The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-11

he had heard addressed as Aunt Ri
ley, by her associate.
Presently from one of the houses
\ there stepped forth the head chief Of
/ the island, an Old, baldheaded, but Wig
OrOus man of 20 years of age. Beside
/ him walked Father Leblond and Tho
reau, and as the mutineers saw the ex-
/ burned face. they felt their hearts sink
| for they knew the man.
/ Standing in the midst Of the circle
/ formed by the people, the old priest.
after one shuddering glance of repul-
/ sion at the ruf1anly faces of the bound
men, raised his hand to command 81
! lence.
Men Of Rapat Look at these eleven
men, bound hand and foot, and hear
| from me Of the crimes they have done.
They last night rose against their cap
tain and slew him and two of his ariki
/ (ofhcers). This did they so that they
might get possession of the casks of
grog that were in the belly of the ship,
and of the money which was in the care
OF the captain. And in their madness
and rage they set fire to the ship in
many places, so that now it hath sunk,
and lieth at the bottom Of the sea, and
all the koloa merchandise with which
she was loaded is destroyed, and many
people will suffer poverty through their
WickedneSS"
He paused for a momant and a low
murmur Of anger came from the ma
/ tives, who looked threateningly at the
mutineers.
Thoreau had stepped back, and was
now standing with Tom and Clancy,
moved his feet restlessly. 81 wish the
old gentleman would hurry up" he said
in low tones; but I suppose he is do
ing his best"
L H..
were there last night" resumed the old
man, raising his voice to it's highest
pitch, but two of them were killed by
this arih'' Che turned and pointed to
ThOreau)-'he killed them because
they disputed his authority. Whether
he did right or not in the sight of God
I cannot tell, but yet he is, I believe, a
just man. and it is not for me or We
10 question what he hath done. The
laws for the sailor soldier is different
from the law for the people,
Nov as for these eleven men. We
cannot keep them bound FOR days and
days and moons and moons. until we
be rid Of them should an English or
French ship-of-war come here. Neither
can we give them liberty to roam about
Rapa and make mischief.
This is what the chief Patari, and
the white ariki TOTO CThOreau1 and !
think is best to be done. They shall
be put together in the little valley Of
Ma-hi-rua- where a. house shall be built
for them this day, and there must they
stay till a ShiD-Of-war comes, Food
shall they have in plenty, but If they
put foot out of bounds of the valley
they do so at the peril of their lives.
It is WelI?"
A loud chorus of Natal, Natal
(good! goodD came from the assembled
natives, and then Thoreau, at the
priests request, stepped forward, and
addressed the mutineers. He was to
explain to them the conditions on
which they could have their freedom.
But first of all he signed to the natives
who We're guarding them to cut their
bonds, and give them water, for they
We're suffering from thirst-notf from
the inhumanity of the natives, but at
IhOreau's request.
You darned, Internal cut-throats.
Instead of hanging the lot of you, or
shooting you like the rats you are,
1 am going to give you a chance for
your lives. The natives are putting
you into a little valley three miles
from here where you viii be supplied
with food. Put a foot outside the
marked boundary of cinnet cord you
will see there. and you are dead men.
The natives will watch YOU and I have
promised them ten dollars for every
one of your dirty carcasses they bring
to me. Get!" and he turned away
from them with savage contempt and
as he ceased speaking, and at a sign
from the old chief, Patari, a number
of natives silently closed in upon the
white seamen and hurried them away
to the valley of Ma-hi-rua