Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-03-10
TF,,. 4 Frenehman-- Dinner with
the King OF the Cannibal Islands.

learned 10 use GoOu uehI,9 tnoaSu NV
always in a strictly legitimate way. "as
regards those missionaries, l will say
that their landing here was unexpected,
but ! fastened to give them every pro-
lection. And l gave them full privil-
cge to teach. They were the first whites
that some Of my people had seen, and OF
course these simple natives had q
natural curiosity to experiment upon
them! I could not reasonably deny
them this ilate qualification, though l
counseled them to practice as little cruel.
ty upon the strangers as was compatible
with fall Idesire for Information and
the necessity OF, wholesome amusement.
They removed Johnson's cars, and that
was thing which I regretted :, seriously,
until it was explained 10 me that great
chiefs little sick child desired them to
play with-and if you could have seen
how much more, contented and .restful
+ the poor young thing was after II &C.
quired them. you would have felt how
blessed Thing Il Is to be abba to con-
tribute to the happiness of even little
child y, s9-saregg
1T was the impulse of a generous
hept-it was a spirit. Of liberty as rare
as it is beautiful. And how did john
son IKE it!'
sOh, johnson said it was the will of
God. 1t was like johnson to say th at.
But the missionaries were right we'll
treated on the Whole. The natives tried
various interesting experiments upon
them, such as searching them, and seal
ping them, and all that sort of thing.
and T killed one Of them myself. not in
malice, but because l had curious cap
rice to see how lie would go with onions.
He was failure. Old and tough. Un-
derdone, nv wahine said-a shade to
venerable / said. Give me pungency
and Tenderness for a combination. On.
ions and infancyis my idea Of comfort.
You peopledon'tknow how to cook -
No, as was saying, the Kanakas exper-
imented good deal Cd the missionaries,
in the interest Of science, and the exper.l
iments were generally fatal, though ]
urged them not to waste the missionaries
for we could not know when we would
have another lot. But among those that
survived was Williams, and il was he
that sent home those damaging reports
to your country, in which he spoke Of
the treatment Of his brethren in pee
wish, fault finding spirit, i'll becoming to
his sacred calling. suppose your PEG.
pie believed every word of it, and just
jumped to the conclusion that we were
bad, inhospitable race. 'Neversex-
planned about Johnson's cars, perhaps?
= never told Why l killed that other. fol
low ?-confound me, itdces seem to me.
that some people take pleasure in misrep-
resenting things. and bringing obloquy
upon their fellow creatures. Sometimes
| feel as If / had rather be dead and at
rest, The world seems so shameless in
its judgments, and ones life is so EN-
Uttered by the malicious csiticisms Of
those whose hearts are not IN sympathy
with him.
sIt was pitiful in that Williams, after
MI you had done for bis party 4 fte
Il should say so! Bat never mind,
let's be cheerful, any way, How are you
making out? Let me help you to fried
plaptain. Take some more Of the pup?
No?, Try some Of the human being?-
BY George, this fellow is done to charm
You'll Ike him. He was Frenchman
splendid chap young, and hale and
hearty, beautiful. to look upon. Do you
prefer white meat or dark I Let me
help you to some of the breast. All me
| have known this youngster for thirteen
years fished with him, swan with him,
sailed with him, gave a couple of my
sisters and four aunts to him. l loved
HIM. He was alwaysgood. He good
now
Taking up fragment of his late broth
erin law, the king took bite and then
gazed long and pensiveIy upon the re-
mainder, till by and blythe muscles of
his mouth began, to twitch with emotion,
and presently two or three great tears
welled from his eyes and coursed down
hischeeks = Then, ID achoking voice he
murmured: .<Bs.Tc0, Es@
ALAS, they have fried him.
/ / laid down The breast bone of deceased
and burst ii to, tears also. Such is the
sympathetic power Of grief. 1t was
nothing whetber- they fried 3 or boiled
bim;sit was nothing to me how this poor
foreigner was cooked; / was only eating
him,out of vain curiosity, and not be-
cause I loved him, not because respec
ted him, not because l wished to curry
favor with bis relatives. Yet I wept.
They have fried hinr said the king!
Alas Loor Gaullier. However, let US
cheer up, lie. us becontent. But ] vii
have my cook for breakfast for 'ithis----
and Twill fry him aud see low he likes
j., There is nothing like e sharp exam
pie, 10 leach a man, my sfiicnd. !. But
don't be idle, sir-take some noreh of
the fried Frenelnnan..''I ought to be
ashamed 10 offer you such q dish. but
you see howl am situated He ought
10 baYe been bakel--this fellow ought.
ealways bake Frencnmann-we new
er'think 81 frying hin-buS ! wish you
bad known this fellov---so kind. so gen.
tie, so loving, andyou see yourself how
tender be is-- But that Williams busi-
ness7TI wish 5ou would qstraighten that
up for me when you 60 back to America
If your people could only know the facts
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