The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-18
OF
SOUTH SEAS
how Horace Hold,
Savages.
..,-,ss from last Monday.)

continued from last Monday,)
=. the business having been
Is pr. .5 s to, the time had come
g. ls55n as5 vigorous rbs action, and &C.
''i,sa -. s.- whole male population of
s .i, y, repaired to the woods TO
y e. ,iTbsr. In the meantime the
par minated by a spirit Of emu
,s,ook themselves to the task
~ .. Una mats to serve as sails to our
-s.1 il should be completed. In
:. be Whole resources Of the =. eot tha
4 ,vsry kind, were taxed 10 Ihe
' ..,r,i;v 10 accomplish the work.
..' '.I.- the means they had for
p, tbs pan into execution, 1t Is
a,-sng that they accOmplisn N1o as
:, !. they did. The best tools we
-. few old inch chisels, which
>, =. substitutes for the broad
- manufacturing trees into planks
/ !, ,fsrWards fitting them to their
= There were a few spikes on the
= brt We had neither auger nor
~ news had been received that
.srbar was ready in the woods or
v,ra given to have it brought to-
4, Seldom had we Witnessed a
novel scene than that presented
n natives when they brought from
srests the rrdely prepared mater
r the boat. They were seen COM
|, from all quarters with loads of
" On their shoulders, Of every size
,bspe that could be conceived of
ausing the hills and wales to re-
d With their shouts.
tus time the work of putting to-
"a The materials commenced. We
Aasi in laying a sort of keel and
ggth cOntrived to erect a kind of
N. which, though 1t might not be
zr:A as q first rate specimen of
z1 architecture, nevertheless looked
E-Elli Ike the beginning of a water
al b.! when We came to the more
saa-a part of the business, that Of
Ut, q the planks. we found that
MriEr skill but that of the whole
nv as completely baffled. We
N a-psled to abandon the under
aEri iespaired Of ever being able
sE@ti IN building anything Of the
hi
IVt,g al this time the natives were
Azals IN the belief that they should
hSsd and repeatedly assured US
~ 1sy could accomplish the work.
~ "rrow and modification on be-
Nlsed to give 1t up were great,
1sy seemed TO realize that now
= must have fallen in our estima-
AID thought that we should be
Nus to avail ourselves of the as
s4l'e Of their enemies, who, as they
: KEW, We're extremely anxious to
mo their hands. The captain
g, attempt to conceal his wish to
'ae CHER part Of the island. This
'.-l increased their dissatisfaction
Isf nurmurs became frequent
1ll' After considerable expostu-
= uey proposed to make a canoe
-sn'y large to convey US away
lA'.hg some confidence in the
.,t''iliy Of the plan, we consented
~ aud assist them in their en-
- % supply US with this substi-
~ Inc more respectable craft we
- s..5n plated building. After duly
~ lie old prophecies. the prin-
,'l='s We're assembled and having
-. : 'aAe Tor the purpose the 1arg-
4 =. ' r.ll tree on the island, tht
asfe called upon to meet at the
s.s Il stood and assist in cut.
,''s Of SO great Importance 70.
sri, .s .,.. in the operation o.
49,. 49, gu, the workout the accom-.
.snt Of an undertalsng H. - ~
-.a 50 large a tree. with tool,
~ adapted TO the business thar
NJ 60. a. o. a beaver, was one tha.
! II, ..l. DAYS. At length the her
& pT 1'A AVA was Performed and the ire,
4 a., ~, judge Of our FEELINGS On S,, e =
,,- -, .as trunk which we had b one,
Rsrr,..s - oseful in conveying us I,
kssspa rom which We could obtai,
S..g ~. 70 our native land had 4
4 ,gsIs ..g'ae so split as to he qoo,
ID a.. It seemed to US that
saq Ina mad ordained that no Iabo
y va r,l as should prosper. Anotbe
q. rr-a selected AND with that "
ssst si.Z successful, We then com
s,,,,,g..s sing it cut and b ,l5a oO"i
> u; !, shape, The old cbisaIs war
s'r n ssquisition, and l' in tSs wfr
a.sssi i.59 the tine We began, "
| laS 5r 10 in bringing that part nl,, g :
- NIlfEh
aEssss :, we 2. vide planss. which w SsT
Ge,..SS,' he upper edges o. the w" 81
- oss. @pasity, Two months oTts,asr mo,
sAs1s' .nsd in fitting W. ms us INC. MOI
s'rtar I a,si getting it ready o for s saa
end pra g5osesded thus far ~ II sea a.
bsta5 sa7sl and as our r la 10 nav
= 'a's nss. extraordinary. -J prep @r'
s,aa,g q !. he occasion. .-7' nat shou.
s.o rss had been o ,5a 5-islnsT 7,
s,a,s,'pi aS si' War. large Quantities =
'aai.b thor loggotten in the .I r,i tol,
a,n,. CHAPTER '.
le :. tine the rat,,..
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