The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-11-22
A Maori Maiden ard her Adnirev.

FRAzER's MAGAZINE, in Q papar ON New Zealand,
has the following description OF love Vt ths Anti
podes;
Arrisna Is remarkable rretty haf-cas,e, tue of.
spring Of an Euglishman aud = Maori woman. Her
mother died some years ago and her father, ono
Of those restless, unsettled beings often 70 10
met with In the colonies left her 70 the Of her
Maori relations and started for Australia Nothing
has cen heard OF him since. When the war lroke
out she was living with q settler, near Awsmutu {;
the family was obi ged to leave. and she car
cd oil ty the retcls She says that this was done
aga INST fer will, aud that while the fighting WAS
going on at the pah she tied TO another woman
" prevent her rom attempting 10 escape. We
suspect however, that she WIS tied only 10y the
gentle cords of love, aud that q Maori wnrrior
had something 10 do with her presence there.
when the pah was evacuated she was hit by q
bullet, which shattered her arm. 1t would have
gone hard with her. in the indscriminste
slaughter which ensued, had not some lraye
fellow stood her and defended her life No
less N an ten forward to claim the honor
dLe to his gallant deed but this after the re-
port Of her beauty had spread over the camp, and
each claimant doubtless imagined that hc could
establish lien over her heart. Nay, some weeks
utter the fight, an enthusiastic miitiamsn travelled
al the way IRON Raglan, distance o. thirty miles,
and demanded an interview with the briyaisr
he Il ated that he was the prcssrver of Arriana's
lie; he could neither eat nor drink, nor sleep ior
thinking OF her; so he had made up his miad "a
make her his wife. lie had tity pounds In the
Rly ngB bank, which sum te wished to dc vote 10
her education, to prepare her for the duties
of the married life All that he desired at preson,
was An interview with the object OF his affections
Arii ana would ut once recognize him and rush q
| his arms There was ouly one slight difhc uty he
| spuke no Maori, and she knew English; bu,
| love has . language Of Its own; he had no doub,
! that they would understand one another. Ths
brlgador amused NJ the fellows carnosiness,
granted the desired interview. and al.
lowed tho interpreter a. 10 present 10
| assist " the silent language Of love
| should prove insufficient. Tie lover entered the
! room with . bashful, shcepsh mir, and stared .,
| Arrlana who stared o, him In return, but there
was no recognition on her part, no outburst Of
gushing gratitude, no rushing to His arms. On tho
| contrary, she turned ~ the interpreter aud cooy
| asked what the man wanted, on learning which
| sle laughed heartily, and told him to go away, q
| she had never him before and would have
| nothing 10 ssy to him. The poor man begged, be
| seechcd implored, and looked unutterable things
| Arriana only Uttered, aud turned away her head
| Ever since tho, slime he has continued to urge hi.
suit in letters written by halicsste amsn nsia
| but the Maori maiden is still obdurste. The poo,
mtiamsn is not tho only man who has felt tn,
| power OF her beauty, or claimed 10 he her pro
| server. So unfortunate were some Of her al
| mrers that guard had 10 be stationed ct the hu,
| for her protection. She has now almost recovere,
from her wound, and an asylum will be provided
for her In m orphan institution. We have still
| some hopes of the militiamsn; perseverance, often
leads TO success in love as in ever ything else.