The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-20

deep streams as good as any natives. Just
before shutdown we arrived at Saluafata,
and We're kindly received by a native
family with whom we were slightly ac-
quainted.
We were glad to get in dry clothes once
more and were anxious to examine our
shoulders, for they felt as though they
were about out of joint. Our twenty
pound bundles had, seemingly, increased
in weight to fifty pounds.
Our supper, and nearly all of our meals
during our two days. stay here, consisted
OF sweet potatoes, kalo and fish; and for
DESERT we sometimes had a few bananas
One very good stew or soup we also had,
which was made from
DEVIL FISH AND cocoANUT MILK.
Saluafata is just halfway to our jour-
ney's end and the next half is mostly
travelled by boat although there is path
leading across the high and rugged noun
Jams TO the other side Of the island, but it
is OF late only seldom tramped, on account
OF the report that number of slaves. most
OF whom were born cannibals, have
escaped from the plantations and are roam
ing around in the forest practicing their
ora customs by dining on the flesh and
blood of every Samoan they can catch.
Whlle IN this village we saw native
cricket game, and it might not be exagger-
atlng to state right here that for some
months past and at the above date thevery
atmosphere in every village on this island
IS thickened by sounds of ''kilikitil kill
klti.l kilikitil Up
Inc natives neglect the planting of food
and simply forget everything to play
cricket. All the men and boys from every
village in one district or county form a
cup, sometimes reaching to a hundred and
nifty In club. They will commence their
trip around the island by first playing at
the nearest district until they have eaten
nearly all the food in the district, and then
going On and doing" each set of villages
In turn. 1t is quite an odd sight to witness
one OF these crack games. The wickets,
batters and runners can hardly be seen for
the mob of tielders that surround them,
| and every time fielder stops ''grounder''
Or catches ''tiy'' he will show his delight
by running and whooping wildly through
the crowd to try his luck in another posi-
| ton in the field; but when man makes a
muir he is quickly hunted up and given
TWO OR THREE LICKs WITH STICK
by one of number of chiefs who 20
through the crowd, willow in hand, to see
that all the players are on duty.
There are two judges (umpires) selected
from each club; they pair off, represent
ing the two clubs at each wicket. And
whatever decision these Judges make at
their respective wicket is law
| When band can be engaged it is in at
tendance, consisting of painful sounding
horn, tin pans, a muffled drum and tin
whistle
| If there be no band, the club at the bat
sit down together and sing some of their
oid-tlme chants to encourage their men al
| the bat.
We left Saluafata on the evening of the
second day there, in a native boat, bound
for the east end of the island. The night
was calm and clear and beautifully lit ur
| by full moon and the sea was like lake.
| We soon had light land breeze and the
sails were run up. The men at the oars
after deciding that the wind was going tc
last, prepared a place to lie down, and in
ten minutes they were all asleep, and not q
sound could be heard save the constant
roar of the breakers about a quarter of q
mile to the right of US.
We sailed quietly along for two hours OF
more, when we were suddenly aroused by
the native at the rudder calling the crew
He told them he did not like the shape of a
small cloud, which he had been watching
since It's appearance above the horizon in
| the north. AS this is the month that hur
rlcanes spring up without an hours warn
ing, we were soon awake to our position
ana IN very lew minutes the natives haC
all the sails down and their oars out pre-
pared for blow. BY this time the little
lone cloud had reached an enormous size ant
other clouds had appeared and were rush
ing by the moon
| AT TERRIFIC SPEED.
We could now plainly see that we were
very close to heavy gale, but fortunately
it was to the east of US, and we were out O.
immediate danger. The desire to sleep haC
now left the majority of us, and
after the crew had rowed hare
for about an hour, we reached
our destination. 1t was about 2 a m
when we arrived at our native Brother
Ifopo's house, where we were soon insid,
our mosquito bars and asleep on our mats
BY the kindness of the captain of thu
United States man-of- war Adams, our fel
low-laborers, Mr.. and Mrs. William 0
Lee and their little daughter Louie, had ;
pleasant passage from the island Tutuila t.
Apia when the steamer came over OF
February 9th.
The many friends of Mrs. Lee will b,
pleased to learn that since her arrival il
Apia she is much stronger and healthier.
EBAY WOULD.