stop
at that place for recruits, and return for
me in about six weeks,
A month passed slowly and dreaiy
away True I bad found favor in the
cupidjty Of the King Opaiwai, to whom
| had given several old muskets that we
had brought out in the ship for the pur.
pose Of trade. He had "tabooed" me
when first set foot on shore, had order,
ed the erection of comfortable bamboo
but for my exclusive use, had provided
me with a cook and otLa: attendants
and had sent the medicine man to
prescribe for my malady; but still, as my
health improved, ! could not help feel
ing the popularity and loneliness Of my
situation. | had learned to speak the
language sufficiently to understand and
be understood, but this afforded little
relief to the monotony of my lie. Day
after day would sit on 2 camp stool,
ea sas a5 ska g4ial a
9i s9 water, itoklH out bety eE ta
cliffs hich Harry nd describe nron
tic opea ocean iao fac bon WI.
ing hoping, expecting to see a san heaye
in sight, but doomed to disappointment.
| had been for two years living amid con
slant change and continual excitement
and logged again for
"A life he ocean wave,
A home on the rollinr deep.
At last the time appointed fr nay
slip'sretura had fully passed, aul as She
did not appear, I almost began 20 das.
pair Of ever seeing her again Such o
melancholy eusued that | was glad to
avail myself of any excitement that pre-.
sentcd itself Daring my stay on she
island, Opaiwai, feeling thu. the guns |
had given him had constituted him the
most formidable warrior on the island,
and Us the chief Of an adjoining bay had
denied his authority, determined to 60
to war with the rebelIious people | was
aware that number Of incursiors had
been made into the territory Of their
ncighbors, but with what results [ did
not care to learn. had frequently cast
bullets for my host, and helped to fit
out his expeditions. TO lis invitation
to accompany them | bad invariably
turned a deaf ear, but now was ready
to do anything or 90 anywhere, so that
| might gain momontary relief from
despoudeucy.
Opaiwai was rejoiced at my determi.
nation to % and behold the battle from
afar." | certainly had contemplate
opinion of his prowess as a soldier, aud
did not expect that on this occasion lie
or his band would do more than ascend
the mountain, fire few random shots,
and rutpru o!atcd with the expedition
But fell short in my calculations. Wei
had hardly reached to the other side oil
the bamboo eane.break that at once fur
nished building materials for and diyi
ded the territories of the contending ma
tives, than our party came suddenly and
unexpectedly upon number Of their
enemies, with their chief, Teshokai, at
their head. Our warriors far outnum
bered theirs, and, consequently, the con.
Aict was short and soon decided in favor
Of the king, The rebels, seven in mum
ber, were seized, and bound and led for |
ward on our homoward march in tri- |
umph. Arrived at Haunatappa, the vic
torious warriors were met by every liy.
ing thing in the place Men, women,
children and dogs, old and young, came
forth in swarms, all yelling in wild cho-
rus, and all mauifesting the greatest dc.
LIGHT at the result of the expedition. A,
soon as a halt was ordered at the tahF
house, which occupied placoin IN olet
square, and beside which was placed
mysterious pile Of stones, the ccnfusiou
crew so great that | was glad to retreat
70 nv domcil and throw myself upon
nv mats to rest. Aftera great pow-wow