THE

o f
KI N G A ND
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PE O PLE

F I J I
W
C ONTAIN ING A

L I F E O F T H A K O M BA U ;

W IT H N OTI C ES O F

T H E F I J I A N S , T H E I R M A N N E RS, C U S T O M S , A N D

SU P E RS T I T I O N S,

P R E VI O U S T O T HE GRE AT RE LI GI O US RE F O RM AT I ON

BY THE

RE V . J O SE P H W A T E RH O U S E ,

! qr ! m g ears a missionary in ifij i

duru .

LONDON :

WESLEYAN CONFERENCE OFFI C E, 2, CASTLE STREET C I TY ROAD; -

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SOL D AT 66 , P ATE RNO ST E R ROW -

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M DC C C L ! VI .
 T O THE

R E V J A M E S C A LV E R T
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,

TH E SURVI VI NG F AT H E R OF TH E

THI S VOL UM E IS I NSC RI B ED,

A S A S M ALL TRI B UTE T O H I S GRE AT W ORTH ,

AND AN I M P E R F E C T

TO KE N O F GR ATIT UDE ,

TH E A U T HO R .
 PRE FAC E .

I N the year 184 9 I was a

pp oin te d as a M issionary

to the Fij i I slan ds , un de r the di ection

r of the Society
co n n e cte d wi h the t Wesleyan M ethodist C onfe
-
re n ce

of Gr ea t Britain .

T he p r e sen t volu me is on e re su l t of my d
r e si en ce

an d la bou r in this bea tif u l G

u rou p .

A s the n o e s oft the fir s t g

E n lishm an who, w i h t
ou t co n form in g to sa vag e m an n e r s , w a s pe rm i tted
to d
r es i e in the ci ty of T hak om bau , the t itu lar Kin g

of Fij i, the w ork m ay p ossess an a ddition al in te r es t

to the re a de r .

I ha ve bu t to add that , in the followin g p age s,

kin ld y t ak en thr ou gh the p re ss by the Rev GE O R GE .

S T R I N GE R RO W E , of E n l ang d ,
the Fij ian n am e s an d
viii P RE F A C E .

wor ds are given in their own or thography , t

w i h the

on e e xce ption of the n am e of the kin g ,

Thako m ba u

( C akobau ) , in which cas e I ha ve pte d

ad o the s p ell
in g to which E n lish rea g ders have been m a de accu s

tom ed .

J O SE P H W ATE RH OU SE .

Fm I SLAN DS, 18 64 .
 C ONT ENT S .

C HAPT E R L

F ms r B L OO D
'
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C H A PT E R n .

I NT R O D U OTO E Y

D es criptive and H istorical I n trodu ction Tradition

of Gorai Nail atikau B anu vi Nau l ivou
Tanoa .

C H APT E R III .

B I R T H AND TR AININ G
B ir th of Thakombau — —
Re a Ro
w ko T abaiwal u — E du
ca tion of Sam — Revol t an d death of K oroitamana
j
— F i ian Poem — F ate of a Royal F amily—Descrip
tion of B au — Vasu ki l agi,
- -
a j
F i ian Tal e .

0 HAPT E R IV .

T H A K O M B AU
T anoa s
'
Re g
i n and E xil e— Tu iveikoso M ara — C ou n
terpl ot — Res toration of Tanoa—Death of M ara
M e morial Songs .

0 H AP T E R V .

L I G H T A N D D RK NE SS A
Arrival of M iss ionariea—Adm ittan ce to B an ref u sed
 C HA PT ER I .

F I RS T B LO O D .

the shore of M u al a — an islan d which

m ight be t ak en as a type of m any others
in the Fij i grou p , with its cent ral m ou nt ain
pin g in ichest lu xu riance of ve du re down
sl o r r

to th t an d to m eet the b ight wate w hich ste d

e s r r r, re

w ithin the en ci clin g hel te of th c al

r f th o gh
s r e or -r
ee ,
r u

a p s in w hich the n at ive c aft f nd p s sa ge in to r a

g ou a

the O pe n P acific o en t an c in t th q iet ha b

,
r r r e o e u r ou s

fe
r q n
uet l n g th
a oe in den t e d c s t — n the beach f oa o o

this M la n e day ab t the ye 1 8 2 2 m an w s

ua ,
o ,
ou ar , a a

w an d e rin g ca eles sly an d idly al n g

r H w s evi o . e a

de n tl y a chief of rank H is l n g t ail in g gi dl e f

. o r r o

na tiv e d ap e y ;r his cl b e s tin g w ith dign ity n

r u r o

hi r ight sho l de ; his l n g n a

s u r w m b f m ed f o ,
r ro co , or o

r ibs o f th c coa nu t l eaf fix e d bol dly in the fr n t

e o -
,
o

a t of h is b u s hy an d ca e f lly d e s e d hai ; an d a r u r s r
p r -

w ate rp oof fan m d e ou t of the l eaf of th u m b ll

r ,
a e re a

tre e hel d in his l eft han d ; all p claim ed hi f e d m

,
ro s r e o

f o m the Opp e s s ive es trict ion s of the t bu s that

r r r a

b u den the Fij ian p easantry

r .
 4, F I R S T B L O OD .

H e w as n ot alon e distan ce tw o . At a re s pectf ul

m en f ll we d cl oth d in the
o o u al n
, ow s t ip of e us ar r r

n ative cl th ab t two in hes wide p as e d o n d

o ,
ou c , s r u

the b dy an d bet ween the leg s

o Thei very phy s i . r

o n om
g y p oc l a im e d t h eir l
r a vis h gr a d e T h e ir s t p s . oo ,

as f a st
o n g as s chin g d wn b etw e en tw o
ro cou o

b den an d thei m anne of t ailin g th hea vy

ur s,
”
r r r e

cl b w hich is th n ativ e s c n s tan t c m p anion

’
u , e o o ,

decl ed them to be s erfs

ar .

T he s dden app ea n ce of a l ge w ar can oe

u ra ar -
,

s ail in t w ar ds the islan d e n d d the sau n t e o f the e r

g o .
,

idle s The chief st ood s till lo kin g in q i in gly at

r .
,
o u r

the app oachin g ail r H is minion s c o che d d owns . r u

on th i ha n che s m ain ta in in g p e fect silen ce

e r u ,
At r .

l n gth th ir m ast e s p ok e
e e Tis the B can o e
r
’
au .

Go on e of y o tell yo
,
la dy an d l et all
u,
p e o p l e ur ,
ou r

p epa e to entertain ou gu ests C ook the tu tl e ;

r r r . r

g te the pu ddin g n t s ; dig the h ve Ne w m ats

ra - u a .

in the l ge ho s e f T he you n ge of
”
ar the chief u or s. r

the tw sla ves e sp e ctf lly cl pp e d his han ds

o r an d u a ,

s
yain g I g o s i
,
“
a os e an d an , y e t s toopin g
r,
”
nrt il r , , u

he w s s ffi i n tl y dis tan t fr om hi liege to feel war

a u c e s

r an te d in a s m in g a m e m anl ike gait

su I t wa n ot or . s

l n g afte his d ep art e that the chie f s en t his re

o r ur

m in in g atten dan t to hur ry the h sehol d in their

a ou

p epa ation s The c n e w s at h n d havin g l on g

r r . a o a a ,

be n con ceale d by th ha e which f e q ently an no n ces

e e z r u u

the c m in g of e as t e ly win d s
o r .

T he chief then t n e d his face towa ds hom e bu t ur r ,

p eed d slowly What a change has com e ov e

r oc e . r

him ! H is eye s t ik e fi e an d his b s om he ves w ith s r r o a

pass i n as he s y s within him s elf I will be even ge d

o ,
a ,
r

Th y shall call m e the Avenge f his on

e r o s
 S ON A - VE N GE R
‘ . 5

Fu rnishin g him self with a ree d, he hu rries to the

ta u ple of his go d It is e mpty H e enters bol dly, . .

alth ou gh as s u m in g the attitu d e an d de m ean ou r be

comin
g on e who has p ro p it ia te the god s an d com e to ,

supplicate fa vou s at their han d s r Re m ovin g his .

turban he presen t s his ee d an d p rays

,
Ye go d s ! r ,

acquain t e w ith m w on gs T ake k nowl e dge of m y

y y r

snfie in s !
'

gr By t h is ree d I pl e dge m y s e lf to fill this ,

temple with r iches Ye god ! avenge m y son . s

Destroy his m u rde ers S o be it ! r

The Son a ven ge n ow has ten s to his b sy d w llin g

-
r u e .

It is a la ge h se like a l ofty barn form in g on e

r ou , ,

g reat roo m a bou t sixty

,
fe e t lon g a n d t w e n ty fi ve w ide ,
-
,

with the roof pitch s m e tw en ty feet f om the fl o

-
o r o r.

Hung midw ay f m the grou n d a e s n dry shel vesro r u ,

well laden wit h p rop erty ; an d all al on g at the pp er , u

end of the hall is a r ow of w ell p olis he d s p e a s an d

,
- r

clubs The floo is s p ea d w ith m at s ; an d th s at

. r r o e

the pp e en d app op iate d to the chie f him s el f a e

u r ,
r r , r

of fine q lity ua H e e sits al . the p in cip al w ife wh

r so r , o

is a fin e l okin g w om an with a pl as in g face an d

-
o ,
e

dignifie d m ann e s alth gh u n cl thed except with

— r ou o ,

the ve y n arr ow frin ge which the Fij ian w man wea s

r o r .

The chief s p eak s apidly to thi l dy w ho han ds him r s a ,

a s tr in g of white co w y h ll w ith w hich he d n s r - s e s, a or

his n eck L avin g his cl b b hin d him he p c ds

. e u e , ro ee

to t ha t pa t of the beach whe e the ve sse l is a nch

r r or

ing . Anxio s to con ciliate the vis ito s an d to e cu e

u r ,
s r

the ir f ien ds hip he s c u pu lo s ly atten d s to all the

r ,
r u

form s of Fij ia n e tiq e tte M y chiefs of B n lan d ; ”

u . a

a n d t heir hos t be n din g in thei ,

p e sence cond cts r r , u

the m to the town .

I n the to wn there a e two clan s T hat which is r .

6 F I R S T B L O OD .

t
s ron ger in nu mbers has ecently killed the yo n g r u

chief bel on gin g to the othe f mily ; an d fear in g r a ,

r et ib tion is at this tim e act ally p l an n in g the ex

r u , u

t e mination of its ivals Deeply did that clan e g e t

r r . r r

the a ival of the B au an s as it com p ell e d t hem to

rr ,

defe the ex ec tion of thei bl o dy s chem e

r u r o .

As the evenin g a dvan ce d the m o e yo thf l of ,

r u u

the t velle s eti e d to e s t

ra A f te an am u s in g con
r r r r . r

v e sati n an d p e hap s the ecit tion of an ente tain

r o ,
r r a r

in g m an ce they fel l as l ep
ro n e afte an the e o r o r.

The you n g m en als o had j s t di sp ose d them

, ,

s elv e fo u s r

sl ee p when a B an chief m e s s en ger app ache d the m

’

, s ro

by t alth an d s aid Y n g m n ! the hiefs w i h

s e , ,
“
ou e c s

y o tu p ep a e k /va f r the p ie s t that they m a

o r r
y a . o r ,

con s l t the g ds
u Unwillin gly they obeyed an d fo
o .
,
r

ho s we e t hey thu s en ga ge d
ur r The n eces a y ce e . s r r

m on i s we e p e fo m e d b f e the B a an p rie s t who

e r r r e or u ,

accom panie d the exp e dition ; n d the w ea y on es a r

we e de ed back to th i m ats
r or r e r .

The n ext m o n in g the tw o town cl an s w e e to r r

u n ite in p e s en tin g cooke d p ovisi n s to t he ir n b l e

r r o o

g t The child en f the to wn an d the y o n g

u es s . r o ,
u

b ys belon gin g to the w c n e p layed t gethe on

o a r- a o ,
o r

the b ach ; w hil s t th f

e d was bein g con veyed to the e oo

fron t of the ho e occ pie d by the visito s us u r .

S ddenl y th child en we e ala m ed by hearin g a

u e r r r

s ho t A yo n g B au an then app oache d th m an d

u . u r e ,

add es e d in the m s t
r s e p ect f l f m the b y of o r s u or o

g eates t an k a m e e chil d of fi ve o s ix su m m e s
r r ,
r r r ,

who had a iv e d with th othe vi it s in the B an

rr e r s or

s aid he kee p t geth

“ ”
can oe Sir . let ,
the , us o er :

cl b is in ci c lation in q i es the
” “
u H w so ? r u . o u r

chil d S e O chiefs t oge the with the A v e n g e

ru . ur ,
r r
 S E R 0 s F I R S T VI C TI M
’
. 7

of-his-son killing off the clan who lately m u

, are r

dered the y ou n g chief ”

was the eply ,
r .

As foo d was bein g s e ve d p to the B au an s the r u ,

Avenger of his s on had g ive n a p econ ce te d s ignal ;

- - -
r r

and his follow e j oined by thei wa like gu ests fell

rs , r r ,

u
p on th eir u nsu s p ectin g victim s an d m u r dere d them
,

in cold bloo d Pre tty gi l s and han dsom e wom en

. r

alone were s a ve d F ifty able m e n s oon lay stretched

.

on their m othe ea t h r r .

One m o e s cene in this s avage an d bl oody d am a

r r

has yet to be de s c ibe d A p arty d es cen d to the

r . s

beach . S om e of the b y n ow orphan a e the e o s, s, r r

seized an d cru ell y u t to de a th O n l d ab o t eight

p e a .
,
u

y e ars o l d is d agge d to whe e there s its the boy chief

, r r -
,

Sern in whos e s p ort s he h s j s t b e en j oin in g

, The a u .

victim is hel d d own while S e u clu bs him w ith al l r

,

the fo ce his l ittl e a m s can

r t f orth n til the boy is
r u u
p ,

stunned nd, t la t a fte

a ep e at e d bl w s lies de ad
a s r r o
, ,

at th e f e t o f his y ou n g m
e de e r T his is n ote d ur r .

here as the fi s t d ee d f bl od d on by him wh

r o o e o

afte wa d
r be am e the e d t ble Thakom b whose
r s c r ou a au ,

history is he e giv en r The b y chief p t s ide his

. o - u s a

heavy weap on to g az e n hi fi s t sac ifice to the c s o s r r u

toms f his p eople

o T hen c he depa t t w a sh his
. e r s o

hands an d p a take of f ood ; fe elin g him el f e ve y

,
r s r

inch a m an .

Some res p ectabl e m em bers of the m u r de re d clan

fled, bu t w ere n ot p erm itte d to es cap e M e s sen ger s .

were sen t after them to the v ariou s t own s w her e

they sou ght efu ge and s m e r ,
o w e re clu bbe d ; whil s t
others be in g e n title d by
, an k r to a m ore hon ourable
death we e s tran gle d
, r .

The Aven ger had m ade b u t on e s tip u lation wi ht

8 F I R S T B L O OD .

his bu tchers they we e n ot to eat his u nf ortu n ate

: r

f i en d s ! It was an act of self denial too gre a t for

r -

cannib als an d the Aven ger w as com pell e d to all ow

his visito s a little libe ty in the gratification of their

r r

u nn atu r al a pe tite
p .

Af te a fe w week s recreation the war canoe la de n

’
r ,
-
,

w ith val u abl e prop erty an d beau tif u l fem ale s s hap e d
,

its cou rse fo the God lan d B an

”
r -
, .
12 I NTR 0 D U OT OR Y .

g rou p
They had traditi ns e p ectin g the c eation
. o r s r

of thei w o ld an d the in t o d ction of fi e ; b t n n e

r r ,
r u r u o ,

s o far as the w it e h s been abl e to a ce tain c nr r a s r ,

o

ce n in g the e xisten ce o f any othe

r co n t y Afte r u r . r

this p e iod can oe s s om etim es d ifted f m the Frien dly

r , r ro

I la n d s ; an d thos e c ew s t hat e scap e d the m o th of

s r u

th s h k an d the th oat of the F ij ian q ietly s ettle d in

e ar r ,
u

th w l d gene lly u n d the p t cti n of om e

“ ”
e or ,
ra er ro e o s

chi f of ran k
e T hes e s ettle s s o n lost the kn owle dge
. r o

of th i m othe ton gu e ; b t m ain t ain e d thei di tin c

e r r- u r s

tiven s by ke ep ing t ogethe in a b dy an d by the

es r o ,

el e ction of a chief in each little s ettl em e n t bea in g ,

r

a T n ga n tit le of ofi ce
o They in te m a ie d with the . r rr

ab o igin s ; an d thei little colonies m ay be fou n d in

r e r

s ev e al p arts of the g ou p
r A s a race they a e r .
,
r ,

p e hap s s p erio to the Fij ians All these in v l n ta y

r ,
u r . o u r

imm igration s a e com p a tively ecen t P ba bly

r ra r . ro

t heir inte cou r e with C aptain C ok ha d im p ove d

r s o r

the n val a chitect e of the T on gans and e n co

a r ur ,
ur

a ge d them in a h l de n vigation o r a .

T h two large is lan d s con t itu t e the c n tin en ts of

e s o

th i little w o ld I n th estim ti n of the islan de s

e r r . e a o r

Viti l vu in conj ncti n w ith the littl e i lets that

- e ,
u o s

b de its c ast is th E u r pe He e is the F ij ian

or r o , e o . r

I t ly w hither thei
a eligio s id as have t en de d ; an d r r u e

the F ij ian Fran ce which has car ie d the s co ge of r ur

w ar to m any of the con t in ental kin gdom The s .

m n tain barba ian s have he e ve

ou n the cou n t y
r r o rr u r

of the i m o e l xur io s n eighb

r r s Here a Fij i n
u u ou r . a

R m e n d a F ij ian C a thage have had thei P nic

o a r r u

wa r .He e exist thei m aritim e n ati n s ans werin g

r r o ,

to the fl o is hin g em p i e s of the E ope an w o l d ;

ur r ur r

an d he e a e the Fij ian S pain a nd Po t gal w itho t

r r r u , u
 VE R A TA A N D R E W A .
13

a na vy H oweve t iflin g Fij ian histo y m ay appear

. r r r

to a s tr a nge its de tail s gr ow in im po rtan ce to thos e

r,

who live am on g t them ; an d the s tu den t w ho h s

s a

watc he d them in th place of their occu ren ce m a y e r

surel
y b e x c s e d if he has s o m etim es al l ow e d him
e u

self to be am s e d an d in te u s te d by t h s t acin g re u r

historic pa rallels where the prin ipl s in v lve d an d

,
c e o

the m otiv es a t w o k w e e the s am e an d wh e the r r ,

er

divers ity in thei Ope ati n an d es lts wa cau se d

r r o r u s

only by the diff e n ce of m a n it de in the fo ces

g re u r

empl y e d an d the fi el d on which t hey m ov e d

o .

I n the middle f the eighteen th cen t y the tw o o ur

prin c ip a l p o w e s of c en t al F ij i w e e Ve ata an d
r r r r

Re wa to wn s on Na Viti Levu
, The e kin gd m s . s o

o igina l ly s p a ng f om the sam e s u ce an d a e s till

r r r o r , r

calle d ta vu u sa m e The p obability is tha t a r

po lit ica l div is io n o f th e co n t y b e t w ee n tw o c nu r o

tendin g Ve a t chi f r the

a n s of a F ij ian C l ovi
e s, l ed
so s,

t the e t bli hm en t of the two p ow

o s a s that till e er s s r

co
g n i e sa m t l ori in
u
g ua T o t h is d y a R ew n m. t a ,
a ee

ing ma n fr om Ve t w u l d x cl im N q v niy v
a ra a o e a ,
o u u a u
’

(
“
M y e xp tin g th e a m e s l t t i
ec n s a u a o .

The offi cia l n am e of the Re wan s is B u rebas a ga . the

p
Tem l e w ith “
E vtu a ka. ma i na m a ta
W lcom e t th m bas sad f m
ma i B u re ba s a ga,
”
e o e a or ro

The ide is that of div i ion

”
B ebas aga
ur . I t is a s .

al o s f t t n gly in f v
a ac ,
f this the y th t
s ro a ou r o or , a

templ s e de d ic te d both a t Ve
e ar ta and Re w t a ra a o

the sa m e g o d, K om a in a du du kila gi, alias Ta vea la gi .

'

( Reclin in g
“
on the
I n the t y lyin g betw n the tw tat e
cou n r ee se o S s,

there was th n i in g in to n ti
e n in dep n d n t
r s nd o ce a e e a

war like k in gd m kn wn by the n am e f B n

o , I ts o o a .
14, I N TR 0 D UC T OR Y .

au thority an d influ en ce on the m ainlan d were bu t

s m all ; bu t the en er gy with which it m ain taine d its
cl aim s en sur e d
p ect of its m ore the r es p ow erf u l
n eighbo rs I ts g eates t w an t was m en
u . r the m e n ,

bel n ging to Verata an d Re w to u se the l an gu age

o a,
”

of the oral his t orian s T he diffe en t B a u clan s ha d . r

va iou town s T he kin gs an d principal au thoritie s

r s .

occ pie d on e site ; th

u V d ve o oyal s ol diers e u sa ra a ,
r r ,

dwel t in a town n ot f a f om it ; an d the oyal am bas r r r

sado s ( M t ni vam
r ) l iv
a af e d y e t a li
- ttl e fur thua
e on r .

All th s e site s ar e s till shown

e .

The kin g s to wn was occu pied by chiefs in nu m ber

’

an d in oflice s u flicien t to go vern all P olyn esia The .

ac e d kin g w a s call e d Roko Tm: Dam( T he Rev e en ce d

“
s r r

Kin g of who s eem s to have b ee n conn ecte d by

offi ce w ith the gods H e wa s bou n d to u phold reli .

ion an d to m ain tain the cu s t om of cannibalism

g , .

H is p ers on was p e cu lia ly s a e d H e n eve per s on r cr . r

ally en gage d in w ar H e alon e co l d wea a tu ban . u r r

du rin g the d inking of the h m I t was t bu to

r a . a

s tran gle his w id ow ; thou g h s om e of the widows of

all othe m en w e e l way s th s d es tr oyed

r r It was a u .

t b t c y o m ak e lam en tation on the o cca sion of

a u o r r

his d cease At his death alon e was the con ch shell

e .
-

bl wn ; bein g a epetition of the ce em on y ann u ally

o r r

p actise d on the s pp osed dep art e from earth of

r u ur

the F ij ian C e es r .

Next in ank wa s the m o e p ow e f l thou gh som e

r r r u ,

w ha t le s sac ed kin g calle d N V —i V l

s r , T he a u u - a u

Root of H e was the comm an de in tim es of r

w a the g eat s t ate exe cu tive offi ce in s eas on s of

r, r r

com m otion an d the prim e m in is te

, f all the p oliti r o

cal dep a tm ents The Vu niv l m s t n ece ssarily be

r . a u u
 BAU 15
’

of the Tm? K a ba. clan , an d the E cho Tm? B a/w of the

e atu Perhap s a Vu nival was allowed to ass m e
. u u

as his f am ily n am e the design ation of Tui K aba

-

king of Kam ba ) fr om his su ccess in con qu erin g

”

the peninsu la of that n am e .

The n ext great O ffi ce of s tate w as the Tu nitog r a .

He was the oflicial adviser of the tw o kin gs an d thei ,

r

spokesm an It was his p e ogative to be the state

. r r

match m a k er
- H e di p o d b s ol tely of all the
. s se a u

y oun g chie f tain e s ses W hen an appl ication fo m ar

. r

ria e was pr o ose d it was m ad e in the fi rs t in st an ce

g p ,

to him ; an d his deci ion was final H e w as the

s .

natural g ar dian of all the d a ghte s of the kin g an d

u u r

chiefs ; an d his wil l was s u p erio to that of the p ar en t r

Thepriests ( beta) an d the royal m essenge s (m a t r a

ni v-
)
aa uw er e n e xt in c n s equ en ce o .

The m et op olis of this is in g k in gdom w a s itu

r r s a

ted within a m ile of th i l et n w s o fam ili e as B ns o ar a .

This insignifi cant isl e then kn own acco din g t s m e

, , r o o

authorities as the Pig s hea d with a cir c m fe en ce

’ ”
,
-
, u r

of less than a m ile n d n d with the v e du e of

,
u a or e r r

the t opics an d d estit te alik e of w oo d an d w at

r ,
u er,

was occu p ie d by tw t ib e s of fi sher m e n who w e e

o r , r

portioned o t in families a b lon gin g to the esp ctive

u s e r e

clans an d oflicer s I n addition t their m o e legitim at e

. o r

e mpl oym en t the Pig s h a d L v k

(
’
, B to m?
) a n d-
th ee u a a e

eopl e w e e fi s hers f m d f q tly p i d

p r n a n eo u en s re r s e , r u

a n d captu e d the e n em ie s of their chiefs

r T he L v u ka . e

fi she m en live d on the hil l an d we e in ran k su b

r
, r

o rdin ate to the E a ton i .

T he fishe m en we e acc s t om e d to voyage to con

r r u

s ide r abl e d istances thou gh the can oes cu t with s ton e

, ,
16 I N TR OD U OT OR Y .

tools were ill m ade an d sm all As they depen de d

,
-
.

on thei chief s for v e ge table s there was occasional ly

r ,

a s ca cit f f d t B d in g th b n f th
y r
o oo a au ur e a se ce o e

can oes It is said that on retu r nin g from s eawar d

.
, ,

the c e ws w oul d s train thei eyes to see if the fis he

r r r

m en s chil d en w e e at p lay on the top of the hill

’
r r .

I f s ch w ere the cas e the

u e w con cl de d that pl en ty , cr u

r eign e d am on g s t them B t if the child en crow de d . u r

toward s the beach the or der wo l d be given Stan d , u ,

by the cargo of p ovision s ; lost it be devou re d by r

thes e h ngry f lks before it can be sha ed on

u o r

No th of U l i b u l ay Verata ; to the s o th l ay its

r u- - a u

t win si ter Rewa The n ew kin gdom of B an thou gh

-
s .
,

of sm all ext e n t wa s in ce s santly w a gin g w ar with eithe

,
r

the on e o the othe When t p eace with Ve ata it

r r . a r ,

com m en ce d h s tilities a gain s t Rew a o When w eary .

of fi ghtin g in t hat direction it c n cl de d a t ce ,

o u ru ,

an d t n e d its arm s a gain st V

ur ata P obably the er . r

al le ge d p re diction that B w as to r le the w h le au u o

g o p led t thes e in te m inabl and haras in g w s

r u o r e s ar .

I t is perhap s im p os sibl e t trac e the origin of the o

Ba u chi fs The e is a tradition that at a rem ote

e . r

p e i d a T ong n can oe d ifted to the eastwa d islan d s ;

r o a r r

an d that a w om an w ho w as on b oar d an d is s aid to ,

h v e been sav d w a s aft ward

a s ecu e d by the
e ,
er s r

B a n s an d b ecam e the w ife of the V niv al u kin g ;

ua ,
u

an d h de cen dant have sin ce em ained in p we

er s s r o r .

A cco d in g to t aditi n the gods app oin t e d B an

r r o ,

to take the lead amon gs t the n u m e o s kin gdom s r u

o f F ij i .

On e d y say the l g n d a n ol d m an of sm all

a ,
s e e ,

s tat u r e, by n m e G i m d hi pp e n ce t a o ra ,
a e s a ar a a

Sapai the town of the yal m es sen ge s H e h d

,
ro r . a
 L E GE ND 0 1 7
17

two bamboos , which he res ted again st a tree and then ,

entere d the hou se belon gin g to the famil y of the

l l ama s The app earance of a s tran ger was n othin g

.

unus u al ; an d he receive d the w arm hospitality the ,

ractice of which is habitu al to the Fij ian an d which

p ,

is a won derful trait in his character B ein g app a .

rently weary he was sp ee dily dir ecte d to a be d

, ,

which was prep ared in a s eparate chamber It was .

observed that d ring the night he kept

, u tterin g a s
,
u ,

his companions thou ght the shou t of respect,

The .

fact was he was very col d which cau se d him to ,

shiver and m oan I n the m ornin g an abu n dan t

.

breakfils t was serve d u p which he ate with avidity ;

,

after which he sau ntere d ou t of d oors Accidentall y .

meeting a woman of the Vu s aradave tribe who was ,

g go in to the b each t o fill a p it ch e r w ith s al t w ate r he ,

cut s sate d her to giv e him a root of ka va S eein g

-
.

his woefu l con dition the wom an with the charact e

, ,
r

istle comp as sion of her s ex ran to p ocu re the kaxv

,
r a,

and soon retur ne d with a s u pply f r which he s eem e d o

,

ve y ratefu l
r H e t h n w n t b k t t h hou se in
g . e e a c o e

whichhe had slept ; an d f n d th hea d of the es tab

ou e

lishment had made his app ea an ce an d wished to r ,

converse with him W ere y o wreck ed ?

”
. u was the
first inqu iry . N was Go ai s reply I am n ot r
“ ’

the castaway of a wreck Vatu m u dre the g eat g d

. r o
,

that lives at Nakorocau in the S om os om o domin i n s o ,

,

sent me to o an d s ee the race that shou l d b e com e

g
the chief power an d governm n t in Fij i e H e gave .

me two bamb oos as a su ppo t to assist m e in s wim

, r
ming Havin g arrive d at K o o I was prep rin g to
.
r a
,
rest bu t the
; g od c al l e d o t to m u
e to p r oc e e d s a yin g , ,
Yet further on !
‘

W hen I r eached W akaya the

’
,

0
18 I NTR 0 D 17OT OR Y .

voice was p t d
re ea e . I then swam t owar ds Ovalau ,
an d w as abo t to
u , w he n
go the g od ashore there
a gain re qu ired m e to t I cam e on
’
go
‘
fu r her on . .

The god p ointed to the large Openin g in the ree f

d g to these
lea in wate rs, an d s aid, That s the way
’

foll ow the channel

’
I swam on, u ntil I cam e here ;
.

where I see the town which contain s the germ of the

n ation that will hol d the s way in Fij i .

O n hearing this port the host clappe d his han ds

re ,

fo j oy an d exclaim ed
r , Stay now with you r ser van t
, :

y o ua e m
y
r g u es t ”
.

Next m orning by dir ection of the hos t the Vu sara

, ,

daves prepared a feas t for the stranger Gorai m a de a .

l on g stay at S apai When he wishe d to retu rn hom e

.
,

the clan of his host con veye d him in a l arge can oe

to S om osomo ; the kin g of which nation im m ediately
ackn owl e dge d the s u p erio ity Of the B a an s an d ten r u ,

de ed to the M asau fam ily on behalf of their chiefs

r , ,

the fi s t tribu te f om S om osom o

r r — at that tim e the ,

m os t wealthy town in Fij i the whol e of the eas tward ,

islan d bein g then its trib taries The M as au can oe u .

wa deeply l aden with the property thu s presente d

s .

Several m on ths afterwards Gorai again visited ,

Sapai in a large can oe b in gin g m o e tri bu te The ,

r r .

n ativ e ves sel s are an chore d by m ean s of a p ar firmly s ,

fi xe d in shallow wate to which the canoe is secure d

r, .

The m ark of G orai s an cho is s till point e d ou t Ofl

’ '

r .

S apai there is a s tony bottom in which a spar coul d ,

n ot be fi x ed Here where all arou n d is har d and

.
,

im p en etrable rock the e is j us t one s oft sp ot of very

, r ,

n ar ow circu mf eren ce in to which y ou m ay drive a

r ,

s t on g s take
r This is s aid to be the im print of the
.

s tran ger s an chor

’
.
 20 I N TR 0D 17OT OR Y .

to the kin g Al thou gh the offence was committe d

.

very secretly it was discovered by the back bone of

,
-

the fi sh bein g u s ed as a how T he kin g s an d their .

chiefs as sem ble d their fo ces an d cam e ov er in grea t r , ,

wrath to the littl e islet ock

, The fisherm en were -r .

banis hed fro m the islan d ; bu t we e p e m itted to re r r

m ain nm ol este d at those places to which they fle d

u

fo efu ge
r r " .
l

The B au an s them sel ves re sol ved on occu pyin g

B a or the Pig s head ; an d p e s ade d s om e of their
u
’
- r u

vassals to aban don their m ou n tain stronghol ds fo -

r

m ore con venien t p osition s on the coas t The chiefs .

vastly imp oved B a by enlargin g the island by an

r u ,

em ban km ent raise d on ston es gathered f om the a d a

j r

cen t eefsr This em bankm ent has en de ed the

. r r

appe aran ce of the isl an d m u ch m ore compact than it

w ou l d be form e ly Their own su perior bu ildin gs

r .

an d t em ples rac e d with white cowry shells a do n e d

g r
-
, ,

the l an d of their choice They in stitu ted seve al . r

restrictive ta bu s re qu irin g ev ery can oe n ot actuall

, y ,

u n de sail to lie with its o tr igger away fr om the

r ,
u

t own ; an d fo biddin g the hoistin g of the sail whils t

r

within a cert ain distan ce of the sho e dtc It m u s t r , .

have be en eviden t to them that the islan d was m u ch

m o e easy of defen ce than their fo m er re siden ce
r r .

It was abo t this tim e that a f i en dly in te cou r se

u r r

was arran ged with the kin gdom of Rew a The s ta te .

m es sengers on b oa d a can oe on its way f om Re wa

,
r r

to Verata havin g b een driven by s t e s s of weather

, ,
r
,

towa ds the sho es of B au we e accoste d by the

r r , r

s ac e d kin g of B an who happ en e d to be bathin g in

r ,

The chi efs did not, as has been as s erted, take posses sion du ring the
absence of the s hermen fi .
 B AN U VI . 21

the sea at the timeW hither are you b ou n d ?

.

“
W e are going to Verata “
F or what ?
” “
F or .

a la dy to m arry on e of ou r p rince s D esist then

”
. .

The el em ents are again s t you C ome on shore, and .

take o n e of ou r la dies T hey are far su perior, and .

we want to be firml y all ie d with you ”

The in .

vitation w as accepte d, an d the mes s en gers w en t

on shore at B au A m arriage was s u bs equ ently
.

brou ght abou t The fu tu re g eatness of B a arose

. r u

in part fr om this in tim ate connexion with the Rewa

The great war god - deity of great su b

, C agawalu , a
sequ e n t re n own was first worshipp ed ab ou t this tim e
, .

No tem pl e appears to have been erecte d in his hon ou r

until the B au chiefs fixe d their residence at B an A .

new god m a
y h av e b een thou ght neces s ary in order

to proclaim an d accom pl is h a n e w destiny .

Afte a re sidence on the islan d of nea ly ten yea s

r r r ,

the Vu niv al u Nailatika died A po tion of B an u . r

summit was appropriat e d as a pl ace of royal o chief r

se ul ch e
p r .T he d ece as e d k in g w as b u ie d in com r

p an y w it h s om e o f his w iv es w ho w e e s t an gle d on ,
r r

the occasion of his death ; an d a beau tif u l t em pl e

of leaves was erected ove his t reasu re d emain s r r .

Nailatikau w as hence fo th calle d The Fir s t fr uits

r -

to the B art which is n ow his nam e in Bau an

He was s uccee ded

government by B anu vi in the ,

his secon d s on and the el de of the sur vivo s

,
r r .

Ben vi eigned fr om twen ty five to thirty y ears

a r ,

unintere s tin g p eriod T he s tability of the risin g.

lEltlgdom was in c eas ed an d the fisherm en of Las akau

r ,

( rom B eq a) and of $0 8 0 ( from Kadavu ) were al

f , ,
22 I NTR 0 D UC T OR Y .

l owe d to remain on B au ,
after having recl aim ed m ore

lan d from the sea.

Abou t the year 1800 pieces of brok en plates an d

a variety of bu ttons, the produ ce of a vessel wrecke d
n ear Lakeba reveal ed another worl d to the inhabit
,

ant s of Fij i A q u antity of this importe d weal th

.

reache d B au At the s am e date the g ou p was

.
, r

vis ited with the Asiatic cholera The inhabitan ts of .

B an were decim wed and the d ad we e buri e d in on e

, e r

comm on grave The Vu nivalu king of B an fell a vic

.

tim to its vir u len ce ; an d in com pany with fou r of ,

his wives whom the plag e had sp ared bu t who were

, u ,

s tran gl e d in accordan ce with the cu stom of the

cou n try w as dep osit ed in the m au soleu m
, C omm e .

morative of the manner of his d eceas e he is styl ed ,

in history The Victim of the F oreign Dis eas e

”
.

It is said that a goddess came to the earth wen t ,

to B anu vi s grave s oon after his bu rial an d becam e

’
,

his wife ! A m ore tru s two thy rep ort tell s that j u s t r

at this tim e there was witn es s e d a fea fu l s t orm of r

l arge hail s ton es which the B au an s s u pp osed to be

-
,

a fal lin g of the stars Their astonishm en t in crease d

.

when they fo n d the s ta s m eltin g in their han d s

u r .

The visitatio n — an u nu su al occu rr en ce in Fij i— in

volve d the destru ction of vegetation W hether the .

s torm of hail was sen t to pu nis h the goddess s pre

’

su m ption in thu s lovin g a m ere F ij i kin g o was the ,

r

sky s hom age to he beau ty the nativ e his torian doe s

’
r ,

not say ; bu t s ignifican tly egisters the godd es s s n am e

’
r

The O rigin of the Fal ling of the Stars

”
as .

The r ei n of Nau liv ou , B anu vi s son an d s u cces sor ,

’

g
w as p t of great events and wonde f l chan ge s
re
gnan r u .

At the tim e of his in stallation the B au an s were d es ti ,

 NA ULI VO U . 23

tute of som e t o dinary com forts of life

of the m os r .

They ha d oil ; bu t did not kn ow how to u s e it fo light r

ing thei hou s es

r B rnin g reeds w e e the prin cipal
. u r

subs t i tu te for the lamp with a little oil dropp e d on the ,

reeds on sp e cial occasion s They had arrowroot ; .

but were ign oran t of its se an d of the m od e of its u ,

re aration
p p T h e to.b ac co p l an t w as a l x uri an t w ee
- d u

but its u s e for sm okin g was u nkn ow n It was very .

legitima te ly em ploye d to lessen ve m in an d w a s r ,

called T he De st oye of Lice B u t d u in g this eign

”
r r . r r

it was u s e d f or sm okin g an d the poet comp ose d ,

The S on g of the T obacco

“ ”
.

The in tercou r se be tween the reSpe ctiv e tribe s was

very re st icte d When one clan visite d another
r .
,

both partie s m e t arm e d and p ep ar ed for fightin g , r .

Wom en and chil d en were n eve al lowed to be p ese nt

r r r

on either s ide The re sp ective parties en tere d the

.

m ar k et plac e f om Opp osite directi n s

- r The exchan ge o .

o f p o erty was then m ad e b oth s ide s b in g c n tin e o

r
p
n ally on their gu ar d again s t s p ise an d treache y ur r r .

B u t they w e e n ot as p illan im o s a i the p se n t

r us u s s re

n e ration A s t on g p oof e is t s in the fact that

g e .
x r r

t he y f e q en tly fou ght pitche d battle s ; an d the fiel d

r u

o f a ction gen e all y a s m e d the app earan ce f an arm y

r s u o

o f du ell is t s T hey had thei legen da y he oes even

. r r r ,

their Golia ths who have defied a w hole ar m y

,
T heir .

s s te m of
y kn ightin g heroe s is p erp e tu at e d to this

da y . An ac co n t of the ce em on y will be fo n d
u r u

o n a s b s e qu en t p age
u E m u lo of p artakin g in this
. us

chival ou s cu s t om its as p iran ts hav e n ot hesitate d at

r ,

fr a tricide in wa r .

The first even t of im p ort an ce that tran sp ired

2 4, I N TR or) UC T OR Y .

du ring this reign was an in vol u n tary contact with

civili ation S om e of the chiefs had voyage d to K oro
z . ,

an d du ri n g their s tay at the is l an d w e e gre a tly

, ,
r

alar m e d at the app oach of a ship There was a r .

diffe en ce of opinion a to the natu re of the Obj ect

r s

befo e them Som e said of cou se that it was a god ;

r .
,
r ,

othe s that it w as an am phibiou s anim al

r , The vessel .

d ew near to the eef f rled s om e of her sail s sent a

r r ,
u ,

boat in to the reef p as sage an d then boldly foll owed -

,

and an cho e d Afte a t im e s om e of the natives w ent

r . r

off to he b t did n ot v en tu re on deck

r, u At len g th .

two o th ee of the hol de of the Danau s w en t on

r r r

b oa d the ship ; an d as they acqu i ed confiden ce

r ,
r ,

s oon m d e them s el ve s at hom e The ship cam e to

'

a .

b y san dal wood an d was di ecte d to S andal w ood

u -
,
r -

B ay on Great L an d fo a cargo
, The B au an s pu r ,
r .

cha s ed a q an tity of knive s an d hatchets

u a pig ,

t welve feet long a pair of geese a large m onk ey , , ,

an d t hou gh las t n ot the l east v alua bl e a cat

, ,
The ,
.

his to ian s call the captain of this vessel Red face “ ”

r - .

The s hip pu su es her v oyage an d the B au an s r ,

r et n hom e
ur What ep o ts they would sp e ad !
. r r r

The v es s el w as cal le d the lan d ship beca e like “ ”

-
,
us ,

an islan d it s e em e d to be w ell s to e d an d st ocked

,
r

with e ve y thin g that was n eces sary

r The m os t .

p i ed of the im p orted anim d s was the m on key

r z ,

w hom som e wit wou l d p obably declare to be on e of r

the cre w whom he had kidnappe d C ertain it is that .

fo m iles an d m iles the p opu lace came to s ee the

r

m onkey B u t it was s oon fou n d that howe ver

.
, ,

am u s in g Jack o w as he w as on acco n t of his u se , , u

l ess ness onl y fit f or chiefs

,
F ar othe wis e with the . r

cat The me i ts of the pu s s were appreciated

. r B au .
 A W H I TE P RI E S T . 25

s warmed with lar ge mice, an d frequ en tly their mid

night frolics p revente d a w hole hou s ehol d fi om '

s ecu r in
g sl ee p It . is sa i d tha t t he y w ou l d even ru n

over the sacre d hea ds of chiefs an d wou l d pu gn aci

,

onel
y s u rv ey a n in fan t p ri n ce

The next w onder of the age was a white m an ,

call e d by his t orians the ca p en ter

”
,
one of the
r ,

cre w of the ve ssel j u st m entione d Accom pan ied by .

a T ahitian he came to B au in on e of the la ge can oe s

,
r .

Soon afte r his arrival he p ete n ded to have eceived ar r

rev elation fr om Firs t fru its to the ea th consti

- r ,
”

tu ting him a favou re d pries t ; for it mu s t be em em r

bered that the Bau an Vunival u s are deifi ed after death .

The carpen te play ed well his p a t

r W hen p ofes sin g
r . r

to be inspire d he shook an d foam e d l ik e a genu ine

,

Fij ian and Nau livou de clare d him to be a tru e pries t

, .

He occu pie d the mau soleu m as his dwellin g He .

soon becam e dange ou sly addicte d to ex ce ss ive kava

r

d inking
r H e m ad e kn own that there was on e who
.

was su perior to First fl uits or any othe Fij ian

- '

,
r

g od,a n d t h e n d ie d C.h a ity co n ce iv

re s the hO e that
p ,

as a wo k m eet fo
r ep en tan ce the carp ent e inten de d
r r ,
r

to pu blis h the tru e God ; b t he s ign ally faile d u The .

Bauans u n derstood him to d eclare that the rainb ow

was the su prem e D eity This visitor is su pp osed to
.

have been an E n glis hm an .

The m os t destr u ctive hu rricane that the B au an s

have ever seen happen e d d rin g this reign u E very .

hou se was l evelled every t ee d estroye d an d s om e of

, r ,

the war can oes w ere s tran ded on the m ain lan d
- T he .

adj acen t isl e patch of Nailu si was alm ost dem olished
- .

The s torm was said to have b een cau sed thro gh a u

rel amongs t the three p rincip al gods of B an The

q uar .
26 I N Z R0 D UOTOR Y .

priests of B asul u eventu ally beat the ocean with their

s acre d shovel clu b s an d the win d ceas e d !
-
A dead
,

whale su pposed to have been kil le d by the tem pes t

, ,

w as fou n d W hales te eth w ere then highly prized ;

’
. -

an d the whale was call e d The Fish for Teeth .

This hu rricane closely preceded or followed the , ,

total eclipse the histo ry of which still in spires the

,

Fij ian with dr ead Those who were than living were
.

ign orant that their ance stors had seen sim ilar sights ,

an d regar ded it as su perna tu ral .

Nau livou su rname d The H ot Stone was a

, ,

tyrant an d a plot was form ed to assassinate him

, .

H e discovere d it and p t to death som e of the

,
u

fle d from B au ; an d w ere received with welcom e by

their national enem ies , the Veratan s The insu r gen ts .

w er e nu m erou s ; an d their cau se was es p ous e d by

m any in depen d ent Thu s chiefs . assis te d, Verata
s p e edily gaine d s everal advan ta es in the w ar with
g
Dan an d seem ed likely to become the prin cipal place
,

in Fij i A n u m ber of towns aban doned the cau se of

.

B an and j oin e d the en em y

, Nau livou feare d that .

his own atten dant s wou l d kill him to pu rchas e saf ety
for them selves .

I n 18 09 an accident brou ght relief to the kin g by

the arrival of the n otoriou s ras cal Charles Savage
”
, .

The b ig Eliz a was wr ecke d on a reef O fl

” '
r

ves loade d their boat with a q u antity of specie

s el ,

that was on board an d p oceede d to the shore ,

r .

They bu rie d their treas u e in variou s pl aces an d r

,

m ade them s elv es at hom e am on g the natives S oon .

afterwards one of the B au an canoes arrived there

,
28 I N TR 0 D UOT OR Y .

Septembe 18 13 fo n d Charl es S avage an d his

r, ,
u

com p any fightin g on the Gr eat Lan d The enem y had .

gain ed the day Only five of the whites were left on

.

a rock ; an d the amm u nition wa s n early e xp en ded .

They w ere su rroun ded by thou san ds of infu riated

savages w ho we e cooking their fallen comrades
,
r .

Savage left his m u sket an d went down to the foe , ,

hop ing to secu re te m s of p eace The Fij ian s tried

r .

to p e sua de the rem ain der to descen d from the

r

rock p om is in g to spare their lives ; bu t the whit

,
r es

refu s e d to m ake the ven tu re The islan ders

”
says .
,

Dillon fin din g they co l d n ot prevail on me to

, u

place m yself in their power set u p a scream that rent ,

the ai At that m om ent Charles S avage was s eiz ed

r .
,

by the l gs an d hel d in that s tate by six m en with

e , ,

his head place d in a well of fresh w ater u n til he was ,

s ff ocate d The body was s carcely lifeles s when it

”
u .

w a s c t p an d p t into an oven to be co oke d for

u u u

f ood .S ail n eedl s we e m ade ou t of his bones

- e r .

The Danau s lam ented his loss an d s bsequ en tly ,

u

r eveng d his death ; bu t they p aid n o othe r hon ou r

e

to hi m em ory
s None of his n u m e ou s wives were
. r

st an gle d on the occas ion of his decease

r H e lef t .

on ly on e chil d a fem al e who is s till livin g

, ,
.

Vessels now called at B au itself The captain of a .

M an illa vessel was mu rde ed by his crew proba bly in r ,

re v en ge for his com p ellin g them to carry lon g l ogs of

fi ewood f om lan d to the e dge of the re ef n ear w hich

r r

the ves sel was an chore d The m en p ortion e d ou t the.

ca go am on g s t them s elves an d then s ettle d at B en

r , .

E ven t all y they m u dere d each othe leaving tw o or

u r r,

th ee su vivors who em ain scattered over the is lan ds

r r ,
r .

W ith increased commerce cam e additional vice .

 A R E S URRE OTI ON: 29

The ca ptains oflicers and crews of vessel s were

, ,

sup lie d with tem p o ary wives at B an O n e wom an

p r .

is said to ha ve visite d Port Jack son in this way with

a cap tain The rep ort of Sydn ey an d
“ ”
Vu l aon o .
,

its yellow cla d convict s l owere d the E nglish in the

-
,

estima tion of the B au ans Ru naway sail ors fi eq u ently

.
'

resided at B an con formin g to all the cu s tom s of the

,

c ity with the exception of cannibalism

, They we e . r

not all owed to wear E u rop ean cl othes F o a len gth . r

of time the F ij ian s appear to hav e been ve y l enien t r

towards foreigners u ntil som e con victs behave d so

,

insolently to the B au chiefs that they cl bbe d s everal , u

of them in their ra ge .

A resurrection fr om the dead is said to have taken

p lac e du rin g thi s r eig n A w om an ha vin g die d
. at ,

Vanuas o Gan was bu ried in the u su ally hu rri ed way

, , .

The spirit is su ppos ed to lin ger fo day s n ear its ur

terrestrial hom e previou s to m aking a p e m an en t

, r

entran ce in to the w o ld of s hades Fou r nights after

r .

her dea th B anu vi the late kin g app ea ed to he

, , ,
r r,

and ordere d he to etu rn to the earth

r r She obj ecte d .
,

on the rou n d of her fl s h b ein g n e w p u t id T he r

g e .

deified kin g in sistin g on her obedience she dr agge d ,

her body ou t of the g ave an d tol d he tale to s om e r ,

r

pe op le w h o ca m e n ea r he F o s ev en day s she liv e dr. r

on the wil d fi an d on the eighth she fo n d s he cou l d u

g ,

swall ow prop er food H e body w as in a m ost offen

. r

sive state ; b t she u ecovered an d lived many years

r ,

after wards Som e are n ow living who kn ew he

. r .

Probabl y she ha d been bu rie d p em at rely an d t ol d r u ,

the tale abou t B an vi to p reven t a e in term ent

u r -
.

I n 1 8 2 9 death eleased Nau livo fi om the cares

r u
'

Of go ver nmen t H e is said to have been kille d by

.
30 I NTR 0 D UC T OR Y '
.

sorcer y
Three of his wives were stran gled to at
.

com pany their l ord to the other w orl d H e we .

s u ccee de d by his y ou n ge b other Tanoa the fathe r r ,

of T hakom bau .

B au m ay be said to have almos t attain ed th

z enith of its as cen den cy du r in g the re ign of Nau l ivm

The su premacy Verata was dest oye d M an

of r .

di tricts an d islan ds belon gin g to Verata incl din

s , u

the im p ortan t isl an d of Viwa w e e in corpo a te d i ,

r r

the B a dom inion s

u The p e ople of Viwa afterward
.

greatly exten ded the nam e an d influ en ce of B au .

close el ation ship exis te d between the

r oyal famili r c

of b oth B a an d Re wa
u The prin cip al B au chie fs w e) .

em to Re wa w hil st tho se of Rewa we e s w to B al

,
r a

Rewa the efo e wil lin gly help ed B an with larg

,
r r ,

s u b sidies of m en The goo d feelin g be tw een the tu

.

kin gdom s was inc ease d by the presence at boi r ,

cities of whit e m en
, who advocate d u nite d actim ,

an d who hel pe d in the wars of the day Kasavu c .

,

the Rewa riv er w as the town the captu e of whic

, r

fi s t p oved the d eade d p ower of the m u sket

r r r It .

s aid that S avage fi e d in t o the town u n til the wat r

of the cre ek is su in g f om the t own was tin ge d wii

,
r ,

bl ood The a m y on the sight of this specta cl

. r ,

as s au l te d the to wn an d m ad e a fe a fu l m a s sac e
, Ba r r .

su pp ort ed by a la g e Re wa a m y p os ecu te d a w a r
r r ,
r

Eas te n Fij i an d colle cte d tribu te fr om the W in

r ,

war d Islan ds u p to Lakeba it self Re wa con q ert . u

Ka davu an d m any of the di t icts s itu ate d on tl

,
s r

s ou th w es t coas t of G eat Fij i

- The B a V u m va r . u

an d the Re wan kin g w e e calle d the tw o H ot Ston e s r

a d e sign ation in tim ating tha t they cou l d coo k w ho

they wou l d .
 m
e

C H A PT E R I I I .

i
g h
rt ant t raining
.
 C H A PT E R I I I .

B I RT H AND T RAI NI NG .

f S — R l wm —
o ar a evo t a nd D ea th of K oroit a na W n
ia

Pom — E tc of a Roya l Family — D escri tion of B am

p
Varu-ki la gi,
o
a
M ia/n Ta le.

d of B a which had n ow ao
the islan u ,

i ed the title of the God l an d

”
u r an d -
,

was rega ded with feelin gs of re

r

n e ation by m u l titu des of the su p er

r

iou s id olate
stit of F ij i was born to T an oa
rs , abou t ,

1817 the you n g prin ce Thakombau

,
The cou rt .

ladies congre ga te d on the occas ion and re main e d a ,

night with the ha ppy m other T he offi cio s attend

. u

ants in accor dan ce with the cu sto m of the co n try

, u ,

repared to n u s e him in their ar m s fo th s p ace of

p r e r

ten days and night s after whi ch he was to be gently

,

laid on a pretty little m at for the first tim e since

his birth .

8 0 so on as the arrival of the littl e stranger was

1)
34 BI R TH A ND TRA I NI N G .

generally known the chiefs assem bled to drink Irm a

, ,

ove which a p rayer w as offere d to the god s on behalf

r

of the illu s triou s bab e whose n am e S eru was then , , ,

pu blicly annou n ce d by one of the relatives .

The l adies of rank brin gin g fashion able p resen ts

, ,

wou l d visit the chil d a day or two after he was born .

