Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-11-02

buried alive, because, as he himself
said. II he could not eat he should get
thin and weak, and the sitls would call
him skeleton and laugh at him. He
was buried by his own father, and when
he asks 4 iobe strangled FIRST, hewss scold-
ed and told to be quiet, and be buried
like other people, and give them no
more trouble, and he was buried accord.
ingiy.
Thursday, August 9Th. | took a long
walk along the beach and around the
peninsula on which Suva is situated
visiting on my way the large and com
modiuus native government building
erected for the acco mmodalion Of those
Fijians who are In the employ e the
government There are quite a numuef
Of these hui dings and nearly all the
male occupants have the title Buta
(chieO prehxed to their names. some Of
them ling members OF the roy al family.
As most Of them could speak English
had no trouble to Introduce myself 10
some oi the leading men who IN turn
introduced me TO o,here. Thus | be-
came acquainted with Kadavu Lew, a
grandson OF Cakobau pronounced
Teakomba) the former king Of FIT, and
his two lady cousins, also grandchildfe
Of the late king. who we're there on
visit. The Oldest OF these Ritls, whose
name Is Leiio (-ydia) Cakoban ranA as
me Of the prettiest women among the
+ jams. she Is nineteen years Old and
40, Ut to be married TO young chiel ut
Bewa. Her sister, Teimumu Nuiksba,
seventeen years old, Is also a handsome
woman ior fljian. Both rsns as pin
cesses. Through the courtesy Of Kadavu
Lew. Matiilinu, the doctor and other
leading natives, was taken into several
houses and introduced to number Of
families. WIN all seemed very cOmlor
table and everything about their dwell
ings tidy and clean. Some Of the houses
are 40 itei long by IS feet vide and very
strongly bu II. The intenor Is all one
rom. but often as many as hall dozen
doors opens to the outside. The floors
are all covered with mat, ana that part
which constitutes the bed is generally
taised loot or so above the rest oi the
floor.
In my walk passed large gang OF
prisoners working on the road for which
some were quarD log rock aud Others
were packing these rocks on their heads
from the quarry or end Of tramway to
such parts ui the road as needed them.
IL was strange sight to see this long
string VI almost naked men walk ng m
single iile with their heavy burdens; and
It reminded inc very much OF the pictures
have seen representing the children o.
Israel In bondage IN Egypt. Most OF
the prisoners were Indians, but there
were also quite a numDer Of Fjians.
Further on came to an Indian village
containing about two hundred families,
who live in small, announcement and dirty
huls. They are people VINO were brought
In to the country as contract or in0en
tufed labor,rs. and who after serving
their five years a. such are trying 10 Iase
rice or do something ioT living tiii
another hive years have passed. when
they are entitled TO Tree passage back
to india. was told That most OF them
avail themselves Of this opportunity,
not being pleased enough with Fiji to
make u Their permanent home. Find.
Ing a young fellow who cold talk
htile EngliSn. vas piloled ty him into
several tUuses where | had AN oppof.
unity OF study ing Tor myself the interior
arrangements OF the HOUSES Of these un
fortunate peupe. gong through the
village | seemed TO arouse considerable
curiosity, as people were peeping out
from almost every door; bu | was not
molesied by anyone. neal d consider.
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