Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-30

term, appeared to DO much pleased at my
coming. / found tho village 10 consist OF
about u dozen or moro huta. which at /. dis
tanoo looked like gigantic hcchlyes. Tho
conical roofs we're covered with dried sea
grass, and the sides were mats OF the aamo
material. which could bo rolled up or let
down. When all tho mats wcre rolled up, tho
roon looked like huge cxtingulshcrs, resting
on stlta. These huts were scattered about
under grove Of cocoanut palms. and here
and there, Ike banks OF burning yerdure,
were bushes Of crimson hyblscua. Drawn
up along the white beach were tho out-ngger
canoes of tho nntlycs, for those people are
great fishermen, and seem to ,ake 10 the
water as naturally ~ 10 the land.
Az we neared tho village, mon, women and
children crowded out 10 greet us with merry
laughter and hid Us welcome and noticed
that an, even the old men, wore wreilhs OF
n0wurs about their heals, and aomo Of the
girls wore lnckete or capcs, OF fiowofs OF
many huos, which must have cost some labor
and could not last long; but, then, flowers
are abundant, labor Ia not valuable and thoso
Girls arc very alilful at such work.
Knma'a wife was named Nolu. and m we
nearod tho two huts which he owned. we saw
the woman swinging child In a hammock
suspended between two palm trees. The 1T
her father she reached out hor hands 10 come
10 him The mother kissed hor and lifted
her 10 the ground, when she ran 70 us as de-
void OF clothing NH ono OF Raphaols cherubs,
unloss tho wreath OF crimson blossoms inter-
woven 10 her dark hair might 10 called cloth
, Ing.
Ono Of tho huts wAs assigned 10 ne. Tho
furniture consisted Of o roll Of mats on which
10 aloop with carved piece OF wood TO be
, placed under the neck for pillow, some
wooden pOgs fastened IN tho post from which
TO hang clothing; nothing more.
II was about noon whom wa reached the
, village, aud being wonry from my tramp down
a the mountain I lay down and alept soundly
% IN tho sun was settling, might have slept
longer had not NH aroused mo by putting IN
his handsome head aud calling out;
whitley man suppy now"
l. | hurried out. and found u wooden bowl
h full OF cool water for me 10 wnali In with q
. towel Of soa grass 10 wipe NY hnnda upon.
, soon discovered that the families did not eat
y apart but All together, large iirn had beer
: built and about this the women were hroii'
i Ing fish, iroHi from the sea- The men were
. opening cocoanuts Just taken from the trees
II and ntill others We're occupied IN preparing
" thn great native dish called pot which u
- made frum q root and looks and tnatos very
= much like our sago whom unhay0red and
n mixed with sugar, IL must DO very whole
somo and nutritious as those people eat a
great deal Of L.
mover enloNcl n W"t lupfN ilAn wv
= that one We had neither knives nor forks
u aud our spoons weru mado Of cocoanut shells
x or Of the many beautiful sea shells 10 ID
I. found ln such abundance along the shores
4, By the time supper was over y WAS quit
y dark. Fresh fuel was added 10 the flro, moi
y Tor the purpose Of hoat. but 10 give light, II
). order 10 entertain me the natives OF ndioin
l. ing Villages soon came trooplng In. Tho slen
a, der girls and youths wore fairly drhped II
!, flowers, and about the fountains Of dam,
u they nt oncc began most graceful dance Z
% tho music OF their own yolccs and the clap
n p!ng Of hands by tho men. l should hay,
/ said that Wa Wa, Nicl,'a little sister, and al
. OF tho childron undor the boys ago, wer'
- sent 20 bod Immediately after they had eaten
The dancing and singing was kept up, will
70 slight Intervals untl near midnight, and
n think can way never saw 80 happy ant
a merry people
I, The following morning NJ daylight wa
y swok0 by tho roar Of the surf outside AM
At the shouts and laughter Of tho people.
& hurrledly dressed and went out, and III
IN sight that met my eyes shall never forget
- Ivory man, woman and child, including ~
baby WA.wn, was IN tho surf, swimming ans
q diving like 80 nRny dolphins. But the mos
b wonderful Of all was their cpasung on ny
ID breakers. Men, boys and girls would pusl