The n ewly m arrie d are p recl d ed from the obs er vance

- u

of this cerem ony lest they sho l d cau s e the chil d to

,
u

The Vakatasu as u a foll owe d These are games .

hel d in celebration of the bir th of a chil d They are .

practise d on the birth of the fi st born in every r -

family b t are k ept u p at the birth of every in di

, u

vid al of ran k
u .

F o te n s cces sive nights the m other s hous e was

’
r u

to have b een su rrou n ded by the differen t clan s an d

families who cam e to sin g in honou r of the n ew
prince The affair is con d cted with the m ost perfect
. u

o der eve y in divid al atten din g on the night a

r
r ,
u
p
p oin ted to him B u t in the mid st of these rej oicings
.
,

the fon d m other was taken ill an d die d The f ather , .

comm an d e d his atte n dan t s to t ake his m otherl e s s babe

to Re wa there to be n urs e d an d ten de d T an oa bein g

, .
,

m m to the place whither the chil d was con veyed ,

co l d the e dem an d the s am e attention s on behalf of

u r ,

his littl e s on as he was abl e to req u ire in B a its elf

,
u .

An d n ow began a s e ies of feasts — the feast r

when the child w as first washe d in wa ter brou ght

fr om the sea ; the feas t when the babe firs t tnm e d
over of him s elf ; the feas t when he fir st crawle d ; with

s eve al othe s
r r .

T ended by the q eens of Rewa and nourished in u ,

the kin g s hou se the chil d thrive d ; an d amids t

’
, ,
36 BI R TH A N D TR A I NI N G .

people pas sively su bmitted resistance bein g considere d ,

p erfectly u s eles s ’
.

As the chil d S eru g ew he was train ed to be r ,

passionate selfish viciou s and tyrannical H e was a

, , ,
.

B a chief of the fi s t im p ortance rankin g with the

u r ,

gods Every des ire was gratifie d an d at all hazards

.
,

he m u s t be pleas e d D oe s he wish to take an airing

.

A m an m u s t carry him on his shoul ders I s he in .

clin e d for sl eep ? The wom en m s t fan him an d u ,

s oothin gly press his u n ti e d fe et I s he angry wi th r .

his n e ? H e m ay st ike her

u rs D oes he q u arrel r .

with his playm ate ? H e m ay bite strike or maim , ,

with im pu nity D oes a slave accidentally in terr u pt

.

his p leasu re H e m ay fearl essly draw his bow and ,

s en d an arrow at the in tru der .

The first tim e of his sail in g

the occas ion of the c stom ary cerem on y Native u .

cl oth an d other p ope ty wou l d be sca ttere d fr om the

r r

ves sel s m ast head on the retu rn of the canoe to the

’
-

wharf an d hu n dre ds woul d scram bl e fo a s hare of

,
r

it . A great foot race for u seful prize s Op en to all

-
, ,

com pe titors wou l d follow , .

When S eru was f ou r o five years old a fearful r ,

tra ge dy took place at Re wa Am on gs t the m any .

wives of Tabaiwal u the kin g of Re wa was on e who , , ,

being a B au princess with a large fam ily of sons was ,

his fav ou ite q u een r H e had fo m e ly howeve been

. r r , r,

very fond of another of his wives who was a lady ,

from Kadavu T he latter was the m othe of a fine

. r

l ookin g you n g chief of the na me of K oroitamana .

The Ka davu la dy was very j ealou s of her com

F or a translation of the make narrating parts of the history , s ee

App e n di x I V .
 K OR OI TA M A NA . 37

peer fi om B an ,
-
t t cau se for she had
an d n ot wi hou
been depr ive d of the aff ection s of the kin g an d was ,

kept in a s tate of com p a ative dep en d en ce an d r

p ov e r ty S.h e d id n ot co n c e al h e r f e e l in g s f o m h e r r

son bu t rathe t a ght him to be j eal ou s of his half

r u

brothers an d to hate their m other

, I f he as ked fo . r

an thin
y g s he w o
,
l d w h il s t in fuor m in, g h im of h e r

inability to su pply his wan ts rem a k Yo an d I , r ,

u

a e i s w e hav e n othin g b t what is th own to

r
pg : s u r u .

Go to the B au lady an d he s on s an d be g f om them r , r

as thou gh t r sl ave By t
”
w h i h i m ea n s the
y o e e u e r s .
,

m other con s tan tly irritate d he son On ce he did r .

s en d a m e s s en ger to the B a lady to ask fo an article u r

o f Fi ian drap e y T h q f g g t
j e r e e n. in e u s in t o ruan ,
r

the re qu es t re m a ked , The d rap ery I have is all of

r ,

the Han p attern an d I shall tr ea , e it p a g a in st su r u

the M e when m y n m e o s s n s will be able to w e ar u r u o

it. The e is n one he e of the K a dav u p atte n or

r r r ,

K om iM an a m ight have ha d i
The high sp i it ed yo th a t l as t eb el l e d again t
- r u r s

the a thority of his fathe the kin g

u an d b in g pu nr ,
e

is he d fled to the coas t so th we st of Rewa The kin g s

’
, u - .

forces foll owe d an d he w as com p elle d t flee f om

,
o r

place to plac e t s ave his life A t las t he wa taken

o . s

al ive at Ka d av ; b t, t hu o g h t h u
e in t er c s ion
r o
u f h is es s

bro the M acan awai his lif w a s s p a e d H e w as

r , e r .

ta ke n to Rew an d th a, e live d in a s ort of di g ace er s r ,

which is e xtrem ely gall in g to a p ou d Fij ian chi ft in r e a .

S bse q ently to thi the kin g e olv ed t con vey an

u u s, r s o

arm y to Kada vu for the p p os e of exec tin gvengean ce ur u

on s om e p art of that isl an d It was ann o n ced that . u

in this expe dition K o oitam an a sho ld take n o p a t r u r ,

an d tha t he was to re m ain with thos e who s taye d in

38 BI R TH A ND TRA I NI N G .

char ge ofty This was m ore than the you ng

the ci .

chief cou l d b ook an d he re s ol ve d to com m it p ar i

r ,
r

cide Havin g prepare d a clu b for the S pecial pu r pose

. ,

he b ol dly procee ded to carry o t his p lan du rin g the u ,

pre sence at Re wa of the ve y army that the kin g

, ,
r

had e n gage d for the prop os ed e xp e dition H e fi st . r

s et fire to the kin g s can oe she d that s t oo d on Nu k u

’
-

tavu and has tened to give the alarm of fire As he

,
.

exp e cte d the kin g ru she d ou t of his hou s e to giv e

,

direction s abou t the can oe that was in danger of bein g

dest oye d The kin g at on ce received a fatal wou n d
r .

f om his conceale d s on who re treate d as soon as he

r ,

s pp os e d that he ha d kill e d his fathe

u The n ext r .

day K o oitaman a rem ain e d in the t own an d p e

,
r ,
r

s u m e d s o far as to s how him self openl y B t . u

om e of the chie fs s aid to him Don t you know ’

s ,

the kin g is dyin g ? You had bette flee ”

H e ao r .

co din gly took

r e f ge at T ok atoka whe e it was
r u ,
r

p opose d to p oclaim him kin g B u t when it w as

r r .

r ep o te d that the kin g was expe cte d to live

r the ,

T okatoka chiefs them selves fearin g his an ger pro

, ,

ce e de d to p t K o oitam n a to death
u r Af te b ein g a . r

w o n de d he s ccee de d in e s capin g a s far as the b an k s

u , u

of Nakel o whe e he e ceiv e d a bl ow which t erm i

,
r r

n ate d his car e er .

king of Rewa however die d on the eighth day

T he , , ,

when two of his wive s were s tran gle d to accom p an y

his Spirit .

The prin cipal p arts of this his to y are pr es e r v e d r

in a son g of which the f oll win g is a tran sl at ion

, o .

Diveste d of its o iginal langu age it l ses its beau ty

r ,
o

a s a piece of com p os ition I t is the m os t fin is he d .

F ij ian p oem with which the writ er has m et an d the ,

 LA Y OF K OR OI TA M ANA . 39

original will therefore be place d for preservation in

the A ppe n dix ” .

LAY O F KO RO I T A M A NA .

ME O LA w eeps, and cries f or a l ong tim e

C hief I y ou di ed renownedly,
”
You died f or y ou r f oll owers .

Af ter a time he spoke u p,

You, M eol a, are the tru e thin g ;
Tabe w as the m other of us two only ;
You were the son so l ove d ;
And I the son so cl u bbed ;

The g rea t chief trampl ed on me,

An d dr ove m e a w ay to Ra ;
I rem ain ed there and was besieged,
Then fled I down to B ega
I re mained there a nd was be sieged ;
Fle d to K adavu , there to be kill ed,
B u t M acana wai wishe d to sa ve lif e I
So took m e to Re wa .

H ere am I a m ere captive ;

I endu re the pain of n ot sa ili ng f or a l ong
time ;
I endu re , an d endu re , bu t cannot contain .

An iron wood tree -

at K uru kil a gi
Is down f or my weap on
cu t .

K oroivu e ta is then call ed

H ere , pl ane and finis h off my cl u b ;
Do not pl ane it to be too sl ender :
That I m ay stand at a di s tance an d kill with it .

Se ated then am I at Nu ku ca gin a,

Polis hing it in the u pper room

Lift it up towards the l ower roo m

And the wom en disperse in a f right
“
The king to day will p erhaps f al l
-
.

The canoe -shed is set on fire ;

0
See A ppendix 11 .
 BI R TH A ND TR A I NI N G .

The kin g gathers u p his m al o

Goes calling ou t in the s u are, q
K oroitam ana ! ou r can oe

Preserve y e, l est it be bu rnt ;

This is a canoe f or time s of peace .

The shed that is there is a thing e asily bu ilt .

I fix m y cl u b, I crawl stealthil y ,

I hol d my breath, an d
pau se ;
Lift it u p to the head of the chief ;
Strike once , and strike twice ,
The king we serve is f allen .

I wou nd, I wou n d ; revives a gain ;

I fly to B ureke Rewa,
And the Rewans cons ult against me
Koroitam ana , go seek ref u ge el sewhere .

I is a cross to the bank s of Na Sali,

An enter the hou se call ed B u turaki ;

The women disperse in a fright .

“ ”
C all ed there I to B ativu aka
Perhaps there is a short l en gth of y our m al o
To be m y dress to Tokatoka .

F astened with bu t one bow, I walk at l eisu re ;

The f oreign army raises a shou t.

Simul taneou sly shou tin g, L ike the m oon

j u st risen ,

And l ike a very cannibal god .

Proceedin g he passes ou t of sight

H e goes treadin g al on g the Tu aniq io,
And has passed by B u rebas oga
Nasu ekau appe ars in sight,
Nu ku tol u is v isibl e in f ront
Secake in q u ires from his cham ber,

W ho trampl es al on g in the road

H
( e does not know it is K oroitam ana .
)
H ere we possess a chief f or ou rs el ves
”
As f or u s, l et u s n ow erect f ortifi cation s .

The chief s of Rew a cons u l t against m e,

“ ”
L et M ataitini be pu t to death .
 L A Y OF K OR OI TA JIIA NA .
41

I am clu bbe d, bu t not f a tally, at Tokatoka ;

I f erry across to the banks of Sawani ,
To K atiku a I we nt to die ;
I was kill ed as the tide was at its l owest ebb,
I drif ted here , I drifted there ;
I drif te d, sinking, and risin g again to the
su rface .

To morrow I
-
am to be convey ed to Rewa,
W ill be tide washed -
again st the f ou nda
tion of
the B u sa ;
I go to be f lm ereall y attired in the Vu nim oli .

Vokili ! l ou dly lament those in the house ;

The land u nbroken ocean makes l am entation
-
.

My wif e I y ou w ill die u nwept f or ;

Nor ha ve you now a hom e
Nor do you possess the produ ce of you r
serf s

Nor has t thou waiting m aid

now thy -
.

The spirit dies, yet dies lingerin gly ,

I t dies , and p asses on to C akau y awa .

Qei is l ou dly l am enting in the hou se,

And the l and -
u nbroken ocean m akes l am ent
ation

M y chil d ! m y f ace so l ike any other,

The l ips of the m ou th as cowry -shell s,
The f orehead a choice hair ban d of
-
scarlet,

The heel s of f eet well m ade I

The n am e s , as s till r e m em be ed r , of the chief wer e ,

I night of his
- Fathe B in der of the P ovin ces the
- - r, - - -
r ,

en m ess en g e e d H n d ed feathe ed the D u ck of

T
-
r , u r -
r ,
-

he East an d C u e
-
,
r .

You n g S e u fi st hea d the n ew s of the egicidal

r r r r

at as he w as s au n te rin g am on g t s om e am be ds an d
y s -

a s fil l ed with fear l es t the army th o h wh ich h

g e ,
r u

ad to pas s on his w a h om e sho l d kill him an d his u

y ,

>m panions to s how their displ easu e at the e ven t

,
r .
42 BI R TH AND T RAI NI N G .

F ortun ately the pa ty was allowe d to return to Rewa

, r

withou t m oles tation .

Th Re wa kin g when on his death be d p e dicted

e ,
-
,
r

n ou ght b t woe to his fin e fam ily —a p ophecy which

u ,
r ,

of it s elf probably help e d forwar d the su bsequ ent

,

frat icide s am on g his son s

r W hy s aid he have .
, ,

our t ibu taries of Tokatoka kil le d m y s on

r T hey
sho l d have waite d m
u or ders 0 th at they had
y .

n ot kille d him ! I was to bl am e for always irritating

him an d I nly shou l d have die d
, o H e o ght as m y . u ,

fi s t b o n s on to have live d to have d efen d e d his

r -
r ,

yo n g b othe s I foresee that ou r tribu taries want

u r r .

to inj e u s an d they will l ead m

ur
y ,s on s to m u r de r

e a ch othe Alas that m y s ons sho l d com e to

r . u

u n tim el y en ds Probably the voice of con science

l o dly pb aide d him in his l as t m om en t s as he fel t
u u r ,

that he had sown the win d an d that his family wou ld ,

r eap the whirl win d .

Let the fate of s om e of his s on s be recor de d

1 K o oitam an a the p arricide kille d by the feu
. r , ,

dal s ol diers .

2 M acan awai cl bbe d by his brother Tuis aw au

.
, u .

3 Tu is awau m de e d by gu n shot by his b o ther

.
,
ur r - r

Veidovi .

4 Veidovi, . given in etaliation by his b others to r r

C aptain W ilk e s an d t an sp orted to m eet an e arl y

,
r

death .

5 B anu vi (the
. kin g) kille d by the han d s of his
Bau an cou sin s , in war .

6 Vakatawan avatu ,
. killed in war .

T wo other br others ,
bes ides these we e always at ,
r

war an d seekin g to a s s as sin ate e ach other

, .

S oon afterwards S eru s father o dered his s on s ,

’
r
’
44, BI R T H AND TRA I NI N G .

a bu n dant filth and will wonder that so m any of the

,

city fashion abl e s are so fon d of dan cin g there for so

m any hou rs .

O cc pyin g an el evated p ost of ob servation you

u ,

n ote the wood an d w ate car iers poo w om en w ho r r ,

r

have to p opel the i can oe s f or a distan ce of m ore

r r

than a m ile fill their pitchers gather w ood collect

, , ,

l eaves for cookin g pu rp ose s et n to the city and ,

r ur ,

ca y thei loads to their several hom es The v oge

rr r .

tab e de l ers c ow ds of serfs heavil y bu dene d

l r a — , ,
r

with yam s d al o ban an as su gar can e n ative br ead

, , ,
-
, ,

&c com in g to dep osit their cargo with those who

.
,

rar ely pay an d scarcely than k them

,
It was thu s .

that the oyal families we e su pplie d with daily food

r r .

An d n ow the dr u m s beat p a t p a t p a t p a t pa t , , , , .

W hat is the signal ? It m eans that a m an is ab ou t

to be c t p an d p epa e d fo food as is a bu llock
u u ,
r r r ,

in ou r own co n t y S ee the comm otion !u The

r .

m aj ority of the p op lation ol d an d you n g r u n to u , ,

ga e u p on the inten ded victim H e is s trippe d n ak ed

z .
,

st ruck d own with the cl b his b ody ign om inio sl y u ,

u

d a hed ag in st a s ton e in fron t of a tem ple an d then

s a ,

c t
u an d divide d am on g st a ch sen few e e the
u r
p o ,

vital Spa k is extin ct r!

Som etim m he is das hed
int o an ov n whil s t yet alive an d half cook d
e T he ,
e .

littl e chil dren ru n off with the hea d an d pl ay with ,

it as with a ball S om e fon d m othe an xiou s for

. r,

the preservation of he chil d s health be g s f or a

’
r ,

m o s el of the fle sh to ru b again st the lip s of her

r

littl e on e .

Pe hap s it is the sam e day that yo n otice a few

r u

people walkin g rathe m o e hu rri edly than u su al r r

This has happ ened whe

n the writer him self has been in B an .
 SI GH TS OF B A U . 45

towards a certain hou se . They carr y oil , an d p aint ,

and dres s es , tive calicoes an d m ats

an d na , . En terin g
the dw e llin g they procee d to an oin t two or three
,

wom en the wives of on e m an whose recen t decease

, ,

has ma de them widows The wom en have j u s t r e

.

turn ed f om the ba ths

r their visitors dress them ,

kiss the m weep over them bid the m good bye an d

, ,
-
,

then stran gle them by su ffoca tion ! Gen erally the

women ha v e n o wis h to live havin g been t a ght that , u

they m u s t e ven tu ally j oin their fir t hu sban ds tha t s ,

shou l d they live an d m arry again et a t d eath they

y ,

m t rej oin their fo rm e pa rtn e s who woul d treat r r ,

thm hars hly for having m an ife s te d s o lit tl e aff ection

for the m as to rem ain on earth s o l on g after their
husban d s death ‘
’
.

You p as s on an d me et with an open grave

, .

a m om en t as certain that a s ick m an or

y o ,
u

woman has been p artially s u ff oca ted p evio s to bein g r u

bu ried alive H e was a bu r den to his f ien ds an d s o

. r ,

they s tran gl e d him .

Down the n ext lane a yo n g chief is t yin g on , u r ,

for the fir s t tim e Sin ce he w as bo n a n arrow Slip of r ,

native cl oth as an in dication that he n ow thin ks

,

himself a man H e sta n d s on the co p s e of one who

. r

has been kille d to m ak e his s teppin g s ton e fo the - r

ceremon y of the da
y .

Preparing to en ter the ho s e of a de ceased chief u ,

y ou ma
y n o t ice a s ta rt lin g d e cora tion pl a ce d o ve the r

doorway ; an d on e xam in ation you discove that it

, , r

consist of u p war d s of twen ty fin gers disp l aye d in a

s ,

row havin g been am p ta te d from as m any in d

, u ivi
duals who desire thu s to exp es s their so row fo the
, r r r

W idows who have not been strangled, freq u ently commit su icide.
 BI R TH AND TRA I NI N G .

departed I n the dwelling its elf you m eet with m en

.
,

who have shave d their beard s an d their hair as t oken s ,

of re sp ect fo the de ad O thers have bu rn ed their

r .

bodies in variou s place s an d ma de them selve s l oath ,

s om e to the livin g u n der the d el u sion that it is

,

app reciate d by the dea d .

B t am ids t su ch s cen es the sign s of in du s tri al

u ,

occ p ation s we e n ot w antin g

u I n the gar dens might
r .

be fou n d the c l tivation of yam s dal o an d s u gar

u , ,

c ne
a .H ou ses su itable for the clim ate w ere continu
, ,

ally in co rs e of erection u Carpenters w ere bu sil y .

e n gag e d in bu il din g can oes an d in en gravin g s pear s ,

an d cl b s u The m anu fact re of lar ge earthen cook

. u

in g an d wate p ots was als o carrie d on The plaiting

r .

o f the m at s an d the beatin g o t of the cloth w ere

,
u ,

the con stant em ploym en t of the la die s .

The you ths of b oth sexes had their gam es s om e ,

tim es as sociating together in sin gin g an d dan cing ;

an d thou gh w
,
ithou t written n ovel s their im agin ation ,

was gratifi ed by p rofes s ed romancers A Fij ia n tale .

m ay n ot be ou t of place before m ore im p ortan t

s bj e ct s re u ir e atte ntion
u
q .

T H E VAS U KI LAG I - -
.

ONCE u p on tim e a child w as born to the chief

a ,

of W ainikeli A goddess resolving to a dop t the

.
,

chil d for her own cam e in the night an d s tol e the

, ,

chil d when he w as s le epin g with his m other .

When the m othe awoke in the m ornin g she r

,

won de e d what had becom e of her babe ; an d be in g

r
,

gre a tl y g rieve d trie d to thin k who had tak e n the

,
 VAS U-KI -LA GI 47

chil d . She then told her hu sban d that she su ppose d

a
go d d
ess ha d t
s ol en him .

The go ddess w as s tyle d the child s gran dm other

’
.

She e m ploye d a w om an as w et nu rse The chil d - .

tu rn e d; crawle d; ran . Gran dm othe r went to all the

town s in Fi i, j
took two men from each town to
an d ,

live with the chil d an d to be his p eop le On e of , .

these was his m es senge an d w as calle d T abu tabu r, - .

T he chil d arri ve d at m anhood H e wen t to the .

goddess G ran dm othe

.
”
said he w hat em ploy r, ,

ment en gage d ou r forefathe s in ancien t tim es r

Grandm other tol d him You r fathers saile d abou t ; ,

they veifiq a d they wen t o t shootin g ; they vei

f
u

n na ooro
- H e rem arked These shall all ,

be given u p and we will onl y ret ain the vei vana ccro
,
- -

”
dram .

Grandm other wen t to a town , an d brou ght two

men to dres s his hair They spread it wide an d lon g . .

Then the you th said, Let u S go to the lan d of m y

mother T o her town they wen t
”
. .

All the p eopl e w ere away fi shin g, ds an d the l a

’

siste r was takin g ca e of the ho s e The y u th r u . o

call ed her to com e an d p art his hai b t she r ef u sed ; r, u

for it is ta bu to to ch the hea d of v ig n ni ( relat e d

u e a e

as brother an d s is t e ) The girl howev e was vul r .

, r,

nerable an d p esent ly s p ok e
,
s ayin g I kn ow we
r , ,

are veigwnem ; bu t p art yo my hair

'

T he boy u .

went an d pa te d her hair A g e at ain fell in

r . r r

stantly The t orren t was he d their m othe s towel

. r
’

to the sea The p aren t who w as fi shin g r cognised

.
, ,
e

her towel ; an d o derin g her com p anion s to leave ofl

'

,
r

fishing she ran to he h m e an d fo n d the y ou ng

,
r o , u

Names of games at which they layed p .

 BI R TH A N D TRA I N I N G
.

p eople parting each othe s hair ! The m other swore r

’

at the m sayin g You are h sban d and wife ! ”

, , The u

you n g man then fled to g andm other ; becau s e he r

was g ieve d at the acc sa tion

r u .

Grandm othe in q i e d why he cried He cou l d

r u r .

n ot eply f o s om e tim e
r At len gth he tol d all ; an d
r .

as ked the r oad to the sk G ran dm other tol d him

y .

that there were two paths on e in which the gods :

w ere crow de d in heaps an d they w ou l d eat him if he ,

foll ow d it ; an othe way in which he cou l d j ou rney

e r ,

with s afety H e then b ade his g andm other goo d

. r

bye an d s aid farewell als o to his father and m other

, .

His sis te kn owin g that he wou l d foll ow the path

r,

in which the god s were ran afte r him s ayin g , , ,

she wou l d accom pany him an d if n ee ds be die with , , ,

The two wen t togethe At night the woman r.

slept whils t the m an k ept watch

,
The gods cam e .

to eat them fi s t t yin g to frighten the m ortal s ; bu t

,
r r

they w e u n su cce ss fu l The go ds did this for

re .

s eve al nights in
r u cce s s ion At l en gth the two
s .

t avelle s app oached a Sp ot where two go ddesses

r r r

res ide d who w e e n o te d cann ibal s e xcellin al l w h

r
g o ,

en ga g d in tha t b s in e s s
e The m an then pain ted
u .

him self black ( s o as n ot to be kn own an d to Show ,

that he was p epa ed fo wa ) ; an d the two m arched

r r r r

on u ntil they cam e to a fen ce the p ales of which

, ,

con sis te d of cap tive m en They rem oved s om e of .

the m en an d wen t in s ide ,

The m an s at down on one .

log an d the wom an on an othe

,
The two go ddes s es r .

w e e intim idate d an d wen t to prep are food for the

r ,

st an ge s
r W hil st they w e e makin g ready the oven
r . r

( of s to n e s ) the ma n su rpris e d and cl u bbe d them

,
.
 VA 8 U-! I -L A GI .
49

He then u nl oos e d al l the m en who were b ou n d t o

gethe r as a fen ce , an d bade e very one of them to

return tow n
to his own .

The he o n o w s aid he w o l d sl eep as m an y night s

r u

as he ha d bee n a w ake H e slept an d sl ept l n g .

,
o .

W hen his siste t ied to a wak en him she c l d r r ,

ou

not an d con cl u d e d that he was d ea d

, G eat w as . r

her gri e f .

The fem al e bit off on e of her fin gers place d it ,

in the bosom of him who She thou ght was de ceas e d ) “

and the n starte d fo the sky r .

As s he went she kept p ou i n g oil in the p athway

,
r ,

that the m an might kn ow if he aw ke that she had , o ,

pm ce ded h im Sh e c on tin u e d h
. e j ou n ey f s e v e a l r r or r

day s, u n til she cam e to a bathin g pl ace on the b an k s -

,

of which gre w a box w o d tr ee the flowers of which -

o ,

were tab d fo the sole s e of the inhabitant s of

'

u r u

Back of the s ky an d Ro ot of the sky

- - - — p eople who - - -
,

o name nte d them elve s with the blos som s w hen th y

r s e

eiti d Th w om an clim be d u i t h t S m
’
r
q a e .
p n o t e e e o e r .

women from B ack of the Sky cam e to bathe an d saw - - -

, ,

in the w ate the eflection of the t av ell e a s s he sat

r, r r r

in the t ree They th u ght it was a godde ss and fle d

. o ,

in has te When they ep rted the ccurrence in the

. r o o

town the wife of the chief ca m e n ear to the t e e an d

,
r ,

asked W ho is this ? god o m an ? When She

“ ”
,
r

kne w tha t the s tr ange w a s he g an dchild s he r r r ,

re oice d cryin g fo oy an d con du cte d he g ran d

j , j r , r

dau ghte r to the town sf

This accords with the general fi

cu s tom, signi cant of res pect for

7 Then her grandm other had been re m oved by death, not to Bulu

(Hades ) bu t to ack-of-the-s ky B .
50 BI R TH A N D TR A I N I N G.

When the m an had slept ten days an d ten nights ,

he awoke an d fo n d his siste s fin ge H e was ’

, u r r.

g eatly grieved and wept H e got u p to go to the

r , .

s ky and kn e w by the s pil t oil the d i ection his sis ter

, , ,
r

had tak en .

When he cam e n ea the town and hear d the w eep r ,

in g he su s pecte d tha t his s ister had

,
ive d W hen arr .

he en te ed the town his s is te

r ej oice d exce e din gly
, r r

to see tha t he w as al ive .

The chief of Back of the sky s en t som e m en to - - -

beat the drum fo the town folks to assem ble H e

r - .

then o de ed food to be prepare d fo the s trangers

r r r .

The two abode the e for several day s It was the n

r .

ann o n ce d that veitiq a wou l d be play e d

u The m an
. .

s aid to him self 0 that g an dm othe we e he e to

, r r r r ,

m ake m y tigaf an d give m y kwaka 1 W hil s t thu s

" ” ”
u

m e ditatin g he heard the v oice of his g an dm o ther

,
r ,

s ayin g He e am I H e t ol d he what he wante d

”
,
r . r .

She we nt an d p ep a e d his l to $an d b o ght s om e

r r a u a, r u

d was ( p l m s ) the st n es of which she ha d e x

a u ,
o

t act ed and fill ed their vacant places with the little

r

white cowry shell She p e s ente d thes e to him with

-
. r

a gi dl e clothin g dy e d in liq id lig htnin g

r -
u .

All the p eople f m both B ac k an d Root of the

ro -

sky con gre gate d in the as s em bly g ou nd The two - r .

beau tif u l da ghte s of the chief of Back of the sky

u r - - -

w e e the e as s p ecta to s
r r T he s eitig w as be gu n r . e. .

T o the aston ishmen t of the inhabitan ts of Ro ot of -

the Sky the n w com e s gi dl e m itte d lightning

’
-
,
e r r e .

p
The tiq u a ( ronou n ced ting-go ) is a headed r ee d or dus t, in the
throwin g of which thi s gam e con s is ts .

fi
1 The rs t tokens of ro al t
'
y yp
re se nte d to any on e in ack nowled
g
m ent of his having becom e a chief .

xThe wooden head of the tiq a .

 BI R TH A ND TRA I N I N G .

Du ri ng a war the hu sban d offere d his service s as

,

a s oldie to his f ri en ds
r H e was accept e d ; en tere d
.

the a m y ; p erform e d p odigiou s acts of val ou r ; an d

r r

was hon ou rably slain in battle .

The Sis ter who had followe d him in his l ong

,

j ou rn ey was grieve d when she fo n d that he had

, u

m o e love fo his wife than for her

r r .

M any of the term s an d al lu sion s in the above tale

will be m o e f u lly explain e d in s bseq en t chapt e s
r u u r .

The t ale its elf m ay be t aken as a fair typ e of

n m be le ss s torie s
u r which howev e
, , absu r d n e ver , r

fail in gainin g ready an d even gree dy list en er s .

C H A PT E R I V

ditahnmtan
.
 C HA PT E R IV .

T HAKO M B AU .

fil m Re ign a nd E z ilo Tu ive ikoao M a ra Cou ntemlot

’
s

— Ra tora tio n Qf Tha w —D ea th of M a ra M emoria l

Songs .

HE N Seru
ven years old his fathe
was se ,
r,

T an oa su cceed e d to the kin gdom

, .

I n those day s the sin of B au w as very

grievou s The wors t p as sions of m an kin d
”
.

remain d e n che ck e du An im p e m ean in g was at

. ur

teched to alm os t e very wo d that was u tte e d r Mu r . r

de was s an ction e d by eligion

r Cannibal ism was
r .

p ractise d in th e ca ttl e ea tin g s tyl e of A

-
by ss in ia ; the

living an im l fu rnishin g m e al afte m eal befo e its

a r r

death the rem ain der of the ca case b ein g afte wa d s

,
r r r

consu m ed .

Nor w ere the se growin g evil s re strict e d to B an

and the F ij ian grou p m e ely An enth sias tic w ite
r . u r r

on In dia who s o eloqu en tly exp a tiate s on the in s i n ifi

, g
cance of a C hristian M is s ion to an isl an d wh s e o

influ e nce in his Opinion is n ece s sarily confin e d by

, ,

the ocean to its own p op lation app ears to fo ge t u ,

r

that w ater is the high oad of s avages and that it -r

,
56 TH A K OM B A U .

u ni es t cou n rie s t
p a ate s them I n a as w ell as se r .

con side ble p ti n of P lyn esia the l ives of w om en

ra or o o ,

an d chil d en we e sp a e d in w a far e u n til Fij i in

r r r r ,

tr d ce d the c el c stom of sl ayin g the m

o u ru The bu u .

barou n velty p ead f om their cou ntry to the grou ps

s o s r r

o f H aap ai Va va T on ga an d Sam oa T he tem ples

,
u , ,
.

w e e s ac e d p laces of
r efu ge
r an d all thos e who r ,

s ccee d e d in es ca p in g to them w hen in circu m s tan ce s

u ,

of d an g e we e e n title d to their live s

r, r The F ij ian s .

w e e the fi s t to violate this i ght of s an ct ary ; an d

r r r u

th e s ou n din gu rrg ou ps s oon imitate d their sad r

ex am p le .

The m on otony of S er u s life w as distu be d in

’
r

1 8 32 by a p litical re vol ti n d isas t ou s to the

o u o ,
r

r oyal fam ily .

The con d ct of Tanoa his fathe u had be com e ,

r,

in s u fle ably bad in killing an d eatin g m en withou t

'

any p ov ocation r On visitin g a dis tan t islan d he

.
,

u se d to sen d his w arri o s to kil l a n m ber of m en r u ,

bef e he wo ld allow the sail of the can oe to be

or u

l ow e e d On Several occasion s he ca s e d m en to be
r . u

killed and lai d as they ha d been s ed to lay w ood

, u ,

to p e s erv e the keel of the can e when he was

r o ,
s

g in g to be la n ched that she m ight be dra gge d in to

o u ,

the wate ove their b odies which w e e af te wards

r r ,
r r

eate n .

F o s ome tim e the kin g ha d be en s u s piciou s of

r ,

ce tain chief s ; ru m ou rs of v ar iou s con s p iracie s a gains t

r

his life havin g re ache d his ea s B t he s eem s to have r . u

thou ght him self s ecu re I n the thi d year of his . r

reign he vis ite d the is l an d of O valau ; an d du rin

g ,

his abse nce the m alcon ten t s m at ed their p lan s

, ur .

H is family havin g s e c e tly app i e d him of his dan ge , r r z r

 R E VOL UTI ON .
57

the kin g Koro Nam osim alu a the chief of

fled to .
,

Viwa a shr ew d p olitician an d renown e d he o was

,
r ,

sent in p s u it of the f gitive

ur B t on his ar ival
u . u ,
r

at the is la n d at w hich T an oa wa s he p rivately u ge d ,

r

him to e sca pe ; and the next m ornin g when the Han ,

p y p
ar t roce e d e d to th e t ow n in w h ic h th e e x il e d
king w as known to be it was fou n d that he had ,

again ta ken flight The chief ret n e d to the city

. ur ,

and inf orm e d his fell ow con s p irator s that T an oa ha d

-

su cce e de d in m akin g his es cap e to S om s om o an d o ,

that a large flee t wo l d n w be n ece ss y to com pel

u o ar

Som osom o to su rre n de the ref ge e rThe fleet was u .

sent ; bu t returne d to B an with t havin g accom ou

p lish e d th e p u rp o se fo r w hi c h it h a d b e en d e s p a t ch e d .

80 well did he p lay his p art that n ne of the rebels ,

o

sus pecte d Nam osim alu a of tr ea chery .

It was the policy of the con spirato s to m aintain r

the gove n m en t in its in te g i ty

r A p eten de w as r . r r

installed as Vu nival wh wa s the m e e t l of

u, o r oo

the m o e ene ge tic chiefs

r r T he u s al d eath lik e. u -

sil ence pe vade d the m e t opolis whil st the oyal

r r r

draught was bein g p ep a e d an d wa s f llowe d by a

r r ,
o

simu lta n e ou s sho t th o gho t the whole city s o

u , r u u ,

soon as T u iveikoso had d n k the 1 m m ru .

The ev ol tion havin g b een effecte d with t the

r u ou

efi sion o f blood an d the ebel chie fs be in g d e irou s

'

u ,
r s

of es tabl is hin g the pop la ity of t hei ad m in i t ation

u r r s r ,

the rulin g p owe s re s t aine d them s el ves f om the

r r r

custo mary cru el m ea e of p ttin g to d eath the

su r u

adherents of the weak e p arty r .

The sa gaciou s Nam osim al a w as the only dis u

Bentient H e advise d that S e

. s hou ld be kille d ; ru

ex essin g his fears les t the y ou n g prin ce s hou l d

p r
53 TH AK OM B A U .

p arty in the city and destroy the u su rpers

se cu re a , .

The other con spirat ors re plie d that he was a m ere ,

”
boy .

T an os , the ex- m on arch, secu re d the acti e v an d

val u able alliance of Re wa ; and war was declared
between the resp ective kin gdom s The cau se of .

Tan oa was al so espou s e d by S omosom o which fu r ,

nishe d the m ean s whil s t Rewa su pplie d the m en ,

B u t the energy of on e m
,

for war . an seem s to have

l on g u phel d the s p emacy of B an u r .

T he soul of the cons piracy was a tall p owe rfu l , ,

in telligent an d pe se ve in g chief of the n am e of

, r r ,

M ara H e was a m an be fore his age

. H e w as an .

a d v ca te for the lib erty of the su bj e ct for com m erce

o ,

am on gs t the s tat e s an d fo all n a tions

,
r

an d t ibes Yet he u phel d

r . of his own

clas s caref u lly collecte d the accu s tom e d tribu t

,
an d e,

was as ferocio s as a tige in battle u r .

H e cau sed a b idge to be bu ilt connectin g the r ,

is le of B an with the m ain lan d This was after .

ward s d estr oy e d on the o ccas ion of the dea th of

,

its architect P bably it was his exam fl e which

. ro

incite d the chiefs of Re wa to make the canal n ear

N kelo ; at on ce the largest an d the m os t u s e ful
a

e n gin eerin g wo k that is to be f ou n d in Fij i

r It is .

p on ou nce d to be abou t dou bl e the width of the

r

f am ou s Bridgewate can al in E n gland r .

M ara was a m an of u n d au n te d cou rage O n one .

occas ion while l eadin g a s tormin g party in t o a town

,
-
,

at the m om en t of the i tri m ph he had th e e bu ll ets r u r

lodg e d in his bo dy by a M anil la m an H e r e fu s ed .

to allow his p eop le to carry him on a litte an d r,

walke d som e m iles to a t own near his hom e M ara .

60 TH A K OM B A U .

chann el . boat was sent ashore to

At Nas au tabu , a

e ffe ct the bu nin g of an em pty tem pl e ; after which

r

glo io s expl it the ship return ed to S om os om o

r u o ,
.

The re ign of the u su rp e Tu iveikoso was sig r, ,

n ali e d by the captu r e of an E ur op ean v essel

z A .

F ench brig at an cho off Viwa was gre atly desired

r , r ,

by the B an chiefs an d an o der was is su e d fo its ,

r r

ca p t ure T he Viw a chiefs Nam o sim al ua an d Verani

.
, ,

obj ect e d at fi s t to execu t e the Bau an comman d ; bu t

r

afte wa ds yiel de d obedien ce to the o ders of the

r r r

g ve nm ent Then was the dis gracef l dee d aecom

o r . u

lis he d fo which M D U ville su b sequ ently pu n ished

’
r
p . r

the in habitan ts of Viwa The ill gotten brig br ou ght .

-

little w ealth to he n ew own ers O n on e occasion

r .
,

when at sea the chie fs on b oar d of her discov ered a

,

ship in the dis tan ce ; an d al arm e d by the accu sin

g ,

voice of con science p ep ared to abandon the vessel , r ,

an d s eek ef ge on an is lan d which w as n ear

r u Ju st as .

they were gettin g in to the b oat the ship exhibited ,

the flag of the Unite d States of Am erica an d te rmi ,

n ated the ir fea s The B au an s then bo e down bol dl y

r . r

to the t an ge an d comm nicate d the cu rren t n ews

s r r, u .

T he b ig w a s bs eq ently wrecke d
r s u u .

All this tim e y o n g S e remain e d at B au He

u ru .

s eem e d to take n o in te e s t in p olitical life ; am u s in g r

him s elf with an glin g swim min g gamin g e atin g , , , ,

drinking playin g an d sleeping

, , .

B u t n eve were any s tatesm en m ore mis taken

r

than those who had su pposed that no lu rkin g am bi

tion was harbo e d in the heart of the pleasu re
ur

l ovin g S eru Neve was any governm ent m or e su r

. r

prised than tha t of B an when the boy Seru beat ,

”
.

the dru m of cou nter rev olu tion - .

 0 0 UP D E TA T 61
’
.

Las akau , the eas t en d of the ci ty , an d the part

inhabite d by the fi he m en had be n gain ed over to
s r ,
e

the cau s e of the exile d kin g thro gh the well plann e d ,

u -

an d secre t s chem s of the y u n g chief whos e fri en d s

e o ,

Re wa va kwnia d fe d the Las akau an s , an d en

’
at

a
g ge d to p ay hem w ell if t
he woul es er or t y d d t
t
be ray the T uiv eikos o o ern m en eru w as hu s gv t . S t
p
su porte d by
B e wa on accou n of his ein a son of t b g
Tanoa the ir s aw .

Accor din g to arran gem ent, sev eral town s on

the ma in l an d sim u l tan e ou s ly m a de their p ea ce with
Tanoa s party ; an d whil s t Tuiveikos o s faction were
’ ’

in con s te rn a tion
this u nexpecte d event the Lasa
at ,
p

hanan s com m en ced the ere ction of their own fo tifi ca

“

tions by bu il din g an d com pletin g in on e night a w ar

, , ,

fence dividin g their p art of the t own from that of

,

the chiefs The ru l ers call e d a cou n cil of w a

. Nam o r.

simalu a a dvis e d the arre s t of S e an d of his ow n ru ,

nephew Verani whom he su s p e ct e d of t eachery

, , r .

I t was too late The two boy con spirato s had taken
.
- r

refu e in Las akau

g .

A m u s ket fire d by Nam osim alu a the con ten t s of ,

whichwere in ten de d f r his bel ove d n ephew was the o ,

Si nal of war
g A s e v.e e con t e s t en u e d T he fi srhe s . r

men had the adv an tage of bein g well p ep are d fo r r

active en agem en t F i ry da t s w e e s hot at the

g e . r r

ch iefs qu arte which was set on fi e an d s oon e

’
r, r r

duced to ashe s The B au an s in discrim inately fled

.

for ref ge to the m ainlan d leaving m an y of their

u ,

Previou s to this im p ortan t m ovem en t, T an oa had

ram m ed to Re wa, by dir ection of the heathen oracle
i t Somos omo Here, actin g in concert with his s on,
.
62 TH A K OM B A U .

he prepa ed his peopl e to give him a wel come retu rn

r ,

by p om is ing them fu rther liberty an d great w ealth

r .

Rewa s ppo ted T an oa their s aw with all the m en

u r , ,

an d m ean s it p osse s s e d S everal h po tant towns . r

were con q ere d for the B au kin g by its arm ies

u Seru .

begge d of his allies to dest oy Kaba an d n ot to leave r

a m an alive The Rewa kin g how ever ref s ed to

.
, , u

des t oy the pe ople H e con q e e d Kaba an d all owed

r . u r ,

the people to live Seru com plaine d of this clemen cy ;

.

b t his au gu st relative eplied

u You act in an ger r ,

when y ou wis h thei death when you ha ve n o pe ople r :

l eft to do yo wo k y ou will con dem n you r self

ur I r ,
.
,

therefo e m st exe cise j u dgm ent for you in the day

r ,
u r
”
of ou r s u cce s s .

As B an was in pos s es sion of his party,

s oon as

Tan oa was conveye d in state to the scen e of con qu es t,

an d t ri u m phan tly en te re d B an towar ds the cl ose of

the year p ow er bein g re esta blished

18 37 . H is -
,

Tan oa res olved to exte m inate the enemies of his r

fam ily H e en co a ge d his s on to pu t to de ath all

. ur

suspecte d parties A p ice was s et on the heads of . r

the ebel s ; an d thei fri en d s qu ickly su rren dere d them

r r

to the m e s s en ge s of the yo n g chie f w ho sacrificed

r u ,

them to the ma nes of his an cesto s an d pe mitted r ,

r

the Las akau ans his bu tche s to fee d on their p atri

,
r ,

cia nfle sh .

I t m ay be p ope
d an ill s tration of this
r r to recor u

b dy p d A rebel havin g been captu re d and

l oo eri o .

t ke n in to the p esen ce of yo n g S eru he com m an ded

a r u ,

his g ards to cu t ou t the ton gu e of the off en der ;

u

which he devo e d aw talkin g an d j okin g at the

ur r ,

sam e tim e with the m u til a te d chie f who be gge d in ,

vain fo the boon of a Speedy death Havin g been

r .
 D E A TH OF N A R A . 63

cruelly torm en ted , the p oor fell ow was kill ed ,

coo ke d ,

Nor were onl y those in dividu al s kill ed the death

of who m w ou l d gratify feelin gs of re venge M any .

were pu t to death to sa ia e the t t m orbid app etite of

the po p u lace for his horri f oo t d d .

The n otorious chiefs M ara an d Nam osimalu a were

still at l ar ge Seru pu rsu ed M ara fi cm town to town
.
-
,

until the r oyalists if s o they m ay be te m e d w e e

,
r ,
r

repu ls e d a t Na me ta At the head of a m o e n u m e

e- . r r

arm y in clu din g the en tire force s of B an Rewa

, , ,

and V era ta Seru again laid siege to Na mata b t

,
-
, u

was dri ven off by a su cces sf ul s ortie At len gth he .

secu re d his victim by tre achery The Na m ata chief .

-

engage d to as s as sin ate his fri en d on certain te m s r .

Early one m ornin g the town spe ople su rrou n de d their

courageou s gu es t an d m as sac re d him
,
When they .

were goin g to shoot at him he s to od u n di m aye d , s ,

and fill e d them with te o At las t they a tt cke d

rr r . a

him with ha tchets clu bs m ske ts an d knives ; d r in g

, ,
u ,
u

which con flict he s tru ck an d bit them ; bu t even tu al ly

fell an d his bo dy was tak en to S eru
, .

The whites then livin g at O valau con side that r

they re n dered essen tial aid in the res to ation of Tan oa r .

Mara him s elf was excee din gly p op lar wit h them ; u

but they s tron gly dislik e d N m osim alu a an d other a

chiefs of the Tu iveikos o p arty who w e e al way s r

,

advis ing M ara to

p t th e m to d e ath uO n th e e . s

rou n ds an d n ot f om p e s on al dislike to M t h y
g , r a er ar ,

riva te ly resent e d a l a ge qu an tity of mm nition

p p r a u

to S e u who went by night to beg their as s is tan ce

r , .

C om m em orative of his su ccess Se eceive d , ru r

three nam es The kin g s p arty s tyle d him C ikinova

’
.
,
64 THAK OM B A U .

the Centipede ,
”
as b
it w as
y th e m thatconsi ere d d
he had su ccessf u lly im itate d the m ov em en ts of that
cre atu re , which cra wl s abou t, with app aren t indiff er

e n ce , u n til s ecu r e of its p rey, whe n it s trik e s in its

teeth, an d bites very severely The defeate d faction .

calle d him C a koba/a , pr on ou n ce d Tha- kom ba a , literally -

B au is ba d, ”
referrin g
dis tinction atten ding
to the
his coup d eta t By this nam e he is gen erally kn ow n
-
’
. .

The B a chief s gen erally den om in ate d him the B i

u ,
”

a n am e given to an e n cl os e of w a te in which t u rtl es r

y ur

a e k ept fo
r the chiefs
r It was in this ins tan ce an
.

a ll s ion to the n m be
u of hu man bein gs which were
u r

killed to s pply his u nnatu ral appetite S ongs were

u .

com pos e d in his p ais e of which the f oll o win g

r ,

s p e c m en s
i

The gods of B an are angry in their hearts

They conf er at the Drekeisel e sel e
C akobau stroll s abou t as thou gh carel ess,

H is pl ot is de ep u nder the grou nd .

They consu lt an d talk, an d are sil ent

’

.
,

K omainaval ecaou has done wrong,

H e has n ot kill ed L oal oadravu .

C akobau is repa irin g a canoe ,

H e is re -l ashin g the Tu i-n a -yau ,

A raf t the Vu nival u l
’
to carry s p ot ;
I ts fl ags hang in ornam ent .

Their conspiracy is a greed to Lasakau ;

at

The chief s of the fi sherm en off er to fi ght ;

B u tako-i-val u is su ppl ied with kava ;

The prayer, L et C au cau die .

E arly in the m ornin g the B au ans crowd together,

To assembl e in the Du l u kovu y a,
And Nam osim alu a speaks
The fishermen are of one mind,
 M E M OR I AL S ON G .
6

C akobau Tu tekovu ya ;
and

A nd they two tear as u nder the l and .

Then roars the sou nd of the ame s ; fl

The doves fly away to the sea ;
C ongregatin g a t K u bu n a ,
The women ben d their heads
Then he f rom the Da says ,

Here ’
s the e nd of the first pl ot .

The hea d dresses were spread, bu t not

- sewn

The dis tu rbe rs in Vu ya are al armed ;

I spoke and spoke, and then sa id,

W ha t treachery is there at Vu ya ?
You two pers ons are the originators .

They fight, they stra n gl e , they mu rder ;

The l adies are s wimm ing a way ,
Swim and reach the to wn of Nam ara ;
The cl u b is 11 d that they m ay m u rder
ea ch other ;
And T u ivu nida wa ( C au cau ) is Sl ain
Those who es cape ga in ref u ge in Na m ata -
.

IV .

Very earl y in the m orning I hear a report,

”
The to w n of W aicoka is des erte d .

Sau m aki then m akes the e xcl am ation ,

”
The chief s do ta bu l ove .

I cry , a nd weep, a n d am tire d

I go a nd become com pose d at Vatoa .

Qio com es along here ,

His p lot is intrica te and very branchy .

And Ra l ovo resident at Toka toka,

He com e s to a bide with u s.

Qio is no w in u nknown water,

Goes to Na m ata to get f ast agrou nd
-
.

v .

Early in the m orning the Rcwa chief s crowd

to ge ther
 TH A K OM BA U .

They cau se the flints to strike fire and expl ode,

I ts s moke ascends visibly .

The T ui K aba are divided into tw o parties ;

The town of Na -
mata is besieged,
The Verata army kill s som e,

The to wn is atta cked al l day u ntil night ;

They are beaten ofi , they flee in conf u sion .

The m ost powerf u l call s ou t al ou d,

There sits B an— it oats emptyfl
There is who is its possessor
onl y on e

I t is redu ced beyond re exaltation -

.

C ompose and chant the song of victory ;

“
F or the su n sets at noon day
- .

An intim ation that Marc s power waned

’
prematu rely .
 C H A PT E R V .

L I G HT AND DARKN ES S .

Arrival f M
o is sio na ries — A d mitt a nce to B a a f
re u sed— ‘
6on
g ess of C hief s
r Na mos ima lu a p rof esses Ch ristia nity
E xp lor ing E rp edition W ar a nd Trea chery .

M I D ST these s cen e s of w ar fare an d cru elty ,

the g
t even t which had been
rea s o e age ly r

de si ed by the l te M a to ok pl ace
r a ar .

Max T h e C h i t ian o f G e a t
r s B it ain s e n t r r s

mi si n arie s to F ij i to b in g ov
s o ,
its bl od thi ty
r er o - rs

pp
o la ti
u o n to a kn o w l e d ge o f t ha t G o d w h o i s th e

auth o o f p eace an d l ov e
r f con co d T w o worthy
r o r .

m n the R ev D a vid C a gill M A a gen tlem an of

e , . r ,
. .
,

ed cation
u an d con sid rabl e ability an d the Rev
e .
,

William C os s his good colleag e ha d a ive d in

r , u , rr

the i lan ds a the van g

s ,
s d of an invadin g m ission
u ar

ar
y a r m y w hose
,
w e ap n n o t ca n a l woe e
s, p ay e r , r r r

and pain These n oble p ione ers each felt that two
s .

p nt of att ack on the s t on ghol d s of S atan w o l d

oi s r u

be p eferabl e to on e
r S om e m ay talk n ow of the
.
“

dange s of s olitu de
r an d of the n eces s ity o f
“
r
, p e

e ving o u
S r m en b t s o did n ot ou r veteran fathe
r u rs .

Had they n ot co n t e d the cost an d were they n

u ,
u
70 L I GH T A ND D A R KN E SS .

w illin g k
to pay the g ? T o accom plish the
rec onin

e n d of their m is s ion they m t sepa ate F o ou r ,

us r . r

four score in habite d is lan ds are s cattere d wide whil st

-
,

E as te n an d Wes te n Fij i a e al s o geographically

r r r

dis tin ct gro ps Be sides the obj ect of drea d in

u .
,

E as tern F ij i w as the prin cipal wes tern p ow er B au ; ,

an d to n e gle ct it was m o s t imp olitic The l ast rem .

n an t of civili ation w as the efo e cheerfu lly aban

z ,
r r ,

do e d ; an d thes e two m en of faith s

u en dered u rr

the com fo ts of e du ca te d s ocie ty that they might

r ,

eff ect all y do the wo k to which God had call e d

u r

them .

B au b eing with e ga d to rank an d i nflu en ce at

, r r ,

the he ad of the w hole grou p it was M C os s s ’

,
r . r

in tention to comm en ce a miss ion the e if p os sible ; r ,

bu t an interview with the you n g Seru convin ced

him that su ch a s tep wo l d fo the p es en t be im u ,
r r ,

p den t B au was j s t ecove ing from the s hock

ru . u r r

of a s e v en y e a s civ il war an d the y ou n g chie f w as

’
r ,

goin g on with the w o k of de stru ction when M r r .

C oss arrived I n an s we to his equ est for pe

r . r r r

m i si n to take p his es iden ce with him he said

s o u r , ,

I t w ill be m s t ag e eable to m e if you t hin k well ;

o r ,

b t I will n ot hid e it f om you that I am n ow

u r ,

en gage d in w a an d c n n ot att n d to y ou r in s tru o

r, a e

tion s o even ass e yo of s afety As the e was

,
r ur u . r

n o p os p ect e ithe
r of s ec rity o s ccess a t B an M r
r u r u ,
.

C os t ned his atten tion to Rewa the secon d place

r s ur ,

in F ij i in an k an d infl en ce
r u .
‘

Re sp ectin g this e ven t the Rev D C ar gill says . .

