Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-10-07
The Sailors Fix.
TOLD BY HIMSELF.

United States war steamer LioI
we we're cruizing in the Sout
Pacific, and had been compelled
by the bad weather, to put int
the Bay of Islands, on the north
east coast OF the northern islam
OF New Zealand. ! was yer
found of botany, and had ofteI
heard Of the richness and beaut
of the New Zealand ferns. A
our ship was going to Auckland
and would. in q few days time
return, and again pass near th
bay, | asked leave Of our captail
to remain on shore till the Liol
came back. The permission
sought was readily granted.
The last / recollect, as 1 wen
over the ships side, was a re-
mark from one of my brother of
! fcers to the effect that be woult
bet brought back with me ,
brown wife; and l remember, al
was rowed to land, that
ssticed a whaler just entering
j the ebay.
I landed at Kororarika, and of.
ter engaging a room at the pnbDi,
inn. started on fern expedi.
ton. I wandered through on,
gully and another, till at last
found myself on a beautiful sand,
beach. Being tired, / sat dowl
to arrange my specimens in my
portfolio. At my feet lay Boat.
swain, large Newfoundland dog
A low growl from Boatswair
paused me to turn my head, wher
saw o canoe with five Maoris il
! putting toward the beach
When they reached land / wal
truck with the peculiar interes
hey seemed to take in me.
ould make nothing out of theil
Eorrible lingo save that two
Fords, something like johnson
nd Boatswain were constantly
PPeated, and that the tone of my
ddresser was evidently that OF /
erson asking questions.
All I could do was to shake mi
Pad, and wonder what on eartl
70 fellow was about. At last
my relief, they departed. Foul
their number went up to th.
Il toward the town, and one re
aimed. as l supposed, to tax,
re Of the boat, but in reality tt
itch me. l closed my portfolio
d began to make preparation
departure. Meantime, Boat.
ain had rambled off to q con
erable distance. / whistlet
d called out loudly, BOAT
hin, Boatswainr' At the frs
ntion CT that unfortunat,
rd. / saw the Maori who wa
by the boat raise his heae
My, No sooner had / callet
dog two or three times, theI
ave a most unearthly screech
four other Maoris rushet
down the hill; there was
led consultation. With Joy.
aces, they seized me, pulle,
D the boat and then shovel
md began to pull or paddl
ard as they could. Boat
p had jumped in after me.
lere was nothing for me to d
10 grin and bear it. After
pull OF some ten miles W
ed at the small village Q
hiti. Directly the cauo
bed land. the men took m
hoisted me on their shou
and trotted of with me at
round pace. Soon we cam
house rather better tha
around it. with several peo
atside. With great rapidit
hurried into one Of th
Immediately / was su
ed by a lot of semi-nud
women, who kept on dam
bout me, and, with greI
rubbing, or rather, / shoul
gently touching the top
se with the tip of their
pg at the same time, q loy
y sound. This, 1 must t.
the Maori manner Of sal
In another minute an o.
for SO / then thought her
two very small, very mast
brown babies into n
and put first the face Of ol
Ia, and then the face OF Il
against my nasal organ.
stand it no longer, al
| am afraid, pretty strol
Ige. But it was all of
down on the floor. qui
Soon perceived arrant
we're being made for /
iction into another h,
5ly that in which no dou
jeresting mother Of the l
Its was lying. 1 was I
10 bear that; l made up l
10 fight my way out or d
noise out Of doors caus
turn my head toward
w. 1 saw whaler's b,
approach the land.
man jumped out a
to the house where | W
about my age and 81
followed by a large bll
5omewhat Of Boatswai
He and his dog boun,
y room where / was sull
lon the floor, with one bi
lap and another BY
pnot repeat the Language
q, oo,rar but with nm 4