The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-05-30

tendants q both sexes slept. and at the other,
the queens occasionally slept when the king was
in the NORM
Tbey aud their attendants always eat here. and
Tamena wished me to join them but as 1 had
been informes by Crymakoo, that if 1 did 50, /
should not be allowed 70 eat with men, | re-
solved b decline her offer.
The Neva remained In the harbor three months.
during which time 1 ate my victuais on board.
AT the end OF that period, having completed a
cargo OF provisions, consisting of salted pork
and dried taro root, she sailed for Kodiak aud
Kamschatka. l was then invited By the king to
take my meals in his eating house, and at the
same time he desired q young American, of the
name of William Moxely, a native Of Norfolk in
Virginia, who understood the language, TO eat
along with me, TO act as my Interpreter. The
kings mode Of life was very simple; he break
tasted at eight, dined at noon. and supped at
sunset.
His principal chiefs being always about his
person, there were generally twenty or thirty
persons present; after being seated upon mats
spread on the floor, at dinner a dish of poe, or
taro pudding was set before each Of them, which
thew ate with their fingers instead of spoons.
This fare, with salt fish and consecrated pork
from the moral, formed the whole of the repast,
no other food being permitted in the kings
house. 4 plate, knife, and fork, with boiled
potatoes, were however, always set down before
Moxely and Ias, by his majesty's orders. He
concluded his neal by drinking half a glass of
rum but the bottle was Immediately sent away.
the liquor being taboOed, or interdicted to his
guests. The breakfast and supper consisted Of
fish and sweet potatoes.
The respect paid TO the kings person, to his
house, and even 70 his food, formed a remarkable
contrast to the simplicity Of his mode of living.
Whenever he passed, his subjects were obliged
to uncover their heads and shoulders. The same
ceremony took place upon their entering, or even
passing his residence and every house which he
entered, was ever after honored with the same
marks of respect Once when employed in the
house of Isaac Davis, making a loom for the
king, 1 observed him passing, and being ignorant
of this custom, requested him to enter and OBJ
serve my progress but he declined doing so, in
forming me of the consequence. He therefore
seated himself at the door, and | brought out my
work for his inspection.
When his food was carrying from the cooking
house, every penon within hearing of the call
Noho, or, sit down, given by the bearers, was
obliged to uncover himself, and squat down on
his hams.
This ceremony was particularly inconvenient
when the water used in the kings house was car
ried past there being none of a good quality
near Hanaroora, it was necessary to bring 1t from
the mountains. a distance of FIVE miles. The
calabash carriers were obliged, when any person
appeared in sight, to call out Noho. They, how,
ever, ran past as quick as they could not to de-
tain his ~majesty's subjects in SO unpleasant ar
attitude.
White people were not required to pay these
honors, though scrupulously exacted from the
natives.
ITO be cOntinued.O