T he day on which that m iss ion a y vis it e d the m etro r

p olis of Tan oa s domin i n s the bodies of two of the

’
o ,

H t M m i f C
’
un s e o rs o ross .
 M I SSI ONA R Y S A R RI VA L ’
.
71

rebels con s titu te d a ep a t on which the cannibal c n

r s o

q u e ro s gl
r tte d th e
u ir f c io s a pp e tite s ; a n d othe
e ro u r

two w ere bein g bake d in n ative o ven to f ur nis h the m s,

with the m te ial s of an the g atification to thei

a r o r r r

hymns like propen sities

- At the tim e f this vis it . o ,

Tan oa ha d u n de taken a v y ge to a n eighb o in g

r o a ur

isla n d H is s on S e tho gh n t the n om inal kin g

"

. ru ,
u o ,

had ne v erthel e s s the p incip al m anagem n t of the r e

aflairs of B n Af te an in te view with this high

'

a . r r

spirite d chief an d af te ,
m kin g a ct al s vey on th r a u ur e

s ot M
p ,
C ross p
. rd en tly esol v e d n ot to atte m pt the
ru r

es ta blis hm e n t of a m is sion at that p lac n til th e, u e

ol itica l ex cite m n t an d civil com m otion h d ce as e d

e a
p
to dis tract the atten tion an d in flam e the m in d s of , ,

the chie fs an d peopl e .

T his was a wise decision T comm ence mi ion . o ss

ary ope ation s at B a a t s u ch a c itical j n ct

r u e wh n r u ur , e

the atten tion an d tim e f all p tie w e m on op li d

o ar s re o ze

by even ge w a
r an d, n n ib l is m w o l d have b e n
r, ca a , u e

d trim en tal to th p os p ity f the F ij i m i i n n d

e e r er o ss o ,
a

ha ardou to M C o an d f m ily
z s r. r ss a .
”

The p litical crisi h weve w s ove ; w hil t th

o s, o r, a r s e

action of th Re v W C e s w a f n d s b eq en tly
. . ro s s ou u s u

to have g iven g at offen ce to T h k m b re Ye t th a o au . e

missiona y 8 e o w r
’
n e of ign
rr r an ce asH ad h o or . e

been l n ge o n the co n t y an d kn own th f ll p

r i u r , e u ur

p o t
r of th e ch i e f s e ply he w o l d do btles s h
’
r , u u a ve

taken h is e s iden ce at B r T he p e m is sion whi h au r c

p u .

was grante d to d well in the city wa f Ba a w on s, or u ,

derfu l con descen sion ; an d be it em em be e d th t it ,

r r ,
a

was not e ne w e d fo fi ft en yea s afte w d s ! An d

r r e r r ar

even the n w hen licen e w s on ce m o e acco d d

,
s a r r e ,

M m i f M C gill by h h b d
e o rs o rs . ar , er us an .
72 L I GE T A ND D A R KN E S S
’

the re was no p
tte n d to ins t ction ;
ro m ise to a ru

n ce in dee d of s af ty fo the e n e m y
”
a nd n as s o u ra , ,
e ,
r

was in the a cend an t He e w e s ee the im portan ce

s . r

o f p aye t hat m is si n a ies in n ew cou n t ie s m ay be

r r o r r

Divin ely di cted e pecially in thei firs t m ovem ents

re ,
s r .

G ne al ly a visit of in sp ection fo obse va tion and

e r , r r ,

rep o t an d di c s si n a t hea d q art e s is de sirable

r , s u o -
u r , ,

p evio s to the m ission a y occ pation of a n ew

r u r u

co n t y
u r .

I n the m on th of S ep tem b e the k in g of R ewa

“
r,

p e ente d thi ty nin e canoes to T an oa an d atten ded

r s r -
,

a m etin g c n ven e d by him fo the c n s olidation o f

e o r o

p ace As the m eeting gives s m e idea of the m anner

e . o

in which s ch kin d of b in e ss is tra n s a cte d an

u us ,

cco n t f it f om M C os s s p pe s m ay be in ter ’
a u o ,
r r . r a r ,

es tin g The foll owin g w e e the p in cip al chiefs w h

. r r o

c n s tit te d the m eet in g — T an a the r u lin g k in g of

o u z o ,

Ba ; R k T i Ba
u the title d k in g ; Tu iv eiko s o an
o o u u , ,

e ld b the of T n a wh m the ebel h d m a de

er ro r a o ,
o r s a

kin g while T n a w in ex il ; Rok T u i D eketi a o as e o r ,

the k in g f Rew Nam o im l a chie f of Viwa ;

o a s a u ,

T iv ik
u e the p in cip l hie f o f Nam a a on e o f the
au , r a c r ,

l adin g f to wn f B n called b ti Tan a w as ‘ ’

e ree - s o a ,
a . o

f lly e t re d t his dignity whe n this me etin g was

u r s o o

co n ven d T he e w as h wev e
e . g e t deal f n
r ,
o r, a r a o u

e tain ty as to th
c r o bj e ct of the m ee tin g S om e e .

th ght it wa s the in ten tion f Tanoa to p nish tho

ou o u se

of th ebe ls w ho w e e s till alive am on g wh m

e r r ,
o

Nam im l a w as con id e e d the p incip al

os a u The p e s r r . r

ar atio n s , as is u s u al on su ch occas ion s , were on a

p
ge s cal con isting f baked pigs yam dal o an d
l ar e, s o , s, ,

y qon a Roko T i B a O pened th b sin e s f the

a . u u e u s o

d y by p e en tin g th ee whale s t ee th t T an oa as
’
a r s r - o , a
 C C J VF E R E N C E OF C H I E F S .
73

peace - offerin g
g him that he kn ew nothing pf
, assu r in ,

the design s of his en emie s an d en t ate d that he an d ,

re

his pe opl e m ight live Tan oa eceiv d his offe ing . r e r ,

and se n t him fiv e w hale s te th a s a p oof o f his

’
- e r

g o o d
-
will ; a fte w h ich h e dd s se d R ko T i B a
r as a re o u u

foll ows Yo an d I a e f ien d D n t y kn ow ? ’

u r r s . o ou

You kn ow I have be en d iv n f om m y l n d ; b t m y r e r a u

an e is n ow o v an d m y e n em ies e p ni h d ar
g r e r, u s e .

They a e d e ad ; b t as to m y elf I am n ot a s a m an
r u s , ,

bu t as a god Hen c tho gh I h ve been d iven

. e, u a r

hither an d thithe alon e I am n ow at hom e again r I , .

wish we m y n ow live in p ace a Yo be kin d t m e e . u o ,

and I will be kin d to y ; b t em m b e if ny d ou u r e r, a o

ill I s hall have t he m kil l d T i D ek ti t h n

’
,
e . u r e e

rose an d p e s en t e d on e whale s t o th as an offe in g

’
r - o r .
,

He said I p es n t this tha t this m e tin g m ay be

,
r e e

truly f the es tablishm n t f peace nd th t we m ay

or e o ,
a a

cease to do evil I f B a b at p ac we h ll ll be
. u e e e, s a a

at peace an d al l will be w ell

,
if B be t w a we : au a r,

shall be wa r, an d all w ill be ill

’
at .

Tu iveikos o then d I a dd re s s e d Tan oa . He s ai ,

only am on e w ith Y n d I a e tw I k n w
y ou . ou a r o . e

not the de sign f yo e n m ie T hey b o ght y

o ur e s . r u ou r

title to m e ; b t I d e i e d it n ot n u did I take an y s r ,

or

p art a g a in s t y o t h f e be g a ciu : t m e t h t I e re o r r ou s o ,
a

may live T an oa se and kis ed him an d th y

’
. ro s ,
e

wept toge the T n a s aid to him Fea n ot Wh t

r . a o ,
r . a

sh oul d I do to y o ? Y can n o l on ge d an ythin g ;

u ou r o

nor w ill I do anything t ha m y o Yo a e n t as o r u . u r o

l am . I am y et s t on g an d able to go to the lan ds r ,

o r

n d n othin g Yo a e l ike a l a ge pig which u r r

y ou c a o .
,

has grow n too f t to w lk abo t all y o c n do is a a u : u a ,

to sit an d s leep an d wak e an d choos e y o f od

’
, ,
ur o .
,
 4 . L I GH T A ND D A R KNE SS .

llbe y b oth la ghe d u heartily, an d sat down .

koso is an old
p t m an ,
an d l am e very cor u l en ,
’
ee t Part of the as em bly then dran k ya q <
’

. s

g e t he an d N
r,am o s im alu a e tire d W hi l e the r .

l rinkin g ya qon a an in q i y was m a de e spe cti ,

u r r

e son
r w ho w as th e o rigin ato f t h l te l
p o e a e r r

All decla e d they did n ot kn ow

r T an oa the .

No ; the m an who wa s the cau s e o f it has r

10 dou bt he has gon e to c n t ive som ethin g el o r

evil
s we will adj
: n the m e tin g til l t ou r e o- rr

an d the n hav e him t ie d Th p e s on efel

’
r . e r r

was Nam os im al u a Acco din gly the n ext day . r

b ou ght befo e the as se mbly an d ch ge d w ith

r r ,
ar

been the o igin ato of the late ebell ion 1

r r r :

denie d H e was then cha ge d with ha vin g 9

. r 1

ao kill T an oa T his he ackn wledged an d s tat

. o , e

he ebels gave him six whale s t e th an d a n

’
r - - e ,

l an oa fo his w ife a an in d ce m n t t acco

‘
r ,
s u e o

;his obj ect T anoa a dd essin g Na m osim al a

.
,
r u

T hen y u engage d to kill m e f six whale

o or
’

an d a w om an H e an s we e d . Ye
’
si r ,
‘
s, r .
’

raid Th t is go d I like yo f s peaki

, a o . u or i

m th I w ish to k n ow it
a : Y s hall n ot die 1 . ou ,

yo hua v e d on e evil t o m e T i ve ika th .

’
u u

d es s e d Na m osim l a cha gin g him w ith the

r a u ,
r

of the l ate tro bl es ; a ddin g I f the kin g wi]

u ,

u s w e will kill y ou at on ce
,
A t m lt e u u

which was p t a st p t by the kin g of Re w

u o o

add es se d the a
r m bly in a con cil iat y s p ee
s se or <

the m eet in g b oke p r u .

All we e as t on ishe d that Nam osim al

“
r t

spa e d as all con ide

r ,
d him th w o s t f the s re e r o

They howeve only kne w a part of the t th

,
r, ru ,
76 L I GH T AND D A R KNE SS .

C r os s s
’
an swer tic H e said The was char ac e ris t .
,

s m all nes s of the isl an d the dis tan ce O f foo d an d ,

w ate a e n ot diffi c l tie s tO m e as fo the p eople I do

r, r u : r ,

n ot fe them I fea n o one b t God ; an d if y u

ar . r u o

will on ly give yo con sen t I w ill be in B au in t h ee ur , r

day s T he kin g w as n ow oblige d to sp eak ou t an d

.
”
,

ab s ol te ly efu e d to ha ve a m is sion ary

u r B t thou gh
s . u

M C os w as co ageo
r . r s an d e ven darin g he was ur us ,

j dici s an d seldom offen de d a heathen H e did

u ou , .

n t exp ect m ch from the m an d con se q en tly w as

o u , u

s el dom dis app o in te d o di a tisfie d w ith the treat ment r ss

he e ce iv e d he n eve trifl d w ith them

r : r e .

B ein g p evented f om com m en cing a mis sion

r r

s t ati n at B a
o he t n e d his atten t i n to Viwau , ur o ,

u n til the w ay s ho l d be Open e d to the m e tro p olis u .

Viwa is a s m all islan d ab o t th ee m iles in ci cu m u r r

fe en ce n d at a dist n e of two f om B a
r ,
a T ho gh a c r u . u

s m l l it h s al m s t e ve y v
a ,
i ty O f hill an d d ale in
a o r ar e

m in iat e I t is n ea ly cove e d with b e ad fru it

ur . r r r -

t ees an d im a kin d O f chestn t the bloom O f which

r ,
'

,
u ,

has an Odo so l ik e a viole t that the islan d s om e

ur

tim ha the d licio s f ag ance Of that fl we

es s e u r r o r .

M C o s ci c m stan ce s we e n ow com p ara

r . r ss
’
r u r

tively com f rtable H e w as am on g his own s piritu al

o .

chil d en w ho l ove d him

r ,
an d w ho gl adly l is ten e d to ,

his m inis t y Thakom ba w a s howeve

r . m ch op u ,
r, u

p ose d to Christianity an d p e s d d his n cl e who ,

r ua e u ,

ha d aban d on d he thenis m whil e e idin g at Viwa to

e a r s ,

ap o tati e ;
s an d a s a p o of O f it
z to dism iss the ,
r ,

n ative t eache w ho h d accom p an ie d him to B aur a .

The teache w as n willin g to go aw ay exp es s in g his

r u ,
r

readin es s n ot on ly to s ff b t to die f the Lo d u er , u or r

Jesu s M r Gros s faithfu lly ep oved Thakom bau

.
”
. r r
 OP P OSI TI C 1V . 77

for his vices ; and plainl y set befo e him the cou se r

q u en ces O f co n t in u in g a h e a th en an d a n opp ose of ,

r

the tru th . H e decla re d howeve that he wou l d

, r,

always Opp os e it an d tha t non e of his fam ily shou l d

,

ever be C hris tians if he c l d p event it ou r .

The mis s ionaries how ve freq ently vis ited B au

, e r, u ,

and Tanoa ofte n p omise d to b il d a m is sion hou s e ;

r u -

bu t Thakombau woul d n t al low it T he king

o .

always i l ded th p in t t h i s s on who was s trangely

y e e o o ,

delighted with the opp t nity of reven gin g hims lf

or u e

on the m is s iona ry body f o the action of M r Cros s

r .

at their fi s t in terview
r B t n ot on this accou n t
. u

only did the y ou ng chi f Obj ect ehe had begu n to :

compre he n d the aim of the mis s ion arie s and he ,

Opposed him se lf to the eli ion Of lov e an d p eace

g r .

Hereafter w e shall see him p ersecu tin g the chu ch r

of C hris t an d m e dita tin g the u tte

, exte min ation r r

Of C hris tianity In deed on one occasion he said

.
,

W hen y ou ha ve grown da le on yo bare ock the n u r ,

will I becom e a Chris tian an d n ot bef e

”
,
or .

Yet fur ther to ann y the Chris ti n m is s ion aries

o a ,

Thakombau equ i e d Na m o im al a w ho had p

r r s u ,
ro

fessed the n e w eligion of l ve to contin e in s pite

r o , u ,

of his s tr on g Obj ections as on e Of his active ge neral s

,

in the fiel d . A fter many th eats Nam os im alu a w r , as

indu ce d to con d u ct an a m y to M u c ate to pu nis hr u ,

the peop le of that kin gdom fo in su l ts they had r

offere d to the chiefs of B an H e laid s iege to .

M cua ta ; b t the in ha bitants held ou t eight days

u u .

As they ha d n o water in the fortification t hey we e ,

r

redu ce d to the reate s t dis t ess A m ng w

g ess e r
er as .

then se nt to Nam osim alu a be g in g him to have com

g ,

H t M m i
’
un f C
s e o rs o ross .
78 L I GH T A ND D A RKNE SS .

p as sion on them
pare thei lives prom isin g in
, and s r ,

the n ames of the chiefs and pe ople to be su b ect to

j
B au The p oo m an ur ge d his p e tition with the
. r

greatest vehemency an d im portu nity statin g that ,

they were fami hi g fo want O f water Nam osis u r .

m al u a re mem be e d the w r d which says r

“
I f thin e o ,

en e my h n ger fe e d him if he thir s t g ive him drink

”
u , , ,

an d imm e diately o de e d them to brin g their v es sel s

r r

a n d fi ll them w ith w ate tho gh he had n ot yet r, u

a c epte d their con dition s O f p e ace

c This ha d a m os t .

extra o din ary e flect T he p eople declared it was a

'

r .

n ew thin g in Fij i an d w e e wil lin g to com e to an

, y r

term s with their m erciful con qu eror B u t the chief .

of B an was in dignan t a t s u ch a w ay Of con d ctin g a u

war Nam osimalu a had et ned withou t kil ling a

. r ur

sin gl e m an Nothin g said Thakombau

. bu t the , ,

enti e d es tru cti n of M enata will s atisfy m e

r o W hy u .

did y ou s pare the m ? I re gard not thei O ffers of r

p eace ; yea I h te them I am very angry becau se

,
a .

they live .
”

H e then requ e te d Nam osimalu a to assis t him in

s

anothe fi ght r b t a the l atter cou l d withou t any

: u ,
s ,

breach of F ij ian l y alty decline to visit that par ti

o ,

c lar seat O f war he ref s e d ; an d to cou rt f vou r

u ,
u , a

with the mis s iona ie s as signe d as a reas on that he

r ,

feare d God Seru in etaliation exclaimed W on

.
“
,
r , ,

derfu l is the n w religion is it not ? e B u t will it ,

p revail ? W ill it p even t ou r having men to e at ? r

”
Not it !
The visit United States discovery ships to ’
of the -

Fij i fu rnished Thakomba with an opportu n ity of u

artially gratifyin g the n atu ral cu rios ity Of a ris in g

p
y ou n g chief Captain ( now Admiral) W ilkes of the
.
,
 W I LKE S S VI SI T ’
.
79

Trent ty says On the 19 th Seru the s on

notorie , : , ,

of Tanoa arrive d from B au fo the p u p ose of vis itin g

, ,
r r

me I im m edia tely s en t him an d his s u it e an in vita ti n

. o

to mee t m e at the Ob se vato y on the following day r r

,

with w hich he com plie d Se u is ext emely good . r r

lookin g be in g tall well m ade an d athletic

, , He , .

exhibits m u ch in telligence both in his expres si n of o

cou nten an ce an d m anne s H is featu es an d fi gu e

r . r r

resemble t hos e Of a Eur O ean an d he is gracefu l n d

p , a

easy in his carria ge The in st m en t s at the Obs e

. ru r

vator e x cite d his won d er an d cu riosity H in

y e .
,

comm on with the o the n ative s bel iev e d tha t they

r ,

were in ten ded fo the p u rp ose O f lookin g at the G eat

r r

Spirit an d in con sequ en ce paid them the great e s t

,

respect an d re vere nce This Op inion saved u s m ch

. u

trou ble ; fo they did not p es m e to approach th

r r u e

ins tru men ts ; an d althou gh som e O f them we e alway s r

to be fou n d withou t the bo n dary which ha d been u

traced to lim it their approach they n eve int de d , r ru

within it They always behaved civilly an d said

.
,

they onl y cam e to s u re am l ok -8 o

I afterwards took S er on board the Vincennes u

‘

where as his fa ther had ecomm en ded I gave him

,
r ,

plen ty o f g oo d adv ice to w hich he s eem ed to pay

,

gre a t a t te n tio n I ha d b ee n
. tol d that he wo l d u

pro b a b ly e x h ibit hau te u r and an arr ogan t hearin g ;

but he m anifes ted nothin g of the kin d H e app eare d .

rather as I had been tol d by his father I wou l d fin d

,

him u n g and frisky H e w as receiv e d with

’

, y o .

the sam e attention s that had been p aid to his fathe r.

The firing Of the gu ns s ee m ed to tak e his fan cy m u ch ,

and he was de sirou s tha t I shou l d gratify him by

continu in t o fire them longer ; bu t I was not ia

g
80 L I GH T A ND DA RKJ VE SS .

clin e d ke the honou rs paid to him greate r than

to m a
tho e en de e d t his fathe kn owin g how ob servant
s r r o r,

they e Of all fo m s The whole p a ty him self in

ar r . r ,

cl de d showe d m o e ple as
u , e a nd w e e m u ch m ore r ur ,
r

libe al in thei exclam ation s o f Vina ka

r mina ka
r

G d ! good l ) and W h a u sing them m ore ener

oo
’
o

g eti lly t
ca han the kin g s p arty as m ight n at ral ly be
,
’
,
u

exp e te d f om a y o n ge
c et of n ativ e s
r S e u is qu ite u r s . r

in gen i s he took the m s ket given to him to p ieces

ou u

as q i kly u c n d u s e d it with as m ch a dr oitn e s as if

,
a u s ,

he ha d b een a gu n s m ith H is p ie s t wa s w ith him . r ,

an d the p arty all app ea ed g ea tly delighte d with the r r

s hip On the whole I was m u ch please d with him

.
,

d in g his visit S hortly afte wa ds he how eve

ur . r r ,
r,

vis ite d the ship d in g my abs en ce an d dis playe d a ur ,

ve y diffe ent bearing s o m ch so as to requ ire to be

r r ,
u

checke d I learne d a ci c m stance which w oul d

. r u

s e v e to p ove t hat the

r ep tation be bears is pretty
r r u

w ll f n d e d
e H on on e occas ion sent wo d to o n e Of
ou . e r

the islan d s ( K I believe ) fo the chi f to hav e a

,
or e , ,
r e

q antity O f c oa nu t O il eady f him by a certain

u oc -
r or

t im e Tow d s the expi ation f the Specifi e d in

. ar r O

te v l S
r aw en t to the isl n d an d fou n d it was n ot
,
e ru a ,

r e ady T he ld chief O f the is land plea de d the

. O

possibility of com p lian ce f om want of th e ; an d pro , r

m ise d to have it rea dy as s oon as p s ible S eru os .

told him he was a g eat lia ; an d withou t f rther r r , u

w o d s t ck him on the head an d kill e d him o n the

r ,
s ru ,

s p ot This is only on e f m ny in stan ce s O f the

. o a

exe cis e of arbitra y p owe ve thei vas sals ”

r r r o r r .

Befo e Captain Wilkes left the g o p he fou n d

r r u ,

that n o rank exem pts the Fij ian f om the disp os ition r

W ilkes
’
s Narrative of U nited
’
States E xpl orin g E x pedition .
 WA I -N UI .
81

to steal . I left Levu ka says he Seru

B efore , , ,

Tahoe s elde s t s on paid u s an othe visit an d brou ght

’
, r ,

some hogs an d other provis ions as a pre sen t On this , .

occasion , his con du ct t owards M r Van derford was .

not what it s houl d have been ; fo he app op iate d r r r

some O f that O ffi ce s p op erty to him self I regret I

’
r r .

did n ot le arn this u ntil s om e tim e after wa ds fo I r ,

r

h d n o opportu n ity Of sp eakin g to S e u again ; bu t I r

sent him w ord tha t his c n du ct was n ot app ove d of o r ,

an d he m u s t not take su ch a liberty again .

I n the year 1 840 a war comm en ce d on the is lan d

of Taviu ni between S om os om o the m etrop olis O f the ,

C akau drovi kingdom an d V n a on e of its su bj ect , u ,

towns . B an carrie d o t its u s al p olicy O f weaken in g

u u

rival kin dom s and took the p a t of Vu n a It

g , so r .

happened that Thakom bau s eld e brothe W ai ni

’
r r, - u,

was ambitions to ma k e him self sove eign O f B an ; r

and kn owin g the il l feelin g at S om osom o fle d the e

,
-
,
r

in virtu e O f its b ein g the place to which his m othe r

belon ged . Fij ian s have tw hom es — the hom e Of o ,

their fathe r an d the hom e of their m othe

, The l atter r .

is fre qu en tl y their city O f ef u ge T hey ar e s om e to r .

their m othe r s frien ds ; an O ffi ce which gives them

’

the power to take w hat they pleas e from their

materna l relation s W ai ni was th s m n to the
.
- u u e

wealthy Som osom o The king re adily as siste d him

.

with m eans an d m en in his chem es agains t B a s u.

Through the influ ence of the p roperty e ceive d f om r r

Somosom o W ai niu in d ce d a con side rable p arty Of

,
-
u

the al lie s of B an on G eat Fij i w ithin tw en ty miles r ,

of the city to e spo se his ca se

,
Am n g these
u u . o ,

the prin cipal was a pow e fu l town call e d Nam en a r .

Private m es sengers were s en t to Viwa f om this r

G
82 L I GH T A ND D A RKNE SS .

place to en gage Varani an d Nam o imalu a on s

side O f the ebels Varani eceive d the m ess eng

r . r

with kin dn ess an d prom is ed them his su p p

,

stating that al l the p eopl e of Viwa w ere of

s am e m in d H e im m e diately comm u nicate d w

.
~

he ha d done to S eru an d as su e d him that

'

,
r

this m eans he shou l d place the Nam ena people

his en tire dis p osal Thakom bau had attem pte d .

vain to su bd e the inhabitan ts Of Nam en a a

u
,

was of cour s e exceedin gly glad tha t Varani

u n de tak en to effe ct the Obj ect in an other wa
r
y .

s e n t Varan i a large p esen t p omise d him on e r ,

r

his da u ghte s fo a wife an d s aid

r M y hou se an d
r , ,

riches are y ou r s only effe ct the d es t u ction of r

p eople Of Nam en a .
”

Varani thu s encou raged be gan to think of

, ,

m ean s by which his Obj e ct hou l d be accom plish s

H e en deavo e d to m ake Nam osima l a an d

ur u

Viwan s dis s atisfie d with the a tho ities of B an u r .

B t the mis sion ary C os s s infl en ce n eu t ali

’
u r u r

Varan i s exe tions an d the Viwan s ref s e d to decl

’
r ,
u

wa again st B a Thakom bau s accom plice was In

’
r u .
,

ev er,in d ef tigablea H e ci cul ated rep orts O f pl

. r

that had been discove ed again s t Nam sim alu a s li r o

’

decla ed that the B a people had collected yams to

r u

eaten as s oon a s som e Viwa flesh w as s ecu red

m eat ; an d contrib te d to give ris e to a ru m ou r wh

u

eache d Nam osimal u a s ea an d p ain e d his he art

’
r r, ,

the effect that a you n g chief had committe d adul t

with Yat ea his wife du rin g he l ate abs en ce at B
, ,
r

Nam osim al a coul d hesitate n o longe ; and as

u r ,

wa app ea e d to be st ictly d efen s ive the C hris ti

r r r ,

j oin ed their town speople in fortifying the to ‘

84. LI GH T AND DA RKNE SS .

dia tely taken tO the town that an enemy had fallen ;

the Macei p eople who were to die in a few m om ents , ,

cla ppe d their han d s an d rattled the ir s ears for o

p j y .

The dm m wa s beaten to in dicate su cces s on the Yiwan

side and all was j oy in the town when Varani an d
, ,

his p arty r us he d in with the Bau an e cl ose af ter them ,

an d fell on their su rp is ed victim s like s o many r

w ol ves I n the Sp ace of a few min u tes abou t on e

.

hu n dred of them were ma ssacred Their bodies were .

taken to B an and afterwards cooked and e aten

, .

On the tidin gs of the catastrop he at Viwa reach

ing Nam ena eighty wom en were stran gled to accom
, ,

p any the fallen warriors to the lan d of spirits .

Two m en who we e u nfortun ate ly taken alive in r

this engagem ent at Viwa were rem oved from thence

to Kaba to be killed S eru told his brother Raivalita .

the manne in which he inten ded them to be killed ;

r

who said in eply That will be very cru el and that

,
r
”
, , ,

if he wou l d allow them to live he wou l d give him a ,

canoe Seru answe ed Keep you r canoe I want to

. r , :

e at m en Raiv alita then lef t the town that he might

.
,

n ot witn es s the hor id sight The followin g cru el r .

e —
de d was then pe petrate d The men doom ed to r

death were o de ed to dig a hole in the earth for the

r r

pu rpo se of makin g a n ative oven and were req u ired ,

to cu t fire wood to oas t their own bodies

-
They were r .

then di ecte d to go an d wash an d afterwards to m ake

r ,

a c p O f the banana leaf which from Opening a vein

u -
, ,

in each p e son was s oon filled with bloo d

r , This .

blood was dru nk in the presence of the su fferers by

the Kaba pe ople Seru then had their arm s an d legs
.

c t off cook e d an d eaten s om e of which were

u re
, , p ,

sented to them Seru then o dered a fish hook to be

. r -
 VI SI T OF R E V J OHN W A TE R H C USE . . 85

put i
n to their , wh ic h wtongu es
e r e dr aw n ou t as far

as ossibl e, an d then cu t off t h w re r oas te d an d

p es e e

eaten, while they tau n tin gly said, W e are eatin g

your ton gu es As lif e wa s n ot extinct an incision
.
”
,

was ma de in the side an d the bowel s taken ou t ; ,

whichso on termin ate d their s u flerings in this worl d “ '

Ser u was visite d abou t this tim e by the Ge neral

Superinte n den t of Wesl eyan Mission s the l ate Rev , .

J ohn Waterhou se who s ays ( 1 7th Ju ne , ,

“
We ,

had great diffic l ty in gettin g to the can oe the tide

u ,

being o t the win d str n g an d mu ch rain ma kin g it

u ,
o ,

unpleas an t wadin g thr ou gh the m u d we wer e alm ost :

broile d by the vertica l rays of the su n Ou r can oe .

soon reache d B an ; when we w ent to the hou se of

Tanoa to whom all Fij i pays respect

, H e is in a .
,

certain sense Prin ce of K in gs a v en erable Old m an

, , .

His hou s e su rpas ses in m agnitu de an d gran deu r, ,

an thin g I hav e s een in these s eas It i h d d

y s on e u n r e .

and thir ty fe et lon n d f ty tw f t w id w it h

g a o r , o ee e -
,

massive col m n s in the cent e an d s t on g c riou s

u r ,
r ,
u

workm an s hip in eve y p ar t T anoa e eive d u s very

r . r c

raciou sly n d m ff i g p t h l pp d
g a on
y o e n a r es e n er c a e ,

hands which was the highe st m a k of respect an d

, r ,

an ackn owle dgm en t that he was in the p es en ce of a r

g r ea te r ch ie f th an him se lf I f th e p e op l e h
.a d c l app e d
hands at his in s tan ce that wo l d have s hown re sp ect ;
, u

but doin g it him self showe d the gre ate st H e beck .

oned m e to sit on the m at by him Abo t a hu n dre d . u

p e rso n s w e re in th e oo m w it h h im r H e p t h is . u

hands fr e qu ently on my thigh an d vario s p art s O f ,

u

my body giving a sm ile of approbation

,
I told him .

it was m y great wish that a m is sionary shoul d live on

0
M is sionary Notices .
86 LI GH T AND D A R KNE SS .

his lan d at B an an d teach the p eople H e replied I t , .

,

is ve y good I said W ill you bu ild him a hou se ?

’ ’
r .
,

H e said I am b il din g that p a t of the city w hich

,
u r

w as b n t d own ; bu t it is in m y min d to bu il d y ou a
ur

hou s e His p rin cipal wife an in terestin g w o m an

’
.
, ,

e xpres s e d a wish that a mis sion ary wou l d go an d live

am on g them H avin g u rge d them to en o n ce P a

. r u

anism em bra ce C h istian ity an d st ive to en te r the r

g ,
r ,

kin gdom of heaven we bade them farewell ,

.

W e then calle d on S e his s on whose life is ru , ,

characte i e d by wa cru el ty an d bl oods he d

r z He r, ,
.

has thi ty or forty wives the prin cipal on e sat by

r

him whil e he was sleepin g on his mat

,
On bein g .

ro s e d f om his sl m b e
u he gave m e with lordl y
r u r,

in differen ce his han d the s avage bein g depicte d in ,

eve y featu r e of his co n t en an ce

r Having tol d him u .

what l an ds I had visite d an d r Obj ect in v is itin g , ou

them I added When will you r were ceas e in Fij i ?

, ,

H e eplie d W e will fight till we die ; w e will tea ch

r ,
‘

chil d en to fight chil dren s chil dre n

’
o
ur an d o r ,
ur

shall fi ght I said I t is a pity in so good a lan d

’ ‘
.
,

fo y o p eopl e to be destr yed H e answe e d It ’

r ur o . r ,

w ill be ve y good f them all to be dead While ’

r or .

we we e the e we w e t l d they w e e goin g to e at a

r r , er o r

m n an d that his body was in the ven

a , O r n atives o . u

w e e s en t to in q u i e m o e pa ticu la ly in t o this mat

r r r r r

te an d fou n d it even s o ; and tha t an othe m an who

r, r ,

had be en kill ed was sent as a presen t to an other town ,

to be eate n .

Afte a wa at Verata S eru had the chil dren of

r r ,

the sla ghte e d taken to B an an d fas ten e d to tre es

u r , ,

that his own child en m ight kill them with the bow r

an d arrow an d thu s l earn to be warrio s it b ein g the r

, ;
 RE V J OH N W A TE R H O USE
. . 87

cu stom of Fij i to train their chil dren for war in this

way .

I as ked Seru if he woul d let M r C oss live with . r

them H e said
. M r C ros s yo hate m e I w oul d
:
‘
.
,
u :

have l et y ou com e he e b t y o wou l d n ot A s he

’
r ,
u u .

seeme d dis p ose d to talk of n othin g bu t war we l eft ,

Thu s did this wicked C hief tain boldly accu s e a

self denyin g mission ary of hatin g him !
- H e hate d
the m an of God ; an d dou bt less inten de d to e m b il , ,
ro

Mr Cr os s with the Gen eral S p erin ten dent whom

. u ,

the Fij ia n chief wou l d s pp ose to be a sp iri tu al u

despot M r C os s had it m s t be em em be ed been

. . r , u r r ,

entreatin g the Ba an chief fo m o e than th e y ea s

u r r r e r

to all ow him to reside at B au The explan ation of .

Be n s con du ct m ay be given in few w o ds

’
r The r

carnal m in d is enm ity agains t Go d

”
.

A tice of the late M W ate hou s e m ay n t be

no r . r o

unacce ptable to thos e wh kn ew him in E n gl an d o It .

is fr om the pen of the Rev Thom as Will iam s his .

,

fellow p as s en ger n w f vo
-
,
bly kn own to the p blic
o a u ra u

as the a tho of Fij i an d the Fij ians ”

u r .

H e w as on the lis t of thos e who su ffere d seve ely r

on shipb oar d bu t w ith m ch p atien ce

, When able to
u .

leave his berth he w l d go the o n d of th s e cen

, ou r u o o

pie d by hi s bre thr en a n d th e ir w iv e to in qu i e a s h e s, r ,

used to sa afte hi f m il y d h th m w it h
’
y , s a r
a n c e er e ,

the ton e s O f s ym pathy an d con s lation It w as qu ite o .

a trea t to him if in o gh weathe

, , he cou l d s p ise
r u r, ur r

the l adie s by app ea in g am on g them the bea e of a

r r r

dish of n icely cooke d p otat oes or en ticin g gl sses of

-
,
a

am
j ; an d n o o n e ign o ra n t o f w h a t th ey su fl e ed can
'

r
88 L I GH T AND D A RK NE SS .

con cei e v how welcom e his tim ely kindnes s and benigx
s m ile were They s hed light on the heart when al
.

ar ou n d was gloom ; they in s ire p d confidence in the

fem al e bosom when the n oise of ragin g el e m en tt

tem pte d it to despair At this day his companiom .

recall the s e s cen es an d bless his m e m ory , .

To his you n g b eth en M Wate hou s e acte dwiti r r r. r

p aternal kin dness H e b e with ou r foibles wonder . or

f ully was a kin d ar bitrat or m ou r discu s sions am

s et u s an u nvar yin g e xam ple of tru e libe ra lity He .

in vite d u s to su pply o wan t of experien ce f o m hi: ur r

o wn ich s t o e s an d facilit ate d ou r en deavo rs s o tt

r r , u

do by eadin g s pap s on C onn exion al su bj ects an d

r u er ,

ill s tratin g t hem w ith facts that had come u n der hi:
u

own obser vation His rem arks on our serm on s w en

.

e ver m ade with gre at ten dern e ss an d with so e viden

‘

an aim at o im p ovem ent that it becam e a privi

ur r
,

l ege rather than a tas k to preach befo e him H r . 4

might p e ceiv e his o wn s t en gth m o e cl early whe 1

r r r

b o ght in s ch cl os e c n tact with ou r weakn ess ; bu

r u u o

his n tu r e w as too n oble to al low O f his di pl ayin g i

a s

othe wi e than f
r s o he lp I thin k all on how
or ur .

the T it n felt as e tain he wa s thei frie n d a

’
r o c r r ,

that he was thei s p e io r u r r .

M r Wate ho se s wis h to m ake his ann u al vis it

’
. r u :

to the s eve al dis t icts u n de his care s easons 0

r r r

ha ppiness to his f i n ds w as s o Obviou s that th r e ,

c

m os t obtu se rem a ke d it Na t ra lly s ocial fo n d O r . u ,

co n vers at ion an d ab o n ding in in ciden t an d s en ti

, u

m en t to su s tain it he haile d with j y the in terval ,

o

which occu ed bet ween hou s devote d to p bli

rr r u c

b siness as fit Oppo t nities to nben d him s elf ant

u ,
r u u ,

adminis ter to the happ ines s of all arou n d him Th . e

 RE V J OH N W A TE B E O USE
. .
89

assurance that he lay on the osom of fr ien s in s ire p d b d

confiden ce , an d he allowe d td
the i e of s ocial feelin g
to flow u nre s trained Many deem e d him n gu arde d
. u

on this po in t an d som e p hl e gm atic m en thin k i v

, gr e

ousl
y of thos e tim es P erh ap s it w o
. l d hav e b een u

well had he been m o e ca ti s than he was for the

r u ou ,

mke of othe s rathe than fo him self B t that

r r r . u

mus t be a col d he art which with the m otive s by ,

which he w as act u ated befo e it can be severe in r ,

censu rin g him H is p in ciple was right if he e e d in

. r ,
rr

its application I have he ar d him sp eak on this t opic

.

more than on ce ; an d on ce when alon e with him he , ,

said to m e I m ay n ot appe ar su fficien tly grave ; b t

, u

really the thou ght that I am visiting thos e who a e r

shu t ou t f rom the w o l d an d the sw e et s of s ociety

r , ,

leads m e to throw as m u ch cheerfu ln e ss arou n d m e

as I ca n .Do btless you have en o gh of its eve ses
u u r r

most o f the year .

’

When en gaged in b sin es s Mr W at ho s e co l d u , . er u u

be ser iou s eno gh bu t w hen fin an ial

u the se la c or o r cu r

busin es d agge d I have seen him ffect by an oppor

s r ,
e ,

tune p leasant y what too m any at s ch tim es attem pt

r ,
u

by il l hu m ou r .

His m inistration s g u s we e always l ooked

am on r

for war d to with pleas e an d atten ded with p ofi t

ur ,
r .

At the ta ble of the Lo d the praye m e etin g an d the

r ,
r- ,

class w e particip at e d w ith him in the com m nion of

,
u

sain ts an d rej oice d to gethe in Go d o

,
S avi r ur ou r .

H ow laboriou s M W te ho se was in dis r . a r u

chargin g the du ties of his high office i kn wn to all s o .

He did his own w ork ab solu te n eces sity al n e force d

: o

him to re s rt to p roxy
o H e saw the p e ple on o
. o ur

stations with his own eyes s p ok e to them with his ,

90 LI GH T AND D A RK NE SS .

own tongu e ,
y cl asp ed their black han ds
an d cheerfull

in his H e tho ght for them p raye d for them an d

. u , ,

felt fo them as a fathe

r Thei sal vation was wha t
r. r

he in ten s ely desir e d The mis s iona ries fel t tha t

.

when they we e n ot s cces sf ul he m ou rn e d over

r u ,

the pain fu l fact with them ; an d they fel t tha t the

j oys of thei su ccess we e his al so I neve heard a
r r . r

w his p e of his n eglectin g any du ty

r H e was in stan t .

in s eas on an d o t of s eason seekin g by the u s e of all

u ,

r ight m ean s to be u s ef ul .

Am on gs t the n atives he was very p opul ar He .

ofte n d in g a day woul d go whe e they were atten ded

ur r ,

by s om e one to sp eak for him o al one ; and after r ,

p eparin g the way by in q iries abo t what they

r u u

m ight be e mpl oye d in woul d preach to them C hris t

,

Jes s an d Him cru cified

u .

The in teres t with which he observe d the proces s

in n tiv e m an fact es n ative costu m e an d n ative
a u ur , ,

c s tom s al way s p lease d the p e ople

u ,
M any re collect .

his s trollin g to the native kitchen s gratifyin g the ,

cooks by tas tin g of their dis hes and p ron o n cin g u

them vina k a
’

S m e of the heathen call to m in d his visiting

o

al on e their ho s e s an d e n deavo
u in g to p eak with
,
ur s

them by sign s His on e wife and ten child en we e

. r r

m a de kn own by digita l epre sen tative s an d theirr ,

re sp ective ages by p oin tin g to the p e sons of thos e r

a o n d him
r u By the help of a few little wo ds he
. r

had p icke d p he w oul d recomm en d to the m the

u ,

l w whil s t his of ten kin d con d ct on s ch occa

o u u

sion s l eft an im p res sion that the e wa s re al excel

,
r

lency in the religion w hich had ch an a dvoca te su .

Only a few days ago I ov erheard a

CH A PT E R VI .

sf t eltg.
96 H A B I TA TI ON S or OR UE L T Y .

Vu nival u . W hen her keel was laid, som e people

were kille d . W hen she w as l au n ched, it was pro p os ed
to m u r de r the s ; b t the m issionaries inter
som e o r u

fe e d an d p revented it
r It was also inte n ded to de .

s troy on e pe son o m ore wherever she t ou ched on her

r r

fi s t s ailin g exc sion ; bu t this al s o was hin dere d

r ur .

T he m issionaries rej oiced in seein g he go to B an a r

bloodl ess ba k an d hoped she w ou l d remain so ; bu t

r ,

the chiefs of B an w e e n ot s o willin g to giv e u p r

their horrid practice s as som e Of les s rank S oon .

afte r her arrival at the city preparation s were ,

m a de s ays an eye witn e s s

,
for l owerin g the RO
-
,

M ar a/ma s m ast for the firs t tim e sin ce it had been

’
,

s tepped in the pl ace w here it was buil t Tha kombau .

in qu ire d if there had been any hu man sacrifi ces ma de

to en su re an d p opitiate the god for the su cce ss
r ,

sm art sailin g an d d rability O f the can oe

, Theyu .

said that d
,
in g the s even years she was bu il din g
ur ,

s ev eral p eopl e had been kille d an d ea te n on the sp ot ,

bu t that no late sac ifices ha d been made H e said

r .
,

he w on de ed at Lala ko Lovoni s s cru p ul ou s n es s in

’
r

n ot hau lin g the can oe ove the bodies O f s laves as r

roll e s ; b t said tha t he did not w on der m u ch when

r u ,

he came to con side that he had been livin g u n derr

the influ en ce of the E nglish mis sionaries .

I n l owerin g the m as t the heel slipp e d and , ,

cau ght on e m an an d kille d him an d two we e s lightly , r

wou n de d ; which acciden t Thakombau imm e diately

attribu te d to the wrath O f the gods an d desp atched ,

Gavidi off in secrecy fo a can oe loa d of victims r -

.

T en dead bodies were then bein g cooke d on shore in

oven s Opp osite Uta ml Va c ha the n am e of a receiv
’
.
,

ing hou s e for visitors

- It is a long hou s e with a .
,
 W A R-S T OR E S . 9 7

square in fron t, situ ate d in the m iddl e of B an The .

ten dead bo dies had been kill ed by Ga vidi that m orn

ing ; bu t, on accou n t of the acciden t, Thakombau
mid there had not be
Gavid i en su ffi cien t sacrifices .

soon re tu rned with ele ven corp ses of p ers on s w hom

he had fallen in with in a canoe an d kille d them all ;

making in all, tw en ty one hu m an s acrifi ces ”
- .
,

Thakombau s great occu pation w as war He

’
.

v
ne er g of bu yin g clothing o s to e s from the
thou ht r r

merchant ves sels - Cannon m u skets balls p wde

.
, , ,
o r,

and lead with spiritu ou s liq o s we e the a ticle s

,
u r ,
r r

fo which he inqu i ed
r H e kept a la ge qu an tity of
r . r

ammu ni tion ; som etim e s havin g in st ock it is said a , ,

thousand ke gs of p owd er .

One who visite d him abo t this tim e ep ort s as u r

follows Thakomba havin g aske d m e to cast him u

athous and ba lls of lead fo his m sket s I agree d an d r u , ,

went to his ho s e w he e I w as s p i e d to e e
u ,
r ur r s s

u wards O f t wen ty che s ts of diff e e n t s o ts w ith a

p r r ,

goo d m an y C hin a tr u n k s fo ty o fi fty p igs f l e a d

,
r r o ,

and u pwa ds of two hu n dre d

r kegs of powd I er .

asked whe e he ot al l the se thin gs f om H e s aid

g r r .

he considere d hims elf very badly O ff an d wis hed s om e ,

bé he de me ve sels woul d s oon come s o tha t he

c - - r s ,

could make hi t n di n g q antity of p ow de ;

p s s a u u r

Wh ich he s aid was six h n dre d ke gs w ith pigs of

, , u ,

load in p o o tion H e also s aid he had fi ve tho

p r r . u

Band mu s ke ts bu t that he had dis trib te d them all u

,

but a fe w am ong s t his p e opl e H e then gave m e a .

bunch of key s an d to ld m e to n lock the ch sts an d

,
u e ,

I woul d fin d ever thin g re qu is ite fo ru nnin g the

y r

bullets I fou nd th ee o fo
. la ge bu llet m o l ds
r r ur r - u ,

J ackm ’
. Narrative in Erskine s
'
Is lands of the W estern P aci fi c.

11
98 E A B I TA TI ONE OF OR UE L T Y
’
.

all ofAm erican m anu factu re, of bras s , to r u n a dozen

balls a t a time, together with pot s, ladles, and e very
thing else I s oon com plete d my task an d ga ve him
.
,

g eat satisfaction H e asked m e to ste p in B au with

r .

him his fathe an d b othe s an d conside it my home ;

, r r r ,
r

a ddin g that I coul d go to al mos t any part of the

,

Fij is I thou ght p ope an d yet be n der his pro r r, u

tection ; an d by an d bye when a vess el ca m e he - -

, ,

s ho l d bu a cas k of r u m an d we shoul d drink it

u
y ,

together H e appeare d t m e at first to be a very

. o

g od fellow an d in fact he was so to m e ; bu t I was

o , , ,

n ot lon g Of dis cov e in g him to be a great ty an t to r r

his
O neght he s ta te d on a secret expedition ac
ni r ,

com p an ie d by a chose n b ody of B au an s At the ap .

ea an ce of the m o nin g s tar the arm ed p a rty had

p r r , ,

arr ive d befo e the town which their leade had n am ed

r r

d in g their j ou rney as the obj ect Of his ve n gean ce

ur .

The war io s sile ntly su r ou n de d the slu m berin g

r r r

t own At cock crow the signal of attack was given

.
-
,

an d the s l eepin g sen tin els we e qu ietly h rie d in to r ur

an ther w o l d
o The town was en tered an d a fearful
r .
,

sl
au
gh ter e n s e d T he m n aw ok e only to die
u . T h e e .

w om en an d childr en w e e taken captive s an d the r ,

exp e dition re tu n e d laden with hu man fle sh an d

r

p is one s B y this bloody deed Thakomba covered

r r .
, u

him self with glory .

At this p eriod he d o btles s was the m ost cou rage u

o s an d darin g of his na tion

u One n ight whe n layin g .
,

siege to a tow n he app roache d the fe n ce an d eu

, ,

de av ou ed to cl im b ove it
r B u t he was discovere d r .
,

an d comp ell ed to fall back I n the m ornin g there .

J acks on Narrative in Erskine

’
s .
100 I I A B I TA TI ON S or OR UE L T Y .

q
of e u al ran k to the slain is secu ed T wo whale s r .
’

teeth we e p esente d to Thakom bau as an e q u ivalent

r r ,

and he s t ar te d in com p any with Varani to tak e

, p ya ,

m en t H is e an d how eve was u n kn own to his

. rr , r,

followe s On their ar ival at M otu riki Tha kom bau

r . r ,

o de ed the diffe en t to wn s to com e be fore him an d

r r r

p ile yams E very town sent a given n m ber Of its

. u

m ale in habitan ts to the pla ce O f asse mbly Each in .

divid al b ou ght one o two yams to lay at the feet

u r r ,

O f the chief as t hey p as se d in e vie w J s t before the r . u

com m en c m en t of the m eetin g Thakom bau tol d on e

e ,

of his o d lie s that they had s om e w ork to p erfo m

r er r

that day ; that he wish d to kill s om e of the p eople e ,

an d wou l d look u p as a si nal when the town

“ ”
g , ,

p assed befo e him which he wo l d devote to destr u c

r u

tion The atten dant gave the hin t to his com ades
. r .

The fatal ho a rive d The p rin ce s rro n de d by

ur r .
, u u

the Viwa chiefs an d s om e of t hei atten dan ts sat r ,

d wn to eceive the t i b te of the as semble d t owns

o r r u .

A p a ty of B a an s
r m ain e d in a body at a short
u re

distance appa ently as sp ectat s The p ocess ion

,
r or . r

pa s d in single file betwe n thi body O f B a an s an d

s e e s u

th chie f p ty A s it was d awin g to a cl ose the

’
e s ar . r .

p in ce gave the life dest yin g lo k p his h u n ds

r - ro
“
o u o

of w a im p et o r ly she d n th s e who w e e p as s ing

u us ru o o r

at the m om en t an d n in t ee n abl e m en w e e str u ck

,
e r

de ad on the S p t T he p e op l e we e then o dere d to

o . r r

take the yam s n bo d w hilst the B a an s draggedo ar ,

u

the bodie s to the can s The tw o v es s els then oe .

re t urn e d in t i m p h to B an r u .

I n the c e of hi w a s Th k m ba d eclared
ou r s s r a o u

p blicly that h w as ann y d by the w hite man

u e o e

Picke in g who fo getting his colou r took inform ation

r , ,
r ,
 P I OKE R I N G . 101

to the chief s becam e an active agen t of the

’
fee s , an d

enemy d rin g the war

u between B au an d Rewa .

Pickerin g s s choon e was wrecke d at the Win dw a d

’
r r

Islands an d a pa ty was de sp atched by the prince to

,
r

ca tu re him ; bu t s o m e O f the white esiden ts a t r

p
Ovalau hearing of the circ m stan ce s p ece ded the
,
u ,
r

Bau cru ise an d car ie d him off

r, It was said afte
r . r

wards that these w hite m en ha d d riven a hard

bargain with Pick e in g s tip l ating fo a high rew a d
r ,
u r r

for his pas sa ge away an d th s avin g his life which ,

u s ,

woul d ce rtainly have b ee n f orfeite d B e t hat a s it .

may Thakom bau in dign an t at m is sin g his even ge

, ,
r ,

ordere d the whol e se ttlem en t whom he con s ide e d s ,

r a

league d agains t him to q it O valau This he did in

,
u .

s ite of the Rev M H t i t ssion s T h

’

p u n s n e .ce r .e r . re

days n otice to q it w as given ; an d the white s w e e

’
u r

compelled to em ba k in a very c ow ded s t a te on r ,

r ,

board the few b at s that w e e fo t n at ly at n cho

o r r u e a r,

leavin g be hin d them the h ll of fi n e sch on e of u a o r

ei hty ton s an d s om e oth p p ty F iv y

g , e e a s er ro r . e r

r r
j
afte wa d s the we e p e m itte d to et
r
n a ft
r havin g r r ur ,
er

burie d fifteen o s ixte en of th i n m b

r at t hei n e w e r u er r

station w ithin the las t thi te n m on ths of the i stay r e r

at Sole v u .

Picke rin g s till s ou ght to re tal ia e t in j y ur for

inj u ry on the B au chief . He re si e dd at Rewa , an d

fre qu en tly fo ght on the side of his f iend I n the

u r s .

year 1 8 34 Ha rtwell the captain of a m e chan t b ig

, , r -
r ,

was p ers ade d by him to off e

u st die d in lt to r a u su

Ban .T he prince with a fleet of thirty can oes s et

sail to a v en ge him s elf When the hostile fl et m ade . e

its appe arance at B a Pickering clim be d to the m a t

, s

head O f the Ga mbia Thakom bau havin g pu n ishe d

“
.
,
102 HA B I TA TI ONS OF UR UE L T Y .

his e n em iesby d est oying all their canoes went on r ,

boa d the vessel an d said to Pickering You have n ow

r , ,
“

n o s hiel d f om a le aden b u ll et nl y liv by m

r
y o o e y : u

cle m en cy Hartwell apologized ; Thakombau said

.

he wo l d t ou ble the trad ers n o m o e an d the e xpe

u r r ,

dition set sail f B a or u .

On thei etu n voyage s om e of the sm all e craft

r r r -
,
r

es pie d an u n fortu nate can oe which they im m e diately ,

atta ck ed They s cceeded in killin g the nin e m en

. u

w ho w e e on boa d
r The eas on why this was d one
r . r

was that they m ight n ot etu rn em pty to B an

, T his r .

wa in acco dan ce with the c s tom of the F ij ians

s r u ,

who when o t on a w a ex c s ion kil l all tho s e w ho

,
u r- ur ,

m ay n happily c os s thei path

u When an arm y is
r r .

ab o t to comm en ce a m ar ch it is u su al to s en d
u ,

m es s en ge s to the frien dl y town s in the way that all

r ,

m ay k eep in thei hom es I n this in tan c s om e 0 1

r . s e

Varani s p eopl e ( to whom he w a s m ch att ache d )

’
u

we e slain an d he be gge d Thakom bau to p e v ent

r , r

the eatin g of the b o die s which were then onl y ,

bu n tr .

