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


another report came that thew had
been headed off in both passages
and that a battle was raging. /
thought | could not stay at home
under such circumstances SO with
Mary's consent l hurried down TO
the shore, got paddle canoe and
started to see if nothing could he
done to help our friends out of
trouble; but we found that it was a
false alarm, so we came home again
like Bopeeps lambs.
1t had been long time since we
had heard from Manarra, our teacher
on Fefan Che is at Kuku, on the
west side of the island, with hostile
tribes on both sides of him. So we
started the other day to go and see
how they were. Our people were
afraid to go lest they should be at
tackled by the people of this end of
Fefan, whose shores we are obliged
to skirt. They asked the people of
Lieaua and Uitcp, neighboring
friendly districts, to go with them,
but they were afraid. We started
with three canoes. Our people
wanted me to give them powder and
shot for their guns in case they
should be attacked; but | refused.
/ did, however, take supply of
ammunition, unknown to them.
After we were on our canoe the
people loaded their guns and took
their spears and we started. There
were three canoes in the channel
(three or four miles wide) between
the islands there was quite a heavy
sea and we were in great danger of
swapping. One of the canoes did
swamp but as the natives swim like
ducks they righted it up, baled it
out and came on. The people
wanted to turn back, but that would
have been quite as dangerous as
going on, so [ told them no. One
time half the crew had to jump into
the sea to Tighten the canoe while it
was being baled out. Mary and
Beulah behaved nobly and at last
we got under the lee of Fefan and
so into still water. We were not
molested, had a profitable day with
Manassas people, and were brought
home at night in a sail canoe, as the
wind had grown stronger. Mary is
brave; the loading the guns did not
brighten her. 1t is easier for her to
face danger than to let me go into
it. The people magnify the danger
no doubt; but there is some.
The trip was rather hard for both
of us and it took some days to get
righted up again.
We have adopted some more boys
and now have ten to look after.
They are building a house for them
selves. We are resting these days,
still there are many things that must
be seen to. l thoroughly enjoy
looking after our land. We have
planted some yams, a few sweet
potatoes, many bananas, much taro
of several varieties, some sugar
cane, and we have fine squashes and
a few small tomatoes, some radishes
and also water melons and mush
melons. July 15:-Last Friday l
went to Uman to have communion
service. You will remember that
this is Moses station. He has
labored here four yers, but this
year is absent ut Ponape. His peo-
pie have done real well. They have
kept up regular services and there
has been very little disorder OF
irregularity. Mary and Beulah
stayed at home and with Esaiam's
help held all the services i started
about s A. NJ. Saturday. Mary come
down to the shore to see me off
She felt uneasy about me as to my
health and there is some danger OF
being attack too. She, however,
bravely bode me God-speed, anc
she and number of the scholar:
sang hymn as we pushed off.
went on a paddle canoe, with nin'
natives to paddle. Our good Mort.
lock boy Johnny went along also
There was but little wind and We
had pleasant trip. l had made
arrangements to have some on
climb the mountain behind the house
whence our canoe could be seer
until we had passed the dangerou
localities, so that Mary need no
feel uneasy all the time until m.
return.
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