Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-22
WHAT A SIX FOUNDER DID.
NcV York sun.

Ncw York sun.
In the year that Our civil war broke cut
| left Honolulu for @ trading tIip amOrg
he Islands Of tbs South, but being more
particularly bound for the PaumOtu ISL
ands, which lie TO the southeast, on the
Tropic OF Cspricorn. There ere fifteen or
twenty groups OF islands in the South Pa
cifc, ard while the residents Of some are
civilized aud living like white FOLKS, there
are Others inhabited by s3oundrelly gIngs.
There are about thirty islands, large and
small, in the Paumota gyOup, and IL 1861
there wasn't a native among them WIN
was not a ,bief snd o lar when dealing
with white men. l think there we're two
OF three English missionaries on the larger
lslsuds at the date 7 mention, bat their
Influence vas iimIted. The natives were
q suesking lot, always playing for some
point Of advantage, and were rather bsld
IN contempt by the TRADERS. They would
chGa', steal ard lie, but II ole supposed
hem brave Ell oUgh to attack q vessel.
Our craft was afae, new schOoner. built
on the model of u fuiter, and ons of the
fastest crafts ever propelled by wind 70 yer,
She Hss also easy TO handle, and cTrisd c
dry deck through seas which would bsy,
wet q frigate fore ard aft. She was com
maud6d By Capt. Wales, 8 very cDUpa
tent mao, while l had the berth Of frs
mate. Our second was a Mr. Sheppard
and we had six men before toe mast. We
were loaded with articles of traffic, and our
armament consisted Of ore six-pnunder OF
= carGsgs and a GOz N swords sndmusSets,
The Captain had made Two previous v0y'
ayes 10 the isl5p6s, and he had very poo
erin on of the courage of the native.
We had sn upeventful yoy z 10 within
ore hundred miles of the islsnds, whCI
we encountered the brig Frisco, whici
had also bten on q trading vOysge. Sh'
showed q tignll of distress and | wa
OrGertd Il so aboard IN response. He
original crew Of ten man had been reduced
to OF @ half, and the Captain vas in meet
Cf The service OF y suTgeon, having q bsC
scalp wOuud and two cuts on the shoulder
! Three days before, rs the brig hid com
pleted her cargo, the natives had made
determined effort 10 capture her. Thre.
of her crew had heel killed, one drowned
and q 9Th carried Off q prisoner, and onl!
one man of The five remsinipg hal escspsC
being wounded. In repelling the native
thirty or forty Of them hsd been ElRughtsr
-; and the Csp'ain's sdyics 10 US was {,
SAX some other port. We could no
Spa;s the brig any hands, but ne fixed M
the wounded As we'll as We coald, on
CaKtlin went aboard to hear the pNrticu
lars OF the fight, ard when the vessel
s .parated We held TO our original course
Il am not to be scared cut by his yarn
Mr. Winters, he said TO me. Il know
those niger r~atjves, AID know that thel
haven't the c)ursRe Of shstp. l susp C
that the crew Of the brig and thu nsnve
went on q big drunk tcgelhsr, aud tia
whisky brought about q quarrel in wh:cl
sailors knitted each Other."
But il won't BE- much trouble to tsk:
proper precautions" Irsplied.
oh, no. You will have foil cbsrg
wfel We get en- trading grounds, rs l vii
have to look after the barter. Take sncl
precautions IS you like, though l think
will Be trouble for notbiUg
NV bump of caution is decidedly promi
nest. Az q sailor l always preferred t
n down and sto away before the storm
broke. / got MP the cutlassGs aud fount
them Sb1ut as sharp Is spades. The mus
kets were rusty ard out of repair, ard 60
caps ard builsts slowed away where hH'
q long hunt 10 fud them. W. were Il
sigh, of the islands before had tie srn
IN .ord shape, and the Captain had IN
dniged in u ore than a ehuckle over NJ!
eaOris. There were three or four ruler
di-tiibuted about The gIOap, but the heat
N N recognized by traders was kroTn b.
the title of 'O'd Lop." His LEI
shoulder was badly down and n
was cd ard skiuny. Instead o
being called lSp-shouldereI, the sailor;
gaze him the briefsr and more expressive
nickname OF "Oad Lop." He lived on 81
;slArd known to IA in toe dsyS rs th'
Horseshoe, aud this was about tbe cenal
Ci the group. Toere were safe ctanneli
among the Isles ard a craft lying Of tht
Horseshoe wss perfectly sheltered in auJ
sort Of weather. We were y whole day
making our way down through the chan
neis AID it struck me as vary curious thai
all the native boats KEPT well out Of hail
We sighted a score or more of them, bu'
they wanted DO'hiDg Ct u. 10 three Of
four cases Whtre the captain baWlId .
them through his trumpet We heard thei
defiance in answer.
When We reached Our anchorage it wa
nearly dusk. Only one boat came off Il
US, and the native who Boarded Us acted Il
me like q MAI bent en- spme GRAND Of mis-
chief. lie said that trade WSs dullant
Old LOO sick Of fever, but that be Womb
see on the morrow what could be done
Oar Captain WA the only man on bosr'
who Co5ld talk this lingo and for reasons o
bis own be did not let on that he hsd en-
cCuntsrsd the brig or bad q suspicion tina
anything had happened, As soon as nigh
ame ! pot the watch under aims, and
tWica duTirg fhs night We ferrC
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