Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-17

Br0hcr Nye. BEDTIME having ar
rivsl, we made preparations 10 retire.
Allilown une side Of the house are
sprtAd mats upon PUSHES, and tho IA
tive showed W SPOT about tho centre
VI tbs room where n few extra.ruahes
have been thrown 10 render II n little
softeL Here we made our bed while
the natives slept close by on
either side. All being ready, the
next feat II TO get Into bed.
But having become accustomed 10 "lhc
bu iner,, y we "slide In" without cRus.
Ing any unusual commotion. The
novelty n the situation did not pre-.
vent us rom going 10 sleep.
WeatOe neat morning Vt y O'Clock
and aflet welcome wash ia one ~ Che
cool stronis with which this country
aIuunds, We spent an hour or - g.
reading, then had prayer, n breakfast
N POTATOES aud bread following. SON
nitar thla our homes were brought from
the paddock (noldl where they have
been grazing Gfars alone comprise
the only food OF Maori h0rsca, grain
being ~ exp tsivc luxury. In hci
Ma0fi h0res would not eat grain "
they hal the thanoe their appctliet
never having leen cultivated" In
that objection.
our roai that morning led ~ Overn
more level county occupied by abUu.
dozen European families, who have
erected n neat little church aud school
house. A noteworthy feature aud 0nr
Tor whleh the pcop.a Of this county
deserve cOnaiderahlopfaise Is this that
wherever there are chlldren 10 Tie
number Of twenty, q school liz cs,ab.
llshcd by the government aud q suit
able teacher provided.
AZ noon We stopped by small brook
And vt our horses feed, Willis we par.
took of n lunch VI crAcken md dates
bought ut an inn by The l0aislie.
Daring the afternoon we travelled
some eighteen miles further and ar
rived Mt a Maori village situated on tho
banks Of ildal river over which We
liad ~ cross before reaching tue hou-
ses. This river IA one of the plague. Of
pur lives A. II nearly always hnppenH
that we arrive Mt this point whom fho
tide l. full, and we have either to
swim our horses or wait tlif tho tide
| goes out, which not unffcquently tuupr
~ TIL after dark, making the trip n
most dl-ngrceablc one, especially IN
winter, when We are compelled 10 stay
out In the rain. The tue was low on
| this occasion and we crossed ovsI
y without any difficulty. We then went
4 to house whore lives one N our Saints
n woman. her husband being "a mis-
rionafy, and he WIS not very well dis
posed towards ~. We applied ~ hlr
Tor permission 10 remain, and after 1
woman did all she could ~ make M
comfortable. During the evening W
held prayer and had some little con
vcrsatiou with the husband, who LIST
cncd with Indifference 10 what W.
said; Jut Brother bingham bore
strong t.-iitneny 70 itim " TIE truth o
thu Cospel. We had supper of notaloe
and beef, aud then retired, having
seat tail bed" to lie upon.
Aftcr the usual exercises next morn
lug We started by : O'Clock, calling o
, the balance of the natives toasy greet
ings as We passed through the Wiling,
: We rode over a rough country dur
Ing the days and arrived Mt
, canyon about o O'Clock, thfoug
. which we passed, crossing ,op Oh
way river sonic twrnty.ofie tlme.
w. alec rode r0ne distance Though
. densl forest, tho titgs and brush beln
: 10 thick that u was alm0st inpos,lhl
! 10 follow the trail. As we emerge
l from tho forest we came into vale
, where branch Of Saints are locate,
( All were away Al work whnn va nj
rivsi, but We made ounsclvs. ~ honil
1 turned our horses out aud took pose
. rlon I'LL the natives came, about \
, hour Afterwards. They gave us gree
: lngs Of welcome aud soon the not
y potatoes wuon. This meal We heart
y ~ enjoyed. During tho evening u
u gathered together, andiormal speech
OF welcome were given 10 the Pres
g dent, who had never before visited Ia
y end Of the island. We he'd prayers
v the morning and had q meeting Al
o O'Clock, at which tue President occ
|, pied nil the time. Afun the me.tlr
! dinncr wis served, consisting Of not
q toes, plppico and korofirori. The 4
Z trrnoOn was spent iu reading ~
\ sleeping, the latter being tho MOI
i prtierable, a. the weather Is becomif
q somewhat warmer. causing feeling
:. dfUwAincss. We remained over at IA
o village three days. During ono aitg
o noon we received word that the nAliy
l. hal captured whale, ~ we maila 4
II rnngcments 10 20 and see II. The n
q tives furnished Us "A boat for the pi
Q pose, aud sent two u the yoliug m,
to row us accross the bay.
y As the wind was favorable and Il
. tide going out, We soon landed on u
q spot. a huge black whale lay up,
q the beach, aud the natives were cuttit
K II up with sharp spAtcs, preparatory
d boiling. A. the place il q fugul
d whaling station, the people have :
/. tho Unnecessary apparatus 10 prepare Il
c grease for market, and the nianner
n which they worked showed that Tia,
u WIRE accustomed 10 tho business. v
/. did not remain very long, ~ the sun
=. from the "b0il p0tsn was anything hi
"A pleasant. ON cur way back rain Oogi
n 10 fall, and the sea rec 40 high Ia
!. We were compelled TO 70 back ~
IL borrow a larger boat before We cou
Z. return home.
II On Wednesday We left for Anoih
n branch anu nothing Of impor,an
" transpiroi, except that We met with
y piece VI very muddy road. Arnvii
II At TN. village We wera received som
n what coolly, M dis Ia n branch n
~ very often visited, on account Of "
% ruals, suppose tho membprs hA'
4. grown n little careless In regard TO Il
" Gospel. l agrcc with what PRESIDE
L. Wright SAID when up here, namel
y TINT there worc about a dozen Saiu
{ among NIL the Normons OF the Ngapu
" thbo-tliat Is those North Of Aucklan
II However, 70 show their h0epih,lit
d supper WIS served with n little mo
10 variety that usual. Potatoes, hrea
ii shark and piece u whale which hf
l. beca sent from friends, comprised Il
b, liberal supply u food.
n In the evening brother Blngha
IL gave some good instruction
10 This was the last villa
10 Of tho Saints ON our route. As