The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-04-07

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the Malay chief they all fell down with terror on
their faces. They tad attached to their shoulders.
struf T. and thongs Of rough leather OF the
skin OF the kangaroo. which abound in the
Island nt PaPua 10 which were attached fish
bones s'arpened as spear points. Laksamana
placed his foot upon one o. the PROSTATE men and
hxins the attention OF all rEade gestures that they
should rvsiaiu sIl. lie removed the straps and
thongs from taelr bodies and With thee llsatures
he tied them firmly by the hands and feet. Then
he dragged their bodies along with the man he
struck down into the interior Of the cave where
they could not be seen at once by any other saw
ages entering the cave. To the bodies of two of
the men were attached small pouches or bags Of
skin filled with a kind of bread made from sage
pith. This the girl noticed and Immediately she
seized upon the food and-baking a portion
began to devour it greedily, and she gave some to
Laksamana, and with this no~urishment they
satisfied their distressing hunger. Whilst this
was taking place one of the men who had been
lying face dOwnwards reused up on hearing the
sound of the girls voice, and he cried out,
= Bora Awoh Bora - and the girl went to
the PROSTATE man and turning up his face began
to clasp him in her arm and press her nose
against his cheek and call out "a Batu? BATH -
Then she turned to Laksamana and pointed To
the PROSTATE man, to his hands and feet. and she
begged of Laksamana To release him. And the
great chIet who was ever fearless, trusting To the
devotion of the girl who had so well served him
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he united the hands and feet OF Batu, evidently
SONY relative who. as soon as he was free and
upon his feet, went and stopped down before the
great chief and clasped his arms around his legs,
and BATH then turned to the girl Bora, who. pre-
seniing a strong likeness to him was evidently
his sister; and he began to embrace her and
press her check with his nose.
L~aksamana had now secured a devoted follower
IN the man he had liberated. Batu was now as
ready to Eght Tor Laksamana as lie had been be-
fore 20 try to kill him. Alter Il little while they
heard Il great sound OF voices Of savages APP
preaching the cave. Laksamana rushed To the
entrance, but Batu and Bora, following the chief.
stood up before him and by signs begged him to
hide himself in the interior Of the cave. Laksa-
mana trusted in the fidelity Of his two savage
friends, and did what they told him, and he and
Bora rctreated into the obscurity OF the cave,
where the four men were lying. Bora had told
these men that they would be killed Instantly if
they attem pied to move or cry out. And so there
was complete silence in the cave when IL Number
Of savages appeared at the entrance. They
were met by Batu who told his wild country
men that he and his comrades having gus
pected that the great red god OF the
Malays might be hid in this or other caves
near by, had come to st0rcE. He said that moth
ing had been found here, but one of his ON
rades had just started Il cry that the track of
the terrible invader had been made out entering
the great cave near by and he was going to join
them and so the band of savages numbering
about thirty, ran away with a shout and Batu
followed them to the entrance OF the great cave
near by which was very deep and had many COM
partments inside. As soon as the pursuing saw
ages had entered, Batu rushed back to the cave
where LakSamana remained, and seizing the hero
by the hand pulled at him to hasten outside, and
as Bora took hold of a hand also, he followed
them both as they ran.
Laksamana reached the entrance of the great
cave which presented a very narrow opening
barely three feet in diameter. Near this hole
was an enormous rock nearly a ton IN weight.
1t stood near the aperture, and it was plain to be
seen that il il could be moved it would fall into
and cover the entrance into the cave. A gesture
or two Immediately revealed the situation to
Laksamana. He heard the cries inside he OBJ
served the small aperture and the great rock near
by. This rock seemed big enough to require ten
men to move it, but Laksamana had on many
an occasion been stronger than ten united men.
He was the Sampson among the Malays. lie saw at
a glance what had to be done. lie placed his mighty
shoulders against the rock he strained and it
did not move. Then he heard the voices of
savages, who were evidently coming out, and as
Bora gave a cry of terror L"aksamana placed both
hands against the great rocks, and cried out,
80 o. ArjunO, help me d! and giving Il mighty
shove, the great rock moved and rolled into the
hole, and completely closed the entrance into the
cave. The savages inside the cave set up Il
terrible howl when they found themselves thus
Gagged and caught like rats in a trap. Laksa-
mana now resolved to induce these entrapped
savnges TO serve him as Bora and Batu had done.
uLs fearless nature was ever ready to do ex-
traordinary things, and to inspire the confidence
OF human nature by II generous proter OF con-
fdence and goodwill. He made signs to Bora
and Batu to tell their imprisoned countrymen
that he would release them il tney would give up
their spears and other weapons. When the
sayages understood what Laksamana desired them
to do, they Immediately thrust their spears and
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trance of the cave, which were not completely
closed up by the big rock, and Lnksamana
gathered together the spears of the thirty savages.
And when he had done this he. with the help OF
a stout stick Of drift wood that lay on the shore,
began to pry out the great rock that covered the
entrance. Laksamana put forth again his mighty
strength to remove the stone, and as the savages
pushed from the inside, 1t soon was rolled away,
and the entrance was cleared. As the sayages
rushed cut they all fell down at the feet Of Laksa-
mana, and seemed to worship him. These chill
dren Of naiure-are like all children quick 10
change their feelings from fear and anger to con-
idence and affection These savages, who a
little while ago were thIrsrng for the blood of
the hero, were now anxious to do whatever be
commanded, and even to worship him as a god.
Laksamana, who was a wise and thoughtful
man as well as a bold one, now felt assured that
his safety lay in continued holiness and assur-
,nce of manner. lie knew that he had inspired
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such gratitude in the hearts Of the savages
around him. that he would be pefectly safe in
their hands, and safe to join their countrymen
along with them. Therefore he resolved with
the courage of a transcendant hero to go forward
meet the thousands of PapuGns who had
pursued and sought to kill him the day before.
Bora showed signs of fear and distress when
Laksamana set forward, moving along the shore
to meet the great bsdy ofsavages in the distance
the hero lifted the girl up in his arms and
carried her along like Il mother carrying her
baby, and ali the savages near by shouted in a
way to express astonishment and qualification on
seeing this wonderful red-skinned chief carrying
one Of their women like an infant in his arms.
And the sentiment of the savages had been
touched moreover by the consideration Of the
chief. who went back to the cave before starting
and with his own hands liberated the men who
were bound hand and foot. The sayages cried
ont. Roku R0ka! The chief! the chief!
and they Frustrated themselves at his feet, and
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