Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-11
Jonson's Travels
LITTER NO. SxSlL

W. DA'' - s,yaii on his schooner - -
he islana o. ,.,,sd to take any OF inc
would DC ,,,p him free OF charge a ilvo a,I
Elders ~ ", S,. extended to them on 'na" ~
shieh be naI a., s As sayaii was one OF
ioms ,.o oJ.I on my travelling programme ,l0iI
the i'lanu ls W "o5 myself decided to aVa''
ourselves ' o. ,,,s We lett FagaliI late in
ior Sh'n p',F We speut the evening az
the aI's, ,'"o room in Apia, and the n, ,IS
ID. 's. ,. ,,i,nd Mr.. Hellesoe. W. V ,,,,
ooa,i'' '.,, ', loor with a small pillow io'
bard pa'lO' ' .oJ a sheet for covering
,.eh Of , Us, i ols.t that unyieldioE foo,
'a, .l ni' would. the boards unde'ne. .,.n
Lie now i,',' : MA, would not CONFORM to inc
ne '1', !, my body. How often during
,hlp, ,, !, nigh, did wish lor more S,D,
S a., on nv bones, the change o. !, I ,"n
aan ., ~ ,',' having deprived me Of ten
anu ''- ~s N. ,eanty supply with wn'e"
PouaI t,,,. four months ago. imagine,
I'A ng',' reasons. that man built
10 oo, e', .,er the style OF my FRIEND
,ol, ,.. frances NJ. Lyman, would nave
s'o, . ,,scb more comfortable on , tne
AeP' " IVA han 1 did. How felt IKE
,as .si. ~ myself in the morning when
l g',oys,ea a sol, parlor sofa standing
!. T N. room. just long enough l'r a , man
p us 49, ',,s 4, stretch on, in. Why didn't
o. Wy .a IN the night to occupy III My
s' =, assured me in the morning
~, he had slept well during the n'HnP
,l.' ,n,giped I saw a misehievious
wy on N, lace when he said so. This
- '..'' INV introduction to Samoan bed.
,sa,,b ,be natives sleep on their gravel ,aI''s
Of pspple stone foors' 'ns's'u VI 'D
o'. ,,,,d,v September i4ih. Quite
III. \, Ike morning we boarded MI,
Guy ~, srboonef fine little craft OF
hs .,.Ss c,paeily and with a deck ior'y,,
s ". W. ,.st long. II Is generally manned
NV v, geni,on aud his son Thomas
" - mere ( no Mormon Elder ON
49, ~ sssist. Al 9 q. M, anchor was
Ma and / started out on lne ms,
.,Gooner voyage Of my lile' lhe VINO
Gewinr gently irom the norm, we mao
49, al Of the Apia bay or harbofi
H., !, ,o.toa.m We found ourselves
s-,5Je me reef and we're able to steer
gnigbt for Sayaii. the mountainous
b,isets oi which were seen In the vest
Por some time our progress was very
'Iov ouinr 10 a calm, butai,er Tommy
IA, ra,ive lad had whislled repeatedly
iof wind. pleasant breeze arose from
me sag which at once filled the sails ana
.ssi d, toward cur point Of destination
"a GOOD speed. While Elder Beck
,5sd N, hand at the mdder, Capiai
REASON and myselitalked bible,religion
ard history until the good captain lost
M reckoning and gave Tommy the
vfopg word Of command. which result
edin running the schooner aground ON
the usks just as we had safely crossed
he dingeious reef al shutdown to the
smoo,h waters inside. Aud there she
hyul The tide arose and lifted her oil
about midnight. But In the meantime
Edef Beck roged himself and me on
shore In the little boat carried by the
schooner. The distance was about a
nile, and We lanled at Mr.. kenison's
pier al Sidewalk, near which one OF our
meeting houses also stands. Seeing
that the two Elders stationed here were
at home conceived Of the idea Of play.
ing smart By leaving Elder Beck behind
and Introducing myself TO the brethren
as aStfangef. But | either played my
pan clumisly OF my assumed looks and
actions could moi hide my true charac-
tgTas a Mormon Elder, Tor as soon as |
appeared in the door, Elder Lewis b.
Bamham, though he had not seen me
before, greeted me quite naturally with.
Come in, Brother Jensen" So | went
10, and Brother Beck followed; and we
spent pleasant evening with the breth.
zen, after ieasting with them on bread
fruit and fish. ID was the first time IN
my lie that parlook OF bread fruit.
was hungry and ate II with such relish
mat called for bread fruit again at the
next meal Elder Lewis h. Burnham
pTesdes over The missionary work on
me ISLAND Of Sayaii, and also has charge
q The station at Salelayalu, assisted by
hls cousin, Elder George 5. Burnham.
Our schooner voyage during the day
represented distance oil about thirty.
i've miles.
Sunday September is.h. Meeting
was held In the meeting house at Sale.
laVaui commencing at S a. m. Owing
!olhe stormy wealher-the raiu descend.
,ls ~ lotTtn!s-only about a dozen peo-
pls attended. Elder Beck and | were
~. speakers, Alter the meeting we
sNked over TO the residence OF Brother
Eiea henlson, the only white member
y ne church at Salelayalu, and partook
q asplendid meal prepared by BROTHER
Asaaons native wife. At i:AS u. m.
We louf Elders boarded a little boat
manned by Fred Kenison and he
younger brother George. and sailed
along the coast five miles In a noy,hs,ly
Tha 'sSgoin TO the residence Of Brother
NV henson, JLp At Tuasiye point
~. IAN descended increasingly while
sIN l Na'ef but the boat sped ON al
Nv, ~ Iale, The wind blowing from the
NV sm oglheIi and IN about three.iourtbs
~. "ohl the time OF starting we
c isauea al Iuaslye point, nanny and
, ,agSs'll, though drenched 10 liz sIin
R,a received warm welcome H.,
S SiV'lsi henlson and his native Wiz
c raose KIND hospitality we soon sh, Ny
IISi Li''s .lag at p, M, we held a good
hons s meeting at Brother Kenison's
I'd po,.qi Glse a number Of natives attend.
B,o, demonstrating the bad wes,her
ib ,S, .na., seek and myself were agsir
it,uoe . Aud now came a ,. agsln
p. MN prominent chief residing lu ~
p,s'uo.'otlng native village Tor me- 10 ~ ~. stie
H. 's slg In his house in the ev 90 %o,u
NlSy,sD Ea name was Lauate and ~.
vas co rUSapoa, OF course the reo T ,".
gay tbnh ,pned With, and wending any
he Il.