Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-13

NFlNANU ANI ANf AWE
My last note closed with us landing
at vayaii capital Of the northcunost
group u the Friendly Islands.
We went ashore and found here quite
settlement of natives ana possibly
twenty-five or thirty whitcs-ucrman
and coloniaia-and about eight or ten
well stacked small niorua. We were not
hong In finding n,mc natives who had
been TO Samoa and could talk enough
for ~ to make ourselves understood.
We also noted the similarity between
samoan nhd Friendly TonFan-.
languages. The natives soon crowded
In the hut that we had boon Invited to
cntor aud seemed pleased to hear US
talk samoan. They have law here
In the harhor that forhlda a native 10
go without a shirt or coat besides their
ioln cloth OF iavaiaya. 10 that they all
looked quite well dressed compared to
other tropical Islanders.
We noticed that all the trees In the
village were orange and cocoanut and
all the streets were nice lawn.
liut one great Disadvantages n the
NhAhls ANtlN "
NO RUNNING WATER.
on any of these numerous islands. The
natives get some OF their fresh water
rom wells or springs nnd some by dir.
ltnF Ia the sandy beach when the tide
N cut. The Foreigners use rain water
IN irun tanks. II has always boon q
strange fnct e. me a. know that pure
ffrsh water win SPRING NJ In the sand
1 NH.IN a.. q 4
tide II IN the salt water was four 10
alS feet dcvp.
We saw here. too. some very nnn
horaca and cattlei also some sheep and
funit our steamer moved away from
the wharf when the tide went out and
anchored out IN the bay. but We didn't
know u. 10 when We went back 10 tho
wharf ana fund ourselves lot 90 our
foelihrn can better BE- Imagined than eN-
pressed There was also an English
tourist who went ASHORE 10 tell the post
master he knew there should be- some
letter for him I wonder 90 II all post
masters are ever told this TOO. Well.
when We went 10 the wharf ana found
The steamer Eone-we couldn't zee u
~ was Just mldniFhD our tourist
friend with his little cap and one eye
glass was drcndfuily stirred up" don't
you know, and told some 81 the natives
with decided emphasis that be- Travelled
itrictly Tor pleasure and DIDN'T want
any trouble ~ this Hind. and 10 make
the scene more ridiculous, h. didn't
seem TO tcillEe that ths poor natives
DIDN'T UNDERSTAND
word he said. Surely most men hope
loHFly forget themselves when out Of
patience. The natives soon shower ~
the steamers head ilrht out In tho bay
aud after waiting a Tow minutes boat
from inc steamer came ashore and took
~ out, where We were kept awake tho
rest ~ tho nlght by the Noise 81 the
hOlhiiur engines loading bananas and
ornnEcn. etc, Tor tho Auckland. n. T..
market.
Just after daylight In the morning We
left NnNali ana steamed winding
course 10 uvado Islands ana shoals aud
reef. Tor a number 81 miles aud after
reaching tho open" sea we headed
straight south fpr the ilahpai group II
tho same Friendly Islands This small
group lies Just above tho ocean level
about hundred miles south frlm
Navali There was no harbor here; tho
steamer merely wound her way into a
large lagoon ana
DROPPED ANCHOR.
about three quarters % q miles from
the white sandy beach. We Mere very
kindly met here by iifuther Gliea-n
very Foo1 man who Joined the church
while the Elders were On these Islands
about I'VE Years aEp. Ito took u ashore
In his ilne one mast cutter and me
sail Il was. too. 10 beat 10 Hhorc with
a HOpi Htln head wind. We found hero
at llhapnl a fcw general stores, "a guy-
ernment building aud nice frame
structure built aud kept purpoaoly fOf
the king when he makes his annual
tour of the islands brother Gilca has
lived flght here on this one island Of
about flve by eighteen miles. f1r thirN.
Dix long. lonesome and almost frultleaa
years, although he has comfortable
house ana well stacked little store COM
hlncd.
Years ago he married a native wo.
man who but recently died. leaving
him with six very Intelligent children,
three OF whom are
HERE IN UTAH.
one married 10 "a white man on the
islands and tho others keep decidedly
well kept house for Father GILES. he
was ovOrlOycd Ia see un and had cooked
not The fulicd calf but a genuine good
pld English dinner, one would have
lhouHhi himself at tho table n i0yiai
tnFlith lord Instead ~ nt the board OF a
mnn who had Tor ~ long almost cut
himself on from tho rcat ~ tho world.
u only goes 20 show that "a we'll bred
enid makes o man ~ woman ~ IA
person forever, no matter what the sur.
Inuuqlugf may be-, liroiher glloa aayn |
,he Eldorn left many Kind frlondn AZ
linnpni ana that h. has never fen |
lultr nc home since they left lie has |
fond nntlelpations Of some day com.
lnr 20 Utah,
We lfn Hnnpal nt evening and had |
4 pleasant nights rnil Ia the Togntnbu |
itnup OF the same Friendly Islands. !