Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-11

well attended meeting at the meeting
house, Elder Beck being the principal
speaker.
Wednesday, September 18th. At 1850
o. IN I, Elder Beck aud gave the parting
hand 10 Elders Jensen and knudsen
aud lett Saleaula on our return trip. We
stopped to cat breadalfuit and drink
cocoa and milk la Lealatele, entered the
bush ga. m., got through "a 1880 y.
m, met Elder Lewis b Bumham at
Puapua the FIRST native village reached
alter getting through the bush. aud then
walked with him tnrcc miles larther o a
point where the boat sent to meet Us
was anchored There. we also met
Elder George S. Bu nham and our young
friend George krnison, vino were ~
charge Of the boat After refreshing
ourselves by drinking some cocoa nut
milk, we boarded the little craft, aud
rOwed about four miles 10 Tuaslye point,
where we again parluo OF the hopi-
tally OF Brother David X uisIu, IT,,
and vile, and at S y. M, We continued
our travel by boat, going i've miles 10
Silclavalu. where the naive Saints uu-
der the direction OF Brother Fred Nsni
son, prepared a feast for Us. Thirty.
hve people sat down upon the meeting
house floor to eat, with the Elders az The
head oil the table. Nearly every variety
Of native food was provided, most OF
which was very good and pslatablc
After the feast We held a meeting &C.
cofding TO previous appointment, at
which ! spoke FIRST and was followed by
Elder Beck.
Thursday, September, 10Th. The day
was stormy, and at times the rains dcs.
ccnded as il only can 10 the tropics. Al
4p M, Elder Beck and your cOrresp II.
dent, accompanied by the two L ders
Burnham and Brother Fred Renison,
boarded a boat belonging 10 Mr. David
kgnison, aud pulled out Tor Upglu.
Tue wind being contrary, we bad 10 row
all the wav, and that too while the rain
was literally pouring down upon ow
| devoted heads. Ia order TO shorten the
distance we yentured through MARION
aud somewhat dangerous passage oy D.
the reel into the open ocean. We Then
pulled straight for the little rocky Is and
| Apolima, intending 10 land there and
| spend the night; but ON nearing the is
land the breakers were seen to roll very
| high at or near the only landing place,
and the darkness OF the niEht also hay
Ing settled down upon "a, Brother keui.
son considered Il unsafe 10 attempt %
land. Consequently, We changed ou'
course and pulled for the island o
| Manono, lying about two miles turtle
to the east. Having tcich the west
coas, Of that island, we were told that
The village Ia which We ought to spend
/ the night was situated on the opp Jsltc
side. Hence the rowcr,, tired as they
were con inued their ldbors, paddlin.
I I'll. Of
island. Atleugth, tired AID hungry, We
landed at the village OF Salcataua, stu
aled at the extreme southeastern point
OF the island We had come distance
OF about twelve miles. Alter securing
our boat, We entered a native house.
where family belonging TO the Church
! lived Here we ate our own food iJf
supper, after which we were sent TO q
neighbor's house 10 sleep. There We
stretched ourselves on the mats prJvii'
ed lot Us, and used our shoes and
saichcls lor pillows. The master ol the
house being told about my special
mission showed me additional attention
by throwing me a white sheet to cover
! myself with. The other brethren slept
without covering.
Friday, September 3o,h. We arose a,
!
promenade around the island. BY walk.
ing at an ordinary gait II took Us one
hour and twenty-five minutes. There
are nine small villages ON the island.
and we passed through all OF them.
We were offered no breakfast by the
natives though we had divided with
them tn evening before. At s a. m,
we continued our voyage by rowing two
miles over to Laiovi, one Of our mission.
AIRY stations situated on the west end OF
| Upolu, Here we met Elders Joseph A.
| Rasband and William A. Moody, who
hold the missionary tort at this point, and
| / started to work at once to obtain the
needed historical information and 10
| give the usual instructions In regard TO
/ record heeplng. BY and by the natives
brought us a splendid meal consisting
OF bread.fruit, shark, cnick,n, devil
| fish. and another kind OF fish called
"matu" by the Samoans. At p. M,
the two Elders Burnham and Fred keni'
son started by boat on their return trip
to Slvaii, and we who remained held
good little meeting with the Saints at
Lalovi. Brother Beck and ! were the
speakers. Towards evening Elder Beck
and Moody started on foot Tor Fagalii,
leaving me TO follow alone on horseback
the next day.
Saturday, September goth, Elder
Rasband and myself arose at daylight
and walked to the neighbor who had
promised US the use OF his horse. After
some difficulty the animal was found,
caught, saddled up and mounted; but
the brute insisted in going backward in.
stead OF forward, and cut up quite a
number OF capers, when he found that
we wanted HIM to leave his masters
premises. II was not ti,l Elder Rasband
mad belabored him somewhat roughly
with traction OF a tall tree that he
could be induced to start Tor Apia. The
ride proved more tlresome to me than
the walk would have been, but got
there at last. Counting the numerous
villages that / passed through, getting
oil aud on the horse to climb fences,
holding ON 10 my heavy satchel which
had failed to iasten to the saddle, and
endeayoring to show the animal that
carried me, white mans manners, kept
me busy as | pursued my lonely ride
along the narrow winding path. leading
alternately through village and bush.
also stopped In native house to get
| lunch and obtained a cocoa nut to drink
from native boy who could tails little
| English. At 2:5o p M, ! arrived at
Apla, about thirty miles from Laloyi,
and after pauaking OF refreshments at
Mr.. Hellesoe, | continued to Fagalii.
where found that Elders Beck and
Moody had proceeded me a few hours.