The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-11-13

certed their plans. The chief at
whose place we stopped had been in
formed of the plan but refused to
join in it, hence his action in keep
ing us from going on. Atip and his
men would have killed us during the
interview but for the intervention of
this chief. was much touched by
the attachment of one of the natives.
Aisaiam sat next me to help me
make them understand rs my Mort
lock was not entirely ineligible to
these Ruk natives. He noticed one
of our people making his way with
difficulty through the encircling
crowd to q position at my back.
Aisaiam whispered to him asking
him why he did so. He said they
were going to kill me, and said to
Aisaiam, "Let us cover Mr.. Logan's
body with our own and die with
him" Later we heard reports from
all sides that the Japates people were
waiting for an opportunity to kill
me. The cause is, we suppose,
partly anger and jealousy because
we did not settle with them, and
partly that they think our teaching
will hinder them from engaging in a
war on which they are determined.
We worked on at the house as we
were able, Mary helping about the
painting and driving nails, etc. L
wondered at the physical strength |
possessed. Twas able to work regu
larly day after day, with only a
short rest at noon. Mary was not
very well. The natives were ready
to do all they could, and in many
ways could help along. We had
the rooms below substantially finish
ed the week before Christmas, and
Christmas week began school. About
forty came the first day. A very
few knew their letters, but the most
of them had probably never had a
book in their hands. We have a
supply Of a primer, reader and
spelling book combined in one, which
nearly all the scholars supplied them
selves with. With stencil plates we
made the alphabet on several short
boards and with the help of Aisaiam
and Joni set ourselves to the task of
teaching them the ''rudiments.
New scholars came in day after day
until there were more than eighty.
Children here go about entirely
naked, and boys and young men,
(and old ones too) think themselves
dressed when they have a strip of
native cloth over their shoulders,
like pouch. We insisted that all
who wished to come to school must
wear fringed skirt, to cover their
nakedness, and also that they must
give up the use of tobacco. The
latter was quite as hard for the girls
as the boys. We have but single
session lasting from 8 A. NJ. until
II NJ.
Mary was taken sick in few
days and had a sharp attack of
fever. She suffered very much with
her head, and for the lack of cold
water. The water does very well in
health, but was nauseating to her,
and she was so thirsty. The fever
was very persistent, and it was three
weeks before it left her entirely. l
had to be doctor and nurse as we'll
as housekeeper, and also look after
the school and the work in general.
Our two Mortlock boys were treas
ures, and they kept the school run
ming with only an occasional visit
from me. My health kept up very
well. Mary head was so bad feared
for her brain, and for several days
and nights kept on cloths wet in the
coolest water we could provide. Of
course had to sleep some, and so
she was not so we'll nursed as she
might have been. She was anxious
to have me get as much rest as
possible, so often did not wake me
at night when she really needed
something. For week she ate
nothing at all, drinking little milk
and crust coffee. Sometimes she
could drink little tamarind water.
l used to put chair at the side of
the bed, put on it tin platter with
little water in it, and set in this
her drink to keep the ants away.
One night wakened and found hel
wetting her head with the water in
the platter, thus trying to cool hel
head without disturbing me. More
than a week is blank to her now
When she began to get better she
gained very slowly. For a long
Time little over-eXertion would sci
her to trembling. Her nerves were
very weak.
March III had written only :
little of the above, when something
called me away and had written NJ
more until to-day, when / went righr
on under the old date, so not all