The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-05-11
PEECHES AND KAvA.
Mrs. J. u. Strong in san Francisco Elk
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Honolulu I'll. ~, March 3.-Wo
had brought out tho long wicker
chairs on tho sand, handed them
over the veranda rail in fact, for the
beach house, "Manuia." is 10y the
sea.
Two young follows in white duck
we call them "Puoaka" and "Tusi-
Tus" since their return from Samoa
were stretched out in comfortable
attitudes, smoking and talking about
the tropics and their experiences
there.
"I'm tired OF hcuring arout the
political side Of your Samoan trip"
| said, and with truth, for "PuoalSa"
Gamoau for shadow catcher, artist
lad accompanied tho Hawaiian EN-
bassy, of which "Tusi Tusi' (secre-
I .ry, quick writorJ was an important
member, and / had heard the politi-
Gel situation of those Islands, strug
Cling in the grasp of the Germans,
reviewed in all it's lights.
Tell me-" ] said, something
nj out the people themselves. We're
| they wild savages, naked and foro-
! cioua, brandishing spears and shrek
i,P for gore"
Tusi Tusi laughed. 81 never saw
more dignifiod man, or one with
finer manners, than King Malietoa.
Ho wore malo or breeCh- cloth, but
his skin was like shining bronze.
"Well," said Pueaba, "old Malie-
toa sent his canoe for us early ono
Friday morning, and this was to be-
the first formal presentation of tho
Hawaiian Embassy to the King. It.
was about 9 o'clock in the morning
"A beautiful day"
"Hot ms bluzesp' from Tusi-Tusi.
"MalietOa's brother steered tho
canoe, four mon padded, and Folon,
a high chief, stood at tho bow acting
as pilot through the reef
Did the chiefs wear any clothes7"
| asked
"No, nothing but strip Of tapa or
bark cloth around tho lOius, and
wreaths Of seeds and flowers about
their neckB. Handsome fellows they
were, too, over six feet tall, IA most
Of the Samoaus are, beautifully oiled,
and shining in the sun like bronze
| statues come 10 life.
"When we were about half milo
| from where the grand meeting was
to be, the boat turned in and landed,
| n order for us to put on our tOgs.
| An old man came down 10 the shore,
! welcomed ia and took MS 10 his
house, all spread with fine mats and
one ancient chair with three legs
lie made us neat little speech
| which was translated by tho court
interpreter, "A halfCastc American and
Samoan. Ono Of us thanked them
and theu tho kavn bowl was pissed
around aud we all took drink
"Then mat was let down from
| the rafters and We went into the
little improvised dressing room,
opened our grip-sacl9 and put on
! our toys.
There were six big chiefs waiting
| to receive usa delegation from the
! Couucll-h house. They shook hands
with IA all around, beckoued us to
follow them, and thcu fed away
| through q grove Of bread fruit and
! banana trees.
when we arrived ST. King Mnlie
| toa'g house he welcomed us right
royalty and placed VS. on his right
aud left hand on bench covered
with tapaa and fine mata. Then the
! kuya bowl WAS brought out and ono
| of the Princraaos uade the kava.
"Thcy mako quite ceremony over
it.. Whom it was ready the Priu-
ross ."
"irr sole garment" sad Tnsi
! Tu4s. WIS prttlcpgt of leavee, and
/ ( assure you, IT. was very becoming
| ".5ue was SIS pretty as Fl picture"
rrtmurd Puraka. enthusiastically
and so smiling and graceful She
/ elnpprd her hands SIS signal that
l.l was rcady, and the body servant
/ ~ the King took ms Mnjesty's drink
/ .ug cup. made of half g. cocoauut
yDijsbed, and filled If with the bow
rrage, first spillipg a part on the
! ground 70 ward away the evil
( : JTIis"
/ " We hnd to drink ours IN separate
/ cups" said Tusi Tusi 1T IL sure
! death to use q royal cpcOauut.'
Did you sTil yours ON the ground,
TOO, TusiIusI7" ! asked