All this tim e the Rev J hn H n t who has app o . o u , r

p iately been called the Apostle of Fij i w as e

r
”
,
u

deav o rin g to en lighte n the m in d of Thak om bau

u

an d to con ve t him to Ch i tian ity r One day the r s .

followin g con ve sation en e d r su

The Ohi f I f I am the fi st to becom e a Chris

e . r

tian am n g m y p eople I shall be fi s t in heaven shall

o , r
,

I n ot ?
T he M issiona ry I f y o l ov e God the m ost and . u ,

s erve Him the b e st y o m ay hav e a higher pl ace in , u

heaven
”
.

The C hief B t Nam osim al a has be com e a

. u u
1041 H AB I TA TI ONS OF OR UE L T Y ’
.

l earned to d du ring the early part O f the y ear ;

re a

a nd what w as of s till m o e im p r tan ce he be gan to

,
r o ,

p ay O ften wo l d he retire into the woods to en

r . u

t e t God to have m e cy on his s o l H e was in

r a r u .
,

f ct s o ful ly con v in ce d of his nee d O f a Saviou r that

a , ,

the n am e of Je s s be m e ve y p eciou s to him u If ca r r .

he fou n d in the c rs e of his ea din g a pas sa ge

,
ou r ,

w hich efe e d to the l ov e of C hris t to sinn e rs he

r rr
,

wou l d kis s the book fo j oy and thankful n es s Varani r .

w o l d tal k ab o t n othin g bu t eligion either to

u u r ,

he athen s or C h istian s H e was oblige d to go to w ar ;

r .

b t it w as excee din gly again st his will

u The Lo d . r

p otected him in a rem ar kable m anne On one

r r.

occa sion he was o der e d to a ttem pt to set fi e to a r r

t own an d had to app oach very n ea to effe ct his

,
r r

p p ose H e was p e ceived by the en emy an d a

ur . r ,

m u sket ball p as s e d cl os e to his head

-
H e im m e di .

a tely fell on hi k n e e s to th nk G d fo his deliv e an ce

s a o r r ,

n ot m ely f om der th b t f om h ll which he feared

r ea ,
u r e ,

m ch m o e th n death an d which he f lly belie ved

u r a , u

w o l d be his p o ti n if he die d witho t m akin g a

u r o ,
u

p blic p fes s i n f Ch i tianity H e fel t that pray

u ro o o r s .

in g w hil e h st ill em in e d a he then wo l d n t do

,
e r a a ,
u o

b t that he m st take u p his cros s n d foll ow Ch is t

u u , a r ,

a s Hi s p ofes se d di cipl e be fo e he cou l d hOpe fo

r s ,
r r

salva tion This con viction in du ced him at l n gth

.
, e ,

to in fo m the chief f B au th t he m s t becom e a

r o a u

Chri tian T he chief as m ight be expecte d en dea

s .
, ,

vou ed to diss u a de him f

r m taking su ch a ste p at ro ,

any rat e at p e se n t ,Thi howeve only le d Va ani

r . s, r, r

to exh rt the chief to j oin him

o Seru the chief .
, ,

knowin g the firmness of the m an said no m ore ; an d ,

thu s gave an u n wil lin g as sent to wha t he eviden tly

 C ON VE R SI ON OF VA R A NI .

disapproved . All that rem ain ed was to take the im

t
p an
or t step ; which is al way s d one if the p er son is ,

ab le by bo win g the kn e e in the hou se of God at a

,

pu b lic se r vic e P ov id e
.n ce e
r v e n as to th e t im e o f ,

taking this s tep ev iden tly in te rp ose d

,
I had p b . u

lished on the S n day befo e G ood Friday that we

, u r ,

shou ld Obse ve tha t da sac e d da in hon o r

’
r
y a s a
y r , u

of the death of o Saviou Varani hea d of this

ur r. r ,

and dete rmine d that this s hou l d be the da of his

y
decis ion H e cam e ea ly in the m o n in g to in qu i e
. r r r

when this day w ou l d eturn I info m ed him of

r . r ,

cou rs e n ot till an othe yea Then said he I ll ’ ’

, r r. , ,

beco m e a C hris tian to day A short t im e afte the

-
.
’
r,

be ll rang for the m o ning praye m e eting which r r- ,

V arani atte n ded an d at which he p u blicly to the

, ,

g r eat
j y
o o f m an y b ow e d b e f,o e J eh ov ah s a w f ul r
’

thron e .

I obser ve d that the tim e of his emb acing Ch is r r

tia n ity was e viden tly an in te p sition of P id en ce r o rov .

H ad he be en an h u late the B au chief w ld have

o r r, s ou

s u s pe cte d him O f h vin g em b race d C h is tia nity be

a r

ca se he w as an gry a n d the w hol e affair w ou l d ha ve

u ,

ha d a p olitical asp ect w hich it w as v e y desirable to ,

r

a void . As soon as he etu n ed from the chap el a r r ,

m e ss e nge cam fr m B au to in fo m him that

r e o r ,

K om aibole a chief of Las akau had be en shot dur in g

, ,

the pre v i u s n ight o This chief a m an f g eat ank

.
, o r r ,

had long lived u n de the p otection of Varani his r r ,

o wn p e ple b ein g Opp os e d to him

o Fin din g it im .

oss ible to kill him w hile he em ained at Viw a they

p r ,

pre te n de d to be reconciled to him in orde to pe ,

r r

su a de him to ret rn to his o wn t own u H e went on a .

vis it to them first in ten ding to rem ove his family

,
106 H A BI TA TI ONS OF OR UE L TYZ

a fter abelievin g in part at least their pro

while, , ,

fe ssion s of f ien dship On e night he was in vited to

r .

drink yaq ona with some other chiefs an d it is s aid

.
, ,
'

w as w arn e d n ot to go H e however determin e d to .

, ,

o as he ha d been in vite d H e ha d tak en his bowl

g , .

of yaq on an d was sittin g d own to sm oke a F ij ian

a,

ciga when a p ers on f m withou t em ploye d by the

r, ro ,

chie f who ha d in vite d him to his hou se s ho t him in ,

the b eas t r H e fell at on ce an d his wicke d hos t rose

.
,

u
p w it h a hatchet cl b to finis h the m der uTh e ur .

f the of the fallen chief tho gh an Ol d man ros e p to

a r ,
u , u

int e ce de fo his s on ; bu t the m on s te pu she d the p oor

r r r

O l d m an away an d havin g disp atche d his s on tu rne d

, , ,

r ou n d an d kille d the fathe It was all done in a few r .

m om ents They in su lte d the nfo tu nate chief by

. u r

cu ttin g his b ody with kn ive s after which he an d his

fathe we e b rie d
r T his w as a m ost c u el affair
r u . r ,

an d a g eat in su l t to Va an i
r I f he had he ar d of it r .

bef e he had em brace d Ch is tianity p obably it

or r ,
r

m ight have p t him off fo s om e tim e ; at any ra te it

u r ,

w o ld hav e been the occasion of m ch m is repre

u u

sen tation an d w n g feelin g It w as ve y affectin g

ro . r

to s e the an xiety m an ife ste d by the wiv es of the

e

m de e d chief to be st angled
ur r O n e of them came r .

to Va ani whil e I was in his hou se b eggin g him to

r , ,

dispatch he She howeve w as too la te T hey

r .
,
r, .

were all sp a e d ; an d a e n ow all p ofes sin g C hris tia ns

r r r ,

an d s om e of them ar e m ee tin g in cl as s Varan i bore .

the p ainf l even t like a C h is tian an d has n ever

u r ,

men tione d it in my he arin g in any way that in dicate s

a d esire to be even ge d on his en em ie s
r .

Thakomba was n ot howeve u going to l ose his ,

r,

friend his greate s t w a rio

,
withou t a s tr u ggle r r, .
108 H ABI TA H ONS OF OR UE L T Y .

God . I beIiev ed that H e w ou l d n ot l ie I did n ot .

dare to wait f or you ; an d n ow I hav e

promis e d to

s er ev H im .
”

O ne of the kin g Tan oa s wive s havin g em brace d

’

Chr istianity, to give efficiency to the English m e di

s he was then ta kin g, wa s com pell e d by Tha
”
cin e

kombau to retu rn to heathenism as s oon as s he

w as ve e d
r e co You are onl y a C hristia n to save
r .

you r neck from stran gling when my father dies was ,

the rem ark of the chief when he or dere d her to

apos tatiz e .

O n the occas ion of an Am erican ship com in g to

arr an ge with the chie f fo a ca go he in qu ired r r ,

whe the the captain w ou l d p er su ade or in fl en ce the

r u

p eople to chan ge their religion If so s aid he .

,
”
,

the F ij ian s shall n ot trade with you and I will bu rn ,

you shore establishm ents

r -
You r religion con .
”
,

tin u e d he is well en ou gh fo the w hite race s ; bu t

,
r

we Fijians are b ette as we are r .

T he prihce s oon fo n d that while he was think in g

u

of kill ing othe s t here we e n ot w an tin g t hos e w ho

r ,
r

de sired to effect his own death an d that his own ,

p osition equ ire d atte ntion ; fo his own b ot er

r r r

Raivalita had o iginate d a con sp iracy to take away

r

his life This e stless spirit a m to Rewa had

. r ,
c ,

se cu re d the sec e tly ple dge d s u pp ort of s eve al chie fs

r - r ,

and retu rned fi o m S om osom o whe e he had bee n

'
, r

s tayi ng to al lay any su s picion that might have bee n

attracted to his m ovem en ts to carry into ex e cu tion

the plot for killin g the y ou ng kin g B efore Rai .

valita arriv ed s om e of the con spirators had m a de the

,

prince acq u ainte d with his treachery ; which being

surmised he was w arne d by some of his comp anions
, ,
 D E A TH OF RA I VA LI TA . 109

who advis e d him n o t to lan d, bu t to tak e imm e diat e

flight Yet he per sis te d in comin g as hore ; an d after
.

py
a in g his r es p ects to the V u n ival u , he di ecte d
r his
sto s
p tow a rds his o wn resi en ce d .

The inhu m anity of his father, the Vu nival u , in this

interview is an apt ill u str atio n of Fij ian life The .

e cou ncill or ann ou n ce d

stat presen ce of Raival ita the .

“
W hence ha s he com e ? in qu i e d the king The r .

son i q e s tion e d an d the cou n cill o

s u , again re p o ts to r r

the Vu n ival Afte a tim e the s on say s

u. r I go si ”
, , ,
r.

The cou ncill o c mmu nicates the son s wish to the

’
r o

father and the p aren t m akes the u s al ass en t by a

, u

nod of his head al tho gh he kn ows his s on g oes

,
u

forth as a s hee p to the sla ghte The father sat u r.

unmo ved all this tim e n ot a kiss n ot a tea n ot a , r,

r a s on whos e livin g f ce he kn e w he sho l d a u

see n o mo re The s n then m ade his exit accom

. o .
,

p a n ie d by a f o e ign e b ot
r h b ein g ar m d
r, w ith a b ce e ra

o f loaded pis tol A s they t n e d

s. nd a c n e ur r ou or r,

two chie fs sei e d the zm of Ra ival ita a n d m a de

ar s ,

him the ir p i n e r so The f eign e d e w his p is t ol

r . or r r ,

inte n din g to fire bu t was comm n de d by a wave

,
a

of the O fli e s ha n d to leave the pl ace H e hastene d

’
c r .

to the kin g s p alace we epin g What is it s ys

’
. a

the co u n cillo They ar e killing Raival it was

r. a,

the re p ly f his f ie n d
o The kin g is in f m e d in
r . or

the us u a l d e libe at e m nn e r L t s om e on e go an d
a r . e

is the m andat e i s e d
”
s e
e ,
The u n cillos u u s he s . co r r

ou t a n d the s t ee ts a e
,
ile nt as the gr ve ; fo the
r r s a r

p e o p l e k now a t age dy is at han d r T nin g the . ur

p o in t h
, e sees the helpless victim on the g nd ro u
,

whils t T ha k m bau an d an othe b othe a e l bbin g

o r r r r c u

him . H e is in dignan t not a t the frat icide b t that

— r ,
u
110 E A B I TA TI ONS OF OR UE L T Y .

the deed
being execu te d near one of the town
is
o ven s ; an d he thu n de s forth W hy do you n ot r ,

choos e a m o e appropriate s p ot ? The m u r derers

”
r

retreat The cou ncill or carries the w ou n de d m an

.

to a short dis tan ce calls f r m ats on which to lay , o

him n d then stran gl es him in the s al form

,
a u u .

H is body was bur ied at night n ea Thakom bau s r

’

ho se where his en clos e d g ave still s tan ds as a

u ,
r

beacon to any who m ay he eafte conspi e a gainst r r r

the p owe s that be r One O f his com p anion s was .

s t an gle d the sam e evenin g

r That was in deed a day .

of te o s As the p in ce with fierce co n te n an ce

rr r . r ,
u

an d warlike gait p as s e d the hou s es e v ery on e clo se d

, ,

his doo s an d win dows con sciou s tha t bloo d w ou l d

r ,

s oon be she d in the st ee ts An d du rin g the exe cu r .

tion of the fatal deed the stillness of death reigne d ; ,

fo the oyal b othe s we e en gage d in dea dly com bat

r r r r r ,

an d w ho coul d fo etell the r e s l t r u

Ten d ays afte war d s Thakombau u ge d the r ,

r

co n cil l o to de st oy a thir d Obj ect f his ven g ea n ce

u r r o ,

who h d b en a p arty to the plot

a e The minis te ga ve . r

in stant o de s to se c e their p ey ; bu t the victim

r r ur r

s ccee d ed in
u lea din g his p rs u e s a lon g chas e u r

befo e he sur ren de ed When taken in to the pre

r r .

s en ce of the co n cillo he was rep oved fo m akin g

u r, r r

s ch a fu s s abo t bein g s t an gl e d when he well kn e w

u u r ,

that he was gu ilty of t eason H e was forthwith r .

su ff ocate d .

Towa d s the cl os e Of the yea

r the capital r

of Rewa w a s d e st oy e d by the B a an s The war

r u .

with Rewa o igin ate d in a q a el between Tha

r u rr

k om bau and Ratu Q ara one of the Rewa king s s ons ,

’
.

W hen playin g togethe as b oy s they w oul d fr e r ,

112 H ABI TA TI ON S OF OR UE L TY .

Re wa, which ha d shown a very u n u s ual forbear

an ce ; m any of the chiefs , inclu din g som e m em bers
of the royal family, bein g s tron gl y in clim d to remain

frien dl y with their n eighbou rs .

Both powers sent forth their feu dal armies ; bu t

they n ever m et one another in the field The B au s u a .
‘

w ou ld besiege a town an d en deavou r to carry it by ,

as s ul t o gain a dmis sion by t eachery

a ,
r Re wa acted r .

in the same m ann er The war was thu s con d cted

. u

in a ve y te diou s way
r Cannibal feasts were held .

every we e k in both town s B u t the B au an s gain ed .

m an y advantages Rewa al so was not u nited

. On e .

of its th ee p rin ces j oin e d Thakombau placin g a t his

r ,

disp osal a fortifie d to wn s itu ated very n ear to the

city of Re wa Kidnappin g was n ow carried ou t on
.

a la ge s cale The B au oven s were never col d as

”
r .
,

the natives say .

Th ou gh the propitio s ci cu m stance of C oke

r u r

n au to ( Phillip s ) j oinin g Thakom bau s everal di tricts ,

s

t n e d to the assistan ce f B an The feu dal arm ie s

ur o .

of Re wa w e e thu s br r ght fo the fi st tim e to fi ght

ou r r

again s t th ir o wn k in g in s pp ort of the B au an

e u

Vu nival u With a p in ce of Rewa at their hea d

. r ,

an d a Ba an l eade u who was him self the s n of a

r o

s w to Re wa it was n ow ega de d as a v enial offe n ce

a , r r

to frate nise with the en em y

r .

The Re wa mission ary f urnishe d an a ccou n t of

the war in his pu blishe d j o n als f om which the ur , r

foll owin g ext acts a e given as il lu s trations

r r

The a ttacks have bee n prin cip ally made from the
B en p arty the Rewa people have therefore be en eu
:

gaged in the defensive and drivin g back their en em ies

, .

The Rev Thomas J. . J gsa

-
at .
 W H I TE A LL I E S . 113

Towns onboth sides have been destroyed and m any ,

perso ns h a v e b een k ille d L a tt e ly the e h as n.o t r ,

r

been any re gu l a attack ; b t p eople are n ow an d

r u

then taken by su rpris e th ou gh p arties form in g am ,

r

buscades and thu s taking their enem ies as in a n et

,
.

They are contin al ly goin g o t on s u ch e an ds ; an d

u u rr

sometim es they kill an d b in g hom e their p ey whil s t r r ,

at other times they re t u rn n s cces sful u u .

Several white m en have been j oinin g the Fij ian s

in their wars here ; which circ m s tan ce has cau s e d a u

bad feelin g an d ha s ten ded m o e cl os ely to block u p

,
r

o u r wa t an d fr om many p a t s of the g o p O ne
y o r r u .

ou n m an h s en t e ed s o f lly in to the sp i it of the

y g a r u r

Fij ians as to th o w off his clothes blacken his body

r ,

all over an d with a s trip of

, n a tive cloth twis te d

ro u n d his wais t ac cordin g to the n ative fashion to

, ,

g o d a
y afi er da
y w it h t he n t iv e s to the fi ght It is a .

to be re gre tte d that there is not s om e restrain t p t u

o n s ch characte s which w o ld p e ve n t them f om

u r ,
u r r

placing other white p eopl e in p e ilou s ci cu m stances r r

thr ou gh their im p op iety an d w icke dne ss

r r .

“
I t is r athe em a ka ble tha t m any of the p rie st s
r r r

of the Re wa p arty hav e been cu t off in the war .

The y have in thei fits of inspiration decl red certain

,
r ,
a

s u cce ss ; an d the p e ople ha ve a t their in stan ce g one , ,

cheerf u l ly to the attack bu t the pries t s have fre

qu e ntly fall en victim s .

Janu ary 13th — Seve al of the allies of Rewa

. r

we re cu t off to day The n ight before the god said

- .
,

to the p eop le of a certain to wn Com e let s go to , , u

s u ch a to wn an d brin g m y d ea d m en away from

,

the nce They went and lay in mbu sh ; an d whil e

.
’
, a

e t in their con cealmen t the e n emy fou n d them ou t

y ,

I
 114 H A BI TA TI ON S OF OR UE L T Y .

an d fi lled thi ty of them Am on g the n u m be r was

r .

the said p ie s t who ha d the p evious n i ht p o m is ed

r
g r r

them s u cce s s .

This day the chiefs and people of Rewa

22d — .
,

an d their d ep en de ncies w ent to p re pare a tow n b

y ,

t h owing u p m ou n ds and b il din g fen ces ; when a

r u

fi n gd m of s om e im portance which ha d heretofore

o ,

s ide d with an d in a ce tain wa b een s u bj ect to

y, r ,

Re wa os e p aga in s t the m as an enem y Se ve nteen

, r u .

m en we e fi lled an d the others p t to flight

r ,
T he u .

wh le was done by treachery ; an d the m u derers thu s

o r

decla ed that they had tur ne d to the B au pa ty and

r r ,

becom e hostil e to the Re wa district Our party .

b nt thei town to ashes b t we e oblige d s pee dily

ur r ,
u r

to e t eat
r They appe ared g eatly dis con certe d
r . r .

On e of their chief p ies ts was shot whil s t swimmin g r

ac o r the ive an d toge the with his m u s ke t s ank

ss r r, ,
r ,

to i no mo e
r se P o fellow ! I kn ew him wellr . o r :

he c lled on m e tw o days befo e his death to talk

a r ,

ab o t som e
u f wl s he w is he d to sell m e H e in
o .

f m ed m e th t his te m pl e had be en j s t p e pa d
or a u r re ,

a nd m e t ffe in gs an d d in k offe in gs &c

a - o r had r -
r , .
,

been p e ented to the sac ed difice fo su ccess in

r s r e ,
r

the w ar .

F ro m w hat
plot w as laid fo s ome I can le arn , a r

o f the Rew a chief t be kille d on this occas ion ; b t s o u ,

f m s om e ca se
ro othe it did n ot s cce e d tho gh
u or r, u , u

m ny of the n ativ e carp en te s w e e cl bbe d

a The r r u .

Rew p eople seem ve y m ch s ca e d by their fri e nds

a r u r

havin g been kill ed and the town s tur ning from them ,

to B an .

F eb a y ru r 2d — The . dead body Of a m an was

b rou ght he e r .
1 16 H ABI TA TI ONS OF OR UE L T Y .

2 6th — The Rewa people, with their fis herm en

.

from s om e other town s , lay 1n am bu sh on the coast,

and on som e u ninhabite d is lan ds n ear Nu k m to s ee

if they coul d in te rcept any of the en em y who m ay be

travellin g by lan d o by wate I t un fortu n atel y
r r .

happen e d that s om e can oe s were retu rn in g to Nu k ui

from one of the en em y s t wns on the coas t whither
’
o ,

they went yeste day fo the pu rp ose of procu ring

r r

b ead fruit dtc They we e ignoran t of the plans of

r -
, . r

thei opp onents and we e entrappe d One canoe

r ,
r .

w hich was captu re d pas se d betwee n two is lan ds on

w hich the foe lay con ceal e d s o that the y were in the ,

mids t of it an d ign oran t of it n til the en em y s hou te d

, u

ove the m as con q e e d

r it was then im po s s ible for
u r :

them to m ake thei es cape There we e one woman

r . r

an d fo m en in the can oe
ur One m an j u m p e d over .

board and es cape d by s wimmin g to a gre at dis tan ce ;

,

the othe three we e cau ght of the se the fem ale a n d

r r : ,

two m en we e clu bbe d an d the em aining m an tak en

r , r

alive an d bo n d H e was with s om e diffi cul ty

u .

b ght here ; fo he was a strong well ma de you ng

r ou r ,
-

m an six fe et high an d pe ha p s thi ty ye ars O f age

, ,
r r .

When bro ght as ho e he was placed bo nd on the

u r , u

g o n d an d forced to chew drie d hav fo Fij ians

r u ,
e r

w ho wis he d to d ink it H e was qu ite nake d havin g

r .
,

be en s tripped e ven of the little n ative cl oth the

na tives wear rou n d their waist I n this s ta te he .

rem ain e d s e veral hou rs exp ose d to all fi n d s of ,

malice and ill treatm en t of the p eople who are

-
,

g eatly ea perate d on accou n t of those lately cu t of

r

at a town n e ar Re wa an d b elon gin g the e to , M en r .

,

wom e n a n d child e n as se m ble d in h n d e ds and no

,
r u r

o n e hin de re d them from tortur in g him according to

 T OR T UR E or A P RI S ONE R . 11 7

their bru tali ty an d revenge H e was tru ly a lam en t .

able spectacle to ev ery on e b t the heathen who u ,

seemed in a s tate of gen e al rej oicin g The othe s r . r

who were fi l le d when he was tak en w e e laid ou t r

ju st befor e his ey es to agg a va te a s m u

,
ch a s p o s sibl e r

his circu m s tan ces an d to keep him e very m in te in

,
u

remem brance of what his fate woul d be S om e ston e d .

him others s p eared him othe s s tru ck o bit him som e

, ,
r r ,

pu lled his ha i o t he s fi e d
r, a o w s in t o h
r is b o dy r rr .

Some m en aced j eere d an d l a ghe d at him others

, ,
u

derided him with an as sur an ce of being se t a t liberty .

One of ou r lot p eopl e m a de his w ay am on g the

u

heathen an d Oil e d the p oo fellow all ove

,
he s aid r r :

that he lon ge d f them to p t him qu ickly o t of his

or u u

torture fo he was s e that he wo ld be fi lled and

,
r ur u ,

the soon er they did it the be tte H e seem e d to envy r .

the sp e e dy r em oval of the othe th ee I n the afte r r . r

noon he w as b u ght in t i m ph w ith the th e e d e d

ro r u ,
r a

bodie s t be p es en te d as t ophie s of s cces s in the

,
o r ,
r u

war to the chief of Re wa by thos e who fi lle d them

,
s ,
.

The can oes p as sed befo e o p em is es an d lan de d r ur r ,

acros s the riv er j s t Opp os it e o ulittle t own I s aw ur .

the po or fellow t u ly in his e n em y s p owe an d in

’

,
r r,

the m o s t painful an d nenviabl e situ ati n My he art

u o .

bled for him an d I felt ass e d t hat Go d Al m ighty

, ur

wou l d s ign ally visit fo s ch thin gs H e walke d in to

r u .

the m iddle of the ko e an d w a m ad e to sit d own in r ,

s

the Ope n area whe e the chie fs an d peop le as s em ble d

,
r .

Afie re m ain ing the e a certain tim e he was t aken to

r r ,

the ban k of the iv e an d cl bbe d r r u .

Am on g the m any h n dre d s as sem bled t ogether u

on this occas ion he alone s eem e d d ej e cted an d he

, ,

alon e se e m e d to feel the awfu l situ ation in which he

 H A BI TA TI ON E OF OR UE L TI ”
1 18 .

was placed . The ca ptain of a little schooner , which

w as here tim e offe ed to give two m s ke ts to
at the ,
r u ,

which s om e white m en w e e w illin g to add fou r large r

whales te e th (which are m os t valu able in Fij i an d

’
-
, ,

f o which in divid als an d towns a e ofte n des troye d )

r u r ,

to the kin g of Rewa if he wou l d spa e the life of the ,

r

p oo m an he als o p om ise d if they wishe d it to

r : r , ,

take him away in his vessel o t of the co ntry B u t u u .

they wo l d n ot spare him they wo l d not yie ld ;

u ,
u

thei evenge had n t been s atiate d on their victim

r r o ,

an d f his blo d they clam ou red fo his fle sh they

or o , r

l s te d
u It was con side e d by them giving p their
. r u

en em y at to o e asy a rate I m placable u nm ercifu l

’
.
.
,

M ch as they love p roperty yet in this in stance

u , ,

when they we e call e d u p on to ma ke su ch a s acrifi ce

r ,

they wo ld n ot look t it u a .

The k in g s aid in eply to the req e st of the white

, r u

m en that the m an had been w o n d ed in the he ad

, u ,

a n d that he w l d die if they b o ght him ; an d that

ou u

s ch a thin g as that w ou l d be bad so that he had

u ,

m ch bette be clu bbe d

u S m e of the Rewa chiefs
r . o

w e e v y an g y beca se any fo e igne s in te fered

r er r u r r r

with them s o as to in te ce de fo the life of t heir r r

en em y ; an d said that it w as the p a tice of Fij i to r c

kill an d eat thei foes when they co l d catch them r u .

The kin g s eply w as m e el y a n e x c se

’
r r u .

T he dea d body of the fe mal e w as a v e y horrid r

sp e ctacl e H e s ku ll had been cle ft in tw o e qu al

. r

parts The m n who was taken alive had been

. a

l ivin g with Thok n au to the kin g of Re wa s yo n gest

’
a , u

b othe ; an d when e idin g at Re wa wa f e q ently

r r ,
r s ,
s r u

at o ho s e with hi chief
ur u The ten de m e cie s of s . r r

the wicke d ar e cru e l ; b t this t eatm en t horrifyin g as u r ,

12 0 H A B I TA TI ONS OF OR UE L T Y .

tw o t k the m ast of that f om Kan davu

can oes s ru c ,
r

fell an d the p oor fellows we e en tan gle d in the sail

, r ,

a n d thu s cl u bbe d When they were all dead as was

.
,

s u ppo s ed the party who had con q e e d thr ew the

, u r

s ail in to the w at e an d havin g t k en w hat thin gs r, a

they m o e particul arly wante d from the canoe per

r ,

m itted it to d ift away to s ea ; thinfi ng p e hap s that

r , r ,

they had bette escape as s oon as possibl e as the

r ,

shades of even in g w e e gatherin g arou n d them One r .

m an howe ve m an age d to con ceal him s elf in the sail

, r, ,

an d when it wa s th own ov e boar d floate d a way with r r

it . Som e of the en em y again wished the sail to be

sec e d othe s opp ose d it
ur , H e hear d the m talkin g
r .

abo t it ; an d kn ew if they again Obtaine d the sail he

u , ,

w o l d be dis cove e d and be fi ll e d

u They did not
r .
,

how ev e take the sa il

r, H e said that he wa s alm os t .

dead with fli ght b t that he prayed to his littl e god

, u ,

an d he s av e d him When the en emy we e o t of . r u

s ight he sw am to the can oe which w as afloa t

, , ,

altho gh fille d w ith w at e

u H e then calle d o t with r. u

all his st en gth to kn ow if an

r of his f i en d s w e e y et r
y r

aliv e by s w im m in g ; afte s om e tim e ha d e lap s e d he r ,

s a w tw m en m akin g t ow a d s the can oe

o When they r .

r e che d it t hey c m m en ce d balin g the wa te

a , o o t of r u

the can o e by tafi n g ff thei n ativ e d e s s an d soa k o r r ,

in g p the wate an d then s q ee in g it o t ; an d

u r u z u

th s in tim e she was fit to be p opelled They then

u r .

ot asho e clim be d s om e n u t t e es an d m ade a sail

r r
g
-
, ,

f om s om e of the leav es an d th s w e e abl e to reach

r , u r

B engg an islan d abo t twen ty m il es fr om Rewa

a, u ,

an d w e e th s s ave d
r I t w s som e tim e afte this
u . a r

happ n e d before it w s kn ow n that any w e e sav ed

e a r .

I have conve s ed with this yo ng man sin ce his retu rn

r u
 TR E A OH E R Y . 12 1

to Rewa ; an d r ecei e v d the above m ention ed accou nt -

from his lip s

”
own .

March, 184 5, the mis sion ary write s A w e ek or

two ago ttem pt was m ade o rathe p epa ation

an a , r r r r

made to take the live s of the k in g of Rewa an d his

,

b othe
r B t a f i en d of the two chiefs p ivately m ad e
r . u r r

them acqu ain te d with the design an d w a n e d them ,

r

a ains t app ea in g in a p a ticul ar p art of the t own as

g r r ,

a certain y ou n g chief w as d et e min e d to s h ot them r o .

So the p lot fail e d an d the y o n g m an w a s soon ,

u

ordere d away fr om Re wa Ab ou t the sam e tim e tw o .

men had agree d to cl b Phillip s ( the b othe who u ,

r r

had j oin e d the side of the en em y ) in s tigated it is , ,

said to the p e p etra tion of the de e d by a s t atag em

, r r

of the fi n
g of R e w a It w a s to be eff ecte d in the .

followin g way — The Rewa p eople we e to m ake an r

ittack on N ku i a town where Phillips esides

u ,
r .

l he n when the en em y had e ache d the fen ce f the

‘
, r o

.own these tw o m en w e e to s et the t own

,
n fi e r o r

om w ithin an d fi ll Phill ip s They lived w ith him

'

r , .
,

1 n d to d es p atch him was to be thei w rk This r o .

;chem e w as al s o discov e e d an d the two m en obl ig ed r ,

They fi t t ok shelte in a t own belon gin g

rs o r

30 Re w a w hich has t , n e d to B an d in g the p ese n t

ur ur r

war T anoa hear d of it an d o de e d the chief of the

: ,
r r

;own to fi ll the m I t was th s s ett le d ; b t on the

. u u

3hie f s arrival at his tow n he fo n d that the m en ha d

’
,
u

al e a dy escap e d to Rew a
r This chief h d g n e to . a o

Be n to ep ort p oceedings
r fo he ha s h d m ch to
r r a u

do w ith the pre sen t w a The Fij ian s a e s o t each r . r r

erou s in t he i characte that th y cann ot tru st e ch

r r, e a

other fo an len th of t im e ; an d this is as sist d an d

r
y g e

str en gthen e d by equ al ly dan gerou s j eal o sy an d u

122 H A BI TA TI ONS OF OR UE L T Y .

re venge . Thakom bau , who is in fact the r ul in g chie

of B an , is determ ined not to es t u n til he des troy r

Rewa in con se qu en ce of the in su ltin g lan gu a ge re

,

p e ate dl
y s p ok en by th e ch ie fs of Re wa a gain s t him
an d his p artisan s .

The Rewa p arty feel m ore of the effect s of th

wa than their en emies in conseq ence of so m an
r , u
“

of thei al lies havin g des e te d the m

r an d de clare r ,

them selves in favou of B an so that not onl y an r :

they now fightin g against their fo m e frien ds bu r r ,

very m u ch of the foo d which the Rewa p arty ha '

:

plante d in thei respective town s the Rewa peOpl

r

altoge the l ose ; an d in ad dition to this their e n emie

r , ,

are so n ear t he m that very little food is l eft f or the

, ,
1

on certain occas ion s ou t for the exp res s

go
p p
u r o s

of de st oyin g all the food they can fin d cu ttin g d own

r ,

p l lin g u p an d b ning eve y fi n d of food whicl

u ,
ur r

grows The Rew a party have done the sam e when

.

they have had the opport n ity u .

One evenin g six l arge Lasaka can oe s s tar te u t

fr m B an on a m an h n tin g exp editi n

o T hey go
-
u o .

down som e distance to the leewar d of Rewa an d th ,

t

n ext m nin g
got in cl o s e to the sho e p ll e d d ow
or r ,
u r

thei ril s an d p ole d their can oes q ietly al on g t

sa , u ,

a void all s spicion of bein g s tran ge s

u They saw : r .

pa ty o t at the reef catchin g fish belon gin g to 1

r u ,

t own which had n t taken an y p a t whatever in th o r c

war When they h d them within their p ow e the!

. a r,

h is te d sail an d t k the u n s u spectin g pe op le pri

o , oo

s on e s w ithr t ny s ki m ish f r they were withow

ou a r o

def n ce an d exp sed to th ir foes They t ook t wen ty

e ,
o e .

eight p e s on s m en an d w om en al iv e with tw o chil

r , , ,

dren ; the latter of whom they hu ng to the m as t head -

1 2 4: H A B I TA TI ONS OF OR UE L TY .

and fri en ds ; bu t, on their ne arin g him , he discov ered

them to be actu ally his en em ies The fi n g j u m ped .

in t o the water, an d m ade his w ay, as fas t as his bu lk

w ou ld allow him into the ho se of a white m an on , u

the bank an d j st at han d , The R ewa p e op le firs t

u .

fir e d ; an d it w as then c n tinu e d v ery b is kly for o r ,

p e hap s half an h
r on b oth s ide s The ball s we re
- - ou r, .

w hi in g ove ou r heads at little dis tan ce from o r

zz r a u

p emis es This was a bol d attempt on the part O f

r .

the L as ak au m en
”
.

T hakom bau s sfi l l in treache y gaine d the day

’
r .

A large body of Rewa s m il itia cons istin g of the

’
,

T okatoka t ibe w hich had cha ge of the n orthern

r ,
r

ban k of the Rewa ive yiel ded to bribery an d r r, ,

e xp e cte dly t n e d thei m s k ets again s t their own

ur r u

f e dal l or ds
u A n a ow river w as n ow the onl y
. rr

s ep tion b etween the Bau an arm y an d the city of

ar a

Rewa B t the p we f l chie f of Nak el o em ain ed

. u o r u r

fi m an d was on the sp t to ann oy any B an arm y

r ,
o au

that m ight advan ce towa ds the th eaten e d city r r .

The p in ce sec etly m de f ien ds with a p arty in

r r a r

R wa who engage d t b tray the t own on the firs t

e ,
o e

att ck of the en em y
a T o m ak e ass an ce d ou bly . ur

sur e Th kom ba
, p om ptly off e d his sis ter to the
a u r er

lo d of Nakel
r if he w l d de e t the cau se of his
o, ou s r

m ast e s The b illian t offe w a s accepte d ; and be fo e

r . r r r

the desertion wa s p blicly k n wn the d m be at to u o ru

ar m s an d the sav g e host s frat e nis e d an d

,
s he d a r , ru

towa ds the devote d city The town was fire d by its

r .

bet aye s who al so com m e nced the m as sacre of t hei

r r ,
r

own kin speopl e Re istan c was us eles s T he flam es

. s e .

sp ea d s wif tly an d the t ait o s w e e s pp os e d to be

r ,
r r r u

m u ch m ore nu m erou s than they eally were I n this r .

 D E S TR UOTI ON OF RE W A . 12 5

bloody trage dy Thakomba sadly dis graced hims elf u ,

by allowin g the fi n g of Re wa to be fi lle d afte he r

had s u r en de e d his cl b to his con qu eror

r r u This .

indeed was a viola tion of the e stablis hed cu s tom of

the co n t y ; an d to m ake the c im e wors e the fi n g
u r , r ,

of Re wa was b othe r in law to Thakom bau who re

r- -
,

fuse d to yiel d to the eloqu ent pleadin g of his sis ter

that he w ou l d on he acc n t ventu e to sp are the
,
r ou ,
r

life of her vanq ishe d hu sban d the father of her

u ,

ch ild en
r . Thakombau an d his b other the msel ve s r

cl bbe d the king

u From fou r to five hu n dre d los t
.

their lives on this occasion .

The late Rev John H u n t gives the followin g

.

accou n t of the de s tru ction of Re wa Re wa has n o

exis te n ce The fi n g is fi ll e d his fam ily is in capti
.
,

vity ; his brothe who em ain e d loyal in exil e an d

r, r ,

the to wn u tte ly de s t oyed an d by this tim e alm os t

r r ,

g r o w n o ver w i t h w e e d s T h e . c hi e f P h ill ip s w ho , ,

joined B a again st his b othe is esiding at N k i

u r r, r u u ,

a sm a ll to wn n ot far f om Re wa ; b t it is n ot ce tain
r u r

how the affairs of Re wa will be fin all y s ettl d e .

T he tafi n g of Re wa was a m ost perfect Fij ian

tra ge dy Some th e bef e the even t occ ed a
. or u rr ,

chie f of cons iderabl e im p o t an ce in Rewa had been r

sent to n eg otia te a pe ac e with the chiefs of B an .

This was a fa tal st ep I n s tea d of n eg tiatin g pe ace

. o ,

the B a chiefs engage d the m es s en ger to ente in to a

u r

p la n fo r t h e d es t u ct i
ro n of R e w a I t w as t hi s
.
— Th e

Ban chiefs we e to be s ie ge Re wa with a la ge ar m y

r r ,

and at a fix e d tim e the Re wa chief above m en tion e d

was to s et fir e to the t wn an d he an d his p arty to

o ,

j o in th e be s ie g e s in rd e s t oy in g rth e in h a b it a n t s T h e .

p la n w as c om p l et e ly su c ce s s f l T h e B u e n c
.hie fs
12 6 H ABI TA TI ONS OF CR UE L T Y .

pl aced their men in diffe ent p ositions rou n d the town r ,

the lea din g chie fs with Thakom bau at thei , head r ,

placin g them sel ves di e ctly opposite the fi n g s hou se r

’
,

that they m ight be able to save the qu een of Re wa ,

w ho is a B au p in ce s of great ran k r A B au chief s .

calle d to the qu e en to com e over the rive in a sm all r

can oe to her fri en d s n d to brin g her chil dr en an d , a

B a dom e stics with he

u She im m e diately obeyed r.

the s m m on s ; an d he hu sban d the fi n g of Re wa

u r , ,

s eein g her g in g fol l owe d her to the river side

o ,
No - .

on e kn ew for certain ty wha t w o l d be d on e an d all u ,

a ppea e d to ac t on th im pu l se of the m omen t One

r e .

this w y and nother that ; and it bein g early in

a ,
a ,

the m o n in g m any we e asl eep in their be d s

r ,
The r .

B au chiefs se ein g the kin g of Re wa s te p in to the

can oe in which his family w e e em bar ke d call ed tc r ,

him to fo bid him c min g ove Stay in yo r town ’

,
r o r. u ,

s aid on an d m ke y o r t o w n
e, t n g th t w e may
a u s ro , a

con tin e the c n t t T he kin g id NO I wil ‘

u o es sa , ,

accom p ny m y f mily a y o m a
y d o a a
y o p l eas e : u s u

w ith m e S om e on e fi e d a m u sket at him as he

’
. r

w as p s in g ove th ive ; b t the b ll m i se d him

as r e r r u a s

an othe pe a d h
r sim h w a s l erevin g t he s m a ll can oe
as e a

to g t in th l a g on wh e the chiefs we e s ta n d
e e r e e er r

in g T h kom b
. then o de ed a B u chi f c lle d his
a au r r a e ,
a

b othe to fi l l him b t he ef sed ayin g he was

r r, : u r u , s

af aid
r The kin g ple ad d h d f
. life an d offe red e ar or ,

to do anythin g as its p chase his eq es t s were ur : r u

u ge d by the q e n b t to n o p
r p o e Thakom bau
u e u ur s .

t ol d him th t his w o ds had been s o wick d gainst

a r e a

B au that he m s t die ; an d ta kin g a cl b with th(

,
u ,
u

head of an axe m de fa t to the en d of it he cl ave hi:

a s ,

sku ll in t o se ve al p art s in the p es ence of his w ife

r r
12 8 H A BI TA TI ON S OF OR UE L T Y
’
.

Viwa ,
f u lly ved to
y his revenge on his old
resol s atis f

foe Nam os imal a an d to p t a stop to the s prea d of

u ,
u

Chris tianity T o a few p oor Ch is tians at O val a he

. r u

had al eady sent a m essage te llin g them tha t Viwa

r ,

was to be des t oye d an d that they m u st go to the

r ,

doom e d place and share its p u nishm ent .

On arrival the chief wen t to the hou s e of the

,

Rev John H nt an d sent a cou rt m es s en ge fo

. u ,
-
r r

Na m osim alu a who imm ediately obeye d the drea ded

,

s mm on s en te rin g the hou s e with s b mis sive re s pect

u , ,
u ,

on his han d s an d kn ees As he c os s ed the r oom the . r ,

kin g said Split his hea d with an axe !

,
J s t then u

M H n t s voice was hear d sayin g as if al l w ere

r. u
’
, ,

well S a lolom a sa ka !
,
M
( y l ov e to y o
, sir !
’
u ,

T his m ade a diversi n and save d the Viwan s hea d o ,

’
.

T hakomba then decl are d that he had com e to exe

u

cu te his thre ats M H n t begged him to adj ou rn

. r . u

to the s t on e ho e ; an d there the m is s ionaries us

pleaded with him f a lon g while to be m e ciful ,

or ,
r .

The C hris ti n n atives we e very fi m a T wo of r r .

them m eeting n ear the m is i n ho e shook han ds

,
s o -
us ,

w a ml y an d w ith a che e ful s mile e xclaim ed Hea ve n

r ,
r ,
‘

is ve y n e
r They even p epa ed fo d to s et befo e
ar r r o r

thei en m i s They eti ed to the bu sh their u s u al

r e e . r r ,

place fo p aye ; an d m any a voice was hear d the e

r r r r

in ex ltin g prais e an d m any p ayin g for the s al vation

u , r

of their p er se c to s u r .

T he heathe ns s aid 0 if yo mi sionarie s w ou l d , ,

u s

a way I t is y ou p n th t p v n t killin g
g o es e ce a e e s u s r r r

them I f you w ou l d go away you w ou l d n ot ha ve

.
,

reache d M ot iki ( an island clos e by ) be fore all

’
ur , ,

these Viwa peop le w o l d be in the oven s ! u

While the con sul tation wa s goin g on in the

 DE L I VE R AN CE OF TH E C H R I S TI A N S
'
. 12 9

stone hou s e, Lydia Vatea the conve ted Viwan qu een , r ,

entered an d on he kn ees w ith m an y te r s bes ou ght ar

, , ,

he kins man T hakomba to j oin the lot which he

r u u

th reatened to de st oy She tol d him ho w happy the

r .

reli ion of Je s u s m a de he n d h w it f t ifi d h
g a o e e r, or r

a ainst all fe a of d eath T h g t h i f w on d e e d

g r e ea c e . r r

at this s tr an ge eligion which e n abl d its dis cipl e s

r e
,

to be s h ppy in p osp ect of the oven s

o a r .

All that day the et n in g wa i s a m e d with

,
r ur rr or ,
r

clubs an d m sk et s w e e a u ivin g in Viw n til the

r rr a, u
,

p la ce w as fille d an d s o n d e d w it h t h e fo ce s of
u rr u r

Ban again s t whom the C h is tian s we e p we les s

, r r o r .

But they showe d n o wish to re sis t They we God s . re

’

p ple an d H e in whom they t ste d ca e d fo t he m

e
o , ,
ru ,
r r .

In p op or tion a the heathen s g ew in n u m be

r s so r r,

they seem e d to w av e in p p se n til they s aid

r We ur o , u ,

came to kill the e p e p le an d w e can n ot lift h nd

’
s o , a a .

Towa ds night they w ithd w q ietly ackn owl dg in g

r re u ,
e

that the C h istian God w too s t on g f them A s

’
r s as r or .

th y p as s e d thro gh the b h t thei can oe m n y

e u us o r s, a

of the con ve te d V iw n r wh m they h d c m e t a s, o a o o

dest y accom p anie d t hem c

ro ,
yin g f the m the ,
a rr or

cl bs which ha d been
u b o ght fo the exp e cted r u r

sla ght e r
”
u .

A s on of Nam osim al a th w off his p ofe s ion of u re r s

Ch istia nity
r n d b ecam e a he athe n aga in
,
a a t the .
,

in tance f Thakom ba
s o who gave him n e h n d e d u, o u r

fathoms of n ative calic as an in d ce m en t H i fi st

o u . s r

actafte war ds was to s t eal a i t o p e s e n t to his go d r

r
pg .

The great event of the n ext ye ar w as the Nate wa

war I n anticip ation of this , the l ate Re v John
. .

Rowe
’
s Lif e of J ohn H unt .
1 30 H A BI TA TI ONS OF OR FE L T Y .

H nt wrote as follows
u It appea s certain that the r

chiefs of B an en co rage the Na t e wa pe opl e to rebel u

a g ain s t their chief s an d are in fact u sin g them to , , ,

a s om e of their ol d debt s to the S om osom o chiefs

p y .

When they think they have done enou gh they will ,

o to Nat e wa with a l a ge force an d p ete n d to con

g r , r

qu e it and S om osom o will have t pay the price

r , o ,

an d bow its ne ck a littl e m o e w il lin gl y t the y oke r o

of B an Fij ian politics are as mys teriou s as the

.

black art itself and in dee d bear s ome resem blan ce to

,

it the e is s o m u ch of the devil in all thei m ove

: r r

m en ts that he m ay w ell be calle d the god of this ‘

w o ldr I t is al m os t imp os sible to kn ow what their

.

in t n tion s a e e sp e cially with the B au chiefs

e r , onl y :

on e thin g is p lain n am ely t hat they will if po ss ible

, , , ,

have the whole gro p n der s bj ection to them

”
u u u .

The wa was u n de tak en by Thakom bau w ith a

r r

view t con q e som e p ovin ces that had evolte d f om

o u r r r r

his lli and t i b ta ies the chiefs of Som os om o A n

a es r u r , .

ey e w itn ess
- the Re v Thom as W illiam s shall giv e
, .
,

its his tory

The S om os om o pe ople have lon g been wait
in g fo the p omise d as s i tan ce from B an a gain s t
r r s

thei en emies Abo t the 1 2 th of Ju ne the chie f

r . u ,

r eceiv d certain in telligen ce of the n ear app ro ach of

e

his f i n ds an d allies an d the followin g prepara tion s

r e ,

w e e m ad e f
r them Five of the best temples w e
or . re

fi st b ilt an d then five s tran gers hou s es were adde d

’
r u ,

to the m an d s e ve al other l a ge ho s es a e to be
,
r r u r

vac te d f r their u s e Thirty eight thou s and yam

a o ,
-
s,

be side la ge q an tities of a ow root are inte

s r u rr -
, r

s p e s e d am on g the b il din g s an d m any thou sand

r u , s

m ore of yam s a e in s to e fo their u s e Sixty large

r r r .
1 32 H A BI TA TI ON S OF OR FE L T Y ’
.

em ployed till n oon in pilin g food The warriors .

p asse d thei tim e in shou tin g an d in blacfi n g them

r

sel v es .

T he accu m l ate d l abo s of the cooks w e eu ur r

s een in the shap e of on e l a ge heap of grou n d taro r

p ddings fou r heap of baked taro an d yam s cove ed

u ,
s ,
r

w ith a ow root p ddin g s an d tu rtles

rr -
S venty tu r
u ,
. e

tles we e placed by them s el ves in another heap

r .

These hill of food w e e flan ked on the left with

s r

a w ll of kava t hirty fiv e fee t l on g an d s even high

a ,
-
.

On the ight w a s a f n ce of u ncooke d yam s n m ber

r e , u

ing thirty eight thou s n d

-
a .

Af e the fo d was set in o d e a l arge bal e of

t r o r r,

cl oth was b o ght an d pl ace d Opp osite leavin g a s p ace

r u ,

of two hu n dre d ya d s betwe en This was followed r .

by twenty othe s laid side by side which elicite d r ,

f m the w a io s a sho t tru ly deafenin g

ro rr After a
r u .

s p ace a S m os om o chief cam e to the fe n ce w ith a

,
o

t ain of n ativ e p in te d calico six ty yar d s in le n gth

r r , .

A s t t m an had b o ght a m a ke d d es s thu s far

ou r u r r

for him an d then ,

i te d in placin g it u p on his as s s

sho l de s
u A fter bein g th equ ipped the lad
. r us ,

m a ched m n f lly a c os s the p en s p ace to the p lace

r a u r o

whe e the B an chiefs sat when he t o s d off his

r , s e

dress and ma ched back again a m id the sh ts of

,
r ou

the m ltit d e u H e ep eate d this ce m ony five tim es

u . r re
,

leavin g a d es s ch tim e Af ter this the warri rs

r ea . o

reti e d to f o m them sel ves in t o a proces s i n which

r r o ,

e n tere d the wes t e n av en e to the aren a Tw o y o n g

r u . u

chiefs so ns of T ikilakila
,
cam e nn in g f om the
u ,
ru r

t own by diffe ent way aisin g their f n s on high

r s, r a
,

an d fi cfi n a g e at d s t with thei t ain s of s ixt r

g p u
y u r r

ar ds in le n th T hey were foll owe d b t heir fathe

y g y . r,
 TH E P AR A D E .
133

whose tr ain m easu re d on e hu n dre d fathom s . His

s u ire cam e
q behin d him bea in g an im m en se d ess ; ,
r r

and was foll ow e d by tw o h n d e d m en each b ea in g u r , r

a dre s h n gin g in im m en s e fol d s

s a T w m en c m e . o a

next w ith bam boos on thei

,
sho l der s f om which r u , r

we e su s p en ded f
r la g d e ss e s han gin g in b n ches
ou r r e r u .

The s e we re f ll ow e d by on e h n d d m en bea in g
o u re r

bales of cl oth who to ok their s eats on an d b o t the

,
a u

clo th an d w e e j oin e d by on e h n d e d an d fifty m en

,
r u r ,

all be arin g cl th The s on s of T u ikil kila com

o . a

m e nce d ru n nin g a gain shortenin g thei dis tan ce ,

r ,

how e ve e ach tim e as the p oce sion of w a

r, io s r s rr r

a p ro ache d the a en a by the eas t e ly en tran ce

r T h ey r
p .

ca m e in the foll owin g o de r r

Thakombau and Tu ikil akil a , bearing beau tiful spe ars

and cl u bs .

One hu ndred m en bearin g spears and cl u bs .

Five with two mu skets each .

Ten with m u sket each

on e .

F ive with on e m u sket each .

Ten with two m u skets each .

Sixty eight with on e m u sket e ach

-
.

Six with two m u skets each .

F ifty on e with on e m u sket each

-
.

Two with tw o m u skets each .

Thirteen with one m u sket e ach .

Tw o with two m u skets eac h .

Six ty with on e m u sket each .

T wenty carpen ters with Am erican axes .

Sixty m en with cl u bs and spears .

One m an with how an d arrow .

Tw en ty -e ight with m u skets .

Sixty with spe ars and arrows .

One bearing bows an d a l arge bu ndl e of arrow s .

Thirty with cl u bs, spears , and hatchets .

Sixty -one with mu skets .

134 H A BI TA TI ONS OF OR UE L T YZ

F orty with cl u bs, spears, and hatchets .

T wenty with m u skets .

One hu ndred with clu bs, spears, and battl e-axes .

E ighty -five with mu skets .

Twenty with spears and cl u bs .

Six with two m u skets each.

T wenty -
one with m u skets .

One ol d man with a l arge bu n dl e of spears cl os ed

the process ion .

The w arriors deep in

of B an form e d a lin e fou r
f on t of the p ovi ion s the m s ket bear rs fo m in g
r r s , u -
e r

the ight an d the cl b an d s p ear m en the left win g

r ,
u s .

T he e had s ca cely form ed in o de when o r ea s

s r r r, u r

w e e sa lu te d with th m ost frightful yells with cl ank

r e ,

in g of a m s an d ax es r On l ofi n g in the dire ction . o

f om when ce the s o n d s p ocee de d might be obs erv ed

r u r ,

a l a ge com p an y of the comm on fightin

r m en w ho
g
-
, ,

afte shakin g their s p e

r s aw hil she d n ma ar e, ru e ss e

in to the p n p e s om e th
o e gh it an d othe s ove
s ac ,
r ou ,
r r

the f n ce Aft the se ha d

e . n c p e ed an d h
er te d ru , a r ,
s ou

till th y we e ti ed they ti e d to the sea side be hin d

e r r ,
re r -
,

th B n chie fs wavin g a white ban n e whe e on w e

e a ,
r r re

p in t d s ve al m v llo s fig es The en orm

a e e r ar e u ur . ou s

bales of calico w e then em ved an d the s hou t er r o ,

in g again com m en ced T ikil fi la took a h n dre d . u a u

whal e teeth p n his sho l d e s ( he is alm os t a

’
s -
u o u r ,

giant in si an d q ite on e in s t en gth ) an d ap

z e, u r , ,

pr oachin g Thakom ba t p ed n d m d e a sp ee h u , s oo a a c .

