Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-11-30

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pc . 's,i,,ion house consists OF four.
'sl6ame building facing southeast
foODss ., large rooms were built in 1861
N. two smaller added in 1898.
..s 4, also a small kitchen and little
usI ,opse adjoining the main building.
,s,rber and iron roofing used in its
,s,r,ion we're imported from New
,.d The land on which II stands
's.., one and half acres--belongs to
| y. government like all other lands on
a' and the mission pays s7o per
lO-s IN rent Tor the use Of 1t. Most Of
lo,s covered with a natural grass
M hnt there are also a number OF
w an H. among which four bread
w ,,,es IRON which the brethren get
Sts btead.lruit they need while 1t is
'.,,orl four cocoa.nut palms and
Zen orange trees. Besides this the
49,, have free access to fine cocoa
=, s,oye lying adjacent to the mission
-, from which they can get near.
m tbey need in the cocoa.nut line.
- yery seldom have to buy any, and
NV ,g do. they get all they want at the
=. n hall cent per nut. Oranges
:. ne had Tor twenty Eve cents per
.l,.d. but the brethren can get all
- want for picking them, as a rule;
.is,olher times the natives bring them
-, in exchange for matches, writing
.,o,, envelopes, pepper medicine, etc,
.s,,b costs next to nothing. Most Of
\, au6n which they use they obtain in
,imlar way, though sometimes they
suv Il a, the rate OF ,hree.iourth cents
:, oound. Flour costs about ss.s per
s.,5ted; and meat, canned salt and
,.,,t are somewhat expensive; but taxi
.,n ali through the expense ioi food,
,s,eb the Elders cook themselves, ioots
a 10 only about twelve cents per day
4, ,,eh man. The brethren take turns
scooking. changing every day, and the
,sly objection that one would naturally
.,y, TO the mode OF living Is the same.
a., in the food. 1t is ''uh" rice and
Ooos.nut sauce at every meal, Of which
osy two are taken per day, namely
b,,aklas, between nine and ten in the
morning and dinner between four and
i've 10 the afternoon. They have bread
irui, abou, six months in a year; oc-
,asionally they also eat sweet potatoes
add hsh. Bananas are also plentiful.
For a cheap and easy living Tonga
SANDS ahead Of any locality and coun.
~ that have ever visited. In fact peo-
pe could subsist for months on what
azure herself provides for the inhabi'
ANTS without any e1eTtion on their part
tteep, to pick fruit and eat. And this
nalufally makes the natives Of the Ton.
gin Islands the most Independent peo-
ple Imaginable. That this has a ten
d,ney to make them lazy and indolent
IS but natural. The average Tongan Is
70, supposed to work more than about
one day per week.
The lot upon which the mission house
sands Is iour chains Sixteen rodsl deep
nd three chains and sixty-fve links
fourteen and three.hith rods) wide.
he southeast side faces the government
road and the opposite side the sea
h,ich, or rather the lagoon shore.
through them Is narrow strip OF
go,efnmeni land intervening, reserved
for beach purposes. The house stands
back rom the road about five and half
iois, and one and half rods inf from
ne northeast line. The distance from
he house TO the boat landing is about
Nenly rods. On the three sides OF the
p'smSes are beautiful cocoa-nut groves,
and the one Immediately in front OF the
lolse, across the government road is
PARTICULARLY pleasing to the eye, though
! shuts Oh the inland view entirely. |
me view 10 the northwest is toward and |
and over the lagoon, which at the poi-t |
about one mile across. The wooded |
h.aad and peninsula on the other side |
sl'h iheif tall cocoa-nut trees rising high |
Above the thick foliage which reaches |
Gear down 10 the waters edge, presents |
very fine landscape. Taking II alto.
lslheT think the Tongan mission house
Z a very good sample OF tropical |
none'. The house itself with Its broad |
,sfandas and all its surroundings GER
AMY entities Il to that distinction. The
l'' Is no, fenced. There is native
aotle standing just seven rods north.
eS' oi the mission house, occupied by |
wat could consistently be termed a
ample native family. They are quite
l,lghooTy and kind TO the missionaries
sna occasionally attend meeting, but as
lsy belong to the Wesleyan denomina.
loh lhey do not feel at liberty to adopt
1siellglon OF their neighbors.
me Elders are supposed to spend
.,'S Of Their time out among the ma.
vs.. w.. ~ lhelr respective villages; but It is
s.n hard to get food and lodgings,
-euse Tue mission house is naturally
Aaue more attractive than il otherwise
,eu'H oe the case, and especially for the
~ Lluefs who are learning the langu-
~, ana who. until they can speak il,
'g NV. not iafe well among the natives.
ri ~ young Elders when at their
dI an, headquarters are by no means
nv away Their time. They are study.
vs., hlid to learn the language and to
~ Il. themselves IN regard to the princi.
I ~ VI me Gospel, and their hearts are
!. me work before them, aud II would
,,. unjust to iaseribe the little success
y ''uung their labors so far in Tonga
N NY laek OF energy and earnestness
4 nv part The usual daily routine
.i Le mission house is to rise about six
'' 49,. IN the morning, and have prayer
MAVEN even before prayer is offered a
' ,,,plei or two is read from the Tongan
lng ', ,oh oil the Bible. and a hymn
!, ule same is repeated in the even
u, y being offered at S p. m. Re.
,o YOU y. breakfast and dinner, the only
~. meals taken, the brethren attend to