The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1903-02-26
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no reilly only hat was bis opinisn.

But 1t wasn't so much what hC
thought as what wee r,al facts.
The chief OF tn loiss Gnaleg ordered
his own missionaries ont Of lie house
aud took Mr. Wood and 10 supser
Siuce then the ni,ssio1a les have
slandered rs shameioly We hope TO
be able TO ooeu up branch in Gu and
olosega before loug, as the prospects are
iair SO you see we have some hopes OF
seeing The fruits OF our labo's. This
really pays US for all our ais PERHAPS
you may be able to see the mcrc'iull
arm OF God in this incident Yesterday
two boats left Ofu. Our boat tried ha d
to get to Tau. eight lea distant first.
but the heavy sea aud swift currents
made it almost impossible. the other
boat having the stronger ew pissed us.
We were caught in little squall, and
after we Landed heard ,hat several Of
the crew (young SINAI lies) were wishing
that heavier squall would blow mp so
as to scare the Mormons. Well. We
were su 'prised when we landed at the
passage in the reef. There lay the boat
which passed us aud that was intending
to 90 in RICH on top OF the reef and the
surl rolling over her like snow drifts
she was a wreck. Our boat passed
through alright. Had we come in the
first boat it is doubtful that | would be
wiling 10 you at this time. 1t being
dark and such high su waves we would
have been drowned. That still small
whisper which eminates from God, aud
whose guidance was promised me. never
fails TO direct me Alright so it is with
tie workings too often 10 doubt that
am safe in the keeping OF our Heavenly
Father am greatly blessed in beirg
permitted 10 come away of here TO
these three small islands. But like
Brother Wood said, when we have FIN
ished our part of this work here, We
wonld like 10 return to Tuluilla. 1t
has been Two or more months since |
received letter from home suppose
the mail is he'd in Page. But the cut
Ter sailed ia this morning but 10 mail
for Iosua or Alapeli, neither from the U.
s. nor Tutuila. trust that you are all
well. The sweat is running of me in
streams, 1T is very hot here now
and we, in spite OF all are thrown into
the power OF Mo- pheus and are lulled
of into nap before we know 1t. How
is 1t at home? Our Xmas aud New
Years WAS spent in Oiu with half cast
Mr.. Andrew Thompson. He gave ne a
nice diuner each holiday. Christmas
the ON chiefs ate dinner with us. SO
you see we remembered the DAYS. New
Years afternoon Was very rainy and n
hurricane with it. Brothers Wood and
Bert gave shilling for a double hand,
lul OF candy and got cocoanut. Then
we sat in our little dark room and ate IT,
We thought about yeu folks too, and so
hard that Brother Woo got some OF his
Old letters and fc-read them while
wishvd | had even that 60 read. The
next morning the banana trees were
fallen together with the bread fruit
Several lard slides took place. The
result is, there will be scarcity Of food
here II another heavy wind comes
aud this is the windy season, Morua
will have u famine.
must tell you OF our visit to one Pa
lega who lives here in oiu. He, by my
request, eXplaiNed how that lac had
eaten human fesh. lie said when the
l. NJ. 5. Mission came here Ia 1880 that
he was young man lie is very &C.
centric old chap, aud 10y his suffering
explanation | learned that one family, |
when they were meat hungry, would
watch for their nice fat negbors
to come TO the house, or come near
enough to be caught, he said, tits
like this, nov ii we were sitting like
this, and child OF another family came
here on an erraud we would each ii and |
choke it to death. While il was being
choked We wouldn't pay any attention
what ever but chat merr:ly together
while our mouths would water in an
VI the meal " "When your
prey was killed how did you prepare it,
| asked. "Your royal highness, we'd
cut 1t up like a hog and cover it with
hot rocks, etc, until cooked +" Did
on relish it2" ayes, it's the very
best OF meat" "IIow did it taste2"
Your royal highness and servants q
God, said the old man, tears coming
10 bis eyes, 1T tastes as near as can
remember about like beef Well,
" hat became Of the bones, did they
lay about7 1--WE wasted nothing" said
The old man, "look here" he then put
forth his big elephantish leg iron
mere TO here" measuring from his ankle
% the knee cap, "inslde this bone is
'ome OF the sweetest stuff, its really de-
isious" After sciaping all the meat
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