When he had finished he e an d et n e d to his ,

ar os r ur

place bea ing the t eth with him T hakom ba then

, r e . u

com m n ce d th e p blic challen ge of the en em y and

e u ,

was f ll wed by m any f the chief

o o s in gly the n by o s, ,

c m p ni s
o a f e ight an d te n each
e o A s the es pe ct . r

ability of the com p an y dec eas ed the n u m be s in r , r

1 36 H A B I TA TI ON S OF OR FE L T Y .

s er ve as gu a d again s t the shot of the besieged

a r .

Then a bris k b t s lightly effective fi e was ke pt u p

u - r

for s om e tim e .

The Somosom o people

desi o s to as sist were r u

m the sfi rm ish ; b t Thakomba t ol d them n ot to u u

in te f e e fo the w a w as his an d he shou l d m an age

r r ,
r r ,

it . Af te som e fi in g the be siege d m ade a sall y an d

r r , ,

a fin e yo n g m an w as fi ll e d u Thakom bau shot a .

m an who w as in the act of dartin g a s p ea at him r .

This app ear s to have been the heat of the battl e T he .

be s iege d retired into their town which the w arriors ,

as ail e d an d su cceed e d in m akin g a s mall br e ach

s ,

in the f n ce ; when Thakom ba stopp e d al l f r the

e u u r

p ce din gs fo the day s ayin g W e will take the

ro e r , ,
‘

t wn to m o ow Whe the he inten de d to give the

o -
rr .
’
r

in habitan ts an oppo tu nity to e s cap e or w hethe he r ,

r

f el t that they had a chieve d gl o y en ou gh fo one day r r ,

is n ot kn own p ob ably the fi s t a s the e is e as on: r r ,

r r

to s pp ose that the B a chiefs had det e m in e d that

u u r

Natewa ho l d n ot be de s t oy e d an d they en ga ged

s u r ,

in the afiai th t they m ight g atify the old fi n g of

'

r a r

Som o m o an d inc ease their own p ow ers by b in g

so ,
r ,
r

in g the S m s om o p e ople n de an
o bligation to
o u r o

th m and by b in gin g the Natew a p ople to su bmit

e ,
r e

to the dom in ion of B an Thu s S om osom has to . o

b ar all the exp en s of the wa whil e B n gain s all

e e r, a

the gl y a nd dvan tage

or a .

To m o ow cam e an d the w arriors entere d the

- rr ,

town wh e they f n d the ho se s s tan din g an d

, er ou u

r eady to be d e st oy ed the in m ate s havin g fle d The r , .

body of a B n m an who had been killed the day a ,

befo e w as bafi n g in n oven ; an d the bo dy of

r ,
a

another was c t u p re a dy for coofi n g Seve al town s

u , . r
 K OR O-N I - YA SA 1 37

whichhad been vacat e d du rin g the night , w er e bu rne d .

The spoil colle cte d con sist e d of fou r bar s of s oap , s om e

fishing nets , -
qu antity of sinn et
an d a s m all .

The fo ces n ext m ove d to K o o i Yas aca

r r - u -

agains t which pl ace T ikil akil a w as v e y bitt e A u r r .

fence was buil t as bef e ; an d a ceas el e ss fi e w as,

or r

kept p fo s everal ho rs to the ala m f the w m en

u r u ,
r o o

an d chil dren D urin g the night a m an st ole f om

. r

the to wn an d ea ly in the m n in g w a s con d ct e d

,
r or u

to Thakom ba His b sines s w as to in fo m the chief

u . u r

tha t the inhabitan ts wis he d to m ake at on em en t to

B an . H e w as tol d tha t it was good fo them to do r

So on p er son s app oin te d w e e seen app oachin g r r ,

be a in g whal es teet h an d b aske ts of ea th The m en

’
r - r .

a pr oache d Thakom ba as is thei c s t om on their u, r

p u ,

knee s ; fir s t p es en tin g the teeth as their aton em en t

r ,

an d the n the bas k e ts of earth to sign ify their f ll u

s urre n d e of thei l an ds to B an The aton em en t

r r .

was acce pte d an d n otice s en t to T ikilakil a who

, u ,

replie d If it is good t y o it is w ll Afte the

’
,
o u ,
e . r

aton e m en t w a s accepte d the S om o om o p eopl e am s e d ,

s u

them s elve by th owin g st n es an d even fi in g at the

s r o , r ,

Koro i Yas aca fen ce ; which com in g to the ears of

-u -

Thakom ba cau se d him t s en d to kn ow w ho it w a s

u , o

that con tin ed hostilities afte he had said Let the e

u r , r

be peace T he p e ople hav e s bm itte d to B n ; an d

’
. u a

had they n ot don e so I s hou l d hav e finishe d them , .

I ha ve said that they shall live They s hall live .

The Nate w a p eopl e did n t m ak e at on em en t s o o

readil y b t fled from on e fort es s to an othe ; till at

,
u r r

length a B au chief well kn own to them was s ent to , ,

inq u ire w hy they con d ct e d them s elve s in this m an u

ner. They replied W e m ean to m ake atonement , .

138 H A B I TA TI ON S OF C R UE L T Y .

W ill you be of agood min d an d p ,

re s en t o atone ur

m en t to B an ? Not to S om os om o ; for they w ill be

s u re to kill us .
’
The B au chiefs cou l d n ot agre e to
thei p O posal and the Natewa chiefs we e afraid to
r r , r

g o th em s el ves to off e their aton e m en t A t l e n th

g r .

they con cl ded to s en d six yo ths with the t eeth and

u u

e a th
r as ,
ep e s en t ative s The aton e m en t was ao
r r .

cepte d p eace w as d ecl are d an d the w a en d e d

, ,
r .

T u ikilakila with his com pan y etur n e d v ery

.

q ietly A few days afte abo t fifty can oes etu n ed

u . r, u r r

with s ho tin g beatin g of d u m s firing of m u s k e ts

u ,
r , ,

bl owin g f conch shells &c S everal of the warriors

o -
, .

l eft f B a n on the C akan d ave sid e whe e they

or r ,
r

am e d them s elv es by d estroying plan ta tions pl acin g

us ,

trap s fo the dest ction of the n wary &c

r ru u , .

I n the co s e of a fe w days the S om os om o ur

p e opl e danced bef e the B an pe ple an d l eft l a ge or o ,

r

q an tities of n ative cl th fo B n H n d e ds o f
u o r a . u r

m o q ito c t ain s an d m k e d cl oths have b een pre

s u -
ur ar

s e nt e d s in ce the e tur n of the w io s T he p eople

r a rr r .

com pl in that the e is n o thin g l eft

a r .

T he B p eople are com pl inin g of thei bill of

au a r

f e s in ce thei
ar t n having n othin g to s bs ist pon
r re u r ,
u u

b t t o an d l n d c b s
u ar They in d lge in ob s erva
a -
ra . u

ti n s lik e the f l l win g

o H w m any m n a e there
o o o e r

in S m os om o — a h n d ed o n ot ? Nate w a has ’ ‘
o , u r r

n othin g to fear This is lan d of p o k ; b t w here a r u

a e the pig T hi is l n d of p l n ty said Tha ’

r s s a a e ,

k mb ;
o plen ty of w t an d a plen ty of im pu
au a a e r,

d en ce The S m o om o pe ple m ke the follo wing

.
’
o s o a

r em a ks r This has b n a b d wa a el es s war ee a r, us .

B au hates s an d w e will be e ven ge d T he Nate wa

’
u r .
,

p e p l
o e s
y W e s ha
a ll k n ,
w B an on ly W e ha v e l ong o .
 3 .4 13e TI ONS or OR UE L T Y .

He the d them to be st ippe d of their

refore cau s e r

na w f in ge an d fas ten e d to s takes ; where they

rr o r ,

r em in e d as t a g et
a fo all those who chose to fi e at
r s r r

th m till d ath eleased them f om their s fferin gs

e ,
e r r u .

O n e of the victim s eceive d t wel ve m u s ke t s hot s in r -

he b ody b efo e she w s w o n de d fatally

r r O n the a u .

m i s ion a y H n t exp os t lating with Gavidi on the

s r u u

s bj e t the L s ka
u c ,
hief epl ie d that if he had par
a a u c r ,

do d the w om en he w ou l d have given m o tal off en ce

ue r

to Tha kom ba who w o ld have s sp ecte d him of

u ,
u u

t e ch o co e pon de nce w ith Rewa

r a er u s rr s .

T he p in cess in q tion was formally taken to

r u es

Gavidi th ee weeks afte wa d s r A l ady w ho w as r r .

p e ent on the occa ion th s desc ibes the ce em ony

r s s u r r

W e w en t fi t to the ho s e of the b ide fa the

’
rs u r s r,

w h e w e s aw the m a iag e p o tion an d the b ide

er rr -
r r .

Th l tte l ooke d q ite m o de st an d athe b as hf l

e a r u r r u .

W e m ain d he e b t a f w m om n ts an d then
re e r u e e ,

p ss d n to the n ew ho se that had been p ep e d

a e o u r ar

f the b ide W fo n d the h ppy b idegro m s ted

or r . e u a r o ea

on th doo sill hi face w ell be sm ea ed w ith di t

e r- ,
s r r ,

an d hi d e ss n t em k ble f o cleanlin es s H e
s r o r ar a r .

d si d s to w alk into the hou se an d be se ate d n ea

e re u , r

his m othe W b e v d in f on t f the b il din g a

r . e o s r e r o u

w all of as te d fi sh abro t ten fathom s in le n gth and , ou

five feet in he ight W e did n t e the v e ge t bl e s . o se a ,

as they w e e in s om th r plac with pigs an d t rtles

r e o e e, u .

T he floo of the ho e w a s s p ea d with fo

r o five us r ur r

l aye s o f the b t of Fij ian m at s

r thes e had beenes :

p vided by the Las ka t ibe I n on e c n e of the

ro a u r . or r

ho se u basket t n fe et l n g fo wide an d th ee
,
a , e o , ur , r

deep w a s sp n d d f m the fte fille d with green

,
s u e e ro ra rs ,

leaves and on these w ere placed pigs an d tu rtles

, .
 M A RR I A GE OE R E rlI ON Y .

Las aka m at on s (n o m aidens are allowed

The u r

to take any pa t in th m a riag es ) w e e s eate d in the

r e r r

centre of the hou s e l e vin g a b oa d Sp ace n occ p ie d a

u ,
r u

near the d oo On the ight han d of the p in cip al

r . r r

ent a n ce the m othe

r of G av idi w as s eat e d with he
,
r r

fo eign gu est s
r T he L asak a l dies all w o e ol d
. u a r

dresse ; an d thei p e s n s w e e oile d with cocoa n t

s r r o r - u

oil s ce n te d w ith s n dal w o d

,
E ach on e the m othe a -
o .
,
r

exce pt e d w ore a ga l an d of flow

,
s th wn o ve on e r er ro r

sho l d u The ga lan ds w e e m de of we t cen te d

er . r r a s e -
s

flowe s On e was off e d m e n d I th e w it ove

r . er ,
a r r

my n e ck ; which s eem e d to pl as e the com p any ex e

cee din l
gy G avi di w as o de in g the
. an g m n t of r r arr e e

the foo d ; an d whe n all w com p lete d on e old m an as ,

said to the chie f The food is n o w eady W e hop e

, r .

tha t the god wil l be p leas ed w ith y m a iage an d ou r rr ,

that y o will liv l ong an d h ppily with y o yo n g

u e a ur u

wife T he s p e ech n de d w it h clappin g f han ds

’
. e o .

The b id eg o m then took ven whal e te eth an d ’

r r o se s -
,

se nt t he m by f old m en to T n oa with a c m pl i
ou r a , o

men ta y m e ge nd a q t that the fi n g w ou l d

r ss a ,
a re u es

sen d hi d a ghte st the h s e whe e his p e p le w e e

u r o ou r o r

waitin g to e c iv e he G vidi t hen depa ted an d

r e r . a r ,

was s e en n o m o e fo the day in that vicinity r r .

Aft e thi tw
“
l d L s ka
r m en an d on e old
s, o o a a u

B an m an cam e in an d s e ated them s elves n ear the ,

cent al d o r on the left I n a fe w m om en t th

or . s e

g
r a n d p roce s i n app e ed con s is tin g of th
s o b id e ar , e r

and the m a ie d l die s f h t iberr H m othe was a o er r . er r

n t p re en t
o The p oc s ion cam e sin gly an d m ov d
s . r e s , e

ve y l o wly
r Ab t one h n d e d p
s . de d the b ide ou u r r e ce r ,

and the n the l a dy he s l f pp ear e d She wo e a ban d r e a . r

o f mall whit cow y shells a ou n d h r head and

s e r -
r e ,
 HAB I TA TI ONS OF OR UE L TY .

b r ace e s l t of the sa m e on her ar ms, a n ec kl ace of

s mall whales ’
- te eth on her n ec k , an d in he r han ds
s he carrie d
large whales -teethtwo She was
’
.

array e d in a new , han d s om e dres s w it h a bal e of

,

m arke d n ative cl oth attache d to it, and a train of

s om e forty yard s in l en gth : the latter tr aile d on the

grou n d, and the form er was borne by two

Oil wa s dripping fro m her p ers on As s he e n tered .

the hou se, she laid the two large

teeth at the fee t of
the ol d m en then tu rn ed an d seated hers elf by the ,

m othe of Gavidi r Th e t of them n o w foll owe d

. e r s
,

an d all were s eate d in the u n occ p ie d part of u

the ho s e The B an ladies were dress ed in new

u .
,

han d om e dresse s an d wore flowers in their hair

s , .

Afte al l were s eate d the ol d B an mes sen ge r pre

r ,

s en te d whal e s te e th to the Lasakau m e ss en gers

’
-
,

acco m p anie d with a l on g s p eech en m eratin g the ,

u

n am es an d t itle s of the k in g his greatn es s an d good ,

n ess an d l ov e fo G vidi w hich he had n ow shown by

,
r a ,

the gift of his da ghte who w as of high ran k be in g

u r, ,

hi d u ghte by th q een who was a w om an o f the

s a r e u ,

highe st an k in S m r mo At the con cl s ion of o os o . u

the s pe ech the B an l die clapp e d thei han ds

, The a s r .

L akau s then to k the te e th an d p om is e d fo their

as o ,
r r

chief that the y ou n g p rin ce s s shou ld eve be treated r

kindly ; that they hoped wars wou l d cease in order ,

that he m ight n ot be separated f om he ; that the r r

w in ds might be favour ble ; that she m ight have a a

pl en ty of fi h to eat and that ya ns and all thei food

s ,
r r

might eve be pl en tif u l in thei lan ds ; an d e n d e d by

r r

c m plim en ting the fi n g u p on his greatn e s s an d good

o

n e s an d pron o n cin g him a od whom his e n e mies

s , g u

co l d n ev er fi ll
u At the conclu sion of this el oq ent
. u
 3 .4 m m TI ONs
'

or C R UE L T Y .

the xt day o pe hap s fo a w eek o a m onth

ne ,
r r r ,
r .

The f as t is p ep are d f
e the B an tribe al on e ; an d is
r or

divided in to p o tion s acco din g to the an k of the

r r r

f m ily
a n d s en t to them
,
a When the m ar ia ge is . r

f u lly con s m m a ted the B an p eopl e a e a gain fe as ted

u ,
r ,

a n d om e of the el de l y l a die s of the t ibe p oce e d to

s r r r

the ho se of the y o n g m arrie d l ady an d c t off the

u u ,
u

w oolly t es ses f om he
r head rthese ha d hitherto r :

r ema in e d n c t f om chil dhood

u u r .

W e n ow p ep are d to depart when the m othe

r ,
r

of the chief des i e d u s to g to rho s e b el on gin g to o a u

him whe e an othe of his f o

,
r wives e s ide d an d
r ur r ,

p a take of s om e ef hm ent s ; obse vin g that she

r r re s r

had s om e f m y f v o ite p ddin gs in s to e fo m e

o a ur u r r .

W e com plie d with he q st an d then depar te d ”

r re ue ,
.

Life in Fij i , by a L dy
a
”
(M rs W allis , of
. Am erica ) .
CH APT E R VI I .

finisher“ an!:
148 R E SI S TA N C E AND C ON VI C TI ON:

which fi lle d twen ty , and cau s e d an imm e dia te re

It m st not be fo gotten that w om en were alwayr

u r

s tran gle d on the occas ion of the dea th of the m en

I n the case of on e w ho was m ade a widow du ri ng

the att ack on Rewa the fi n g av e o ders that she
g , r

w as to live to take ca e of he r in fan t chil d B t she r . u

in si te d on bein g kill e d that she m ight rej oin her

s ,

beloved h sban d u .

This s econ d w ar is calle d the Nakelo war as i1 ,

aros e o t of T hakom bau s b each of p omis e to the

’
u r r

chief of Nakel o The co v e te d l ady he self w as taker

. r

ill afte he m arriag with Gavidi an d he hu s ban d

r r e ,
r

p es ente d large offe in gs to his god fo he re covery

r r r r .

These failing he applied to the Rev Richard B Lytl:

,
. .

fo E n glish m e dicin es as he su pp ose d the go ds w ere

r ,

an g y with the al te ation m a d e in the app o p ria tion

r r r

of the l ady She e cove e d an d is s till livin g

. r r , .

T he Nak el o chie f w as q ietly p t o t of the way u u u

by a s cce ssf l p lot A B an t own w as in st u cted tc

u u . r

sen d m es se n ge s to him ofle rin g to t n to Rate

'

r ,
ur

Q ara So pl ible w s the tale of T hak om bau s

. au s a
’

agen ts that the Nakel

, chie f on behalf of his m as te o , r .

app oin t e d a tim 9 an d pl ace fo m ee tin g ; on a tte n din r

g
which he w as ba bar u sly m u d e e d by tho se who r o r r

had m a de the ove t es to him It had be en hoped

r ur .

that Rat Qara hims elf wo l d have been se cure d on

u u

the occasion .

Sim l taneou sly with this as sassination The k om

u ,

ba attacke d the Ku ku tow n s at the he ad o f a very

u ,

large fo ce T h e to w n s p of e ss n omin al s bj ection

r . es r u

to Nakel o bu t bel on g in re ality to an in d e p endent

, , ,

tribe from the interio force d t owards the se a board r, -

 R E W A A GA I N D E S TR O YE D . 14 9

throu h in g tertribal w ars The Nakelo peopl e thirs t .

,

ing to aven ge the late m de she d to the defe n ce

ur r, ru

of Ku ku an d com pell e d the B au arm y to

,
et e at r r .

The Nak elo peopl e t hen e tu n e d hom e rThis was r .

the very thin g Thakom ba w ished B efo e the B an

u . r

eo le them selve s kn ew of the pl an the w hol e dis

p p ,

triet of K u ku w as d e s t oy ed an d the inhabitan ts r ,

compell e d to seek ef u ge with their N kel o f i en ds

r a r .

By night a fresh fo ce of eight h n d e d m en had r u r

been secretly con veyed to the Sp ot an d havin g su r , ,

p r i
s e d an d d e s tr o y e d o n e o f th e e n e m y s tow ns ’
,

p r oc e e d e d to se t vill a g e a ft e v ill g e i n fl a m e s r a .

On S epte m be l s t 1 84 7 Rew a w as again de

r , ,

stroy ed by T ha kom ba The n ight p evio s to t his

u . r u ,

whils t the army was q arte e d at T ok t oka The kom u r a ,

bau se nt a m e s sa ge to Rat Qara w ho w as in the u ,

city to the foll owin g e ff ect

, I am an g y wi th r

Nakel o on ly As Nakelo eb ilt yo

. town y r u ur ,
ou

mu s t all ow m e to bu rn Rew a again I n the m ean .

time do you rem ove to the isl n d of N k lan an d

,
a u u ,

let m e fi ll the comm on Rew an s When I h ve on ce . a

more b n t Re wa I will give u p fightin g and y o

ur , , u

may all colle ct and occ py the ites of y u r fathe s

’
,
u s o r

Anx io s to b in g the w ar to a cl ose Ratu

”
hou ses . u r ,

Q ara in f or m e d t he R ew a hi e fs o f th e m e ss c
a g e a n d ,

ord ere d the town to be ab an d on e d Next m orn in g .

Thakom ba fou n d it em pty an d it w as con s m e d by

u , u

fire . On e Re w a chief w as fo n d an d fi lled R at u . u

Q a ra p ru d e n tly e tir e d n otr to N u k l a

,
b t t o a hi l l u u ,
u

on the m ainl an d when ce he c ul d view all that t ook

,
o

p la c e a,
n d se c u r e fl ig h t in to th e in t er io r F r om th i s .

elevation he saw the B an can oes p oce e din g to ur r s

rou nd Nu ku lau to c t off his ret eat ,

u W ith a F ij ian r .
1 50 R E SI S TAN C E A N D C ON VI 017 ON:

e xclamation ( De ni s n ke ) he said to his follower

“
a
”

D oes Thakom ba take m e fo a fool then ? D o n u r I

I kn ow his t eache o s cha acte ? r r u r r

”

I n the m o ntain s he w aite d in vain for tl u

m es sen ge a thori in g the ebu il din g of Rew a

r u H z r .

l ife w as s till s o ght fo P es en ts of tu rtle s an d

u r . r

val able p p erty we e ep eate dly s ent to the m en

u ro r r u

ain e ers with th , eq es t that they w ou l d give 1: e r u

Ratu Q ara B t they ef u d to be tray their fric

. u r se a

They ate the tu rtle s how eve an d kep t the p opert ,

r, r ,

Yet m o e w as s ent to in d ce com p liance with Th

r u

k om ba s wish The chie f p obably hope d to w ear

’
u . r

them into yieldin g B t Ratu Qara had s ecu e d t] . u r

p e s on al esp ect of thos e f m whom he eceiv

r r ro r r

s he lt e H e Op enly talk ed of tim es yet comin g W ht

r .

he w o l d eat his opp on en t ; an d the exhibition of h

u

r ev en ge f l fee lin g s le d t
u his eceivin g the nam e o r

T he H n g y Wom an u by w hich he was afte wa

r , r r‘

calle d Rem m be he w o l d s y
“ ” “
. m y gifts a
e r, u a ,

a s ort t hat g n e te in c e e and will f e q ently

e ra r as ,
r u

e p eate d ; w hils t T hak m ba p e ents a e on ce f ’

r o u s r s r

all . Give m e u p to him an d the s pply is s t pp , u e e

Re ceive hi gifts ; b t do n t c m ply w ith his

s u o o r

qu es t Th s you will have his prope ty a n d m i

. u r ,
]

al s o M y p ese nts will ceas e only w ith m y life

. r .
”

Am on gs t othe p lot m ay be n m e d on e w hich r s a

p on o nced by the n ative s them selves as beil

r u

s p e lativ ely bad

u r .

A B a t ibu tary ( Naitasi i) w as sec etly comm

u r r r

s ion e d to j oin Rat Q p ty d n dea vo

’
a s a a n e u ar r ,
ur

kill him When a su it ble tim e had elap s e d aft

. a

his chan ge of s id Nait s i i w is hed to p e se es, a r r

yams to Ratu Q a a A day was fixed fo the pn r . r

1 52 RE SI S TAN C E AND C ON VI OTI 0 1V .

siz e, of a very dark com plexion bu t rather com ely ,

H e has m any wives an d kn ows n o restrain t tw , :

were fi ll e d in his hou s e lately becau se a hou s e of hi ,

ha d been bu rn t and they might have done it ! H e i

,

an abs ol t e ule whom he will he fi lls and who

ru r : , :

he will he keep s alive Upon the whole he is rathe

.
,

fav ou rable to ou r m ission here b t d oes n ot lot: ,

u

H e profess es great dislike to the in tr o d ction u

P epery W ar is his delight an d feas tin g on th

.
,

bodies of the slain H e is sittin g by my side while

.

write an d is u rgin g m e to pe su ade Govern or Gr e

,
r

to vis it him in a wa s team e in o der tha t they me

r- r, r

be allie d f i en ds r H e ep oses confi dence in E nglan

. r c

b t n ot in Fran ce ; fo the bareface d ou tra g e of p r

u r .

teeting T ahiti is kn own to him an d heartil y den ou n ce ,

H e an d his chiefs s ay that they shall on e day lotu an ,

that the Gosp el will tri u mph in Viti ( so they p r:

n o n ce the w
u d Fij i) They s eem to thin k th
or .

they shal l be ve com e an d s bmit to it rathe the

o r u , r

s ee k n t o the L o d that they m ay be sav e d

u r The .

tw o g eat obs ta cl e s a e — cas tin g ofl their mar '

r r ,

wive s an d w e a i n g decen t cl othe s to hide their sham

,
r

B t f
u these fo midable difficu l ties many of the
or r ,

w o l d op en ly avow what they n ow se cretly whis p e

u r,

their belief in Chr istianity .

This pagan fi n g has v ery little m aj esty havir ,

little cul tivati n ; b t he has a fe elin g of p ride

o u 1

con s cio sn e s s of p ow e
u w hich oo es o t at all p oin t
r, z u

H e has ceas ed to blasphem e ou r holy faith as w s h , a

cu stom fo m e ly r H is hair is n eatly dr es se d an d J

r .
,

ha s a sm all ban dage ou n d his l oin s with a s trin g

r ,

blu e beads o n d each arm an d ou n d his n eck

r u r ,

which is s s p en de d a circul ar b oar s t ooth

’
u The .
 VI SI T OF M R . LA W R YZ 1 53

are all thes and ornam ents except a stron g

his cl o ,

black beard p oj ectin g abou t e ight in ches from his

r

th in and an abu n dance of oil b es m ea in g his sable

, r

skin . H is atten dants s m ofi n g abo t the mission ,

u

honse are few and not ove dignifie d ; bu t the

, ,
r

court ladies are s till m ore offen sive than the m en

- .

It is howeve du e to this people to say that

,
r, ,

first im pression s con ce nin g them are gen erally the r

wors t ; fo whil e their characte an d cu stom s are fu ll

r, r

of con tradictions they u n q es tion ably p os s es s m an y

,
u

fine qu alities .

—
O ctober 2 d I went over to the im perial city of.

Ban with M r Hu nt an d se ve al m ission ar ies

, . He e r . r

we sa w the é lite of Fij i The fi ng s ay s that the .

,

Iota is ne ar b t that he has a few m ore town to bu rn

, u s

before he and his warriors loin The hous es a e fa . r r

su e rio
p to an yt
r h in g el s e I hav e s e en in th e So th u

Sea Is lan ds The la ge dou ble can oe of the k in g

. r

will carry from tw o to th ee h n d e d m en ; an d they r u r

are j u s t n ow p ep arin g to s tart on s om e warlike xpe

r e

dition Their s piri t hou s es are finely ornam ented

.
- .

The m en p aint themselves an d both they an d ,

their many wives go nea l y n aked W e have p ea h r . r c

ing at B an ; and s hall by God s ble s sin g s oon have a

’
, ,

mis s ionary the e B a is the lie of F ij i ; an d dark

r . u u

are the de eds of w hich it is gu il ty It sen ds o t its . u

little war p arties who fall p on m en w om en

-
,
nd u , ,
a

chil dre n as the cas e m ay be an d the ca n age is

,
ll ,
r a

their own I do n ot fin d that Fij ian s are at al l le

. ce

brate d for cour age ; bu t q ite the contra y thei way u r : r

is to fall u pon the defen cele s s an d to ove com e by ,

r

nu mbers rat her than by p ers onal b av e y

, It is r r .
,

however very encou raging to observe a grad u al

,
1 54, RE SI S TAN CE AND C ON VI CT I ON .

m eltin g down
this icy m ou ntain and a bre aking
of ,

u
p o f t he i i on sy s tem Of cru el ty ann y
r r Th e light r .

is b eafi n g in p on them an d the pow e Of the tru th

r u ,
r

is felt by m any .

S oon afte this a woman who had apos tati e d

r , z

f om Ch is tianity an d who was livin g in the fi n g s

’
r r ,

ho se Offe e d in m ocke y to p each a s e m on an d

u ,
r r r r ,

fo thw ith began ; b t the king who w as till late ly

r u ,

ve y st on gly Opp os e d to Ch istianity s aid to her

r r r , ,

Yo shall n ot ridic le the lot he e

u Religion is u u r .

t e an d a w eighty m atte not to be trifled with

ru ,
”
r, .

An d he did n ot stop the e b t p oce e de d to pu nish r ,

u r

the s coffe in a way athe n ovel e ven in Fij i

r There
r r .

w s a h ge béche de mer pot in the hou se which he

a u - -
,

d i ecte d to be tu ned over u pon the woman She

r r .

rem ain e d whelm e d an d coil e d u n d er it al l n ight u

p .

The i on p ot w o l d p obably m ea s e fou r fee t in

r u r ur

di m ete F om n de it she da ed n ot s ti till

a r . r u r r r

o d e s w e e giv en t th t eff ct by Th kom ba fi

r r r o a e a u
"

Th B an s n ow
e eb ilt Rew ; an d Thak om ba
au r u a u

a pp in ted on e f the B a chiefs to act as gove n as

o o u r or ,

Phillip s the l ly of Thakom ba had n ot the cou ra ge

, a u,

to ide the e on
r es cco n t of Rat
r ,
Qara who re a u u ,

m ain e d in the m o n tain s u .

Thakomba c m m en ce d the e e ction of a s t on e

u o r

p alace ; bu t his m as on havin g e eived s om e pay in ,

r c

a dvan ce ab s con d e d to Am erica

, an d it w as n e ver ,

finishe d .

I n 184 8 Fij i w as visite d by H B M ship of war . . .

,

the Calyp so Captain W orth who destroye d a town

,
”
,

bel ngin g to a chief who had m u r de ed two white

o r

m en The p rou d bea in g of Thakombau excite d the

. r

Lawry
’
s J ournal .
1 56 R E SI STAN OE AND OON VI OTI 02V .

Yet it w a s well kn own that

pers onall y dis the fi ng

like d Mr . C os s ; an d this
was s ur ely a s fi cient
r u

r eas on why s om e on e els e shou l d ha ve b een a pp in te d o .

I f M r C os s w as s o s cce ssf l in s pite of the chief

. r u u ,

being p ej diced agains t him how m ch m ore p o

r u , u r

bable that an othe w ou l d have had yet g eate su c r r r

ce s s An d as for politics a M ethodist m inis ter

.
,

m eddlin g with p olitics is a rare sight anyw he e r .

T h kom ba s fi st call on M Cros s las te d fo

’
a u r r . ur

hou rs which w e e s pent in eligio s dispu tation s ; the

,
r r u

chief d ecl a in g that he wo l d n ev er becom e a C h is

r u r

tian M C os s said B t you r chil dren will

. r . r ,
u .
”

They s hall n ot was the eply ; fo I will on m y ,

”
r r

d eath bed enj oin on them n ot to change their re

-

ligion S ch an inj n ction is con sidered bin din g

. u u .

The chief s ca e of M C os s du rin g the Viwa

’
r r . r

w ar was acco din g to Fij ian n otion s a hu miliation

, r ,

of the m is ion ary f o f m e ly d btin g Thakom

s r or r ou

ba s p owe to p otect him I t s ai d I did n t

u
’
r r .
, o

p om ise p otection if yo w l d live at B a

r r B t u ou u . u

o ee I can d efen d from ha m e ve n in a t ow n r

y u s
y o u

n t m
o
y o wn H d M r C os s b een a Fij ian
. h e a . r ,

w o ld have been g eatly an n oye d at the w eight f

u r o

obl igati n n de w hich he w as pl ace d

o u The S om o r .

s om o chief th s p plexe d Th kom ba him elf in u er a u s

afte y ea s w hen the latt e w as in di t e s s

r- r ,
I n d ee d r s r .
,

it is e v en whi p e e d an d belie ve d in certain qu a t e s

s r r r ,

that Thak m ba con sen ted to the mu de of his

o u r r

S om osomo frien d an d ally on this very gro n d u .

The m is si n f the Rev J H n t howeve was o o . . u ,

r,

a glo iou s su cce s s

r The e w as n o p ej dice again st . r r u

him ; w hil st his p e son al app ear an ce p artic la ly his r ,

u r

—
height of statu re w as p epos ses sing a point at that r
, , ,
 C ON C E SSI ONS . 157

time, of s om e m om ent am on g st the hea hen t . Bu t

his am ia ble chara c t er an d his s el f -
s acrifi cin
g p iri t s

ren ere d d him pecu liarly a da pte d to mak e an im pres

sion on the chiefs at B an .

The t Of this change soon showed itself

re su l .

The m iss ion ary Cr os s had been p ermitte d to p each r

occa sion ally at B a to the ex s rp er or to the Ten u - u u ,

n M r C al vert when on a vis it h d p re ache d

g a s . . a , ,

in F ij ia n to the T on gan s visitin g B a w hen s om e Of u,

Tan oa s son s an d othe chiefs cam e to hea B t

’
r r. u

M Hu nt e ceive d pe mission to hol d eg lar divin e

r. r r r u

service in the city of B an on the S abbath Tha .

kom ba al so al lowed on e of his own chil dren who

u ,

was ill to embrace C hris tianity an d receiv e in stru c

, ,

tion fi om Mr Hu nt The fi n g s opp osition was . .

’

rea tl y m odifie d W e are at war said he to

g .
, ,

the g oo d m is sionary Hu n t an d cann ot atten d to ,

Chri stian ity at p es ent ”

On an other occa ion he r . s

remar k e d You can go to any p art O f ou r d omin

,

ion s ; b t w e at B an shall n ot becom e Chr is tian s at

u

pre sen t ”
.

M Hu n t was highly fav o e d in his colleagu e

r . ur ,

the Rev Richa d B d sall Lyth to whose q u alifi

. r ur ,

cation s O f mi ss iona y eal gen tlem anl y cou r t esy an d r z , ,

minis te rial fidelity was a dde d a kn owledge of m edi ,

cin e in the profes sion al st dy of which he had been

, u

bro ght p M Lyth cou l d etain the influ en ce

u u . r. r

which Mr Hu nt had secu re d ; an d n o minis te was

. r

ever m o e faithf ul an d p oin te d with Thakom ba

r than u

he . I t w as to the u n ite d influ ence of thes e two

devoted mis sionaries that the change in the prince
at this period m u s t be attribu t ed .

The m em ory of the late M r Hu nt has been .

158 RE SI STANCE AND C ON VI C TI ON:

som ewha t harshly dealt with, as re gards his lavish

en erosity t owards the chiefs . But all the early
g
m is sionaries were blam e thou gh n ot in eq u all y to ,
'

the s ame degree To their credit be this said ; for

.

n o ighte d hea t e d m an w ou l d have acte d other wis e

r - r .

B t when the time arrive d for m odification the

u ,

n ecessary chan ge was accepted an d ad opte d by all ,

e ven by Mr Hu n t him self who on his death bed

.
, ,
-
,

req e s te d the p eop le

u n ot to beg s o m u ch from his

su ccess or .

B u t the in variable u n s elfishn es s of Mr Hun t was .

su ch a con tras t to the Opp osite trait in the chief s

’

charac er, t that a deep im m e ssion was m a de on the

latte r.
“
Mr . Hu nt ,
”
said he , on on e occasion,
“
is
ready to give when he can ill s pare
ticl e the ar we
beg . H e is a v g m an
l o in .
”
Hence the s ecret of his
—the chie elt tha t Mr H u nt loved him
ff
‘
influ en ce, . .

I t m ay be sai ,d that the e was wan t of considera r

tion for his fam il y on the part of the m issionary .

B t in all other re sp e ct s his con du ct was u nim

u

p e achabl e W hat he gav e was either his own

. or ,

w as p e sen te d to him f o the p articul ar p u p os e by

r r r

his E n glish fri en ds .

M r Hu n t s influ ence ov er the chief was m ost

’
.

u n d ou bte d The p rom is e to b ecom e a Christ ian was

.

a di e ct con t adiction to his f o m e

r as sertion s to
r r r

Mr Cross B u t the tim e was n ot yet It is

. .
“
in .

the day Of trou ble that this p r ou d chieftain wil l call

on the nam e of the Lo d r .

I n 184 9 H B M ship “
Havannah vi ite d the
. . . s

Islands Captain E sfi n e in his Jo nal Of a C ru is e

.
“
r , ur ,

has given the foll owin g a cco n t Hitherto ‘

the chief of B an has n ot adm itte d a mis sion a y into r

1 60 R E SI STAN CE AND C ON VI C TI ON:

played a con spicu ou s part on the occasion ) an d cor ,

r oborated by the te stim on y Of many of the white s

re siden t here aff o ds su ch an ill stration of the

,
r u

m ann e s Of Fij i that I in sert it in f l l particu larly as

r ,
u ,

I shall have to refe to it occas ionally in rel ating myr

inte view with Thakombau an d as it n ece ssarily

r ,

in flu en ce d ou r Opinion s an d treatm ent of the se p eople

du ri ng ou r stay am ong them .

This visit then bein g the first paid by the B u toni

,

fo six o seven y ears an d the q u an tity of tri bu te

r r ,

bein g ve y large it was considered p oper to give

r ,
r

them a handsom e reception A la ge hou s e call ed . r ,

the Ul u ni vu aka o - pig s head was p epared for

-
,
’
r
’
-
,
’
r

the accomm o dation Of themselve s an d their families ,

an d f od coll ecte d from all directions fo their e n ter

o r

tain m ent Accor din g to cu stom a family called the

.
,

V a adave was call ed u p on to f urnish m ea t for the

us r

fi st b eakfas t ; an d as it con ce n e d their p ide that

r r ,
r r

thi shoul d be of the be st s tep s we e take n to pro

s , r

vide one or two h m an bodies As B a was not u . u

actu all y at war with any of the n eighbou rin g tr ibes ,

a n d n o en em ie s w e e to be ha d s om e littl e m an age
r ,

m en t w a n eces sary to s ec e this su pply ; b t at last

s ur u ,

th gh the co Ope tion Of a tribu ta y town on Viti

r ou - ra r

Lev calle d Nadavio an d it was s aid by the assist

u , , , ,

an ce of two T ahitian s o M alayo Polyn esian s re s iding ,

r -
,

at B an tw o p oor wre tche s w ere entrapp e d on a smal l

,

islan d cal l ed Yan ca and brou ght to the capital

u , ,

whe e they w ere sla ghte e d an d eaten The m is sion

r u r .

arie s who ar e disp os e d to thin k well of Thak om bau s

’
,

inten tion s su pp ose that had the exam pl e n ot been

, ,

s et by the V u s aradave he w ou l d have been satisfied ,

with s pplyin g his gu ests with pigs

u I t n ow how .
,
 VI C TI M S F OR TH E F E A S T .

ever
, becam epoin t Of hon ou r with him his tu n
a ,
r

for supplyin g the breakfas t havin g a rive d n ot to r ,

he excelled in m n ificence by his infe iors an d the u r

ch iefs Of Nas ilai a city of Rewa which had been , ,

lately su bj gate d w e e o de e d to forwa d the re

u ,
r r r r

q uire d p o vis ion to Bran O n e m a n on ly w a s Obt ai n ed .

from this s ou rce when Gavidi the T u raga ni Las a , ,

kan o chief Of the fi she m en whose d ty it is

,
’
r r ,
u

more p a tic l a ly to procu e hu m an flesh an d who

r u r r ,

might ha ve taken offen ce at the p esu m ption Of the r

Vusaradav e in p ecedin g him w as o dered to per r ,

r

form his horri ble oflice Tafi n g with him acco din gly . r

the pries t he s ta te d with s everal can oes fi om Nakel o

,
r ,

a town situ ate d on a rive or b ran ch of the s ea con r

nectin R ewa with the coast Of the m ainl an d opp osite

g
to B an An am bu s h l aid he e havin g faile d it became
. r ,

dou btfu l whether it w o l d n ot be n e ces sary to h ve u a

recou rse to their own e sou ces that is to sla ghte r r u r

,

some o f t heir own s l aves to f urnish the B to n i ban u

t — sac rifi ce o f co t b v id d if p ib l
q u e a
, se o e a o e , s e ur ,
os .

The p rie s t s aid was acco din gly in vok e d ; Gavidi

’
r

hintin g a t the sam e tim e that sho l d they contin u e

, , ,
u

u ns cces s ful he ( the p ries t d p b b y

u
) w o l , o a l be on e u r

of the v ictim s him sel f The o acle havin g b e en con . r

s u lted a h n d e d b odies a e prom is ed by the god s

,
u r r ,

and the p a ty contin e d t he ir co r s e s kirtin g al on g u ur ,

u n der the ove han gin g m an g ove s to the v illa ge O fr r

Noco Here they l ay con ceal d t ill low water when

. e ,

the w om en a e accu s tom d to com e to the coa s t tor e

p ick shell fi h fo food an d sallyin g o t at the p op e

- s r , , u r r

tim e s ec re d fou rteen O f the s e de fen cel es s an d n

,
u u

su s pe ctin g b ein gs one o two be in g cl bbe d to de ath ,

r u ,

as a r u s h was ma de to e s cape One m an attem ptin g .

M
162 RE SI STAN CE AND C ON VI C T I 01V .

to sa ve eithe r his wife or da ghter

u share d her fa te ;
bu t, with this xception all w e e Of the
e ,
r s ofte r s ex ;

an d they were imm ediately con d cte d in u triu m h p

to B an .

On S u n day, the 2 9 th of J u ly, the holl ow sou n d

of the awfu l lali, or s acre d dru m , bore across the
’

water to Viwa the intelligen ce that a cargo of hu man

victim s had ar ive d in B a ; an d a native Christian
r u

chief ( I b el ieve Nam os im alu a w h h d u itte d the

, ) o a q ,

cap ital to brin g the inf ormation to the m iss ion related ,

to the h dderin g ladies whose hu sban ds were absen t

s u ,

at B a or S an dal w oo d B a
u in Van na Lev u on their
y
-
, ,

u s al ann u al m ee tin g the w hol e of the cir cu m s tance s

u ,

Of the capt e I n the cou rse O f the day differen t

ur .
,

rep o t s as to the in t en t ion s Of the a thorities wer e

r u

b ou ght ove ; bu t in the even in g came a definitive

r r

on e that al l w e e to be sl au ghtere d on the m orr ow

, r .

An d then w as en acte d a scen e which o ght to be

“
u

e ve m e m o
r ble in the his tory of this mis si n
ra o .

On the M on day m o nin g M s Lyth an d M s r r . r .

C l vert accom panied only by the Chris tian chief above

a ,

m en tion d e m b k e d in a can oe for B a to m a ke a n

e , ar u ,

eff rt to save the lives O f the d oom e d victim s

o E ach .

carr ie d a w h le s t ooth deco at e d with ribb on s a

a
’
- r ,

n e ces a y Offe in g n p eferrin g a p etition to a chie f ;

s r r o r

f o even in this ex citin g m om en t thes e adm irable

r

w om n did n t n egl ect the o dinary m ean s O f su c

e o r

ce e din
g in t he ir b e n evol ent Obj ect A s t hey l an de d .

at the w ha f n ot fa f om the hou s e of old T an oa the

r ,
r r ,

fathe of Thakom ba an d in this ins tan ce the p ers on

r u,

to whom they we e to a dd es them selve s the s hri e k s

r r s ,

of tw o w om en then bein g s lau ghte e d fo the day s

’
r r

en te tainm en t chille d their bl ood b t did n ot dau n t

r ,
u
1 64: R E SI S TA N C E AND C ON VI C TI ON .

thei r t d manner in w hich

heroism , it w as the u n affec e ,

when presse d by u s to elate the circu m stan ce s of r

their awfu l visit they sp oke Of it as the s im Ple ,

perfo m an ce of an o dinar y du ty
r r .

14 th Au gu st — Afte breakfas t this m orn in r

g ,

ha vin g sen t ro n d the barge to the side O f the is lan d

u

f rontin g B an we em ba ke d with M es s s Ly th and

,
r r .

Cal vert fo the capital a dis tance of abou t two

r ,

d of B an itself is sca cely a mil e in

The islan r

l en gth and with the exception of the s m m it which

, ,
u ,

s e v es as the dep osit Of all the dir t an d refus e is

r ,

cove e d with ho ses disp ose d in irregu lar s tr eets

r u , ,

r em in din g On e in a de gre e Of the p oorer parts of, ,

s om e of o W e st In dia t owns The hou ses ar e cer

ur .

tainly of a b ette des cription than any we hav e ye t r

s een an d m ore calc late d fo

, the p rivacy of dom e stic u r

l ife althou gh the f reshn e s s an d cleanline s s O f the

,

m o e op en S am oan an d T ongan habitation s a e wan t

r r

in g .The p rin cip al featu re of the town is the g ea t r

‘
bu e o t em ple which stan ds in an i regul ar s qu are
r ,
’
r ,
r
,

O n a bas em ent a few fe et ab ove the l eve l o f the

gro n d its oof bein g two o th ee tim es higher

u ,
r r r

than the walls be a tif lly thatched an d o n ame nte d

,
u u ,
r

with cocoa n t p lait an d the l on g exte rnal ri dge p ol e

- u ,
-

deco ated with white cow ie shells M any small er

r r - .

tem ples like chapel s simila ly ado n ed are s ee n in

, , r r ,

diffe ent dir ection s an d show a m ch m ore o gani e d

r , u r z

sy s te m of religio s w orship than am on g the M alayo u

Polynesians .

W e lan de d at a good w harf close to the hou s e of ,

ol d Tan oa who was ab s e nt at Re wa ; bu t w e en t e e d

, r

an d in sp ected this s in gul ar den the s cen e Of the late ,

 H VTE R VI E W W I TH TH A K OMB A U . 1 65

in ter view with the ladies of the mis sion The low .

doo r adm itted bu t on e p erson at a tim e, an d the

cham ber was sm all an d dark, con t ainin g only a be d

of mate ele v ate d a few feet ab ove the floor , on which

lay an en orm ou s clu b while a few m skets an d other ,

u

arms w er e su s p en de d fr omthe rafte s The chief s

’
r .

wom e n in vite d us to en ter the adj oinin g ho s e their u ,

re d de nce ; which ex cept in its larger dim e n sion s

, ,

heing sixty fe et l on g by thirty feet wide with a ve y ,

r

high roof — difle ed little from that Of Tu i Naya at

'

r u,
,

La keba It was f ull of all fi n ds Of val able m er

. u

chan dis e su ch as rolls Of n ative cloth an d cocoa n u t

,
-

fibre co da ge wi th la ge qu antities Of bowl s an d

r ,
r

coofi n g u te n sil s O f cr ockery of n ative m anu fa ctu re

-
, .

As in other ho ses a fire bein g kept con s tan tly u ,

bu rnin g an d the e being n o chimn ey the s m oke wa s

, r ,

very oppre ssive an d had tin ged the rafters an d eve y

,
r

pa r t of the roof a dee p an d n ot n p ict res q e b ow n u u u r

colou r .

W e arri e v d at last at the d

res i en ce of Thak om
bau him s elf , an d her e we w ere receive d with m u ch
cerem ony An en tran ce havin g b een cl eared for u s
.

throu gh bu n dles of n ative cloth, im m m se coils O f

corda ge an d othe articles the prod ce of the late
,
r ,
u

B u ton i tri b te the chief him s elf the mos t pow e f l

u —
, r u ,

e rhap s Of any in the Pacifi c an d ce t ain ly the m os t

p , ,
r

e ne r getic in charact e — w as se en s eate d in the atti r

tu de of res pect to eceive u s H e rose how eve a s r .

,
r,

w e e ntere d se ein g that it was expecte d u n fol din g

, , ,

as he did so an im m en s e tr ain of whit e n ative clot h

, ,

eight or te n y a ds lon g fr om his wais t an d invite d

r , ,

m e to occu py the on e chair he p osses sed the othe s , r

takin g their s eats on roll s of cl oth or lik e the na , ,

166 R E SI STAN CE AND C ON VI 017 GM

tive s, tt g
si in cross -
le gge d on the floor . I t was im
p ossible n ot to adm ire the app earance of the chief .

Of la ge alm ost gigan tic size his lim bs were beau ti

r , , ,

f lly fo m e d an d p op ortion ed ; his cou n tenance with

u r r ,

fa l e ss of the n e gro cast than am on g the l ower

r

o de s a reeable an d in tell igen t ; whil e his im m ense

r r
g ,

hea d of hair cove e d an d con ceal e d with gau z e

,
r ,

sm ok e drie d and s lightly tin g ed with br own g av e ,

him altoge ther the app earan ce of an eas tern su l tan .

No garm en ts confin e d his m agnificen t ches t an d

n eck o con ceal e d the n atu al col ou r of the skin a
, r r ,

cl ear b t de cide d black ; a n d in sp ite of this p au city

u ,

of a tti e — the eviden t wealth w hich su rrou n de d him

r ,

show in g that it was a m atter of choice an d n ot of

n eces sity — he l ooke d e very inch a kin g The mis

’
.
,

sion aries said that he was a littl e a gita te d with the

p os pect of o in te view ; bu t I confess I did not

r ur r

dis cove it Not f from him sat his f vou ite an d

r . ar a r

p in cipal w ife a s t t good l okin g wom an with a

r ,
ou ,
- o ,

s m ilin g exp es sion an d he s n Thakomba s heir

’
r ,
r o , u ,
a

fin e boy of ight o m n e ; an d he w s su o n d e d at a
e r a rr u

r e sp ctful dis tan ce by a c ow d of c ou chin g cou r tiers

e r r .

This c o chin g post re m st be adopted n ot m erely

r u u u

when sittin g b t when m o vin g ab o t in his pre s ence ;

, u u

an d I have even s een Gavidi ass m e it w he n p as sin g u

b efo e him H e sal te d M es s s Lyth an d Calvert

r . u r .

with kin dnes s an d s ayin g a f w w o d of cou r te sy to

, ,
e r s

me , e s m e d hi s s eat an d aw ait e d the Op en in g of

r u ,

o ur procee din gs Thi I soon did by equ e stin g Mr . s r .

Calvert to t an slate an a dd ess to the chief The

r r .

s p ee ch ca ef lly an d del ibe rately t an sl ate d by Mr

,
r u r .

Calvert was listen ed to with g e t attention and

,
r a , ,

ex cept on on e occasion when the l an gu age in repro ,

1 68 R E S I S TAN CE A N D C ON VI C TI 0 1V .

bree din g, a point the chiefs piqu e them sel ve s on

ext r em e l y .

After l eavin g Thakom bau hou se, w e ca m e at

’
s

l as t p on an irregu lar squ a re on which stood a bu ild

u ,

in g p obably on e hu n d e d feet l on g the s t an ge s

’
,
r r ,
r r

ho s e s till occ p ie d by the B toni an d w e e n tered

’
u ,
u u ,

it by a doo in the cen t e The inte rior s tru ck m e

r r .

at firs t as e s em blin g the l ower de ck Of a ship of

r

w a the e bein g a pa s sage d own the cen tre an d the

r, r ,

families livin g in s eparate m es s es on e ithe side r ,

divided how eve from each othe in som e cases

, r, r, ,

by p tition s Of colo re d native cloth W e m et the

ar u .

u s al w el com e f om the p eop le who happ en e d to be

u r

the e ; an d s eve al Of them foll owed o r p arty ou t

r r u ,

th gh an Opposite doo to that by which we had

r ou r

e nt e e d to a sm all level s p ace be t we en the b ack of

r ,

the h se an d the hill which rises s om ewha t abru ptly

ou ,

behin d The fi st Obj ects of inte es t to w hich ou r

. r r

att en tion w as call e d by these s t an ge s as if to va nt r r , u

the goodn e ss of thei ecept ion in the capital were r r ,

fo ur o fiv e oven s l oos ely fille d in with s t n es w hich

r ,
o ,

had e v ed to cook the h m an bodie s p e s en te d to

s r u r

them afte the p aym ent of thei tribu te They ce

r r . r

tain ly did not n de s tan d the exp e s s ion s of di s gu st

u r r

which os e to o lip s ; for lead in g s to a n eighbou r

r ur , u

in g t ee they point e d to w he e s s p en d e d from the

r ,
r ,
u

branches hun g som e scrap s of fle h the em ains of

,
s , r

the w etched c eatu res s lau ghte e d to s atis fy the

r r r

m on s tro s appetite of their fellows who had n ot even

u ,

the m is erable exc s e of en m ity or hu n ger to pl ead u

fo their fien dish ban q et

r u .

The tem pl e it elf con tain e d few Obj e ct s of i s a

te est
r A cloth screen cove e d the san ctu ary and
. r
,
 T OK E N S OF OR FE L T Y .
169

on the grou n d lay a few neck pil low s and an ele -

,

p h a n t s t ’
u s k wh ich ha d ,b e e n p re s e n t e d m an y y ea s r

ago to T an oa by the s p erca go of a trade u and by r r,

him d e dicate d to the god A s whales teeth a e .

’
- r

m ch v al ed an d con s tit te in fact a species of

u u , u , ,

cu rren cy o f in dete m in ate val e s ch a sp ecim en of

r u ,
u

ivory w as do btles s con side e d as bey n d all p ice

u r o r .

The b u il din g s tood on a ais e d pl atfo m an d w as r r ,

su rrou n de d by a few tre e s of racef l foliag e n de

g u , u r

on e of which la h l r ge l l i d d m
’
y t e a a o r s a c e r ,
r u ,

beaten at fes tivals an d sacrifices ; an d ove shad owed r

by an othe was the p lace whe e the bodies of m

r oth s r

are dedica te d to the Kal o or evil spirit p evio s

’
u, ,
r u

to their bein g han d ed ove to thos e w ho a e to cook r r

them fo the banq et The low er bran ches of this

r u .

tree had evidently been late ly c t away to the height u

Of e ight or ten feet f om the grou n d ; and we w e e r r

tol d that this had been done afte the ed cti n of r r u o

Rewa a few m onths befo e w hen a m n d of n o

,
r ,
ou

fewer than eighty corp se s s lain in battle was heap e d , ,

u p on th s p ot e .

