The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-11-08
4 PLOTTING Island.

tAI tAioAf-if-E Oh q uOfItuQ island
NagaIele, inFaHua, Levu. is known to
Vety few, probably, besides those ma
t5fes " hO reside in or near the district
OF Nauogo, to the northeast OF the pro
vince of Macuata No visit previous
TO ours, so far as we are informed. has
been paid 60 the place by any Euro
paan A short account. therefore. of
what we saw NAV not be without some
interest We had slept on the island
oi kavewa, and Ia the morning sailed
10 tie mainland opposite, and entered
tue ryer Malaqio, near tie town Of
NHbu. The river is Of v3nsidera
size. and might T. gavigable for five or
six miles in a tentOn cutter. The
banks are low, and are not visible for
some distance owing to the dense dogo
11 both sides. So far as we could sec.
the country is very poor, yielding
coarse fern only, and few nokO-nOko
trees and the Lills. which are not dis
tant appeared to be quite barren. At
a distance of six miles or from
TIE sea tHe branches Of tLe Trees be
came troublesome 10 our masts and
vlggI1g: we landed and walked about
Three miles further through very poor
Iant, To the small town Of Nqkelfkoso
where we had arranged 20 meet the
proprietor (tauke.) OF this island. He
"." not al rive however, until late that
i'Su'' "'l' our visit was delayed until
next morning Our party, which con
s.7le" originally Of fourteen persons,
two Of whom were chiefs of some local
olS-'nc.ioni was now increased to about
MT or more. many Of whom were
young girls brought by the chief to
h"no' our visit with a "meke." 4
WiLf 81 ABOUT two miles from the town
o. NaNelkOsO brought us TO the object
'I 'u journey. About half way we
'' 70 h2No noho tree, with which
li'". IS connected a playful supersti-
t'aL siHlar 10 what Is found at Mua-
l-"'iA in oaiaw tree. The chief ex-
l''a,na.l The custom, and instructed us
BUD nc ioEn on words to be used. Then
e'.i enc. 10" 70 himself named the
la'' one 'e wished for his own, and
ll.-" stone at the tree from a dis
taHc- oi thirty yards or thereabout
L ''e majoGtv missed. and there were
shouts OF '.sa Gala. ." but those who hit
were congratulated upon The certainty
OF winning tHe woman for their wife.
-" our arrival mt the lake, whittier
IH. most "i The natives had preceded
us t.e scene shat presented itself was
az once most lively and most drearv
'e.' are'ry, because as far as the eye
1'.''' IeaGh there lay barren waste.
.''t iii Jhe center OF n vast moor
l"'.. aHt The lake had dwindled dur
l.- HFe months drought to a swamp.
Ia'.. was no sigH Of lie but what We
"d.~.l yes Hdd brought. We were lively
cu'H- H- however. as You may imagine.
HE .guhcIs had elambered up a tree
on rHo island Cor iail bush called n3-
laEaI aat Nas adiuring the island god
% move. the girls were on the opposite
s'1e 'I the meles IN the full flow Of
I'' ,,. .'..''. nan q dozen natives were
! ~ = 7'i'5'li l7Ian.i IN the high
una H"Lloef' DoJH OF men
80 e.C on Tile large island
A., - T"D 7eGL.'e'' 10 ue
r...l..-, -, - "''" VIII
nm. ,,.s -, ,b- t:-,N. H,SiS
,.r.;-rt t,-.l pI'N, one
'-.' us -'i.', tue W aSaVcl2 had
s.t'.e,. across he mere that morning,
h'ci we it't great pleasure IN believ
n l'e WIND was rom that quarter,
"a, WAS iNing O. ."e side now,
tive " ye.i '' .ii- without progressing
sta. y .'-'t s .ing OF three or four
nea noe" us on the island, which with
'l Is aH'at, and moved faith
VERY when we were on it. Had
have to sa 3''sad. leel sure that We
publican S,o}5ccs ierfled over the water
majority r,,,,i, 10 IS fifty PAGES in
tbnps,rd IT. In breadth md is
I,s, ror - hrm turi, some
,,,.,so,, ,,.7,',i' ''''y y,n!".lIckiV covered /
c4,,..',., %. ,"e '''pu"hca'esides several /
,:,. c.'''"''H'o Tor G"vernet high.
-" S'','e io'0. Hoping n all. Three .
O"'o oi the people woul'ance Of that /
'le'i' 'he pie- 51i- one has three ba- (
~ oi electing A..,.-e~appears to have /.
accustomed to defeat, h.ihed from he .
mat process at or suecossld IS smaIle- 7
Democracy Of the State wflFet in length. /.
dict with the same grace most uproari- /
fore done. aud hope for 'e we counted /.
he fIturp Tho -, TOO was q very {