The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-05-11
MICRONESIA.
JOURNAL LETTER FROM REV. Il. w.
LOGAN, OCTOBER 2, 1885, TO
MARCH 8, 1885, Elk MORN
ING STAR.

with Mr.. Sturges on board, Septem-
Der 18th. You will remember about |
the coming and stay of the Star from
our letters sent by her. There was |
strong west wind while she was |
here, so she had to anchor quite
long way off to get under the lee Of |
a reef, and so going and coming |
were very unpleasant. Capt. and
Mrs. Bray and Mr.. Sturges were |
each on shore once. The Star came
to anchor about noon Thursday.
September 10th. | went off at once
and Captain and Mrs. Bray came i'll
with Arthur and me in the boat,
with load of goods. We got on
shore about 3 PM. That afternoon
was given up to visiting, and we had
the next day in which to get our
mail ready. Mr.. Sturges came off
. to dinner and our supplies were
N landed and had to be looked after.
1--WE got our letters ready, orders for
supplemental supplies for the teach
ers and our medicines for the year
to come made out, and got to bed at
midnight. After an early breakfast
Saturday morning we went on board.
The sea was rough and the wind
ahead, 50 it took two hours of beat
ing to get to the ship; and we were
all so sick we could hardly stir or
think. But we made purchases of
some needed articles and started for
home in time for the Star to sail at
the appointed time, noon. Captain
Bray hopes to be back here again by
New Years. He will sail from
Honolulu to Kusaie, do up the Mar
shall Island work, then come via
Ponape to us.
Arthur is very glad to be at home
once more, and we are very happy to
have him with us. He has grown
remarkably, is quite a little taller
than his mother. He has begun up
on his lessons and promises to take
hold of them well. Beulah rejoices
constantly in having Arthur's So
ciety. Mr.. Worth and his wife live
in the house which Esaiam had built
for himself until he can build. Tai
toj and wife live in the little house
our boys had built for such an emer-
gency. He has bad ulcer on one
leg which l am doctoring and hope
may be cured. l spend an hour
every day with the new corners help
ing them in the language.
Moses staid over Sunday with us
and gave our people good talk in
the morning, and in the afternoon
Mr.. Worth talked to the people, l
interpreting for him.
Timber is scarce here and we were
perplexed about Mr.. Worth's house.
Levi, our head man, had been at
work for some months on house
for himself. He had hewed out
most of the timbers and framed
them together. 1t was perhaps IA
by l6 feet. We thought we might
use these timbers so | asked Levi if
he would sell them to us. He
offered at once to give them, but
we insisted upon paying fair price
for them. The plan is to make as
good house as we can out of the
materials we have and then ask the
Board for an appropriation sufficient
to buy lumber for q better one,
using this for house for the native
teachers when they come to us.
We had an appointment with
Moses to meet him at Kullu, Fefan
(Manasse's station), Wednesday of
this week, to organize church.
Candidates for baptism there have
been waiting two years and we
thought it wise not to wait longer.
Mary, Arthur and Beulah, Mr.. and
Mrs. Worth were going with me.
The morning proved wet and windy
but Arthur and | started in our
boat under Mr.. Worth's charge.
The boat is not new but belonged to
the wrecked Morning Star. The
sea was rough and | soon became
very sick. Arthur was managing
the sheet and Mr.. Worth steering.
/ was presently surprised TO see
Arthur leaning over the side paying
tribute too. This Notwithstanding
= his recent voyage around Cape
' Horn and down from Honolulu.
When we were two-thirds of the
way there we were compelled to
tack and then the thwart which held
the front of the mast gave way and
we were compelled to head fol
home. 1t took several days to re-
pair the boat and also several days
TO recover from the seasickness.
MONDAY, Oct. l2th.-We began
school again last Monday, with a
good attendance. Mr.. Worth and
his wife Elizabeth, and Juuia, the
wife of Taitoj help in the school.
We had been in school less thar
an hour when steam launch was
seen approaching the landing. We
had not heard that ship had beer
seen, so were taken by surprise. II
proved to be the launch OF the Ger
man Corvette Albatross which has
come to take possession of the
islands for Kaiser William. They
had already taken possession Of the
western part of the Caroline Group,
Captain Plindeman and the surgeon
were in the launch with detach-
ment of marines and our old neigh
Dor on Ponape, Mr.. Kubary, The
party took dinner with us, got tho