E viden ce of the extrao dinary blood thi s ty r - r

chara cte of this pe op le s in s titu tion s m et s at ev e y

’
r u r

step . Having p ointed o t to M r Calve t when on u . r ,

the hill tw o bl ocks of st on e which had been he wn

,

into ru de pilla s by app arently an E opean w o k

r ur r

man n early ov e grown with gras s he bes ght m e

,
r ,
ou

earn e stly to tak e n o n otice O f them ; addin g afte r

wards t hat they were inten ded for a m on m en t or

,
u

ma s ole u m to the m em ory of Tan oa s father ; bu t

’
u

that their erection if eve it shou l d take place wo l d

,
r , u

mos t certainly be accom p anied by the sacrifice of at

least two hu man victims it bein g consid ere d neces ,
1 70 RE SI STAN C E A ND C ON VI C I T 0 1V:

s ar y that in wo ks Of s ch a natu re or even in the r u ,

cons tr ction of the hou se of a ru lin g chie f a m an

u ,

shou l d be bu ried alive at the foot of each pos t to ,

e the s tability of the edifice

”
ens ur .

Captain E rskine having Offered to con vey Tha

kom bau to the Havannah they em barke d toge ther
”
,

in the s hip s boat for O valau

’
.

15t A gus t
h — The e being very little win d ou r
u r ,

r ow u p to the ship at Le vu ka pwar ds of tw enty , u

m il e s was a t e diou s on e owin g in g eat m eas u r e to

, , r

the b oat bein g en cu m bere d with sp ears cl bs po tte ry , u , ,

an d diff e en t c iositie s
r Thakom bau look e d very
ur .

dignified seate d in the stern sheets his head de

,
-
,

co ate d with a n ew tu r ban o f s m ok e col ou re d gau e

r -
z ,

ben eath w hich p oj ecte d a l on g pin of tor tois eshell

r

r es em blin g a n e tt in g d
n ee l e — a n e ces s ary in s tru m ent
-
,

for sc atchin g the head which n o finger n ail s coul d

r ,
-

be lon g eno gh to each u r .

On on e occasion the con ve sation t ook a cu rio s r u

t n Thakom ba w ho e m ann ers a e e xtr em ely

ur . u ,
s r

p olite when in good h m o seein g p obably that he u ur , r

en g oss e d too m ch of the con ve s ation as ke d M

r u r ,
r.

Cal ve t if w e the st an ge s un de stood what p assed

r , ,
r r , r

bet ween them T he Opp o t nity fo eadin g him a

. r u r r

l ect e w a s no t los t by the latte who epl ie d that it

ur r, r

cou l d n ot be expe ct e d that we wh had late ly com e ,

o

to F ij i for the fi st tim e sho l d u n de st a n d their r ,

u r

lan gu age ; b t he w as s orry to say the Captain had

u , ,

learn ed su fi cien t to com p ehen d the m eanin g of that r

u n s eemly in te u ption to his s p ee ch yes te da y in

rr r ,

which the chief had en deav o e d to ex c s e On the ur u ,

pl a f absence Of other animal food the disgu s ting

e o ,

ractice of eatin t h i f l l w m T h hi f w
p g e r e o e n e c e as -
.
1 72 R E SI S TAN C E A ND C ON VI C TI 01V .

in great anxiety u ntil the firin g began al thou gh he ,

t ied to con ceal it ; and when he saw the sm all ness

r

of the t a get e xp r e s s e d s om e in cre du lity as to the

r ,

p os sibility of ou r strikin g su ch a mark I fur nishe d .

him with a s py glas s and placed him on the bow -

,

s p it whe e he was n ot in comm o ded by the s m oke

r ,
r

Gavidi T i Levuka and one or two O f the latter s

, u ,
’

f oll ow e s bein g al so pres en t

r ,
E ithe the first or . r

secon d s hot st ck the figu r e on the hea d ru an d ou r ,

m en bein g in bea tif u l practice scarcely on e missed u ,

the m a k an d a v ery few o n d s were su flicient to

r ,
r u

kn ck the ta get to pieces which was replace d by

o r ,

on e o two othe s in qu ick su cce ssion

r E ven the short
r .

tim e n ecessary fo this was too m ch for Thakom r u

ba s im patien ce who had now wo ke d hims elf u p

u
’
,
r

into a tat e Of high excit emen t ; an d he be gge d u s

s

n ot t w ait p oin tin g o t fi st a man on the be ach

o , u ,
r , ,

an d afte w a d s a can oe w ith s everal p ers on s in her

r r ,

a s m o e w o thy o r exp en dit e of ammu nition than

r ur ur

the in anim ate Obj ects we had chos en ; evide n tl y con

s ide in g th t his p e m iss ion w ou l d be qu it e s flicien t
r a r u

to s t is fy a con s cien ce s an d s u p is e d at ou r
ou r , r r

sc ruple On e o two shells which bu rst w ith g eat

s . r , r

p ecision con cl d ed the exhibition which had greatly

r , u ,

a st ni he d al l the chiefs
o s Thakom bau approac hing .
,

M C al vert s aid T his in d ee d m akes m e t em ble

r .
, , r :

I feel n l n ge s ec e Sho l d I oflen d the s e p e op le

'

o o r ur . u ,

they have b t to brin g their ship to B au when having

u , ,

f u n d m e ou t with thei l on g spy glass es m y head

o r -
,

w ou l d fal l at the fi s t shot Not withstan din g these

’
r .

profes s ed fear he was mos t pressing in his entr eaties

s,

th t I wo ld take the ship to B an ; bein g desiro s

a u u

dou btless of exhibiting his powerfu l allies to his for

 TH E C H I E F ON B OA RD . 1 73

midable neighbou rs of Viti L evu ; O f ten e p e at in g an d r ,

as he had d on e to C ap tain Wil ke s that B au w a s the ,

place for gentl emen the people of O vala u bein g all

,

ka is ia or sla ves Whe the he inten ded to in clu d e

’
, . r

our frie n d Tu i Levu ka in this con dem n ation I cann ot ,

say ; bu t I was a good deal am u s e d by the con de scen d

ing m ann er of his accos tin g him The l atte who . r,

had n ot m et Thakom bau for som e tim e and was ,

ap aren tly very anxiou s to be n otice d by him s t ood

p ,

for a t leas t half an ho r clos e to his s p erior who u u ,

did n ot by wo d or ges ture exhibit the slightes t

r

sign O f re cognition At l as t s om e bette shot than

.
,
r

usu al call e d forth app ar en tly a dd e s s e d to T u i L e

,
r

vu ka an exclamation of Vina ka minaka

,
Good , ,

g oo d ! w he n the,co n v e rsa tion b ein g b e gu n it w as ,

taken u p by the other the tw o chief s seemin g to be ,

after war ds the m os t cordial of frien d s .

1 7th A gu st
u — O u r warlike display was con
tinned this m ornin g ( the opp ortu nity bein g fa v o rable u

for ex e rcisin g ou r m en ) by the lan din g of all ou r

sma ll arm m en an d the fiel d pieces ( which d e wa gr eat
- -
, r

con cou r s e O f p eople ) an d the fi in g of a twen ty f o r

,
r -
u

p ou n d e r s hell rocket f o m the be ach over an a dj acen t

- r

hill in to the fore st As m ight be exp ecte d the l atte

.
, r,

from its great length of flight an d the sim plicity of ,

the apparatu s app eared to the chief s the m os t powe

, r

ful and as tonis hin g of all ou r arm s ; an d Thak mba o u

was v ery de si ou s t hat I houl d try an othe in the

r s r,

dire ction of his en em ies the Lav on i to p ove to them , r

that they were within ou r reach a dem onstration

—
,

which I of cou rs e d ecline d to m ake

, , .

The chief who with Gavidi ha d accom pan ie d

, , ,

me on shore in the gig was re ceive d on his lan din g ,

1 74 RE SI STAN C E AND OON VI OI TOM

by s everal crou ching natives, brin ging him Offerings

of fi sh an d othe r articles of food .

I had an o the r lon g an d earnest con vers ation

with Thak om bau Gavidi on the su bject of the
and

ap proachin g visit of the S omosom o pe opl e to B an ,

a nd of the dis gu s tin habit f cannibalism n rall y

g O ge e .

No denia l Of the practice was attem pte d in this

ins tan ce an d Thakombau conclu de d by making me a
,

form e d ) tha t when the anticipated visit shoul d take

place n o hu m an bodies shou l d be so ght for nor
, u ,

s acrifi ces made at B a It seem ed to me then and I

u .
,

have sin ce had reas on to believe correctly that for the ,

first tim e the chief be gan to su spect that the horror

shown by the mis sion arie s to their barbarou s cu s tom

was n ot a m ere religiou s fan cy on their pu t bu t a ,

feelin g ent ertain e d by the best class of white m en e ven ,

when like ou rs el ve s em p loyed in w arlik e p u rs u its ?

, ,
”

Abo t this tim e B au was en ga ge d in wa r with

u

Verata an d su cceede d in takin g the prin cipal town

, ,

whichhad hitherto been conside e d im pre gnabl e On r .

the in te ce ss ion Of Varani an d the Rev Jam es C al v ert

r .
,

then sident at Viwa and who like his predeces so s

re , , r ,

was m o t as sidu ou s in his efforts to con vert the prin ce

s ,

Thak m ba gave p e mis sion fo s om e of the people

o u r r

to be tak en to Viwa where all em brace d the pro ,

fession of that rel igion which had in stru m en tally

s ave d their lives .

In O ctober ,
184 9 , HB . . M . ship Daphn e visite d ”

Fij i . Captain Fan shawe ,

E H
. .
, an d the Rev J C al vert
. .

J ou rnal of a Cruise am ong the I slands of the W estern P acific in Her

p H avannah by Cap t John El phins tone E rskine E N
,

M aiesty Shi
”
’
s , . .
,
1 76 R E SI S TAN CE AND C ON VI C TI ON .

form er, and f or the folly Of the la ter, t as well as for

the ty of both
cru el .

D epen d u pon it su ch p actices cannot la st an d

,
r

great will be the honour acq ire d by that chief who u

has the cou rage to op pos e them There is one man .

,

an d on ly one m an who can effectu ally do this ; an d

,

t hat m an is you rself I woul d say to you therefore .

, ,

D o n ot leave fo an othe the Opp ortu nity which has

r r

fallen to you r l ot of con fe in g so grea t a bles sin g u pon rr

you r co ntry Let it be seen that cowardice and

u .

cru el ty a e n o l on ge
r to be fo ce d u p on y o r
p eo ple r ur

by a g os s and ridic lou s su pe stition They are an

r u r .

in d strio s an d int ell igent p e op le ; let them be p o

u u r

tected an d en co rage d and they will be com e g eat

u , r

a d p osp e o s
n r —how m ch grea ter will be the
r u ler u ru

of s u ch a l e !
eO
p p
T ds have been writte n in the spirit
he se few w or
O f f ien d hip
r they a e i n ten ded to p om ote the real
s : r r

wel fa e of y o
r co n try an d yo
ur o wn t ue di gnity , ur ru

an d hon o I the efo e t u st that you will give them

ur . r r r

yo se io s atten tion
ur r u .

I w ill con cl de with a re qu es t which I m ake

u ,

be a se I think it will in a ve y g eat deg ee fo w ard

c u r r r r

those obj ect s

W e m u st e xpect that in a short tim e yo father ur

wil l be n m be e d with the d ea d

u r Acc din g to a . or

te ible p actice to which I have allu ded m any

rr r ,

w om en of his hou s ehol d w o ld be m de e d in col d u ur r

bl ood on this m el n choly oc asion Let m e ask as a

a c .
,

p e son al favo that you will inte pose yo a u thor

r u r, r ur

ity t sav e thes e p oo w om e n f om becom in g the

o r r

victim s of su ch at oci s s p e stition I beg their

r ou u r .

l ive s a t y ou r han d s ; an d I earn estly hOpe that y ou r

 L I E UTE NA N T P OL L A R D . 1 77

com
pliance w ith m y re qu es t will be on e ste p towar ds
the happin e s s of Fij i .

“
That Fij i m ay be bles sed that you m ay be , an d

truly great ,
is the sin cere wish of you r tru e friend ,

( S ign e d ) E G F m s m w s C ap tain . .
,
.

I iieu t . Pollard , Of HB M . . . scho on er Bramble ,

t d Fij i in 18 50 The following is

visi e . extracte d from

his accou n t
2 9 th Ju ne — I visit e d Thakombau or Tu i Viti , ,

soon after an chorin g an d fou n d him at din n e by

,
r

hims elf bu t with several chiefs sittin g or crou chin g

,

near him which is the n ative po stu re of

,
espect r .

I wa s s tru ck with the re markable cleanl in e s s Ob

serve d in se rvin g his food the boards on which it :

was serve d like sm all b tche s trays were v ery

, u r
’
-
,

clean an d cov e e d with ban ana l eaves and the foo d

,
r -
,

rolle d u in s mall balls an d al so cove ed with g een r

p r

leave s .H e had seve al diffe en t dishes e ach in its r r ,

own tray an d each em oved when finis he d by a little

, r

boy who crawle d p to it an d crawl e d back again

,
u ,
.

Lastly he had water b o ght to him to wash his

, r u

hands an d m o th ; an d w hen he had finishe d the e

u ,
r

was a gen era l clappin g of han ds by all p esen t He r .

invited m e to j oin him b t I d ecline d , u .

Mr C al ve rt accom pan ie d m e as inte p eter and

. r r , ,

afte a few co m plim ent s I m ade Thakom bau a s ee ch

r
p ; ,

sa ing how gla d I was to vis it him a ain an d to be

y g ,

p rese nt a t su ch an ack n ow le d gm ent of his power as

that Of the p ayin g tribu te by the S om os omo chiefs ;

but beggin g that a s a m a k of frien d ship tos
,
the r

Queen of G eat B itain he wo ld n ot onl y preven t

r r ,
u

my hu man b odies f om being killed to feas t these r

1 78 RE SI STAN CE AND C ON VI C T I ON:

p eople b u t m ore , if an
, y b odies w ere s en t as p r es ents ,

he wou l d cau s e them to be bu rie d ,— a step which, I ha d

bee n t ol d ,
he had l a tely taken with v
s e eral cor
p se s

p a t of my req u est he com plied with ; bu t his answ er

r

to the s econ d was that the bellies of the S om osom o

,

p eople m u st be the graves of all hu m an bodies sent

as p r esen t s
’
.

I ha d to con tent myself with this answ er ; the

form er p art O f it al on e bein g a great boon an d the ,

fir s t of the sort that had ever b een grante d ev en at ,

a m in o feast ; to s a n othin g of the pres en t be in g the

r
y
greatest hel d am on g these islan ds and one dreaded ,

by the mission aries on accou nt of the cannibalis m

likely to tak e place .

I als o took a dvantage of a late occur rence to

dissu ade the chief f om continu ing the pra ctice of r

s tran glin g the in cip al wiv e s of a chief on his dea th

p r .

T w O f the b odies of T i Levu ka s e n e mies

’
o u o
,

w hich he had sen t as p esien ts to B an p robably r ,

arrive d the e on the afte n oon of Thu rs day a fte I

r r , r

ha d s ail d The can oe s con tain in g these b odie s had

e .
,

when within a few mil es of B an been driven back by ,

a st on g br ee e to M ot
r iki where one bo dy was
z ur ,

eaten an d the other two cooke d or bake d to p e ser ve

,
r

them .
”

The Las akau Gavidi was killed in the

chief , ,

cou rs e of the war with Ve ata It is su ppos e d that r .

he re ceive d his d eath wou n d f om the foe ; tho gh - r u

there are not wanting thos e who assert that he was

Li P oll ard s
eu ten ant
’
J ou rnal ,
in E rskine
’
s C r u is e am ong the
Islands of the W estern P aci fi
c.
180 RE SI STAN CE AND C ON VI C TI ON

the de ath of a chief B t what continu e d he hav . u , ,

c

ot in y ou r ba I b ght w h th
’
l
’
y ou
g g rou a es tee -
,

said the mis s ion ary ; in the p ur chase O f which W 1

willin gly exha ste d our prope ty u n der the hope tha
u r ,

by o prayers and by ou r gifts we may s a ve hu mai

ur

live s Yo m ay l e ave the bag said Thakom bau

”
”
. u ,

Thank you sir I will take it hom e again was th

,
”
: , c

rej oin de r .

The m is sionary retu rned to Viwa t hankf ul tha ,

'

he had p oss es sed the Opp ort nity Of on ce m ore bear u

in g his t estim ony again st this m u rderou s in s titution

I n a day o two he was greatly en cou rag e d by in form
r ,

a tion which cam e like a gleam of ho pe to his alm os1

desp on ding sou l It seem s that after M r C alvert s .

, .
’

depa tu ie on the above occasion the chie f spok e ix

r
'

e xtravagan t t erm s to thos e who su rrou n de d him 0

the n oblen e s s of the exertion s m ade to sa ve lif e by th e

mis s ion a ie a n d con cl de d by e xp re s s in g his re re

r s u
g
'

that the Fij ian s as a p e ple adhered to those cu s

,
o ,

t om s of thei co n t y which re qu ir ed the con stan

r u r
'

s la ghte of ea ch othe
u r r .

F d y afterwa ds the m ission ary again vis ite c

ou r a s r ,

Ba u Thak m b
. e ag e ly in q i e d of him
o au Whe r u r , re

is n ow the s ou l f Ga vidi It is n ot in the pro

o
“

vin ce of m an to m ke as sertion s on the su bj ect a ,

’

r eplie d the m i s ion a y ; bu t the wo d of G d s ay

s r r o s

T he wicke d shall be tu n ed into hell The r . :

Gavidi h s been fou r days in hell solil oqu i e d th

a ,
”
z e

p in ce
r .

The RevW lte Lawry visite d Fij i fo the secon c

. a r ,
r

an d la t tim e d sin g 1 8 50 an d m akes the followin g

,
ur ,

en t y in his p bl ishe d j o
r n al u ur
 M R LA W R Y S S E C OJ VD VI SI T
.
’
181

—
Au gu st 2 7th I had . a visit to- day from T ha
kombau , s om e tim es
d b t in cor ectly the kin g
calle ,
u r ,

O f Fi i H i atu rally black en o g h ; bu t he had

j . e s n u

besmeared his face with black colou rin g m atte an d -

r,

l ooke d like d what he was — a c u el m rderou s ,

r ,
u

savage who kil l s an d eat s m en w om en an d chil dren

, , , .

M r C al vert who n eve m iss es an opp o t nity Of

.
,
r r u

l e ttin g in light u p on him com m u nicate d his own ,

view s an d min e u p on the lam an d the black chief

e vade d what was said with considerable cu nnin g ; bu t

he con t ive d to get his head in t o every room and his

r ,

han d in to e very dish H e has n o charm s fo m e

. r ,

after a visit to the s p erio chiefs of T on ga who

u r , ,

com p are d with this n ak e d an d cannibal wa io are rr r,

high in the scale of civiliz ation It may however .

, ,

be se t down to his c e dit that he lately fed Tuikil ak ila

r ,

with pigs in s te ad of m en as was the cu stom afore

,

time His becoming a Christian is the onl y way

.

Open to him to e s cap e the da k infam y lies r

”
before him .

The Christian religion .

 C HA PT E R VI I I .

O F T E N REP RO V E D .

Tile Wr iter’s I ntrodu ction to Tha kombau M ara a nd La

hombwOp en P ersecu tion—S iege of D amn —The a ga/nr
involved W a rn ings App wront Sw an s D isapp oint
ment Cbntinnod W M with Ra in m Stea df a st
670t at Kora — Tho D ifi onlty with M r . m um
Cap ta in M agm dor — R a tn Qa ra heads the R owa n:
aga inst B a n — A rr iva l a nd D isa ointment f
o a Rom ish
pp
B is hop -
E ros h m
Polowitios Sir J . E H ome —
. D ea th of
Td -
F u nor a l H orrors C rimes— P olitioa l Reverses
Ba u
. bu rnt — Revolt a t K a ba — R ev J . . W a tqf or d— I n

augu m tion of the K ing — W Ow.en ,

E sq
— Af . a irs at

Ova la u , a nd D ea th of Va ra ni — M a m s D oings
’
.

T that the writer becam e pe

was in 18 50 r

s onally acq u ain te d wit h Thakom bau At the .

very firs t in terview I said in Fij ian Let , , ,

m e live at B an s ir An em p hatic NO in
” ”
, .
,

English was the in sta nt reply of the chief

, On that .

occas ion he cou l d w ell hav e be e n com p are d to Lu cifer

for prid e H e was alm os t n ak ed which a dde d to the

.
,

appea rance of great s tatu re ; his fa ce was p ainted u p

to the eyes ; his mas sive head of hair covere d with a

18 6 OF TE N R E P R O VE D .

white gau e tu rban ; his hea d of great len gth bore

z r , ,

e viden t m arks of havin g been carefu ll y dre sse d ; his

eyes l ook e d bl ood thir sty A s co e of ar m e d m en - . r ,

who all l ooke d like p rofe s sional cu t throats followed -

,

cl osely at his heels .

A few days afterwards the chief m ade arrange ,

m en ts to attack a dis trict on G e at Fij i First r .

divide then con qu e was his ma xim Ha vin g se

,
”
r, .

cu re d as he s u pp os e d
,
the help of certain of the ,

e n em y he s en t over to his fr ien ds to m ake the n eces

,

s ary arran gem en ts The chief s m e s sen ge s retu rned

’
. r

to th m e trop olis an d rep or te d thu s

e The people ,

s ay Go an d tell y u r chiefs to com e ove an d destr oy

,
o r

their enem ies fo we will help y oxi ,Thakombau r .

’

acco d in gly wen t with fi fty can oe s to his all ies

r As .

his can oes arriv e d at their des tin ation the people ,

disem ba ked an d p oceeded u nhesitatin gly to the

r r

f ien dly t ibe witho t waitin g to go all toge the in a

r r ,
u r

b dy On n earin g the town to their ast onishment

o .
, ,

thei allies fi e d on them and wou n ded s everal A

r r , .

p ecipitate flight was the only resul t of this ware

r

dem on s tration .

Thakom ba had f eq ently b een u ge d by M ara

u r u r
,

his half b othe to p ro claim wa again st La kem ba

-
r r, r
,

os ten sibly on acco n t of i egu l a ity in the pa ym ent u rr r

of the trib te b t eally beca s e he wishe d to m ake

u ,
u r u

fo cibly a w el com e a ddition to his harem

r H e se .

cur e d the e ar of the p rin ce by d eclarin g re peatedly

that Ch i tian ity alon e had made Lakem ba in digent

r s

a n d ebel lio s ; an d then he as ke d permis s ion to be

r u

em p owe ed to lay was t e the win dwar d isl an ds 0

r

E s te n Fij i
a r The chief gave his con s en t to th
.

s chem e bu t ref u se d to f u rnis h the m e ans

, .
18 8 OF TE N RE P R O VE D .

con s tit te d exem ption from war Some mu rderers

u .
,

who were p u nis hable even by Fij ian law fled for ,

p rotection to mis sion s tations and hypocritically -

,

p rofessed an anxiety for Chris tian ins tru ction .

It became eviden t that there was a p arty in the

n ation ov e whom the p in ce exercised bu t slight
r r

au tho ity
r It was eq ally m anifes t that nu m bers of
. u

this pa ty were not m erely ap ostate s from the faith

r

Of their fa thers bu t were se c e tly dis aflected towards

'

,
r

the governm ent The prin ce u n con sciou s that he

.
,

was followin g a royal exam pl e resolve d to have a ,

St B arthol om ew s eve of his own

.
’
.

The e xtirp ation of the C hristians was plann ed .

The mis sionarie s an d their famil ies were to be u nin

j r ed so that there shou l d be no excu s e for foreign
u ,

in terven tion ; bu t the nativ e disciples were to be

exterm in ate d The mis sion ary Hu nt had pr e dicted
.
,

that u nless Thakomba p ofessed Christianity he u r ,

w ou ld becom e a pe s ec t o ; an d the predict ion was

r u r

n ow on the eve of f l fil m en t u .

A hint from B an soon as sembled thou san ds of

heathen on G eat Lan d who inva ded the two m is s ion
r ,

dis tr icts Tha kom bau him self visite d Viwa and
.
,

r equ ired that the Rotu mah servants shou l d sl eep on

the m is sion p emis e s - r .

Dama a town n ear B a was besieged by a l arge

, u ,

fo cer . Varani the Viwa chief was compell e d by his

, ,

con viction s to s ide with his fell ow C hristian s again st -

his form er comp ani n in arm s an d p lace d him s elf at

o ,

the head of the opp es s ed Rem ainin g him s elf in

r .

char ge of his own to wn for the prote ction of which ,

he em ployed a u ight gu ard from the mainl an d he ,

despatched Namosimalu a his su p erior in rank to , ,

 I N TE R E E R E N C E OF TH E T ON C ANS . 1 89

throw hims elf in to the beseiged town D ama with

of ,

some hu n dreds of warriors an d a. larg e q antity of u

The w hite res i en s, d t

been pe mitted to
who ha d r

retur n to O valau n ow felt the im portan ce of the

,

movem en t an d su pplie d b oth amm u nition an d vessels

,

where n ee ded The native Ch is tians at that date

. r

were as a body tru st worthy a nd t e in their com

, ,
ru

mercia l dealin gs B esides the white s felt that they

.
,

wou l d n ot be m de ed by the d esses whils t they

”
ur r r ,

had s ad exp erien ce that the heathens feet we e swift

’
r

to she d blood .

The Viwa mission aries vain ly en deav o e d to ur

rs u a de the y ou n g kin g to s top the wa H t t d

p e e ea e r. r

both them and Va ani with mark ed contem pt r .

The mis sionaries n ow app eal ed to a T on gan chief ,

who was then at B au with three h n dre d m en With u .

all their faul t s the Ton gan s invariably

, al ly r o n d r u

the mis sionary in the ho of dan g e Afte som eur r . r

hesitation arisin g from a desi e n ot to offen d Tha

, r

kom bau the T on gans tol d the p rin ce that as the

, ,

s ion ar y was in dan ger they m s t s en d a can oe to,

u

his r elief o their n egligen ce woul d exp os e the m to

, r

the wrath of their own king The canoe arrive d at its .

des tin ation ; an d owin g to the im p den ce of s om e

, ru

of the you ng m en som e of their n u mber w e e kill e d

, r .

The T ongans were n ow in volve d in the wa an d r,

Thakom bau saw tha t he w ou l d s oon have the m in

arm s a gains t him s elf u n les s p eace w a s e tablishe d s .

A m e ssen ger wa s at on ce s e n t to rai e the s iege of s

Dama an d p eace was again proclaim e d

, C s in g . ur

the Ton gan s the whites and Va ani the prin ce

, , r ,

comforte d him s elf with the refle ction that he wou l d

190 OF TE N RE P R O VE D .

carr y ou t his bl oody pu rposes at a m ore con v enien

!
s eas on

I went to B an to preach Du ring

I n M arch, 1 8 51 , .

the sermon I was greatly al a m e d by the hou se bein g

, r

s hak en u n der a shower of s tone s I qu ite expecte c .

it w oul d bur y m e M ost of the p eople fled ; bu t i .

few rem ain ed F o a tim e I wa s con siderably con

. r ~

fu sed bu t fel t q u ite resigne d to m eet death whil e

,

preachin g Jesu s to the poo idolaters of B an The r .

Lyth , l 1th M That which characte rizes the resent dis

a rch, 1851 p
tu r bances is , that it is a war agains t Chris tianit , an d a war en cou rage: y
by B e n , the ru ling p ower in F iii : it is , in fect, a per s ecu tion of the u n
Offending Chris tians Am ong the ou trag es committe d by the infuriatet
.

heathen , is their deliberate an d treacherou s mu rder of Ge orge, thu

Christian chief of Dan ia ; and a y ou ng man, a teacher, calle d Shadrach
them, had a narrow es cap e with his life eing u narm ed in the mids . B
O f their enemies , they were too tesnp ting a r ey f or bl ood-thirst: p
heathens to resis t, and bu t for a s ecial r oviden ce m u s t all have fall s ) p p
into their han ds ef ore this u nha
. B event, which took ppy
la ce on the p
13th of Decem ber l ast, there had been m u ch o osition manifes ted 01 pp
p
the art of the heathen s agains t their hris tia n n eighbou r s , which hac C
been in p
art overru l ed by the tim el interferen ce of M r W illiams y .

whos e m ediation re su l ted in the tur ning of ninet heathen s in one ds ; y

C
to hris tianit y p
8 0 u n ex ected a resu lt had irritated the r em ainim
.

heathens , when the secon d aci c interferen ce, that had so dis astrou p fi
a termination , was determin ed u on p
The death of the chief of D unn .

was the s ignal for the heathen art carr ing ou t their O osition wit] p y y pp
greater vigou r . y
The enlis ted on their side all the heathen to wns in
and n ear f or a l ong exte nt of coast O u r king T uinay au , o
L y
akem ba , feels an thin g bu t com f ortable on hearing Of the real am

threa ten ed doings of ers ecu tion p .

The Rev J
al vert, 29 th C a rch, 185 1, write s M
W ar was declare
pp
. .

all on that coast , an exte n t of fty mil es , I su os e fi

I t was said to b .

heathens agains t the lots A canoe cam e to B an from the hea thens o
.

p
Vanu a Levu , an d ermis sion was Obtain ed from B e n to ght the lot fi
p p
eo l e The n ews sp read iwa was in great f ear ! V. akemba wa L
F
.

s tartl ed ! A gen eral war in iji, heathens against hr is tians , was ex C

p ecte d .The ac co u n ts f rom a n ua - e vu w er e al a rm V
in g I t w as L
saic .

that the heathens were as s embl ed n ear Dams W h en they de stroy ec .

y p
ou r iota -town s , which the ho ed to do with cas e , ou r mis sion - remise p
at Nandi were to be destro ed, an d then B en to be attacked y ”
.
19 2 OH E N RE P R O VE D
’
.

their q
re u es t
plied with I fou n d the
had been com .

high pries t sittin g at the right han d of Thak om bau

-
,

whil s t the p ries ts off ering of a v ery large root of

’

k va lay at the royal feet

a F or two hour s I ex pos tu .

l ate d with the prince ; bu t in vain W hen in con .

,

elu sion I remin ded him tha t we three the kin t he

, g , ,

p riest and the mis sionary wou l d meet to gether on ce

, ,

m ore before the j u dgmen t seat of God he s aid in -

, ,

derision O ! I su pp ose a ves sel from the other world

,

has arrive d in En glan d You se em to be well u p in .

information from the day of j u dgm en t .

W ar till car ried on between Thakombau and

was s

Rat Q ara n otwithstan din g the death of the brother

u ,

of the latte A s an othe cam p aign was Ope ning it

r. r ,

is p obable tha t Thakombau feare d lost his gods

r

shoul d withhol d s ccess from his arms if he bu il t a u

mis sion ho s e -
Notwiths tan din g all this he eceived
u .
,
r

a defeat the en em y com p el lin g him to raise the sie e

, g
o f a t own w hich he had exp ecte d w ou l d s u e n der rr .

D etermin e d to p opitiate the Bau an M ars the r ,

prin ce n ow o de e d som e C hris tian T on ga Fij ians to

r r -

e ect a p al i a de a ou n d the great tem p le

r s H e thou ght
r .

they wo l d ef u se an d then he wou l d kill them

u r , .

They applied to m e fo advice ; and I acqu ies ced in r

their ref u sal to encl ose the tem ple ; bu t su ggested

that they sho l d offe to fen ce in the whole of
u r

the city in st ead if e quir ed The ir firmnes s saved

, r .

them .

Soon afte this I visite d the is l and of Koro where

r , ,

a n m b er of p e opl e then em b ace d C hris tia nity

u I r .

p om ised to sen d them a native teacher B u t when

r .
,

the n ews rea che d B a the p in ce s ent an arm e d f orce u, r

 TH E A M E RI CA N C ON S UL .
19 3

to comman d verts to apos tatiz e and to

the n ew con ,

d emand fou r fem ales as hos tage s fo thei l oyalty r r .

T he chief of the clan said to the m es enge s T ake s r ,

o ur wiv es if d u bt o loyal ty ; bu t te ll the

y o o
, u ur

p rin ce w e
, m s t Obe y G od ath
u e t ha n m a n in the r r

c oncerns of the s oul .

The prin ce s t ’
C ons l William s
rou bl es wi h M r t . u ,

l ate O f Ne w Z eal an d n ow comm n ce d

-
When the ,
e .

c laim s w e e in ves tig te d on b

r d U S S F al a o ar . . .

St M a y s th y co l d ”
an d U S S
’
I nou t . . r ,
e u

n ot be s b s tan tiate d
u C ptain M g de of the . a a ru r,

l atte r v e s s el e p te d to his gov n m en t

, r or that he er ,
“

w as sorry to fi nd a ba d s ta te f fe lin g exi tin g be o e s

t wee n the Am erican agen t n d the kin g T hey had a .

had bu s in es s t an s action s t ge th
- r in s m e of which o er , o

he tho ght M William s in the w on g

”
u r . r .

Capta in M gr de m ad a p owe f l appeal to

a u r e r u

Thakom ba u n the s bj e t f th o n ti ipate d s t ng

u c o e a c ra

ling at his f t he s d e th H m in d d the chie f

’
a r a . e re e

that the e p on ibility f the t an ction w l d est

r s s o r sa ou r

entir e ly on him lf in ce on ly he p os s se d the p ow r

se ,
s es e

to p re ven t the c s t m Th ply w as that T noa

u o . e re ,
a

was too great a chie f to di al n e e o .

A eq s t m ade to the c ptain of this s hip of

r ue a

war will il l t te th f l in g f Th k m b
u s ra t this e ee o a o au a

p eriod It
. w s to th ff e t t
a h t h w l d f l h im
e e c , a e ou ee

self greatly bliged t the Am erican gove n m en t if

o o r ,

C ap ta in M g d e w o l d at on e de p o t f m F ij i
a ru r u c r ro

the con s l a n d ll the whit

u ,
with the s in gle ex ce p
a es,

tion of the m is ion a ie The gall n t com m ande

s r s . a r

succe ede d in p e s din g the kin g that hi

r ua q et s re u s

was u nworthy of a rul e who wis he d to elevat e his r

1 94 OF TE N RE P R O VE D .

When ( Phillip
C okanau to
s ) the in s tall e d ch ief ,

O f Re wa an d the B au all y die d of dysen tery at the

, , ,

fortres s of Nu ku i whe e he reside d for safe ty the

, r ,

Rewa chiefs imm ediate ly res olve d to throw o ff the

B a an infl en ce which had p rove d so anta g onis tic
u u ,

to their in dep en d en ce ; an d s en t to Ratu Q a a r e r ,

q estin g him to fo give the p as t and to as su m e the

u r ,

roy al oflice n ow do bly his by the d e ath of the riv al

,
u

b ot he H e con sen te d
r r . .

T o the su rp is e then of Thakom bau Re w a was

r , , ,

fo tifie d d rin g one single night an d in dep en den ce was

r u ,

on ce m o e claim e d T he Re wa chiefs w i he d the n e w

r . s

king to em ain in the m n tains n til after the

r ou . u

att ack then e xp ecte d from B an was ove

, B u t B atu , r.

Q aid he w o l d j oin t hem in the ris k of b attle

ara s u ,

an d at once cam e to Rewa . Thakom bau s oon led on

a l ar ge arm y;
ttack proved n su cces sfu l
bu t the a u .

The Re w n s on ly p os s e s s d se ven o e ight m u s k e ts

a e r

a t the tim e ; b t th y w e e u n it e d am on g the m s el ve s

u e r ,

an d fo ght s o b av e ly a s to ca s e the m o e tha n

u r u r

tw tho s n d m en t b e t a et eat
o u a It is said tha t
o a r r .
,

d rin g the whol of th w Thakom ba n eve to k

u e e ar, u r o

a t ow n xcept th o gh t eache y or by s p ise T his

,
e r u r r ur r .

S p eak s v ol m es on the q e s tion of F ij ian b av e y

u u r r .

T he B n g v no an d s e ve n of his fol l o w e s
au a o er r r

w e e kill ed an d aten j s t p eviou s to the en tran ce

r e u r

in t Re wa of Rat Q a a The gove n o s lady e

’
o u r . r r ,
r

s iding at B an w s save d from s t an glin g at the

,
a r

inte ce s sion of the m iss ion ary who h pp en e d to be

r ,
a

in the city when the n ews arri ve d B u t s aid the

”
.
,

p in ce I deny that it is sinf l to st an gle new ma d e

r ,
u r -

w idow s I gran t y ur eq est how ve in this

. o r u , e r,

in stan ce H ad the p oint m oote d been dis p u te d by

.
”
l 96 OF TE N R E P R O VE D .

theVi gin M ary was keepin g B an for the Catholics ;

r

an d tha t w hen he becam e a Catholic he wou l d ha v e

, ,

to o de the P ote stant s to chan ge their fait

r r r

W he e on the kin g tol d the bishop to leave him a n d

r

his city t the car e of the Virgin an d to com e again

o ,

w hen the Virgin had con verte d them .

I n the m ean tim e the p in ce w as d eeply perpl e x ed ,

r

in ar n gin g for the paym e nt of two s choone s which

ra r ,

he had o de ed to be us e d a s gu n boat s e ach of six ty

r r , ,

ton s The T hakom bau b ilt in Am e ica was the

.
, u r ,

fi s t t arriv e
r oThou s n ds of n atives were e m pl oyed
. a

to dive fo the bé ch d mo Bein g a new tribu te '

r e- e- r. ,

m an y f d f om the ve y fi st to pay it
re u s e ,
r O thers r r ,
.
,

in de d did n ot obj e ct to tak e the sacks ; b t they

e ,
u

all ow d them to ot in thei hou s e s be o e they m ade

e
f r r ,
r

an y ttem pt to fill them I n s om e places they w ere

a .

u n ce em on io s ly b
r nt u ur .

I n Jan y 18 52 the p in ce s t te d on a b h de ‘
u ar , ,
r ar ec e-

m er e xp dition t M a ta hOpin g to aise by his

e o u cu ,
r ,

o wn x tion the eq i ite balan ce A thou san d

e er s, r u s .

fi h s in e ighty
s er ,
n es ccom p ni d him B t his
ca o ,
a a e . u

p opl w
e m h dis ati fi d an d wo ke d g u m
e e re uc s s e ,
r r

blin gly n d n gl igen tly a They w e e in fact doin g

e . r , ,

w o k w hi h th y con ide d their inferio s ou ght to

r c e s re r

h v p f m d Afte eve l w eek s toil T hak om

’
a e e r or e . r s ra ,

b au w om p elle d to
as c t n hom e witho t havin g re u r ,
u

m plis h d his p p o e H e wa th e la s t m a n
a cco
u e r s . s ,

how ev to give p the w o k an d set a n oble exam pl e

e r, u r ,

of d aily l abo H e b o ght to B ur eight w om en

. r u au

w h had s o ght f g in his fleet f om Rito v a s ’

o u re u e r

c el ti s
ru Two oth s w e e d wn e d in effectin g their
e . er r ro

e c p
s a e .

T o inc eas e his diflic l ty the other v ess el had

r u ,
 C OMM E R C I A L D I F F I C UL TI E S . 19 7

ar r ived fromSydn ey and the agent s ccee ded in , u

se cu rin g a con s ide abl e q an tity

”
f fi sh
r a s the u o ,

bé che de mer is calle d ; w hich he felt him self j s t ifie d

'
- -
u

in reck on in g as pa t p aym en t of the exp en ses in c

r ed u rr

in brin gin g the s choon e an d an othe v es s el w hich r, r ,

w as in ten ded to con vey f m F ij i the p cha e ro ur s

ro du ce of the gu n boat
p .

Nothin g d au n te d the chief m ad e an a an gem en t

, rr

with the owne of the Am e ican gu n boat to c n v y

r r - o e

so m e Fij ians to New C le donia ; w he e fish w s- a r a

a there d an d p t n b a d in a s flicien t q
u o n tity too r u ua
g
in du ce C aptain W llis t han d ove the T hakom ba
”
a o r u

to her own e T he p ur cha s e of this s choon e w as

r. r

the m os t u n p op l a m eas e that the kin g e ve

u r ur r

adopte d an d in de e d alm os t accom p lis he d his

,
in ru .

The prin ce had exa sp e ate d the co n t y by im r u r

s in g the bé che de me ta x h e n ow e x cit e d the an g

p o r er
- - :

of God in the comm i sion of th g ate t c im s e re s r e

w hich he o p obably any Fij ian d a d

,
r r livin g eve , e or ,
r

committe d ; be ca s e s o f l ly w a n e d u e n lig ht n e d u r , e ,

an d con vin ce d
”
.

F or yea s the m is ion a ie s had ea n e tly be so ght

r s r r s u

him to abolish on the de at h f his fathe w hich w as

, o r,

su pp ose d to be n ea at ha n d the an cien t b t c e l

r ,
u ru

cu s tom of s tran glin g som e of the w id ow s to acc m o

a ny the s ou l of the d ep a t e d t h a de M an y of o s
p r .

the m had m a de the e q e s t a m atte f p na l r u r o e rs o

flav ou r ; an d had en t eate d the chief to in d lge them r u

in this pe tition if he d enie d all othe s

,
Captain s in r .

the Royal Navy an d th U S Navy ha d als ,

ge d e .
,
o ur

the s am e sol icitation C ptain Si J E ve a d H m e . a r . r r o ,

of E M S C alliop e had delayed his dep tu re

.
,
ar

Rev . Jm a es Cal vert .

19 8 OF TE N RE P R O VE D .

from the grou p for s everal week s, hopin g tha t the

death m ight take place du rin g his vis it, an d f u rnish
him with an opp ortu nity of bein g on the spot a t the
very m om ent when interference w ou l d be of u se O n .

l ea vin g the is lan ds the baron et add re sse d a pow erfu l

,

lette to the chief from which the foll ow in g is an ex

r ,

t act
r Havin g done all that I can I s hall leav e you ,

to ca ry on the wo ks of darkn ess which y ou ha ve

r r ,

f s o l on g a th e bee n doin g as the d evil s agen ts

’
or ,

u p on e a th ; w hich is the m ore de tes table

r as you ,

have the light of Chris tianity before you r eyes an d ,

a e able to s ee an d u n d e s tan d the great a d van ta e s

r
g r

of it in this w o ld at al l e ven ts if n ot in the n ex

r , ,

Afte u gin g him to be com e a C hristian C a p tain

r r ,

Si E vera d add s
r r I f y ou declare the change to hav e
,

taken place all Fij i will very shortly foll ow you r

,

ex am p le ; an d o w ill b e h appy to s ee the good t ha t

y u

y ou h av e d n e T heo m .d e s of t he w om en a n d O f
ur r

the chi f w il l ceas e ;

e s n d they will live to bea chil
a r

d en to be g od s bj ct s t y u each havin g on e
r , o u e o o ,

w if n ly ; the b
e o tal an d di g ting habit Of ea tin g
ru s us

o n n t he
e a ow il l al o c as e
r — cu s tom s w hich m ak e
s e ,

F ij i the s c n of all the w o l d

or r .

B e ca f l w hen it shall pl eas e God to take

re u ,

y ou r fathe f om this w o l d n ot to add to the sin s

r r r ,

w ith which he is al eady overl oade d by ta kin g the r ,

l ife of any one w hate ve ; fo he w ill p a tly an swe r r r r

for it ; an d y w ill add to y o

ou ow n bu r den beca u se ur ,

y ou k n ow th a t it i s w r on g m c h m o re than he ,
u

doe s f ”

Sir E verard H om e al s o vis ited B atu Q ara, of ewa , an d entered a R

p owerf ul p
rote st again s t the evils of ij i Su ch was the force of his F .

r e as onin g, that the R

e w a chi ef we t, in his p
res ence , l ike a chil d p .

W riting to the au thor, (23d Se t , p

Sir E verard remarks , W hat is
2 00 OF TE N R E P R 0 VE D .

On the 8 th of D ecem be
kin g T an oa having r, 1 8 52 , ,

fain tly in q ir e d how m any w ou l d be s t an gl e d to

u r

accom p any his sp i it w as gathere d to his f th rs r , a e .

T he Re v John W atsfo d happen e d to be the only

. r

mis ion a y w ithin each of B an at the tim e

s r On r .

going to the oyal esid nce he fo n d that the kin g

r r e , u

w as dead an d that the p in c had al eady given

, r e r

o d e s fo
r the p e f m an ce of the s al s an g u in ary
r r r or u u

c s t om
u The p in cip al w id ow w as a lifel e s s co ps e
. r r ,

with the st an glin g d ap e y s till ou n d he n e ck

r A - r r r r .

s eco n d w as in the m id t of d eath her stra n l ation s

g , u

b in g eff ected by the p in ce him self an d his com

e r

panions T wo o th ee w e e :p llin g the co d on

. r r r u r

eithe sid e r w hil st a lady of ,ank fo gettin g he r ,

r r

Ch i ti n ity in he d i e to hon o he oyal e

r s a r es r ur r r r

lativ e p ess d d wn the cove e d hea d

,
r e J st as the
o r . u

third w as m akin g he appea an ce Thakom bau e r r , r

co gn i e d the mis ion ary ; a sight w hi h c

s s d con s c au e

ble agitati n ex cl aim e d the

”
s id e ra H ow n w ? o . o

prin ce Ref ain . i id M W ats f d with

r ,
s r, sa r . or ,

tea in his ey e n d com p as sion beam in g f om his

rs s, a r

wh le c n t n n e
o Tw ou a al
e dy t an gl d
a c . o re rea s r e

l et t h m fi ce ; Sp e th
e em in d e
su I lov them ar e r a r . e .

“
W e l l ov e them
a so B t the e a e n ly f w . u r r o a e

on ly fi ve B t fo y m i. s i n a ies m an y m
u e r ou s o r or

w o l d hav e b een st an gl e d Th thi d l ady then

”
u r . e r

bade f ew ell to he el tive an d kn elt down Th

ar r r a s, . e

co d w r then adj st d the c v e in g th own ove

as u e ,
o r r r

he an d she d ie d w itho t a s o n d o s t ggle

r, T wo u u r ru .

o the s foll w e d All thi w as effected with t the

r o . s ou

slight es t n ois e h r ry o c n f si n A t n ge
, u ,
r o u o . s ra r

m ight hav e s pp s e d it t h v b e n a w e dd in g of
u o o a e e

the livin g rathe than of the dea d ,

r .
2 02 am RE P R O VE D .

had been capsize d ; bu t sixteen of the crew reached

an isl an d abou t ten m il es dis tant from the write s
’
, r

hou s e They w ere all cooke d an d eaten Parts of

. .

bodies which drifte d to O valau thou gh tain ted w ere , ,

con su m ed in the u s u al w ay by the n ativ es .

A M anil la Spaniard had been tradin g at an isl an d ,

a n d du rin g his stay in the harbou r had in su l te d the

, ,

res iden t n ative s who took s u m m ary v engean ce b

, y
killing him and the boat s crew dividin g am on gst ’

th m sel ves the prop erty of those whom they pu t to

e

death It betrays no w an t of charity to su rm is e

.

that the u nfortun ate creatures were eaten .

Al tho gh these shockin g acts w ere p erpetrated

u

in d om inion s u n der the m ore immediate j u is diction r

of the kin g yet he ins titu te d n o in qu isition respect

,

in g them and did n ot e ver thr eaten to pu nish the

,

offen d er s .

T he king s p olitical reve ses d ate from this p er io d

’
r .

B at Qara in the city of Rew a was a far m ore for

u

midabl e en em y than Ratu Q ara in the m ou n ta in s .

H e w as able to p u chase lar gely from ves s els an d to

r ,

raise a con s ide a bl e trib u te fr om am on g s t his s u b

r

j eeta H e soon essayed to corru pt from their fi de

.

lity the B a fe dal town s an d in s everal in s tan ce s

'

u u ,

s cce e d ed
u At the hea d of a l arge f o ce the kin g
. r ,

in ve st ed the revolte d town of Naliga B u t s om e .

com p anies were in s ec et comm u n ication with the r

be sieged and the plan of the campaign was con

,

tin ally divul ge d

u Afte devastatin g the s u rrou n d
. r

in g cou n try the king was rel u ctantly com p elled to

,

raise the s ieg e An u nl u cky s ol dier belon gin g to

.

the fortre ss was howeve captu re d alive an d w as ,

r, ,

m ade the s bj ect of the savage am us em en t of the

u
 H OR RI B L E VE N GE AN C E .
2 03

t
r e reatin g forces H e w as m ad e to r oll d own s everal
.

p re ci p ice s ; bu t it s eem e d as thou gh he cou l d n ot be

killed by this cru el u s age H e live d to fu rther .

g ra tify th e w arriors A s t he y a pp o a c. he d the ci ty r ,

they s tripp e d him qu ite n ake d an d s l n g him ac oss , u r

a p ole in the m an n e in which d ea d b od ies fo eatin g

, r r

al l c arrie d T h n th m l tit d d d
u
y e e . e a n ce u u

r ou n d him b an dis hin g their weap on s an d cha n tin g

,
r ,

the cann ibal s on g On their a ival at the s q a e

. rr u r ,

the bo dy w as fo rcibly thrown on the g o n d an d r u ,

l eft . A f te som e tim e it w s ann ou n ce d t ha t the

r ,
a

o ve n w as rea dy an d the victim wa s r eleas e d f om

,
r

his las hings H e s to od p an d p aye d fo m e cy

. u ,
r r r .

His ac tion was p on ou n ce d hig hly ent e tainin g

r At r .

l e n gth an ex ecu tion er app oache d an d fell e d him to r ,

the grou n d with a s troke of his clu b W hils t he .

l ay s en s el es s b t l on g before l ife w as extin ct the

,
u ,

bo dy was dexte o sly c t u p an d laid in th oven

r u u ,
e .

As u s u al the hea d an d en t ail s w e e left to be

,
r r

de v ou red by the pigs .

T his p oo m an was a n ative of K ku a t own

r u ,

w hich had revolte d f om B an on acc n t of the r ,

ou

ty a nny of the gove n or of Na m ata T his governo

r r . r

had o dere d a l a ge q an tity of food which was

r r u ,

tak e n to him in du e co rs e Yam s p igs an d p d u .

, , u

din gs w ere heape d in the f ont of his dwellin g This r .

w as effected in an e vil m om e nt when the g ove n or ,

r

was re g ettin g that he had no m en to take fo the

r r

re pas t of his B a an l or ds His wicke d hea t s g

u . r u

s te d a p la n w h ich m e t th c — tw o of the
g e , e a se

bea ers of the Ku k u provis ion s m ight be killed

r T he
overn or r os e and imm wiatel o d e e d his ho e r r us
g , y
hol d to mas sacre two of the finest of the str an gers .
2 04 OF TEN R E P R O VE D .

This done The governo saved his cre dit at

was . r

B an ; bu t Ku ku pla ce d it s elf n d er Rewa u .

New s a ive d of the indignation felt am on gs t

rr

the kin g s E nglis h frien ds on acco nt of the late

’
u

s tran gl in g Wrote Sir J E Hom e . I hav e been . .

m ch disa pp oin te d in n ot bein g able to rep eat my visit

u

to F ij i H a d I visite d Fij i I shou l d n ot hav e g one to

.
,

B an n o w o l d I have s een T i Viti

,
r u T he thou ght u .

f him is en o gh to t n on e sick W he n this was

”
o u ur .

r ead to the kin g he was Speechless H e e vidently , .

fo es aw a s to m
r r .

The n ext st ok e of pu nishm ent inflicte d on the r

u n ep en tan t kin g w as
r the b rnin g of his city ; u

whi h w as acciden ta lly dest oy e d by fire at mid

c r

n ight C agawal s gr eat tem p le had then onl y re

’
. u

ce ntly b een eb ilt ; an d it was con sid e e d to be the

r u r

be t piece f a chitect e in Fij i The kin g had

s o r ur .

m ad e an im m en s ff e in g f riches t hi M a e o r o o s rs ,

w hich fil le d the t em ple T he Fij ian v al e of this . u

offe in g wo l d be en
r mo s The greate p art of
u or u . r

thi w s the p perty of the high p ies t B u t the

s a ro - r .

fi e d es t ye d a l a ge p o ti n of it an d the em ain
r ro r r o r

d w er s t l n by the fi she m en du in g the con f sion

as o e r ,
r u

th t p e vail d
a r e .

A g e ate disas te w as soon ann ou n ce d to the

r r r

kin g The m iniat e is thm s f K aba was people d

. ur u o

by five h n d e d of his ho sehold se vants To their

u r u r .

ca e w a s com mitte d a l a ge w a can oe the sail s an d

r r r- ,

ship s to e s of the g n b oat

”
- r Thakom bau an d a u -
,

m aga in e of am m nition
z On e n ight to the s u rp ise u .
,
r

of ve y one an d in p a tic la to the am az em ent of

e r , , r u r,

the kin g the K aban s beat the d u m of ebel lion an d

,
r r ,

s ei ed pon all the king s p operty ’

z u r .
2 06 0 1m m RE P R O VE D
r
.

on 2 6 th of Ju ly
18 53 The bodies of eighteen per
, .

s on s had been secu red as a feast on the occasion Five .

on ly were liv in g by the tim e the Rev Jam es C al ve rt .

w as on the sp ot, to en deavour to prev en t the r ecu r

'

r e nce of barbarou s cu stom B u t the kin g re f u sed

the .

to en tertain the app lication of the mis sionary ; a n d

s aid he w u l d be q uite prepare d to explain his con
o

du ct on boar d the ne xt ship of war .

