The morning call., 1891-02-22

scarcely TO be supposed that our company
OF greenhorns should not blunder into Of
lenses. Hoka on one of his visits fell sud
denly in brooding silence, and presently
AFTER lett the ship with cold formallty.
when be took me back into favor he adroltly
and poIntedly explained the nature Of my
offense: l had asked him to sell cocoanuts,
and In Hoka's view articles of food were
things that gentleman should give, not
sell; or at least that he should not sell to
any friend. On another occasion l gave my
boats crew luncheon OF chocolate and bis
cults. had sinned, | could never learn
now, against some point of observance, ana
though was dryly thanked. my offerings
were left upon the beach.
But our worst mistake was slight we
put on iona, HOka's adaptive father, and
IN his own eyes the rightful chief of Anaho
In me hrst place, we did not call upon MN,
as perhaps we should, in his fine new Euro
pean house, the only one in the hamlet. In
the second, when we came ashore upon a
visit to his rival, Taipi-kikino it was IONA
whom we saw standing at the head of the
beach, magnificent figure of man, mag
nihcently tattooed: and it was of Toma that
we asked our question, Where is the
chief?"
What chief?" cried Toma, and turned
ms back ON the blasphemers. Nor did ne
forgive u.s. Hoka came and wen. with us
daily; but alone, / believe, of all the coun-
tryslde, neither Toma nor his wife set toot
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sisted, 1t is bard for a EuTopean to compre,
bend. The Flying City of Laputa, moored
for fortnightin st. James Park, affords but
pale figure of the Casco anchored before
Anaho for the LOnGoner has still his change
OF pleasures, but the MarqueSan passes 10
his grave through an unbroken uniformity
of days
Or the afternoon before it was intended
we should sail, Valedictory party came on
board, nine of our particular friends,
equipped with gifts and dressed as for fes-
tival. Hoka, the chief dancer and singer,
the greatest dandy of AnahO and one OF the
handsomest young fellows in the world
sullen. snowy, dramatic, light as feather
ana strong as an oX-it would have been
hard on that occasion to recognize, as he sat
there stopped and silent, his face heavy and
gray. 1t was strange to see the lad so much
affected; stranger still 10 recognize IN MS
last gilt one of the curios we had refused ON
the first day, and to know our friend, SO
gayly dressed, so plainly moved at our de-
parture, for one OF the half-naked crew that
had besieged ana insulted us on our arrival;
StraDgest OF all, perhaps, to find III tnat
carved handle of a fan, the last of those
curiosities Of the first day which had now all
been given to us by their posseSSoTS-thelr
chief merchandise for which they had
sought to ransom us as long as we were
strangers, which they pressed on us for
nothing as soon as we were friends. Inc
last visit was not long protracted. One after
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their canoe, when Hoka turned his back i'm
mediately upon the ship, SO that we saw his
face no more. Taipi, on the other hand, re-
manned standing aud facing US with gracious
valedictory gestures; and when Captain
OtlS dipped the ensign the whole party sa-
luted With their hats. This was The fare
well; the episode of our visit To Anaho was
held concluded; and though the Casco re-
manned nearly forty hours at her moorngs,
no: one returned on board, and am inclined
In hn. AuA rir 10
beach. This reserve and dignity is the
finest trait of the Marquesan.