As the missionary approache d C agawalu s tem ple

’
,

a d e ad s tilln e ss reste d u pon B an which was su ddenly ,

b oken by a lou d shou t proclaimin g that Thakom bau

r ,

had j u st dr u nk the yaq ona of the Vu nivalu du r ing ,

the prepa ation of which non e w ere all owed to m ove

r

ab ou t .An other shou t from the Lasakau q u arter

m a de kn own that the bodies wer e bein g dra gged ;
an d s oon the horrible p oces sion cam e u p the dead
r ,
-

an d the dyin g dragge d al on g by their han d s n ak ed

, , ,

w ith thei he ads attlin g an d gratin g over the rou gh

r r

g o n d As each app ached the temple the hea d

r u . ro ,

w a violen tly dashe d a gain s t a great ston e w hich

s ,

b cam e staine d with blood The s ual cerem onie s in

e . u

hon o f the y ou n g m en who had tak en the victim s

ur o ,

an d in th p esentation of the bodies n ow took

e r ,

pl ce am id t the gle e of all as sembled

a ,
s
”
.

It was on this occasi n that an Au stralian m er o

chant sign ali e d him s elf z W illiam Owen E s q of .

, .
,

A d elaide told the S om osom o chief; w ho w as then on

,

a vis it to B a n that u nl e ss the cook e d hu m an fle sh

,

w as given p f or bu rial he wou l d at on ce cl os e his

u , , ,

b siness tran sactions with him Tu i Cakan co l d

u - . u

n ot forego his man of bu sine s s ; an d the efore he r

d livere d p to Mr Ow en eighty fou r cooked por

e u .
-

F fii an d the Fiji n a s , vol . ii .

, p . 82 7 .
 M UR D E R or VA R AJ VI . 2 07

tio n s of m en
’
s bodies , which w ere veyed by
con

tha t gentleman to Viwa , an d the re deposite d in the

I n Au gu s t the k in g m ade an u ns u ccess f u l attack

on Ka ba, which was n ow w ell fortifie d, and crowded
with tr oop s fr om Rew a The town wou l d have been
.

taken , bu t for the tr eachery of s om e of the as s ail an t s ,

who su ccee d ed in alarm in g their comrades an d the n ,

fle d l eavin g som e of the B a u chiefs u n s pporte d

, u .

The kin g s co s in Yagodam u w as wo n de d by a

’
u , , u

m u s k et ball in the leg b t w as car ie d off on the

-
,
u r

shou l ders of a frien d S om e chiefs we e shot dead

. r ,

bu t their bodies were n ot lef t in the han ds of the

en em y .

B y this r ep ls e B a l os t its pr estige in the war

u u ,

an d other t own s tho ght they might n ow v entu re u

with im pu nity to rebe l .

T he n ext r eve s e was alm os t overwhel min g

r .

Varani the king s fo m e com p ani n in a m s n d

,
’
r r o r ,
a

m os t cons t nt f ien d who was a gain anxiou s to he lp

a r ,

his oyal m as te w as m de e d in his own t own of

r r, ur r

O val a u .

O valau had l on g been ripe for rebellion The .

chie f of Le vu k a its p rin cipal t own had se c r e d the

, , u

a ff e ction of Thak o mba when qu ite a yo th an d by u , u , ,

the aid of B an had m u rdere d his el de

,
b othe r r r,

in or d e to becom e the heir appa en t

r It is even - r .

su s p ecte d that he was cognisant of the s bs e u

qu ent m rder of his fathe by the m ou ntainee s

u r, r

of tha t is lan d The n otice which Thakom bau took

.

of him had confi m ed him in the idea that he was

r

a m a n of con siderable im portan ce H e becam e .

rou d an d hau ghty T h B n hi f w l d h v

p e a c e s . ou a e
208 OF TEN R E P R 0 VE D .

qu ic k l y laid him l ow ; b t h e w as m ost ob s e qu iou s u

to the you n g kin g an d receive d pro tection at hea d ,

ar te s H e had th ice given u nm is takable e vide n ce

r r
q u .

o f his s e c t de sign to revol t b t fou n d that the

re , u

le adin g white s wo l d not s pp o t him in a w ar w ith u u r

B a an d had p ac ifie d his l ie ge lo d by h m bly as kin g

u, r u

p ard on .

The fo eigne s them s elves ha d ma ny g ie va

r r nces r .

T hey ha d been c elly d iven away f om their hom e ru r r

w ith ca cely any w arnin g

s r Thakom ba him s elf had . u

m a de dis hon o abl prO pos al s to the S am oan wife of

ur e

on e f the shipw ights H is s on n ickn am e d S cis sors

”
o r .
,

o n acco n t f his s hea in g p op en sities ha d lately

u o r r ,

th eaten e d to b n the ho se of anothe

r ur n l es s u r, u a

m sk t w as given to him as satisfaction fo a t ifling

u e ,
r r

b t n in te n tional in s l t The kin g s son in law elect

’
u u u .
- -

ha d th eate n e d to b eat an hon e s t ca p en t e w ho e

r r r, r

S p ctf lly
e e q e t d the p aym en t
u r u f a cl im o f th
s e o a ree

y s t n din g T he e e m e ill t ration f th

ear
’
s a . s ar er us s o e

ca s e
u f thei Opp iti n to B n
o r N m s t it be
os o a . or u

f g otten that they we e w e f th kin g s q et ’

or r a ar o e re u s ,

m de t C ptain M g de f U S S St M a y s
’ ”
a o a a ru r o . . . . r ,

fo thei dep o tati n

r r r o .

T h n tiv s w e t i e d f Opp ion Th y h d

a e e re r o res s . e a

n thin g th y c
o l d cal l thei
e wn ; an d c l d n t
ou r o ou o

help c n t stin g the p os it i n of the w hit

o ra with o es

thei s On e p etty chi f h d b ght

r . w k b x e a ou a or -
o .

B f e it h d b n in his ho se fiv m in t
e or a ee it w as u e u e s,

s e i e d by
z B a chi f wh h d f ll w d the w n
a u e in
, o a o o e o er

p s it f the t e
ur u o e An othe w hen o n hi w ay
r as u r . r, s

hom e w ,
s t ip pe d f
as m e cl thin g th t he h d
r o so o a a

b ght os te n ibly b c e h h d accid nt lly f ight

ou ,
s e au s e a e a r

e n e d s m e wild d ck s at which a B a u an bo
o u t in
y y e ,
2 10 OFTE N R E P R O VE D .

w ere tol d by ders that the M al akian s them

the lea ,

s el ves had com m en ce d the aflra d ha d w ou n ded

'

y an ,

s om e of their vis ito rs Several of the whites im .

m e diately j oine d the Levu ka bl oodhou n d s in con se

qu e n ce o f th is s t a te m e n t F o u r te en of th e is l a n de rs .

w e e kill e d on the sp ot
r the t own was pill a ged an d ,
’

b n t an d thirteen fem ale p risone s we e taken to

ur , r r

Lev ka by the white s

u .

On their eturn to O valau Tu i L ev u k a s en t his

r ,

am bas sa dor to B an to giv e an accou n t of his ro

, p
cee din gs an d to be , g p ar d on for havin g ta k en so

h til a s tep witho t the s an ction of the a thorities

os e u u .

The gift of aton em en t w as accepte d b t the king u

e xp s s e d his dis app ob ation of Tu i L e vu k a s pro

’
re r

cee din gs by sayin g What have yo to do with

, ,
“
u

th e foreign e s ? W hy did yo n ot leave them to

es r u

s ettl e the ir own diffe en ces ? H ad the kin g him self

”
r

in q i d in t o th o t age in stea d of l e avin g the

u re e u r ,

f
or e ign s to the m e cy of his s avag e p e ple he
er r o ,

w l d have s ec e d th go d will an d gra tit de of

ou ur e o - u

the w hites .

T h s ettl e s w e e f r the ex asp erat e d by an in

e r r u r

j dici s letter written at the re q est f the Viwa

u ou , u o

chief Va ,
ni In stead f exp essin g sym pathy with
ra . o r

the s ffe e s an d com fo tin g him self with the eflec

u r r ,
r r

tion that his p eople ha d m e it ed their nhappy fate r u ,

he s en t a comm n ication to M W hippy the Am e iu r .

,
r

can vice con s l p ohib itin g the whit es fr om t ading

-
u , r r

in all thos e p art s of Fij i which we e u n d e the B au r r

an d Viw a in fl en ce M n ths and yea s af te this

u . o r r ,

the n w el com e obe di n e to this or der on the p art

u e c ,

The two l eaders in this e x edition , on whom the p onu s of the

sla u ghte r res ts , su bse q u e ntl m et with rematu r e deaths y p . One com

mitte d su icide ; and the other was l os t at sea .

 B UR NI NG OF L E VUKA . 2 11

of the w hit es , was deeply re gretted by Thakombau

an d his p e op le .

On the 2 2 d of Decem be abo t 10 P M Levu ka r, u . .

,

was b n t by an in cen dia y ; an d he eby the whites

ur r r

los t n early all thei p p e ty am o n tin g to severalr ro r , u

tho s a n d dolla s w o th I t was s pp ose d to have

’
u r r . u

be e n e ffe cte d by the o de of Va an i On the 2 2 d the

r r r .

kin g ar ive d to exp es s his sym pathy with the whites

r r ,

an d to a ss e them that he had n ot con en te d to the

ur s

dee d It was a visit ter ibl e to the on ce fo m idable

. r -
r

chief . As he p asse d the f eigne s they in dee d or r ,

g o n ded their loade d m skets b t n ot a sou l spoke

r u u ,
u

to him H e co te d a frien dl y ecogn it ion ; b t it

. ur r u

was w ithhel d an d the kin g then m a che d p ast the

, r

corp s with all the dignity and p ide of a con q erin g r u

gen eral The Levu ka chief w ou ld not consen t to see

.

him ; an d a m o n tain ee had he n ot be en p re ven te d

u r,

by the white wo l d have kill d him

s, u e .

On the 2 5th the m n tain ee s s eal e d their all e ou r

ian ce to Tu i Lev ka in the m d of te n p

u s on s ur er er
g .

T wo of the lain bodies an d the p a t of a thi d w e e

s ,
r r ,
r

b ght to Lev ka to be eaten ; b t we e given p

rou u u r u

fo b ial at the ea n e s t olicitati n s of the writ e

r ur ,
r s o r .

The p op lace vain ly atte m pte d to in tim idat e m e in

u

the dis charg e of this t yin g d ty r u .

T he n ext day an othe victim w as offe e d to the r r

o d of L evu ka A clan cam e to s wear feal ty to T i u

g .

Le vu ka an d kille d on e of their com pany as a sac ifice

, ,
r ,

previou s to en te in g the town Poo fellow ! how r . r

u n s u s p ectin gly had he l eft his pl eas an t hom e that

mornin g ! With what glee had he nite d in the can u

nib al dan ce w hil e on the j o n ey ! H ow s prise d ur ur

whe n he fou n d his frien ds and relatives w ere dete r

r 2
2 12 OF TEN R E P R O VE D .

mine d to offer him as a sacrifice His corp se , still

warm an d qu ivering, was pre sen te d to the deity of
the S pirit ho then han de d over to m e for
- u se , an d

bu rial B t the w hites we e alarmed at the ex

. u r

citem en t am on g s t the n ativ es cau s e d by this bold ,

inn ovation on the fien dis h bu t p opul ar cu stom of can

n ibalis m an d to a m an r ef u s e d to ren der that aid
, , , ,

in the rem oval of the corp se which they had ten ,

dered on the previou s occasion With the help of .

two or three C h is tian n atives whom I hire d for the

r ,

p r p ose I su cceede d in placin g ou t of reach the

u ,

r emain s of the victim by cas tin g it from a b oa t into ,

the deep ocean after tying w eights to the bo dy , .

A fte all ou r trou ble to get this the b es t of f ood

r , ,

the mis siona y is to throw it away was hear d in

”
r ,

s ev e al q arters
r The rage of the p opu lace at the
u .

los s of their food as they calle d it, was s u ffi cient

”
,

to acc n t for the fears f the white s

ou o .

B t Varani the Viwa chie f w as n ot at all dis

u , ,

pos d to los e his infl en ce ove the O val a m ou nt

e u r u

ain e e s witho t an effo t to

r etain it
u H e had lon g r r .

been awa e of the s ec et dissatisfaction am on gs t that

r r

t ibe who com plain e d of the king s in su fi cien t pay

r ,
’

for w a lik e s ervice s

r K o oicava had s en t a very s ig . r

n ifican t m ess age to Varani an d be gge d him to se n d ,

them two m kets T he chief com m u nicate d this

us .

r eq e st to the kin g who in a m s t irritatin g m a nn e

u , ,
o r,

r e f s e d to com p ly an d t a n te d him with u n frie n dl y

u , u

f elin g s
e T he agg iev e d Varani sen t on e of his o wn
. r

m kets to K o oicav a wi th an expl anation of the

us r ,

ci c m s tan ce s
r u n de w hich it w as s en t
u S on af terr . o

this the evol tion b oke o t an d Varan i sen t his

r u r u ,

b other to try an d prevent the Lovoni p e ple from

r o
2 14 OF TE N R E P R O VE D .

tax both natives and whites and present e d the

on ,

p ope ty to his m ou ntain ee elatives p omising al so

r r r r ,
r

to give his s ist e to them if they w ou l d brin g him the

r

body of hi en em y K oroicava thou gh of in fe io

s .
,
r r

r ank en gage d to f lfil Tu i Lev k a s wis he s S tar tin g ’

,
u u .

fo L ov n i he a t on ce m ade a an gem en ts fo the

r o , rr r

des t ction of the en tire pa ty Hi s s pe iors wis he d

ru r . u r

to all w thei s erain to e s cap e ; b t even tu ally by

o r uz u ,

his en e gy an d th eats he s ec e d thei con se n t to

r r , ur r

his pl n aThe n ext m ornin g afte p aye

. Varani ,
r r r,

an d his p arty wen t — n a m e d of co se — to b athe u r ,

ur .

A s they et n ed to their lodgin g ho s e they we re

r ur -
u ,

su rr o n de d
u by m ore than a hu ndr ed m en who ,

cl o sed in p on them and p t them all to death with

u ,
u ,

the ex ception of T aba who es cap e d in to the bu s h , ,

an d w as fr itl e s ly p u rs e du It is said that after

s u .

Va ani was w o n de d a m an cam e p to cl b him

r u , u u ,

b t the en own d chief w es te d the cl b f om him

u r e r u r .

Are we to be kill e d he dem an de d The m on . o

s et s the e pl y Va an i s s a il an t
’
to day -
wa ,
s r . r a s

w as at the m e cy of his chi f B t the w o n de d

r e . u u

wa i r r orth ew away the we p on he h d s ei e d Ju s t

r a a z .

then he wa s fatally wo n d d by a m sket ball an d u e u -

, ,

fal lin g on the g o n d e ceive d the cl bs of his en e m ies

r u ,
r u

on his s k ll The b odies of Varan i an d of s om e of

u .
,

his com p anion s we e c n vey e d to Levu ka ; an d af te r

,
r o ,

bein g p es en te d to the g d of the spi it ho se w ere

r o r -
u ,

han d d to m e
e By the a s sistan ce of M r W hippy
. .
,

the Am e ican vice con s u l an d other w hite s I was

r -
, ,

enabl e d to giv e them h n rabl e an d C hris tian s e o ou

p u ltu e in the s am e g ave Th s died the on ce

r r . u

dreade d Varani a m a ty to his kin g ,

r r .

Tabs su ccee ded in re achin g the mission hous e one -

 NAR R O W E S CA P E . 2 15

ni ght abou t midnight He e he s topped u ntil an . r

,

o pp tu nity p e se nte d it self fo his rem oval by s ea

or r r .

The p eop le l ooke d u p on that e tabl is hm ent as a sac e d s r

place of ef ge H is chief c m e to see him and was

r u . a ,

m o st in dignant that he fle d when his s p erior w a s u

kille d .You are a m e n s lave ”

s aid he W hen a , .

Varan i was sacrificed wh of his ompany wo l d , o, c ,

u

wish to l ive ? Yo we e n w o thy of s o noble a fat !u r u r e

Yo live to be a dis grace a n d to be the obj e ct of

u ,

general con tempt B t yo are with the m is siona y. u u r ,

an d the e fore safe r Afte wa d s the chief tol d the

. r r

m is s ion ary that Taba m ight be e m pl ye d as a s e van t o r .

D o n ot keep him in doo s l s t his he alth s ffer - r ,

e u .

Yo ha ve n othin g to fe a from s Having once b een

u r u .

rece ive d by ou we will n ot m oles t him By t

”
y ,
h is .

s p eech he hope d to d e coy the p oo fell ow an d to l ea d r ,

him to s troll o t of doo s B t after his de p art e

u r . u ,
ur ,

the chief s wif e cam e n d t old the m is s ion a y t h t

’
, a r a

he hu s ban d had lie d n to him

r An d s o it w as ; fo u . r

s core s of m u s k e te e s ke pt w atch aro n d the ho se

r u u ,

s o lon g as T ab a re m ain d the e e r .

Whils t the grave wa s b in g prepa ed for the fo e r ur

bodie s Varani s s m all choon e the

,
’
Glyde hove
”
s r, ,

in s ight an d en tere d the ha b o

,
L eavin g M J hn r ur . r. o

B in n e my m ission a y ol l ag e to rea d the b ial

r, r c e u ,
ur

se vice I has ten e d to w a n t hos e on board o f the i

r ,
r r

dan ge Hu n dre d s of a m e d n atives lin ed the be ach

r. r ,

re p are d to kill all who l an d e d ; bu t the warnin g w a s

p
g i ve n before the boat an chore d T he G lyd e im .

m e diate stood ou t to se a an d those on boar d wer e ,

sa ve d fr om u n m erite d death The sad n ews s he .

con ve ye d to B an and Viwa fil le d m any hou se s with

2 16 OM E N R E P R O VE D .

F or the thir d
Varam s wife was a widow ; tim e
an d s in gul ar to rela te he
,
three hu s ban ds ha d all ,
r

been kille d when sep arate d from he so that she ha d r,

n ot the m o n f ul satisfaction in any on e cas e of s ee

ur , ,

ing the co p s e of he decea se d hus ban d r I t w as r .

when s he wa s a widow f o the secon d time that r

Va ani fo cibly ca i d her off and m ade her his own

r r rr e ,

wife havin g m e t her searchin g for shell fish on the

,
-

e dge of the r eef .

S oon afte thi the brig Spec f om Au stralia

r s, , r ,

arrive d at Le v ka with on e of T hak om bau s m es

’
u ,

sen ge s as pas s en ger who ha d b een to Sydn e y on

r , ,

the kin g s b in e s s C ann on an d amm u nition w ere

’
us .

al s o on b oa d to the kin g s o der Picke ing was ’

r r . r

con ign e e an d
s ef s e d to for wa d the s e articl e s to
, r u r

thei de tin ation the whites havin g resol ve d to

r s ,

s t ictly adhe e to Varani s u n fort na te l ette f or e

’
r r u r,

s ein g that the m eas u r e wo l d

e e d ce B a to e xtr o u r u u

m
yal m es sen ge wis he d to stay at O valau
The ro r ,

u n til he c ld p e d to hi m ste
ou T u i Le v u k ar oce s a r. ,

on be in g con s lte d by the m i sion y nh sitat in gly

u s ar , u e

c n s n te d t
o his em aining f
e thi sole p po e at
o r or s ur s

th m is ion h s e B t afte the Sp ec s de p a tu e

’
e s -
ou . u r r r ,

he t ea he o s ly withd ew hi p e m is s i n an d coolly
r c r u r s r o ,

t l d the w ite t en d Pete aw y les t he be kil led

o r r o s r a .

Fo t n tely a m all boat was e dy fo s ea an d he

r u a s r a r ,

w as s en t o ff d in g the da k f the night T he n ext

ur r o .

m nin g the m
or n t ain e s cam e to dra g him from
, ou er

his a yl m the s n ctity of which th y ref s e d to

s u ,
a e u

r ec gn i e an y l n g e
o s o r .

With the O vala evolt the hop es of M ara II e u r . r

vived T his chief had ab c n de d from B a at the

. s o u
2 18 OF T EN R E P R O VE D .

fri e ndl y Lo voni m ou n tain ee s for

terms with the r

m n y m on ths to ge ther
a Tu i Le vu ka co l d n ot ev en . u

depen d on his own portion of the isl an d The towns .

t ib t a y to him m ight e q es t the B au an kin g to

r u r r u

re m ain f i en dl y with them

r .

A t tha t tim e T u i Le v ka as a com plim en t to the u ,

civ ili e d e iden ts p ofes se d to dis like the s he ddin g

z r s ,
r

o f h m an b loo d ; b t he sa w tha t it w ou l d be good

u u

policy to lead all these pa ties to the commis sion of r

th se dee ds w hich w ou l d re n der them

o s pe ctively ,
re ,

th ir econ cil ble e nem ies of the kin g of B an

e r a This .

i the key to the s ecre t of those m u r de s an d w ar like

s r ,

m o m ents w hich took place at O val au du rin g the

ve ,

fi s t fe w m on ths of the re vol tion

r This al s o is u .
, ,

the reas on why Tu i Le vuk a as su m e d the title of

Vu niv al u .

T u i Le vu ka sa w tha t if these m eas u r e s fail e d,

he
mu s t in e vi tably l o s e his ow n hea d . C ou l d he n ot

em pl yo M a ra as t
his to ol ? I f the gam e we re l os ,

M a m t him el f p y the
ar us takes an d he might
s a s ,

e cap
s I f s cce s aw aite d them he cou l d easily
e . u s ,

m ak him s l f M a a s m te
’
e e r as r.

T gain his e n d T i L vu ka a ddre se d the w hite s

o , u e s ,

ur gin g them to sen d fo M ara to s t en gthen his rul e r ,

r

on O val a They h d far le s c nfi den ce in T i

u . a s o u

L ev ka s p w n O val than he him self h d ; nd

’
u o er o au a a

the f e th y willin gly c n sen te d

re or e o .

A s choon e boat w a s d e p atche d afte M ara

r- He s r .

w as then at La k ba s erio sly thin kin g of retu rning

e ,
u

to his f ien d s at B a
r B t when the m essage f om u . u r

O vala eache d him he gain s w a v ision of fu tur e

u r ,
a a

g eat ne s Yet he em em be ed Tui Lev ka s fo m e

r s . r r u
’
r r

d plicity
u C an he t s t him a gain ?
. H e g oe s to ru
 M A RA A T O VA L A U . 2 19

the mis sion ar y ,

the Rev Richar . d B . Lyth . Mr .

Lyth, will you gu aran tee m y s afety at O valau

The mis sion ar y ask s what he hast p olitics to do w i h
and e v ol tion s
r u The white m en have s en t for m e
.
,

an d I am willin g to d ep en d on them ; b t I cann ot u

t s t Tu i Lev ka
ru
”
T he mi s sion a y says it is qu it e
u . r

fore ign to his dep artm en t to m ake any rem a k an d r

u r ge s M ara to be as anxiou s to be com e a good m an

as he is to be a grea t m an E ven tu ally a l etter .

was writt en by M a a s am an en s is to in form the

’
r u ,

fo eign e s that M ara w o ld accept the O vala

r r u u

in vita tion tru s tin g his p e s on al safety in the han d s

, r

of his fi ien ds the whites

'

, .

F o two or thre e days af te his arrival at O v alau

r r
,

Mara was evidently ill a t eas e a l oa de d rev olver bein g ,

alw ays in his han d H e then b ecam e m ore n con

. u

ce n e d ;
r an d a s s oon as he had d is p o s e d of
, his
anx ie ty aban d on e d
,
him s elf for a s ason to his e

habitu al g l ttony an d b estiality

u H e at last ec ive d . r e

a che ck in the comm u n ica tion f om ce t ain of the

,
r r

white s that they cou l d n ot al l ow him to in su lt

,

the ir wives .
 C H A PT E R I ! .

HO P E F U L S I G NS .

The M is siona ry Vi sit of K ing George Tu bou — Rev

at B an — '
.

Ro bert You ng — A Victim r escu ed — M ission bou se bu ilt -

—B u rn i ng o f B au — K oroir a vnlo’s Tr ea son — D e ea t

f at

K a ba — Consu lta tion f

o the Gods Second D ef ea t ;
Naga lu ’
s Vengea nce — K i ng George s L etter — M r Consu l
’
.

M l lia m .

CALVERT p e ceivin g that it w s the

R .
, r a

tim e to m ake b each in the citad el of a r

w
heathen ism g d the kin g to eceive a ,
ur e r

mis ion ary Afte om e dem

s he con . r s u r,

sen t e d Wh eon M C l ve t t k charge of Oval au

. er r . a r oo ,

an d the writ e p oceede d to c m m en ce the mis sion

r r o

to B an .

On S nday 30th O ct obe 18 53 afte lan din g

u , r, ,
r

M s Wate ho se an d hil d at Viwa I hasten e d to the

r . r u c ,

city an d p
,
s en t e d m y s el f in the p es en ce of the
re r

vacilla tin g m on a ch hav in g es ol ve d eithe

r to st ike
, r r r

a de cis iv e blow o to et n im m e diat ely to the s cen e

, r r ur

of s cce s f l l ab o
u s s a t O val a
u The foll owin g con
ur u .

vers ation t ook place at the inte view r

M issiona y — “
A s you sir are n ow will ing to bu il d
r
, ,
2 24 H OP E F UL SI GNS .

a m is sion hou se , -
an d ha ve se nt for m e to re s ide at

B an ,I have com e to rep ort m y arriv

K ing T was M r Cal vert s min d not m in e
.
’
.
’
, .

M is iom ry Do n ot trifl e with m e sir

s . Mr , . .

Cal ve t brou ght yo m es sage to m e in conse qu en ce

r ur ,

of w hich I ha ve com e
”
.

K ing . No ,
no n ot m y m es sage , bu t his own .

M is siona ry Im possible ! B t wha t am I to do

.
“
u

K ing — Do Go an d live atV iwa fo the p re se nt

“
r .

M is iona ry s C hief lis ten to m e for a fe w m o

.
,

m en ts You have frequ en tly be foole d the m is s ionaries

. .

F or years we have lis tene d to you and ha ve kept a ,

m is s ionary u s eles sly waiting u n til you w ou ld buil d

him a ho se at B au u W e can be played with no .

l on ge I m yself have left an islan d where yo r

r. u

co n t ym en t hou gh heathen s an d cann ibal s lik e y our

u r ,

s el f l ove an d esp e ct m e as a m iss ionar th d ea d

, y e r

have been given t m e fo b ial an d the live s f m any o r ur , o

hav e bee n sp a e d at m y in te ces sion r I kn ow that r .

w ill n t be v e y eady to follow their e xam p l e f

y o u o r r o r

y ou t ol d m y fathe t h at
y o w o l d d e s t oy rn d k ill u u r a

as l n g s you life las te d

o a B t if yo w ill b il d m e a
r . u u u

h s e th gh I m ay labo
ou , ou with t s cce ss y e t I will ur ou u ,

re id e with
s o n d n d e av to d o ou g o d ou r o
y a e u ,y .

K ing — Ve y well don t be an g y Go to Viwa ;

“
r
’
r .

e we will b il d y o
”
an d w hen w e a e at le i r hou s e su r ,
u ur .

M is sion y An gry I am n ot as the kin g well

ar .
,

kn w s B t I ep ove yo p blicly on the p e sent

o . u r r u u r

oc a ion as p iva te exp os t l tion has fail e d

c s ,
r Please u a .

obl ige m e w ith a hou s e in which to depo sit m b ooks

y ,

f u n itur e &c
r ,
.

K ing B e n is qu it e fu ll w e have n o room

. : .

Go to Viwa .
226 H OP EF UL SI GNS .

with difficu l ty , the en r age d heathen m ou n taineer

chief bu rning the mis sion hou s e in re ven ge for
from -
,

the l oss of thei father

”
r .

Within a few day s Tu i Levu ka havin g kill ed , ,

an d eate n all the kin g s ca ttl e then g a in g on an

’
r z

isl an d adj oining O v lau s en t a m es s age by hi a ,

sion ary the Rev Jam es C al ver t in q ir in g if the

,
.
,
u

kin g w l d fo give him The reply w as fa vou rabl e ;

ou r .

the kin g a dding You can also tell him that I

, ,

s ym p athiz e with him in his difi cu l tie s ; an d that he

m ay k ep this treaty s ec e t u ntil he feels d esiro s

e r u

of p ni hin g the m ou ntain ee s when I will be re ad

u s
y r ,

to h lp him
e .

The other side of the q u es tian is f orcibl state d in a l etter dated y

Fbe ru ar y , 1854 Mr and M r
. with m self , think that
. y
its s al vationis n ea r ; or , p
erha s , that before the day O f vis itation p
cl oses , the light may shi ne m ore brightly W e think, too , that no one .

of ou r ban d is s o tted f or thatfi l ace as y ou p

You will be the f oremost .

in the battle ; y
ou r trial s will excee d ou rs B u t , if B a u r ep ents like .

p
Nin ev eh, or eris hes like S odom , y ou will do the will Of God, if y ou
are firm an d faithful ; an d, here after , y ou will kn ow that th e reward

is accordin g to the work .

My con viction is dee p dis hear te ned by the

en e d that we mu s t n ot be
app ar en t u nf ru itfu l ne s s of ou r labou rs God a oints the har ves t-time . pp .

I thin k m u ch of ou r infl u en ce is im erce tibl e, bu t ow erf ul , and p p p

y
grad u all dee ening p F
u tu re gen eration s may rea great an d l asting p
pp B
.

fi
be n e t fr om what now a e ars u s el es s arren s oil m ay become .

fruitf u l by freq u ent tu rning W e s m athi z e with y ou , an d ray for

. y p p
y ou ; an d we rem ember the L or d O f H osts is with u s .

B u t why be disheartene d I s it nothing that the chief s hou l d send

f or M ara throu gh ou r exertion s y I s it n othing that that o u th shou l d y
y
be saved P E ver bl ow we give weaken s the chain of e vil ; every life
w e s ave m akes fu tu re su cce s s fu l interference eas ier W ho can ex ect . p
y
helli sm to be destro ed by a s ingl e bl ow W ho can antici ate that p
thes e heathen , accu s tom ed from their ou th to evil , will e m brace the y
good ins tantan eou s ly
y
An other mis sion ar , u n der date of 5th anu ary , write s : B an is cer J
p p
tainl y a very im ortan t l ace , the s tronghold of s in in F ij i ; an d if you
can ma k y
e w y th it will m
ou r a er e, ake a great im res sion on all p Fiji .

B u t y ou m y xp t pl ty f t i l
a e ec en o r a s and disa pp
ointm ents an d all your
 K I N G GE OR GE T UB O U . 227

I n Novem ber the kin g w as agree ably s rprise d u

b
y a n u n e xp e cte d in ter vie w w it h the s ove eign of r

he adj acen t grou p s of Hap ai Vava and T on ga ,

u, ,

:n ow n u n de the coll e ctive nam e of Frien dl y Isl an ds

r .

( in g Geo ge Tu bou was then on his way to visit

r

Lu s tralia to make a pe son al in spection of civiliz e d

, r

ocie ty . The a ran ge m ent s for his voyage havin g

r

leen m ad e s om ewhat hu rriedl y an d the in te cou r se ,

r

e tw ee n Fij i an d the F ien dly Islan ds bein g t hen ex

r

eedin gly rare the T ongan kin g was u nable to s end

,

he u s al m es s en ge in advan ce to p epare his way

u r r .

As s oon as it was eporte d that Kin g George wasr

n board the ves s el that had j s t an cho e d Kin g T ha

I
u r ,

:O m ba u ha s t ene d on board an d gave him a hearty ,

vel co m e to his cou n try Geo ge presented the cu s

. r

om ary gift of in t o d ction — in this ins tance on e of

r u ,

; rea t v al ue ; a n d T ha k om bau in vite d the trav el l e to r

is it the m etrop olis — ah in vitation w hich w as heartily

,

cce p te d .

T he Rev Rob ert Yo n g Kin g Ge o ge s travellin g ’

. u ,
r

o m pa n ion on this occas ion give s the followin g ac ,

o n u t of the vis it The town with a p op lat ion of ,

u

lO t m o re than 1 5 00 I fo n d fu rnishe d with u pwar ds

, u

f twen ty te m ple s
i W e en te ed on e of them an d
. r ,

aw the pries t an d s eve al p e s ons app aren tly enj oy

r r

u
g t he ms el ve s S om e we e s m oking
. and othe s r ,
r

a tin g fis h n e a to the sac e d cl oth behin d w hich the

,
r r

o d of the te m ple is said to des ce n d when he com es

g
o ins p ire the prie s ts an d m ake kn own his m in d to
,

be p eople S everal beau tifu lly carved cl u bs were

.
-

lu ng u
p ne ar the s p ot L eavin g this temple we .
,

ven t to an othe ; an d on as kin g why a neat n ew fence

r

rad be en pu t a ou n d it a wom an replie d that it was

r ,

Q 2
2 28 H OP E F UL SI GNS .

to influ en ce the god to chan e the win ; tha he had g d t

acce e pt d
the offerin , chan e g
the win accordin ly, gd d g
and bsent canoes had returned
the a .

W e next p oce ede d to pay our res pects to

r

Thakom bau an d fou n d him and his prin cipal wife

,

waitin g to receive the kin g of the F rien dly Isl es .

They were both seate d on the m atte d floor with their ,

hai el aborate ly dre s se d bu t withou t any co vering

r , ,

s ave the very scan ty su ppl y of native cl oth ar ou nd

the l oin s which the cu stom of Fij i p es cribes I r .

sp ok e to the reat chief on the su bj ect of r eligion ;

g \
an d I al so in form e d him that it aflorded m e pl easu re
'

to hear tha t he had cons en te d for one Of our m ission

aries to reside at B an an d hope d he w ou l d aid and
,

pr ote ct him H.e a ppe are d to rec eive m y s tat e m en ts

with pleasu re .

Kin g George s oon m ade his appearan ce and , ,

havin g tak en his s eat n ear Thakom bau a lar ge bu nch ,

of k ava root w as l aid at his feet

-
The pal ace if it .
,

m ay be s o de signate d was n ow well fille d with chiefs

,

an d other ersO n s of dis tin ct ion T he k a va r ing -

p .

being form ed prepara tion s fo m akin g the k ava w ere

,
r

comm en ce d an d soon the p opu lar beverage w as re ady

,

for u se .W e rem ain e d u ntil the first bowl of k ava

had been dru nk ; an d then re tired le st ou r p re sence ,

sho l d be a re strain t u p on the con vers ation of the

u

two great chief tain s .

The hou se of Thakom bau was well s tore d with

bal es of native cloth whales teeth and a variety of
,
’
-
,

E op ean articles which the chief had receive d as

ur ,

p esents
r
”
.

The Sou thern W orld : J ou rnal Of Dep u tation, he , by the Rev .

2 30 H OP E F UL S I GNS .

bearin g seem ed to say Has t thou fou nd m e O my , ,

en em y I spoke ; bu t he interru pte d me W ith .

a hellish l ook he excl aim e d The man cu rs or

, ,

live ! ”
I ma de no eply bu t prayed in sil ence un to r ,

H im who can s often the har des t hea t T he m y sts r .

rio s p ow e of the E t ern al B ein g to che d the s tony

u r u

heart of this prin ce of cannibals an d he s ee m ed to ,

rel en t Again did I in m eekn ess plead the ca se of

.
, , u

m y captive fellow m an an d the kin g listen ed rather

-
,

m o e es p ectf ully
r r H e even t ally prom ise d to s pare
. u

the y ou n g m an The y ou th w as then inform ed of

.

the p l easin g chan ge in his des tin y an d o dered ,

r

by the kin g to go and bathe D u ring his abs en ce a .

,

Fij ian app oached the kin g very espectf ul ly and

r r ,

be gge d his m aj esty to give him the you n g m an to

kill an d eat that very day With diabolical el oq ence . u

did he ge his su it n otwithstan din g m y p s ence

ur ,
re .

B t the kin g adhe e d to his p om is e

u T h king had r r . e

never yielded in su ch a cas e bef or e an d I w as e n cou r

a ge d b t y On e of the bodies
to la ou r m or e in ce s s an l .

w as left within th ee y a ds of the d oo of the m i ss ion

r r r

hu t f e v e al h u s
or s r o r .

Thi s cc s s w as the fo e n n e of an othe ad

s u e r ru r r

van tage The q en had fo. m e tim e l is te ned

ue r so

att en tiv ely to the exho tation o f the m is s i n a y and r s o r

at l en gth sh p m ised to e he in fl en ce with he

ro u se r u r

h sb an d fo the e ecti n of the ho se

u r Th ou gh he
r o u . r r

in te ces ion
r the dw ell in g wa s at la st com m e n ced ;
s s,

an d on the 2 3d of F eb ary M Wate ho se j ined ru rs . r u o

m e at B On lan d in g s he w as e c iv e d by the in
au .
,
r e

habit n t with b ist e

a s s ccl am at ion s ; w hil s t in di
o ro u a

vid al s of all
u nk p e e d o n d he
ra to ee the l ady
s r ss r u r, s

that had lan de d as the fir s t fo eign fem ale esident r r

 B UR NI N G OF B A 0 . 2 31

a m on gs t the m . A little
den ess was par don able on ru

t he occasion Adi Sama n n u the qu ee n pre sen te d

. u , ,

the mis sion ary s w ife with a be au tif ul ly w o ght m at

’
- r u ,

s e v ent f e t in l en gth by tw en ty fi ve in b e adth

y e -
r .

Divine se vice was thencefo wa d con du cte d twice

r r r

every Lo d s day in the miss ion hou se

’
r -
.

T he fickl e Tu i L e vu ka n ow dis pl aye d the traito s

’
r

fea ther Some Kaba m en w ere on a visit to O valau

.

and T u i Le vu k a se n t wo d to the kin g in f o m in g him r , r

of the day appointe d fo thei depa t re nd s g r r r u , a u

ti n g a p lan fo their capt re Th e can oe am b sh

r
g es u u
.
-

was laid ; bu t the K abans f rtu n ately es cape d o wing o ,

to a su dden change in the w in d T he white s had .

proof of Tu i Lev ka s gu ilt in his own con fession u

’
, ,

when accu se d ; b t they app a en tly econcile d them

u r r

sel ve s to his in con sist en t a nd w av erin g con d ct u .

O n the dtb of M a ch the city of B an was r

des troye d by fir e I t w a fe e d that s om e n . s ar co

s ira tors de s igne d to e ffe ct the de ath of the kin g

p .

Thak om bau s picio ,of tre ache y

us em ain e d in his
us r ,
r

own ho se uan d m any of his p e p l e con e gate d o

, g r

arou n d his d we llin g to k ee p gu a d The q een was r . u

o blige d to go he elf to s perintend the lau n chin g of

rs u

a la ge can oe which had bee n ha l e d a shore for

r u

re p a ir ,a n d which w as in d an ge of bein g b u n t r r .

The in cendia y p ve d to be on e of the p incipal

r ro r

prie s ts ; an d the popu lace se d him p blicly in their cu r u

ra e l ou dl y de m an din g his de ath ; an d s om e e ve n

g ,

calle d ou t that they w o l d bec m e C hris tian s He

u o .

pre sen te d an atonem ent to the kin g who pardon ed ,

him as the fire was appare n tly accidental

,
At night .

the m iss ion ary at the in s tan ce of the kin g kept

, ,

watch l es t his hou s e shou l d als o be bu rnt ; it bein g

,
2 32 H OP E F UL SI GNS .

the cu s tom to fire those hou ses which had escap e d the
flam es , tha t thu s all n ight share an d share alik e .

This misfortu n e did not dela y the comm ence m ent

of the secon d cam d n a ain s t Kaba Th e n emy
p g g e .

ha d rece n tly recei e vd a val u able acce s sion in the

person of K oroiravu l o, a fine m anly chief, of in
b
du s triou s ln its , great en erg , ren own e cor oral y d p
t
s re n gt d b
h, an d consi era le am i ion H e ha d alread y bt .

s ecu re d a la dy of ran k fo his wife by whom he had r ,

a fam ily B t he had late ly taken V atea

. u the ,

p in cess to his own ho s e and installe d her as

r ,
u ,

chie f m is tres s This bold step n early cos t him his

.

hea d as k e d the j eal ou s

”
. W ho was K oroiravu l o ,

chi f e s, that he shou l d have two title d ladies ? ”

T his m at im onial feat havin g been accom plishe d in

r

an inf o m al ma nn e
r E ekiel the Viwa chief ( su c
r, z , ,

ces s o rof the late Nam o sim al a an d Va an i ) took u r ,

s t is faction
a by s i in g a peopled es tate on O val a
,
e z u,

the p op e ty of K oroi avu l o s t ibe T he l ng con

’
r r r r . u

n ive d t the am bitio s allian ce

a b t s oon s i e d the
u u e z

C an tata clan an d thei ga den (w hich bel n ge d also r r s, o

to th m e t ibe ) as pa t p aym en t
e sa r ,
T he l oving r .

h b nd w
us a willin g to give w ay to th l ng b t
as e u ,
u

w as n ot so e dy t yield to E ekiel A dis p te

r a o z . u

a o
r se
; b t th e V n
u iva l re cogn i e d th
u e rig ht of thue s

n ew claim ant an d c n fi m e d the

,
in t der in his
o r ru

p s e ssi n The n ow i itate d chief resol ve d to aid

o s o . rr

T i Lev ka in hi am bitio s s chem e s an d en ga ge d to

u u s u ,

j in him if he w o l d evolt
o u r .

K o oi avu l had witn e e d with s ecret plea su re the

r r o ss

O val au e vol t ; an d
r ly in th ye ar havin g privately
e ar e ,

m de all the va i s n e cess a y arran gem en t with

a r ou r s

hi f ien ds at B au he exile d hims elf from the land

s r ,
2 34, H OP E F UL SI GNS .

of his warriors fr om j oinin g at head q u arters -

, b y the

fear tha t their own towns might be attacke d du ring

their abs en ce .

On the 15th the kin g reviewed a body of fif teen

hu n dre d tr oop s I f the n u m ber had been fifteen
.

tho san d m ore cere m ony coul d n ot hav e been em

u ,

ploye d On the day p eviou s a g eat q u an tity of

. r ,
r

food of the bes t de s cription was prep are d

,
At the ,
.

hou r p evio sly app oin te d the diffe en t com panies

r u ,
r

took p their al lotte d q arters The king an d his

u u .

r etin u e of chiefs an d followe rs then entered the

ass em bly grou n d You n g chiefs of high rank en
-
.
, ,

cu m b e e d with train s of n at ive prin t s twen ty feet

r

in len gth ran hithe an d thither with la ge su n fin s

, r ,
r -

in thei han ds callin g to the resp ective divis ions to

r ,

com e to the help f B an O the s foll owe d beckon o . r ,

ing to the app oachin g warriors an d u rgin g them

r ,

to m ake ha st e T he t 0 0 p s howev er w aited .

”
r , ,

patien tly a s fficient tim e to wea y the chiefs and

u r ,

to r is e exp e ctation
a n the p art f s tran ge s At o o r .

l a t on e com p any en t e d the s q are in s in gl e file

s er u , ,

with m s in thei han ds p ain t n their b odies

ar r ,
o ,

t ban n thei h ad s an d defiance on thei ton g s

ur s o r e , r ue .

The fi t div ision h vin g got in to p s ition the he al ds

rs a o ,
r

we e r n t after the n ext

se At l en gth al l w e e du ly . r

m a s hall ed an d the
r view com m en ce d A chief
, re .

held om e whale s te t h in his han d an d call e d on a

’
s -
e ,

ce tain d ivis ion to accept of the ea n e t of their

r
p y
a r s

as ol di
s The c m p any in dicat d then s en t forth
er s . o e

s om e of its cho sen b ave s T hese he d into the r . ru s

p e n ce of the king an d c u t each m an with cl b

r se o r ,
u

u plifte d a s thou gh he w e e abou t t slay an enemy

, r o ,

an d t ck the gr o n d with his weap on at the dis

s ru u
 BA TTL E . 2 35

tan ce of three yards from the feet of the rul er

tw o or ,

u tte ring an exclamation as foll ows H ear sir , , ,

ho w the earth g oa ns u n d e m y cl b ; an d I am goin g

r r u

to fi ght for you An othe w oul d say This si is

”
. r , ,
r,

the cl b which will fee d yo A thi d I am ” “

u u . r ,

in g to fi ght sir ; an d to m o ow w ill b i k

g o y ou e s rr
-
, c

with eatin g dead m en ”

A fo th M y clu b s ou n d s
. ur ,

best on the s kul l s of m en ”

A fi fth “
W hy si did .
, , r,

u n ot s en d for m e be fo e ? t hen y o n m y w l d
y o e e o u r ur

ha ve been extermin ated An im p den t fellow fix .

”
u ,

ing his eye on the m is s ion a y s ho ted I kill white r , u ,

“

m en at which the three tho san d spe ctators r oare d u

with la ghte u T he whal e s teeth were n ow su r

r.
’
-

ren d ere d to their lea de a fe w n ew s p ears we e r, r

given and the comm an de pledged the fidelity of his

,
r

foll o wers amids t thei de afenin g sho t s of defiancer u .

Another chief with a fre h l ot of whales t eeth then

’
, s -
,

call e d by n am e on a diffe en t com p any who cte d as r ,

a

the on e be fo e it had don e ; n d the sam e o tin e w as

r a r u

obs e v e d
r At the con cl ion the warrio s e ceive d
. us r r

their feas t The t oop s we e n ea ly n aked

. r r r .

T w o day s afte war d s a hu icane e xhau st e d its

r ,
rr

fu ry on B an an d on sev e al parts of the gro p

,
The r u .

Kaba (enem y s ) w ar fences we e levelle d to the

’
-
r

rou n d an d the fo t e s s w ou ld certainl y ha ve be en

g , r r

taken had a vigo o s attack been m ade r u B t the . u

kin g strangely allowe d the p ecio s opport nity to r u u

s u nim p ov e d O n e of the en emy s town s on the

’

pa s r .

ma inlan d w as attack ed n de the e ci c m st ances , u r s r u ,

by a B au an force an d de t oyed B t n o bodies

,
s r . u

cou l d be ta ken to the city on a ccou n t of the hostile ,

districts that intervened The victory was therefore .

cons idered a drawn gam e .

2 36 H OP E F UL SI GNS .

On the 2 2 d the B au an M ars was form all y con

s al te d , with the u s u al s tate .

The high pries t s eate d him s elf at the fr ont of

-

the tem ple ded by his bre thr en in the m ysts

,
s u rrou n

ries of heathenism All the B an chie fs advan ced .

towar d s them and sat down respectf lly Roko Tui

,
u .

B a the chief who hol d s an ofiice as sim ilatin g to a

u ,

com bina tion of p e p et al l o d m ay or an d high sherifl

'

r u r ,

s tood p ca r in g a few fruits of the e ar th

u E re he
y , r .

co l d s p eak the p rie s t s be gan to t em bl e the high

u , r ,

p ie t to shake and foam The con gre gate d chiefs

r s .

s im ltan e ou s ly
u e m o ve d the ir tu rban s an d r a ve the
g ,

sh out of espect ; for the p iests we e now in spired

r r r ,

an d e v e en ce m u s t be te n d e e d to the d d w llin
r r
go s e g r

w ith the m en H ow that shou t thrille d th ou gh the

. r

hea t of the m is sion ary s p ectator ! C hiefs who never

r
,

s al te d thei fell w m en w e re n ow u n du l y ho n ou ring

u r o -
,

thei inferio s an d doin g hom age to m e e slaves

r r , r

beca s they we e re gar de d a s in sp i ed ! The s acred

u e r r

kin g then p oke Take kn owle dge O y e gods ! of

s : ,

thy v n ts wi hes Ou r slaves ebel and we go

s er a
’
s . r ,

t
o d t oy them G an t s s cce ss O ye gods !
es r . r u u ,
”

Th high p i s t s b osom w as 0 0 p iou s ly be dewed

’
e - r e

f m b th ey es an d n os e his fr am e q ive e d he
ro o ,
u r ,

w pt
e Th g d
. p on d s What do I s ee ? The
e o r es :
“

m ighty chie f of B an s pplica tin g m y aid Aha ! u

e hav e n ot s e v e d m e faithf lly Y pl n ot

y e ar
ce u .

cre d n ce in that in w hich ye fo m ly be st owe d you

e r er r

c n fi den ce
o B t t m orr ow you r
.
* n belie f ceas es
u o- u .

Y e hal l des t oy K aba ! K ban s we e fo m e d to

s r a r r

pl an t food fo m y table Th y ebel ; they are ambi

r . e r

tio s I will p n is h them ! Go hasten to destroy

u . u ,

F igu rative langu age indi cative onl y of an e arly date .

2 38 3 0p m S I GNS .

vris h me : bu t ill tell you hefw ehm d that it wfll

be
‘
make fool of you ; for the prie s t is a m ere
’
to a

agen t, o nl y a wa it ing y m a ndat

oure I f th ere is no .

”
hea then H u g, there will be no heathe n p ri est The .

of tre a tm en t is s om etim es ben eficial .

W it hin one hou r the sea was cov ere d with a

w hich w as to be the ne xt ren dez vo u s . A r e inforce

m en t of fiv e hu n dre d m en havin g j oin ed the main

body, the kin g again re vie wed the tr oops ; an d the
ne xt day the whole army was su ccessf u lly lan ded on
the is thm u s of Ka ba .

T wo o th ee days w ere spent in prepari n g and

r r

cl ea in g pa th to the lin e of fortifi ca tions w hich con

r s ,

s is te d of inn an d o ter I n this in stance there was

er u .
,

s ch n u nu su l sp ace be twe en the two as to l ad the

u a a
e
com m on p e pl e to m k e th ass ertion tha t the place
o a e ,

wo l d be tak en with ase

u The pa ths which were e .

bein g cl ared o patien tly w e e m a de fo the p rpose

e s r r u

of secu rin g a rap id t t ; fo in ttackin g a town r e re a r, a

by a a l t the fi st thin g the Fij ian d oe s is to m ake

ss u ,
r a

w ay f ady flight
or The kin g a s gen eralis s im
re .
, o,

then plann e d the attack On the 2 7th of M a ch the . r

as au l t w as m ad e
s O t of a bo dy of two tho sand
. u u

m en s ca c ly th e e h n d e d we e e n gaged in act al
,
r e r u r r u

com bat w hen a p n ic sei e d the a m y an d a hu r ried

,
a z r ,

r e t eat en s e d
r Now w as f u n d the tility of the
u . o u

p ath they h d p evio sly m ade Ve y few we e

s . a r u . r r

kille d A body of ix hu n dre d men whose m otions

. s ,

w e e w atche d m ay be t ken as a s pe cim en of Fij ian

r , a

w a fa e
r A they app ache d th fen ce abou t thirty
r . s ro e ,

of t he m c n ceal e d them s elv es b ehin d the tre es and

o
,
 D E PE A T . 2 39

fire d at su ch of the enem y as showe d the m s el ves .

T he re main in g five hu n dre d an d s e venty w aite d

pa tien tly , ou t of re ach of m u s k et- s hot B y a n d by .
- -

the adva nce d gu ard w as relieved by others , who in

their t gave way to othe s W hen they we e
u rn r . r

rathe rti ed a body of twenty o thi ty of the be

r , r r

siege d ca m e ou ts ide the fo tifica tion s an d d o ve ofl

'

r ,
r

tha t divis ion of the a m y Those who sallie d ou t r .

w ou l d shou t Y can n ot ta ke the t own ; s o retu rn

ou

home again A s m ll fo ce w as abo t to s cal e the

. a r u

fen ce in anothe direction w ith every p o p ect of

r ,
r s

su cce ss when s om e of their n m b e notice d that the

, u r

main divi ion which had cha ge of the heights was

s , r ,

flyin g in dis comfo t Afraid of bein g b ehin d han d

r .
-
,

they the n imm ediately com men ce d to rus h back to

their ca n oes W oe to the la s t in a Fij ian etreat !
. r

I n s u ch an em e gency a lave has been kn own to kil l

r s

his own chief s o as to get be fo e him ; an d this when

, r

the d efen de s of the to wn n m b e e d b t a ten th of

r u r u

the attackin g arm y The hire d s ol die s we e eceive d

. r r r

with m ale diction s at B a T hakom bau s s econ d

’
u .

q een A di m ai Naikasaka a said p blicly to one of

u ,
”
- -
s , u

them , S ham e on yo to etu rn witho t even one u, r u

”
ma n for m e to eat .

B u t faint as this attack was , the fortres s wou l d

dou btles s have been tak e n , bu t for the pre sen ce, an d
v
acti e t
as sis an ce , of s om e of the whi tes an d half
cas te s , who w ishe d to p ote ct Ka ba
r in or der to p re

serve Ovalau .

T ha kom bau ha d scru p u l ou s ly obs erved every

m itia tion which cou l d en s u re the fav ou r an d help
p p
of his go ds in this cam p aign T he evenin g pre viou s .

to the as saul t he had sent his brothers to B an, to

 H OP E F UZ SI GNS .

p resen t a g to the shade of his father

sin - off erin .

The you ths p ocee ded to the grave and in the dark
r , ,

nes s of night be sou ght their deceas ed paren t to for

,

g iv e the i p as t off
ren ce s an d t o h el p th e m in t h e w ar ,
.

The pries ts them sel ves ha d promise d the con qu est

of Kaba I was the only one to presa ge e vil as I
.
,

shoo k han ds with t hem as if I shou l d see them

re t u rn n o m ore I was req e s te d to u tte a re

.
p u r

diction b t decl in e d to appear in the cha acter of

u r

p ophet Spealdn g as a m e e man I t l d m y friends

r . r ,
o

that I tho ght it p obable they wou l d m eet with a

u r

repu l se on accou n t of their own n um e rou s sins and ,

al s o by reas on of the en e gy of the foe who w as fi ht

g r

ing a gains t tyran ny an d opp es s ion r .

Nagal u the chief of Nam ena n ear S awak as a now

, , ,

inform e d the kin g that he tho ght by t eachery he u r

cou l d su cceed in ent appin g the t ou blesom e K oroi r r

rav ul o w h s e l ate a ct ha d g eatly e a era te d the

, o
p r

au tho itie s
r The kin g con s en te d to his s cheme
. .

Nagalu acco din gly s en t to S a wakasa to info m the

r ,
r

e n e m y t hat he w as willin g to be com e fii e n dl with

y
the m an d j oin in active hos tilitie s again s t B u It
,
a .

w a s n eces s a y to hol d a p e sonal conf e en ce with

r r r

Na galu ; nd Ko i av l
a rem ain in g him s elf at
ro r u o,

h m e les t t eache y s h l d be inte n de d s e n t the

o , r r ou ,

chie f of S awaka s a in his s tea d H is s b s titu te . u ,

accom p an ie d by an amb as s a do an d an as sis tant r ,

p cee de d to Nagal s town with p ope ty as the

ro u
’

,
r r ,

e arn e s t of prom is e d s bsidy T hey w e e received

a u . r

with we l com e e sc te d to the s tr an ge s hou s e and

’
, or r
,

m ad e their epo t in d e fo m r The Nam e na s tates

r u r .

m n com p lim e nt d thei vis it rs on their u s piciou s

e e r o a

ar ival ; p ra e d to the gods for s u cces s on the allied

r
y
24 2 H OP m 816 m
la l m d th m sel ves I as ke d w hether
’
at sg on e .

the citv of t he chiefi m to con tinu e a cu s tom w hich

the ah ves o f O n h u had re u ou need at m y re q u est . I
re m inded t hem of the fi ct that B a n was l os ing her
influ m oe, t hro u gh he r o bs tina te a tta chm en t to these

to lif t u
p m y v oice m d to a ppeal to the chiefs for

hea rd of the comm otion ; an d, when I w aited on him,

s hou l d be eaten in B a u .

I retu rn ed to m y hou se with a gla d hear t,

think

B u t w hat did I see t of the windows

fas te ned in fron
a n d do ors f m y hou se as I appr oache d
o Fr agments
of the cooke d bodie s Some of the m ore in veterate
.

had co m e to te as e m e They as ke d m e to j in them . o

in their m ea l whil s t they pa took of the hu m an flesh

, r

in m y p ese n ce r .

Still the epast w s at a dis cou nt The remain

,
r a .

g p o tions w r
e e dil ig e n tly co l l
r e c te d by the tit l ar u

kin g whose p ecu liar p ovin ce it is to see that the

,
r

bodies are con s m e d To make the bas he d m eat

u .

m o e p alatable he ca s e d it to be m ade u p with

r ,
u

cocoa n t in to va k lol
- u ( p dd in g s ) a o u .

K oroi avu lo was n ot al lowe d to res t very lon g

r .

T hree days afte the death of his frien ds an d whilst

r ,

he an d his com p anion s w e e s till in ign orance of r

their fate the t wn in which he dwelt was s u ddenly

, o

attack e d by s ea an d lan d the be atin g of the death

drum annou n cin g to the p eople in the town the death
of their chie f K oroiravul o sou n ded the alarm ; bu t
.
 K I N G GE OR GE S L E TTE R . 243

the people we e th n de s tr u ck at the complete

r u r

in v es tm e n t of their town an d the in telligen ce that ,

t heir chie f an d his atten dan ts w e e killed an d eaten r .

K o oir avu l o in s p i it e d the pe opl e by u rgin g them to

r r

re ve n e the dis g aceful d t h f t h i m d

g e a r
o e r co r a es

they flew to a m s an d stood to thei p osts s o well

r , r

as to com pel the kin g to et eat By accident r r .

,

I m et the e t r n in g fleet
r u The c e w of one canoe . r ,

ann oy e d that the m is s ion ary s ho l d witn e s s their u

wan t of s ccess s t ippe d a m an nake d an d laid

u ,
r ,

him on deck at f ll length They then dance d the

u .

death son g ove the u nf tu n ate fellow b an dishin g

- r or ,
r

thei clu bs Spears &c ; h pin g the eby to deceive

r , ,
. o r

m e in to su pp osin g that they we e b inging hom e the r r

cor p s e of a sl ain fo e .

It was on the 2 4 th of April that the fleet retu rn e d

to B an from S awakas a The mind of the kin g was .

s tra n g ely agita te d All s eem e d l os t

. It s ee m e d that .

his en e m ie s m s t s oon con qu e him an d that the

u r ,

m is sion ari es w e e his on ly f ien d s

r On en te in g his r . r

hou s e he fou n d the followin g l ette r

Nu ku a lof a , F eb 2 8 th, 1 8 54 . .

To T H AK O M B A — I write to m ake kn own my

’

U,

l ove to you an d the B au an frien ds When I arrived .

in Sydn ey, I receive d a letter which con cern s you

an d the p e opl e of B an The letter is the writin g of .

the con s u l at Rewa ; an d I hear tha t a lette r has

bee n s en t to Gr eat B ritain , an d an other to Am erica ;
an d I am n ot cer tain whet he r F ij i will be in dan ger ,

or t
w he her it w ill e sca pe ; for the con su l s
’
tter is a
le
bad on e H e says , you comm an ded the
. p operty of
r

the white people to be bu rn t .

 H OP E F UL SI GNS .

xp ect to visit y ou with the Ton gan frien ds to

Ie
brin g away m y canoe ; and when we have fin ished
plantin g we shall com e to you It is good Tha
, .
,

kom ba that you sho l d consider the thin g which

u ,
u

con ce n s the white p e ople ; and when the Fij i fri ends
r

wish to do their m in ds do n ot be gu ide d by them ,

.

It is good you shoul d be h m ble it will be well for u

ou an d you r l an d I w is h Thakom ba
y ou w ou ld u
y .
, ,

l tu
u When I visit y ou we will talk abou t it ; fo I
.
,
r

desi e that B au an d the Fij i f ien ds m ay s tan d well

r r .

B t it will be w ell fo you Thakom bau to think

u r , ,

wisely in these days This is the end of my writing ‘

. .

I GE O RGE T HRO U ”
, .

kin g of T nga havin g visite d the colony of

The o ,

New S o th Wales had retu r ne d to his d ominions

u ,

deeply im p es s e d with the n eces sity of accelerating

r

th civiliz ati n of T on g an d F ij i ; an d de sp atched a

e o a

can o with the ab ve lette to the B a an kin g

e o r u .

T hak om ba s hOp e vive d A f m e kin g had

u
’
re . or r

sav d his hea d an d his

e t te by the pp o t n e in tro s a o r u

d ti n f Cha les S av g an d his m s k et H e

uc o o r a e u .

w o l d t y K in g G o ge an d the T on g n
u r B t noe r a s . u

than k t hi gods They aban don ed N livo as

s o s . au u

they had aban d n ed him S m e nkn wn g d m u s t

o . o u o o

h ve en t the E n gli h an d the T on gan d elive e s

a s s r r .

What if the C h isti n ligion be t e r a re ru

Accom p an yin g th l ette wa a Sydn e y n ew s e r s

p ap e in w hich M Con s l J hn B William s app ealed

r, r . u o .

to the diff en t n ati n s t des t y B a

er T he ease o o ro u .

with w hich this c l d b d n e w hil n e is s m kin

ou
g e o , e o o

cigar g m ents W hen

”
was on e f the c n s l s
’
a o o u ar u
, .

Kin dl yt ran sl ate d by the Rev W al ter . J . Davis , of T onga .

w f or u m: arm

tran s a fi jm r zir m m a i fi r g rmi I “

r e s—f m 2 5 cm l i m it!
‘

na t u i zz r e r : : 3 3 : ue pu r
-
r :

e z y zrfenflf : of the f orce of F ore ign Governm en ts They are

a ware of ou r w ea l th an
. d cons ide r u s a pr ime beca u se they

kno w bu t l ittle of ou r f orce a n

d j u st ice . I o H e a t ‘s i1 11 Fi ians
-
j
as yo u wo u ld trea t w it h civ il ize d A m e rica o r civ iliz e d E urope
ie p os itive l y absurd . The na mv e m u s t be ta u ght bv ex perience.

a nd n o t by words
. .

F ina lly , if the Fi ia n will j n ot dis pense with the horrible

p rwzt im: of ea ting hu m an fles h, the ca nniba l o u ght to he
st
e ppe d by e oereive m ea s u res .

A s hip o f w ar c ou l d la y off B a n, kn ock down an d destroy

tha t t ow n, while one is sm oking a cigar . I f y ou su pp os e me
t o be in my remarks , I as k any m an to re m ain he re six
s eve re

we e ks a nd f ollo w the people ste p by s te p, and see the bu tcher

inha b ta nts of l l a u the hu ma n slau ghte r
i h o u se — a cookery -

o f e a rm ilml s ; a nd that obse rver will e rf ectl co in cide with

p y
me in my re marks a nd obse rvation s herein specifi ed The .

ve ry a tmos here we breathe is fill ed wi th the f u m e s o f roasted

p
hu m a n lle s h it is q u ite en ou gh to fi l l one wi th dis gu st The .

pira te s that inf es ted the I sl e of P in es , in the W es t I n dies , in

its wo rs t day s , were nothing compa red to this B au the most
vivid imagination cannot describe this hell u pon earth.
”
 UN I N TE N D E D H E L P 24 7
’
.

M r W illiam s
. probably n eve m eant to becom e a r

Metho dis t mis siona y b t this letter was w orth a

r ,
u

hu n dre d se mon s in the kin g s p es ent e xcite d stat e

’
r r .

Thou gh he de nie d that he had d one the com m e cial r

wron gs that the con s l im p te d to him yet he coul d

u u ,

n ot d eny that he w as the e at m ain st ay of Fij ian

g r

can ni bal is m an d cru elty .

S o anx io s w as M William s to des t oy

u r . B an r
,

that he fo g t his position an d dishon ou e d his

r o ,
r

u nifo rm by all owin g a T ahitian to w ea

,
his cl othe s r

as a dis g ise on the occa sion of the Tahitian s vis it

’
u ,

ing in be half of Ratu Q ara a B an town which wa s

, ,

su pp o s e d t be vu ln e able to the a m s of m amm on

o r r .

I n ad dition to the l an of his c ns u la gar m en ts Mr

o o r , .

W illiam s s e cu re d a p assage fo the m e ssenge in on e r r

of C ap tain C an d ell s whal e b oa t s F om this th e

’
r -
. r ,

both con s l a n d kin g t k little pain s to con ceal

u oo

their m u tu al hatr e d .

The T on gan can e did n ot re m ain l on g at B an

o .

The kin g al lowe d it to retu n withou t an f r

e e n ce
y e , r r

t o his oy al f ien d s p es sin g e qu es t tha t he wou l d

’
r r r r ,

become a C hris tian .

 C HA PT E R ! .

T H E C Rl S l S .

Chas es o
f Ch a nge —M a rde r f
o T u i C o ha n G ood O fi ee s of the
Qu ee n — Th e K i ng y ie lds a t la s t— A n nou n cem en t to the

h
C fie s — H ea the nism r enou n ce d — Fi rst C hristia n Sa bba th
at B a n — I mp ort t C ha nges
a n — o —
Scho le F ij ia n Op inions

f
o th e C ha n ge — C om m o tio n of P riests — T hr ea tening
P redictions The P rop hets cu red — F ur ther Revolts
Na nl ivou — B a n in D a nger — Victory at K aro — Ra tn

Q a ra aga in a t W a r — P ra ger a nd F ighti ng — The K ing

in P er il — P rop osed P ol it c
i a l Ref orm — Good I nfl u ence f
o

— —
Cap ta in D enha m The K i ng s I l ness The League
l ’

Consta nt A la rms — Efi or ts t
'

o sa ve L if e — A Ta le f
o

fl e ry — The W eep ing D a lo — D ea th o

ea e h f Ra tn Qa ra
Notes on his L if e a nd Cha ra cter —Im o ta nt H elp of the
p r

a g ns
a —E ncl of the Re bell io n .

wor k
P viden ce is as it we e a
of ro r

wheel in the m iddle of a wheel

”
I n 1 8 54 .

the m ovem ents of thes e wheels becam e m o e r

inte lligible to those in Fij i who anxiou sly

watche d the sig ns of the times ; an d the his torian
m arks this year as the commen cem en t of a new
ep och .
2 52 TH E C R I S I S .

prevailing opinion w as that Fij i cou l d n ot be

The ,

wors e All th ght that a cris is w as at han d M any

. ou .

im agine d that the im pen it en t u l e w o l d ha den r r u r

his heart an d m eet with an u ntim ely fate

, A few .
,

in deed did vent e to contem plate the pos s ibility of

,
ur

the opp os ition p arty a dv ocatin g m u nicipa l reform ,

an d a chan ge in the n ation al eligion All arou nd r .

was da kn es s black as night a n ight of s torm and

r , ,

eart hqu ake befo e the m o n of be tte

,
rdays dawned r r

on Fij i Those m issionaries who encou n te ed the full

. r

u n br oken f u ry of the p olitical s ocial an d religious , ,

u pheavin gs of this p erio d m a j u s tly place a deep

y ,

bl ack m a k against this even tful year

r .

The l am en te d death of the faithf ul Elij ah V arani

'

was on e of the proxim fl e cau se s of this gre a t change .

Tho gh he had recently been very ill u sed by his royal

u -

frien d Thakomba, y et be s eal e d with his d ea th a

u ,

life of dev tion to his m aste o H is e arly gra ve be r .

tokened the fi delity of a m eek Chri stian to a heathen

k g
I n E lij ah V arani s ea h the in had n ot m erel y’
d t
los t t ty
a ru s g ty
cou n s ell or an d m i h warrior W hen .

h all w e d th Viwa chi f to etain his conn exion

e o e e r

with the n ew eligion he h d m ad e as he con s id e ed

r ,
a ,
r ,

an in v s t m n t in C h isti n ity
e eThat in ves tm e n t he r a .

had n w l os t o Hi c n s cien ce wa s the efo e dis con

. s o r r

tente d f hithe to when ent eated to be com e him

: or r ,
r

self Ch istian he had ef s ed ; satisfyin g him self

a r ,
r u

by the eflection that he ha d m ade a s ffi cien t sacri

r u

fi ce in the gift of his f i e n d “

A n q ni ta vi ho r . o

V n mi
a (
-
V ani is the sh e I
,
ar co u l d no ar

l ng
o be er ged on the m is sion aries in defen ce of
ur

his p oc a stin ation

r r .
 2 54 TH E C R I SI S .

Christianity an d the s bsequ ent departu re of the

, u

r eligio s teache s u They had hea d with ala rm fromr . r

the n ative con ve ts that the S acred Bo ok con tained r

the f l l owin g s en t e n c
o e sp e cting the ej e ction O f the e r r

Divin e eligion Whosoeve shall n ot eceive you

r r r ,

n o he a yo
r w o d s w hen ye dep art o t O f that hou se
r ur r ,
u

o c ity shake off the d s t O f yo

r ,
fee t Verily I say u ur .

u n to It s hall be m o e tolerable f th l n d f
y o u, e a o r or

S odom an d G m o ah in the day of j u dg ment than o rr ,

fo that city
r
( M a tth e w x 1 4. S om o s o m o w as .
,

thei diffic lty M is sionaries ha d labou r e d in that

r u .

r e gion fo eight d ea y y e ars b t the Opp os ition of

r r r , u

the chiefs ha d com p el le d the half w o n ou t bre thren r

to di e ct thei l ab o s to other channel s where su c

r r ur ,

ces s s on c own e d their w ork O f faith an d la b our of

o r

l ove Six yea s had el ap se d an d n o adv ers ity had

. r ,

befallen the fo s aken city The kin g had s ecu re d the

r . .

f ien d hip O f a m e chan t William O w en E s q w hose

r s r , , .
,

n obl n d p ai e wo thy con d ct ha s im m ort ali e d his

e a r s r u z

n am e in the hi t y of the Fij ian m iss ion This s or .

gentl m an n Old S o th Au s t alian col onis t had

e ,
a u r ,

com m n ce d tra din g Op e at ion s in t hat l ocality after a

e r

l on g d a th O f v s s els an d the p e op le w ere thu s

e r e ,

e n i he d with th i
r c m ch p i ed E n gl ish m u s kets e r u -
r z

an d B it i h m an fact
r e s O f al l so t s
s P o d O f thi
u ur r . r u s

chan ge in t hei ci c m s tan ces the titl e O f r D el ivere

r u , r

o E x lt
r O f S om o om o
a er w as be st owe d on M r O wen s .

by the chiefs The e w s m o e in this ci cu m s tance

. r a r r

than a t an ge w o l d s pp ose ; f the Old heathen

s r r u u or

kin g m e n t t de la e by it his defiance Of that God

a o c r

w h s e m e s en ge s he had despis ed
o s The city p oliti
r .

eiau an d T hakom ba
s, him self be gan to thin k that u ,

S om osom o had ej ecte d Christianity withou t any r ,

 M UR D E R OF T UI C A E A U 2 55
’

degree of pu nishm en t bein g visibly attache d to the

p es en t gen e ati n This w s the p oin t that they
r r o . a

w ere con ce n e d to kn ow
r .

The c m m en cem en t O f 1 8 54 s ol ve d this p roblem

o : .

One mid night th ee con s p i at o s s teal thily en te e d

r r r r

Tu i C aka s ho se On e Of them gen tly lifted p

’
u u . u

the m os q ito cu tain when the hou s e l m p ev eal e d

u - r ,
-
a r

the p ositi n Of the n s sp ectin g victim

o u The othe u . r

two ru flian s cl bbed the s l e epin g chief

u I t is said .

tha t he aw ok e an d in q i e d Will y ou kill m e

,
u r ,

T he re ply was Si the m oon s et s to night

”
,
r, A w ell - .

directe d bl ow with a b ttl e axe then finis hed his a -

u nf ortun ate caree H is death w as the sign al Of a

r.

san guin a y civ il w ar

r .

The politician s w ere alarm e d T he four te enth .

an d fi fteen th ve s es of the ten th of M atthew we e

r r

again q ote d
u It wa s n o mitigation that a m is sion ary
.

w as n ow actu ally livin g at B e n an d cou l d aban don ,

them if they efu s ed to hea ken to his in stru cti n

r r o .

Dou btle s s this con side ation weighed heavily with ther

kin g of B an H e was the first to comm nicate the

. u

in te lligen ce to the m is sion a y This he did with r .

m u ch solemnity F o a day he kept u ttering

. r T i , u

Cakan is dead !
The actu al p esence Of the m is sion a y in the heart
r r

of the cam p wa s n q es tion ably Of in calc labl e

u u u

se rvice at t his critical p eriod Du in g his las t visit . r

to B an Tu i C akau had Opp ose d the buil ding of a

,

mis sion ho se
- Al l the heathen p iests w e e nite d
u . r r u

in the sam e cou rs e ; b ol dly aflirming that their god s

w ou l d kill the mission ary w hom they de signa te d ,

the bir d that has oos te d on the hil l B t in spite

”
r . u ,

of all this a site had been grante d and a hou s e bu il t

, , .
2 56 TH E C R I SI S .

Never be fore had the kin g been s o cons tan tl y and fully
warned and instr u cte d
It was the tim s to cry aloud .

an d s pare n ot and Providen ce s u pplie d the v oice

, .

The p anic d r in g the late a ttack on Kaba als o

u

m a de a deep im pre s sion on the min d O f the king .

The god s had been propitiated an d had p om ised him

‘

,
r

s cces s
u Yet he had n eve s u s tain e d a defeat so
. r

u n accou n table Wha t if the words O f his m is sionary

.

be tru e W hat if his form e su cces s has be en the r

re su l t O f the wis dom O f his own pl ots an d the valour ,

O f his own foll owers Then his pas t victories were

O f the go ds and he has be en belie vin g a lie
“ ”
n ot ,
.

W hy shou l d he not em brace the tru th an d become a ,

Chris tian
Then fell that well directed shell which was
th own by him who s o ably r l es the Tonga grou p
r u .

Kin g Ge o ge s letter ar rived at the right m oment

r
’
.

I t p re en te d to the kin g an Opp o t un ity O f alte ring

s r

the n ation al eligi n with c edit to him sel f

r and o r ,

ab n d an e
u f exc s e s to his f ll we s
c O His own u o o r .

he t tol d him tha t the tim f

ar p en tan ce an d re e or re

f m ation had com e

or B t the ca n al min d is enmity . u r

a g in st G d ; n d he del ye d
a o a a .

His p in ipal q een Adi Sam an n n ow u rged

r c u , u u ,

decis ion H e eff o ts we e idic l ed by the m j ority

. r r r r u a

O f the e gal hare m r T he qu een w n t s to e scape . a

the s tran glin g which w ill tak e place on the death of

h er lo d s aid s m e
r ,
Othe s as e te d that the “
o . r s r

q en kn ew th t s h was he infl en ce over the

ue a uc r u

kin g that she wo ld becom e his m arried wife ; and

,
u

th t wa th s ole eas on why s he wished him to

a s e r

b om e a C h i tian
ec Am id t these gallin g emarks
r s .
”
s r ,

the q een c n tin e d to s ide with the m is sion ary

u o u
2 53 m o m
the w hole cou n t r
y w ou l d re oice
j I t was e v e ntu all . y
resolv ed tha t the h n g an d B atu M u n shou ld
'

the meeting , an d ma de its re

p or t. I t wa s then
res o lv ed tha t the re li gion Of C hris t shou ld be s ub

Imm ediately there w as no s mall stir it bein g the ,

rea t d O f p e pa a tion B ales O f na tive cal icoes

r
g y a r .

we reOpen ed divided an d distrib ted am ongs t those

, , u

w ho w is he d to cl othe thems el ve s Sever al tons of .

ta o w e e b o ght fo the S n day s consu m ption ;

’
r r r u r u

a n d the provision was M ou t am on gs t those who

inte n ded to e no n ce heathenism r The m issionary

u .

w as a

As a.
j t t
usib t r u e to the l a bo u rs of the w or h ty
mis s ionar y C lve t I
v t d him to p each on the
a r ,
in i e r

m em bl occ ion The kin g still an xio s as to

ora e as .
,
u

the p olicy O f the m ove m en t con s l te d M Jones ,

u r .
,

a r es p ct ble W el hm s n then at wo k in the city

e a s ,
r ,

as t the c
o ctn ess f the m ovem en t
orre I t is the o .

be st act y o eve pe form ed was the re ply ; a

u r r ,
”

s tat m en t which w as di ectly the Opp os it e O f those

e r

w hich the kin g ha d s o f e q en tly heard from other r u

white m en .

O n the 30th the s n da wn e d propitio sly on the u u

e v en tf l S bb th I t w as on e O f Fij i s l oveliest
’
u a a .

cl o dl e ss day s
u E arly in the m o n in g the mis sion
. r ,

f m ilie arrived f om Viwa in cl din g M r an d M s

a s r , u . r .

C alve t an d thei chil dren an d M E P M artin

r r ,
r . . .
,

whos e hearty an d p ais eworthy lab our s m the p int r r

 F I R S T C H R I S TI AN W OR SH I P . 2 59

in g departrim n t hav e greatly en riched al l F ij i . The

w or d wa s p as se d to “
beat the dru m . The s ou n d
thrilled the hearts of all The two g eat wooden . r

dr m s Of Fij i known to the n atives by the n am e

u —

Of The P blisher Of W a
u — had n e ver befo e been r r

u s e d b t to con gre ga te w ar io s an d cann ibal s

u Their r r .

s ou n d s had Often bet oken e d d eath to the living ca

p
tive s w ho awaite d the s t on g arm Of their hu m an r

bu tche s to relieve them f om their awfu l s sp en se ;

r r u

their pie cin g pat pat pat had esou n ded when two
r - - r

hu n dre d victim s w ere pile d in a heap an d had roll e d ,

as an accom p anim en t at all the bloody or ies of B an

g .

The se dru ms were n ow be aten to assem ble those who

wer e willin g to enr ol them selves n der the bann e of u r

the Prin ce of Peace .

The place s et ap a t fo the p blic service was the

r r u

la ge dwell in g ( one h n d e d and twenty feet by thi ty

r u r r

feet) known as the Stran ge s H o s e I n f on t is r

’
u . r

the B an as sem bly grou n d in which the eviews a e

-
,
r r

generally hel d At the back a e a nu mber of oven s

. r

for cookin g hu man flesh n ow fill e d p it is hop e d , u , ,

fo e ver
r . Near thes e is a l a ge t ee on which are r r ,

n otche d the n m be O f those who have b e en cooke d

u r

an d eat en it is cov e e d from to p to bott om with

: r

thes e m em en toes of Fij ian dis grace C l se by are . o

the e ve gre en sh b s whe e ce tain p o tion s Of the

r ru r r r

eaten p arties we e h n g as o n am en t s an d w ere n ow

r u r ,

re m ove d fo the fi s t tim e

r This was the sp ot where
r .

the m es sage f l ove to God an d to m an was n ow

o

pu blicly proclaim ed .

The h u g p ece ded by his grey heade d lon g

,
r -
,

bearde d family p ies t fi st en te e d the dw ellin g

- r ,
r r .

Abou t three hu n dred chiefs wom en atten dants an d , , ,

s 2
2 60 M E C R I SI S .

PREAO HI NG AT M U .

d
chil r en, followe d the ru l er . His own cfi tdrsn, a t in
t v
the fron ; hlB wi es M d S i m
the 0 M “

H es .
Of

rank, and all the fe ma les , o n ho u

g ht h t m : the king
and all of his sex occu pied the left . Tha change in
the peOple was very stsi king All ha d . m
cl fm
and were su ita bl l d T h h a t da d
t W
-
y c a ru e , e
.

the men , and the well- drem bu ds t a ir o f w h

men an d women, re main ed ; bu t the m m fion

v d their
re m o e sno w-whi e t tnrbans .

The m orning preacher m the fl e v damm an]

.
.

the is lan ds . The plan ing Sight, the . 1

2 62 TH E C R I SI S .

felle d s om e of d trees which

the m on s t er ir on w oo -
,

hav e been considere d sacre d f o ages Som e Of the r .

p oor car pen te s t em bl ed ve y m ch les t an evil

r r r u ,

s pi it sho l d kill them

r u They we e tau ght by t a . r r

dition that their fo efathe s felled s om e of thes e trees

r r

on on e occasion an d then retire d to r es t for the

,

night The n e xt day on epairin g to the s p ot in

.
,
r

o d e to s
r th l g t h y w s rpris e d to find
r
q a e e o s u e r e e u ,
r

that the trees were again in thei proper p osition and r ,

s til l growin g

M ess en ge s w e e n ow sent to s e veral is lands

r r ,

a tho i in g the inhabitan t s to en ou n ce ido l at y

u r z r r .

P blic day schools f teachin g eadin g and

u -
,
or r

writin g w e e imm e diately comm en ce d in B an

,
r The .

childr en s w as he ld in the m o n in g an d the a d l t s in

’ ’
r , u

the afte n oon S om e O f the y o n g m en learn t to

r . u

read w ell in th ee day s Thes e we e im m e diately

r . r

em p l y e d to help thei
o fell ow The m o s t m arked r s .

atte n tion w as p aid to the eligio s s e vic s One r u r e .

day the kin g p e te d to the m smn a y n ea ly the

re a ls r r

wh le f the se m on he had h ar d n the p evious

o o r e o r

aftern oon .

O n the 2 8 th y m e E s nans
on e hu n d d re an d fi ft or

en t e d the t an g ho s e an d j oin d them se l ves to

’
er s r er s u , e

the con g egation f Ch is ti n s

r On the l st f J ne it
O r a . O u

app a d that p wa ds f a th an d had n o nc d

e re u r o ou s re u e

heathen is m an d p l e d them l ve s n de the eligi sac se u r r ou

in t ti n f the m ission a y
s ru c o O r .

L t ep a e f a m om ent to li ten t the opinion

us us or s o

o f the c nt y n thi im p o tan t ef m ati n

ou r o s r r or o .

H i n w eligion s hall n t s ve T h kom ba

s e r o a a u,

ex laim e d s m e
c I t is only a f esh s hem e to gain
o . r c

tim ; an d when he ecove his p ositi n he wil l thr w

e r rs o , o
 OP P OSI TI ON .
2 63

off his dre s s, sai d othe rs . H is n ew God is a sp irit,

an d can n o t sa ve his body, which w e shall n ow easil y

kill ,
”
g g
was the lan y u a e of m an H e has for saken .

the g od s of his fathers an d is e ven n o w ou r p ey

”
,
r ,

sai d a fo rth p a ty u r .

The ente prisin g M ara w ho had him self l on g

r ,

sin ce profess e d to be a w o shipp e o f the t e Go d r r ru ,

was g e tly con f s e d when he hear d the in telligen ce

r a u .

H e had hope d to s e cu re the s pp o t of all the C h is u r r

tian par ts of Fij i on acco nt of his bein g him self f u o

the n ew faith The p ofes sion of Ch istianity by the

. r r

kin g dest oyed t his hope an d M a a nintentional ly

r ,
r u

discove e d all his laten t am bition

r S O Thakombau .

is a C h i stian ! T hen we m u st fight fo s om ethin g

r r

diff e en t to eligion SO l on g as he has a child o a

r r .
, r

gran dchild in p owe I will fight with him or with

,
r,

his des cen d n ts I m s t m yself be king ”

a . u .

Ve y diffe ent was the s en tim en t of the Lakemba

r r

p p
e O le T here is an ov en in w hich all the Fij ian s a e
: r

bein g cooke d to be afte w ds eate n ; that oven is at r ar

B an ; an d that oven is n w cl os ed A em n an t O f o . r

our race will ye t live to c l tivate the s oil and to , u ,

occ py the cou n try God has given

u s u .

It was n ot to be expected that this n ation al reli

gion s change wo l d take pl ace withou t g eat com u r

m otion am on gs t devil s an d p ies ts r .

W hat the Society O f Jes s has been to Rom an u

C atholicism that ha s D aku been to Ba an heathenism

, u .

W hen id la t y has been on the d eclin e n ew life has

o r ,

been iu fii s ed in to the system by the sace dotal clan of r

D aku The town is in dee d known by the title Of

.

The Re vive of God Worship

”
r -
.

S h pt Myth l gy R di m b m
ee c a er on o o : o
’

an .
2 64 M E C RI SI S .

On e m orning, a few weeks af te r the m em orable

3oth of April , there was
great stir in Dak u So a .

rairai na K a lon The god appears is shou ted

from hou s e to hou s e A s tran ge chil d has been born
.

which is accor din g to Fij ian ideas a god ; bu t in

, ,

E n glish p arlan ce a m ons ter The chil d has a large .

hea d an d five deep im prints in his fo ehea d like the

, r ,

m a ks O f s o m any tho n s
r H e sits u p u naided and r .
,

l a ghs imm oderately he mu s t be ridicu lin g the new

u :

religion ! On the f ou rth day he p epare s to speak r .

S ely he will now dem on strate the tr u th Of the

ur

an cien t w orship A cr w d congregates

. The child o .

ass m es an e ect p os ition ; b egin s t

u r chatter ; falls o

back an d expi es H ow un fortu n ate that no one

,
r

co l d
u n d e s t an d an d explain the oracl e !
u r

D ku was then n otwiths tandin g its close con

a ,

n exion with B an wholly heathen Afte this incident

, . r

no D ak an em b ac d Ch istianity fo the Sp ace of two

u r e r r

years and a half T hirty tho s n d f thei co n try

. u a o r u

m en chan ge d th i eligion bef e a sin gle in habitant

e r r or

Of D k vent d to do the sam e

a u u re .

I n the city O f B n itself the e was con sid erable a r

ex it em en t
c C omm ne s w e e sei e d with fits w hich
. o r r z
,

they llege d w e e the wo ks of the ren o n ced

a r r u

deities ; n w ou l d anythin g q iet and relieve s ch

or u u ,

b t p ay e Off e d to the t e God on their behalf

u r r re ru .

The c pti al mission a y re so te d to v ariou s m ean

s e c r r s,

b t ll faile d except p aye

u a The p ie s tly con verts r r . r

be cam e in v l n tarily in p ired am ids t the pe formance

o u s r

O f thei d aily voc tion s n d ann ou n ce d in ton es of

r a a , a

dep ecation that the g ods we e g in g to l eave B an

”
r r o .

On e p ies t w en t in
r great fri ght to the miss ionary a .

s aid he Degei s s on has clu bbe d m e

” “
Si ”
On
’
r, , .
2 66 T H E C R I SI S .

con ceal them ? inqu ire d the kin g Sir s im u ltane .

,
”

o n ely eplie d the tw w e feare d the go ds ”

r Tha o, .

k om b u ose cal led to his Tongan attendan t to b ing

a r , r

the whip an d be gan to s e ve ely beat the m

, You r .
“

fea the g ods whom y o hav e n ev er s ee n ; an d are not

r u

af aid O f m e y o v ”
r chief whom ha n Th
, y ou e ur
s ee e , .

m n oa ed w ith p ain
e r r Which will yo fea most .
“
u r

in f t e ? in q i ed Thakom ba the de vil or

”
u ur u r u :

The cas tiga

”
me ? Yo sir was the an swer
u , .

tion ceas ed All the other p i ests w e e then as ked

. r r

whethe the g ds had been t

r blin g them ; b t the
o r ou u

w h l e on clav e d enie d bein g gu il ty T he kin g s dr ub

’
o c .

bin g w s eviden tly m o e eal than D e gei s This

a r r
’
.

p blic action gave evid en ce that Thakom ba n o longer

u u

fea d the gods O f B an

re The p op l ace w e e am azed ; . u r

an d w e e s o n ala m e d a s w ell
r o r .

R m o s O f e vil an d dissatisfaction cam e in fi om

u ur

all the p ovin es The i l an d of K o

r c eceive d the
. s ro r

st t
a e e n em i an d the w h le O f th t im p
es, tant place o a or

w as o n the v e g e O f b ein g l os t Th n three t owns

r . e ,

w ithin tw O th ee m il e s of the city ev ol te d

o r r A ,
r .

n mb
u O f in fl
er ntial chie fs in cl din g two O f the
ue , u

kin g y n ge b the s b con d d in a l ge can oe

’
s ou r ro r ,
a s e ar ,

a n d j in e d the en em y ; w hil t it w s p b li ly s tated

o s a u c

th t they had an ged with Yagodam to as a s sinate

a arr u s

Th kom ba
a s o n a s t hey c
u, l d b in g an a my
a s o ou r r

w ithin ight O f B n s K o oi av l ha d l on g since a . r r u o

arra n ge d w ith the th ee t wn s th t they sh l d j oin

r o a ou

his p ty ar Th k m b . had w ll t e te d these p e ple

a o au e r a o

ev s in ce he h d
er p d en ti e th ity ove them ;
a u su r e r au or r

b t th y e m aine d f it hf l to him n o l nge t han their

u e r a u o r

l git im te own e p e m itt ed

e a At his sign al the dru m
r r .
,

Of bellion was beaten ; a s specte d m an w ho lived

re u ,
 NA UL I VO UZ 2 67

in the t own w as kill ed an d eaten to show that the

, ,

m ovem en t w as n o fain t ; an d the town its elf was

occu pie d as the en em y s extr em e o tp os t The two
’
u .

par ties we e n ow within m sket shot of each othe

r u -
r,

an d d aily s kirm ishe s t ook p la ce n de the e e sight

y u r -

O f the write Thakom b r. n ow s aw that he had au

mis cal c late d the en e gies of his m o e y o thf l

u r r u u

Opp onent .

The lea der of the ru n aw ays was Nau livo You n g u .

as he w as in yea s he was n o s t an ge to the s we et s

r ,
r r

of d e s p otism When abo t sixteen yea s of age he

. u r ,

call e d at the isl an d O f S i ne Van na B lavu u su , ar a ,

w he e he f ll in l ov e w ith a p etty gi l
r e H e kn ew r r .

that he co l d not gain the lady by fai m ean s ; s o he

u r

in stan tly e s ol ve d to em pl oy violen ce

r When the .

pe ople we e in the as sem bly gro n d p es entin g the

r -
u ,
r

c s tom a y cook e d p ovisi n s

u r he imm ed iately s ei e d
r o , z

the two l ocal chiefs as p i n e s an d c n veye d them r so r , o

to his can oe The in h bitan t en d v

. e d in v ain
a s ea ou r

to p rop itiate thei g est an d to s er e theu el ease of

,
cu r r

the captiv es T h e w s on ly on e thin g that cou l d

. er a

c t the co d
u w as the s gg es tiv e eply
r , T he gi l u r . r

m s t be given u p
u 0 ! what w eepin g ! H e com
. r

pan ion s distracte d he p a ent ove whelm ed her

,
r r s r ,

love raving she w as le d to the Bau an can oe an d

r , ,

ex cha n ge d for the pris n e s o r .

A few days afte thi Na livo s ei ed a can oe r s, u u z

w hich he m et at s ea an d sen t the p i e as a p es en t

,
r z r

to his B au f i en d s r .

Sym p athy w ith the Opp essed w as the efo fa r ,

r re , r

fr om bein g the m otive of N liv s de s e tion He

’
au ou r .

was p obably in fl en ced by the opp os ition of the

r u

white s ; for he readily p e ceiv e d the su pe iority of r r

2 68 TH E C R I SI S .

civiliz ation over barbarism an d p erhap s s u pposed ,

that in this ins tan ce the fo eigne s were in the right r r .

Yet it m st be admi tte d th t his s itu tion was peen

u a a

lia ly dist es sin g

r H e had r ecen tly been sent to a
r .

Nake lo town w here he sp en t a w eek of m isery

, ,

a isin g f
r m the t yin g ci c m s tance tha t in variably
ro r r u s

accom p any the t re ache o s tu rning Of a Fij ian r u

town o athe the chan gin g of its m asters W hen

, r r r .

Se daku waq a d esign ed his rev olt f om Rewa he

ru r ,

fir s t com mu n icate d with B an As certainin g that the .

inten de d m ovem ent w o l d be acceptable to the u

Vu nival he then re q este d the B an kin g to send

u, u

s om e chiefs to p otect him w hil s t he beat the drum r ,

of rebellion Nau livou was sent fo this pu rpose

. r ,

a ccom p anie d by a fo ce of fif ty abl e m en This of r .

,

cou e w as on ly m oral for ce ; in tim atin g the firm

rs ,

con co d that had b een cau s e d

r to e x is t between
the Nak elo S a n d the B n g ove n m en te ru The a r .

chan ge w s t hen eff ecte d B t howeve com p osed

a . u r

N liv
au might be exte n ally he had a hos t of in
ou r ,

w ar d fe s W hat if he an d his fol l w e rs are only

ar . o

e nt pp ed ? H e cats ; b t he is m arvell ou sly and

ra u

ra pidly s tiated H e sle ps ; b t he k eeps one eye

a . e u

Op n I n a f w days he is s tisfi d that the m ove

e . e a e

m ent is g en in an d is el ieve d from his n p l easant

u e, r u

fe s ; y et he et n hom e as s oon a s etiq u ette allows

ar r ur s

him t le v e the n ew ally

o a .

An d n ow B an w a s hem m e d in ; an d u nl ess the ,

m i i na y s in fl en ce p even te d n o tbreak in the

’
ss o r u r a u

city the kin g m s t s oon fall b ef

,
e hi s n merous u or u

en m i se A lette w as s en t to m e in the n ames of

e . r ,

th k in g of R wa an d hi B a an
e llies warning m0
e s u a ,

to l eave the city as it w ou l d s on be bu r n t and they

,
o ,
2 70 TH E C R I SI S .

n on e the p
I prayed A m an b el n gin g to
re acher . . o

the king em ain e d stan din g as s en t y with a loaded

r r ,

m sk e t
u The s e vice w as short the c n gre gation
. r ,
o

w as dism is s e d an d s far thank s to an e ver p resent

,
o ,
-

G d the cris is w a s ove

o ,
B t the dis em bar ka tion of r . u

the hos tile a m y w as con tin u e d at C an tata

r Tha .

kom ba with twenty picked can oes sail e d thither

u, , ,

an d w a s com p l et ely su cce ssf l in sca tterin g the u

e n em y s fle et an d s ep aratin g his f The enemy

’
ce s
,
or .

w as am a e d In stea d of t eacherou s co Op eration

z . r -
,

he e ceive d a b ol d attack at s ea
r .

As the tw o fle et s m et the e occurr e d an in cident , r

which is his torically p aral lel to tha t which to ok place

a t the b attle of Afte the Ka ba and
F onten oy fi“ r

Lasakau m en had salu ted each o ther the latter ,

s aid Chiefs of K aba fi e ! The K aban s replied ”

, ,
r ,
“
Chiefs of Lasakau we do n t fi e fi st fire your ,
o r r :

selv es The Lasaka an s then began to dis charge u

thei m kets
r us .

Wh le dis t ict s s oon j oin e d the en em y an d B a

o r ,
u

it self fo the fi s t tim e in ce the bl ody re vol tion

,
r r s o u

of 1 8 37 was p lace d in a state of d efen ce

,
I n the .

m ean tim e the kin g gave w ay to de p on den cy Only s .

two m e n in the city op enl y showe d t hem s el ve s to

be f ien dl y t him ; the m ission ar y an d a faithful
r o

T ngan Yag da m s ho e was c w ded ; and a

o . o u
’
us ro

l on g array of o p han s who e fathe had bee n killed

r ,
s rs

by Thakomba f llowed his t ain W he eve he w ent u, o r r r .

The kin g him self an d the mis ion a y both tho ght s r u

Th d will
e r eam mb th t th E gli h ffi
er l t d th
re e er a e n s o cers sa u e e

F h by p lli g fi th i h t Th ffi
re n c u n f th F
o
‘

hg d e r a s. e o cer s o e renc u ar re

tu r n e d them the sal u te . L or d H ay , pt i

ca a n of the E nglis h gua rds , cried.
Ge ntl em e n of the h en ch g u ar ds , fi re C’
The ou n t d Au teroche re
pli d i
e n a l ou d voice , Gentl em e n, we ne ver fire fi rs t : fir e y ou r sel ves
The E nglish then gave them a ru nning fire .
 YA G ODA M U . 2 71

the hour vengean ce had ar ived I endeavo ed

of r . ur

t le a d the m an of bl ood to ep en t of his p as t m is

o r

de eds H e Spen t his days p ivately with m e no

. r ,

l on ge con cealin g his com pu n ction of con scien ce

r It .

w as at l en gth n eces s ary to u g e him to atten d t the r o

affair s of the s t a te A f ien d s ggeste d to T ha

. r u w

kom ba that Yagodam wo l d be b e tte em pl oyed

u u u r

in r e du cin g the K o o ebels to s u bj ection than in

r r

cau s in g fe ar in B an by his p e s en ce The cou sin r .

w as t he efo e d es p at ched on this w arlike e ran d

r r r .

Yagodam u did his wo k l eisu ely bu t w ell The r r , .

r ebe l s had obtain e d p os s e ssion of on e half of the

is lan d at the tim 9 of his a rival B t he said that r . u

w as n o m a tter they m u s t p ray the m o e to encou rage

,
r

t hem he cou l d tell them that he had hea d the mis

,
r

sionary say in a se m on tha

“
with God all thin gs
r ,

a e p os sible H e f i ghte n e d the en emy as m u ch

”
r . r

w ith his p raye s which he ca s e d to be s aid befo e

r , u r

e v ery attack s by his cann on

,
a H e c ll ecte d heathen . o

tr0 0 ps f om Gau an d Nairai an d tol d t hem to fight

r ,

as w ell as the C hr i tian s I n short he es tored con

”
s .
,
r

fi den ce to the roy al p arty T he rebel s w e e at las t . r

d iven in to a t own w ell fortified with a stone w all

r ,

an d cann on Yagodamu su rrou n de d the fortres s

.
,

bu t acte d m ore lik e Joshu a at Jericho than lik e a

B au chief Pr aye prayer praye all day l ong
. r, , r, .

The heathen p o tion of his army b e gan to admi e

r r

the d evotion an d the app a en t f aith of the n ew r

re ligionis ts S ddenly when the besieged thou ght

. u ,

there w ou l d be m o e praye than battl e the chief r r ,

or de re d an im m e diate as sau l t an d the p l ace was ,

taken by su pris e Al l the rebels w ere spar e d

r .
,

a l thou gh s om e of the bes iegers were clam orou s for

2 72 TH E C R I SI S .

their extermination Several hu ndreds on both sides

.

ren ou nce d heathenis m as the s e qu el of this expedi ,

tion ; an d peace was establishe d at Koro Three .

m on ths w ere thu s occu pied in its su bj u gation .

I n the n eighbou rhoo d of B an Ratn Qara was ,

r e op enin g hostilities
- H e had su cces sfu lly defended
.

many t own s from Thakom bau ; bu t it re mained to be

s een whether his arm y w ou l d be as in vin cible in

aggre s s ion as in defen ce H e sele cte d the to wn of .

D ravo as the obj ect of attack I f that town yiel ded .

,

the arm y coul d at o n ce m arch into B an min gling ,

with the f u gitives D ravo s ent to B an demanding

.
,

help It co l d ill be spare d ; for a bo dy of the enemy

. u ,

s tation e d at C anta ta ann oyed the city daily , and ,

s kirmishin g w as cons tan tly g oin g on B u t the pre .

s ervation of D ravo w as e ssential to the s afe ty of B an ,

an d as m an y as cou l d be s p are d we e s en t to help in r

its d efence M s t fo t n ately for B an C aptain D u nn

. o r u ,

had j t a ive d f m Am erica with a la ge q an tity

us rr ro r u

of arm s an d amm u n ition H e refu s e d to ecognis e the

. r

com pact b et ween the white s by m ean s f w hich they ,

o

hop e d to ee B an d est oye d bu t t on ce s a ile d to B an

s r ,
a .

H is vi it was m o st Opp t n e
s M u skets p owder and
or u .
, ,

lead we e p chase d g ee d ily and B an w as sa ve d

r ur r , .

The con du ct of the Dravo defen ce w as e ntru s ted

to Thakom ban s el dest b other w ho had been a very
’
r ,

s tau n ch he athen It s eem e d s tran g to him to com

. e

m ence w a lik e op e ation s withou t any referen ce to

r r

the te mples When the app oach of the enem y was

. r

rep o te d he laid a s t on g am b u s h
r , u ts ide the town
r o ,

at the hea d of which he emain e d As the vas t armyr .

rol le d on b n in g to a ven ge the w

, ur n gs received at ro

the han ds of the g eat kin g whos e p o wer was now

r ,
2 74 TH E C R I SI S .

w hile , he w oul d n ot allow him self to en tertain a

f givin g S pi it towards his en emie s
or r .

Afte a tim e the chiefs as s em ble d in cou n cil and

r , ,

decide d u p on ei ing by a coup d m ain the canoes

s z ,
e ,

belongin g to the ebel chiefs B u t in con s e q ence of

r .
, u

the k in g b ein g advised to fo b ea a littl e l on ge the r r r,

o de was co n t e m an de d
r r Altho gh this s tep origi
u r . u

n ate d with the kin g e t th c o m m n p e op le s e cretly e o

y , ,

e n co ag e d by m is chiev o s chief
ur blam e d the mis u s,

si na
o
y fo rt h e m easu e r w h i ch as t hey thou ght r , , ,

d ep ived them of ve y con ide able plu n d er The

r r s r .

chief o f th La aka an s a sk e d wh the miss ion ho se

e y s u u
-

s h l d n ot be b u nt for this a ct f in te feren ce as he

ou r o r ,

te m d it This w as snflicient en cou ragem ent to

r e .

st im l te hi m en to ann oy u s
u a s w hich the y did in their
o wn eff e t u al wa cT h y s p ok e Op e n l y of ston ing
y . e

m e, an d obbe d m p e m ises alm os t hou ly

r A
y r r .

c n t n t di
o s a ha g f ton e w as k pt p f
sc r e o ev e l s s e u or s ra

ev n in A t n ight m s h ep w e k il l d n d tw re o
e
g s .
y ; a e e

a ttem pt we e m de t nte o h
s r ab t w e o e r ur ou s e , u er

f s t a te d
ru rT he kin g n t e t d the m i i n a y w ith
. e r a e ss o r ,

te ars in hi y to n d e this ha s in g pe on
s e es, e ur ra s r ss

ti n p t cti n b in g o t of hi p ow
o , ro e o e Y a e u s er . ou r

ffe in g id he b c se y o phol d m y a tho ity

”
su r , sa ,
e au u u u r .

Th e who ill t at yo a e t it s an d d s i e to
os -
re u r ra or ,
e r

d eliv m e into th han d s f m y n em i

er e o e es .
”

T he k in g of Rew a an d his allies ag in s n t to me

‘

a e ,

ur gin g m y depart e f om B an o th y w u l d n ot be ur r ,
r e o

a n we s ble f th c n seq en ces I til l beli ve that

ra or e o u . s e

if I h d t k n that tep
a
—
a a s t p to w hi h l
e ome
s ,
e c a so s

o f m y b eth en di e t d m y atten tion

r r — th conflict
r c e , e

w o l d have b en e n d d w ithin t we n ty f o
u e hou s f e ,
-
u r r o

m y d p a t e by the death of the kin g

e r ur ,
B t by the . u ,
 OF F E R S OF P E A C E R E F USE D .
2 75

grace of I resol ved to em ain at B an at all

God, r

ha a ds
z r I w distinctly the g eat change that w s
. sa r a

takin g place in Thakomba an d in the p eople u,

gen e ally ; an d I cou l d n ot fo s ke them al th gh

r r a , ou

they had ill u s e d m e W hen the kin g w s in fo m e d

- . a r

that I w as u nm ove d by the m e ssage f om Rewa he r ,

w as deeply aff ct d an d said to m e e When the ves sel

e , ,

is s ink in g ev e y on e is an xio s to p ovid e fo hi own

,
r u r r s

s a fe ty a s m any of m own el ative s are n ow d in g ;

, y r o

b t yo
u w h m I hav e
u , evil e d
o em ain t pe ish r ,
r o r

w ith m e I eplied O nly be faithf l to God an d

r ,
u ,

foll ow the g idan ce of Hi wo d an d I will em ain

u s r ,
r

with y ou u n til yo death sho l d it be p e mitte d to

ur ,
u r

com e to p as d in g the p esent agitation ”

s ur r .

Thakom ba n ow m a de offe s of p eace to his ol d

u r

a dv e sary R atu Q ara the kin g of Re wa

r , This chief , .

ha d n e g otiate d fo p eace n o le th n f t en tim

r ss a ou r e es ,

when he w a s in a dve ity ; b t Thakom ba had rs u u

refu s e d to be c m e f ien dly w ith himo H w n w

r . e as o

gainin g g o n d an d the e was b t a step between

r u ,
r u

T hakom bau an d de ath T he R w chief look e d like . e a

a m an bein g con m e d w ith a d esi e fo e ven ge

su r r r .

H e e m em b e e d w ith great feelin g that he ha d

r r , ,

h m bled him s elf fo teen tim e in vain ; that in

u ur s ,

s p ite of the en tr e atie o f his s is te in l aw T h k m s r- -

,
a o

ba ha d kil le d his b othe with his own han d ; an d

u r r

t hat when Rewa was de tr oye d his th ee son an d

,
s , r s

hei rs, who w e e f to y u n g to fight w e e ba

r ar o o ,
r r

ba o ly m de e d
r us Still it was hoped that a
ur r .

m e ss age f rom T hakombau to his irritate d kin s m an

w o u l d be s ffi cien t to p acify him
u .

F the fi st tim e u n de the influ ence n ot of fea

or r ,
r ,
r,

f r he w ou l d hav e p lace d his head u n de l b

( o th e c u r

a . 2
‘
.
2 76 TH E C R I SI S .

s ooner than k
ac n owl e dge his err or , or his p olitical
weakn ess , ) bu t of a cl em e n c y , or i gin atin g in his
m atu rin g belief
p e and u n defil ed in our hol y , ur ,

religion T hakom ba m ade an a dvance towar ds re

,
u

con ciliation with the m an w hom he ha d so re p ea te dly

inj ur e d The frien d ly p Op os al was in s tan tly rej e cted

. r

with s corn an d wi th d efian ce of Heaven it self

,
We .

said he of Rewa whethe Jehovah who s

”
s hal l s ee , ,
r ,
i

rit can s ave the bod of Thakom ba T g ”

a s
p i , y u n in u . r

to M M oo e he ej oin e d
r . Ha d a Fij ian brou ght
r ,
r ,
“

that m ess age I w o l d have kill ed an d ea ten him

,
”
u .

Sim u ltaneou sly with this one of K roirav u lo s ,

o
’

S p ie s was taken in the act of bribin g a B au town .

I n s tead o f b ein g cl bbe d an d eaten as he w ou l d have u ,

been a few m on ths previou s ly he was pre sen te d ,

with foo d an d cl othin g re com m en de d to beco m e a ,

C hristian an d then es co ted in safety to his own

,
r

town H is f ien d
. pp os in g that he had b een
r s, su

killed a a m tte Of co se had st an gl ed a wom an

s a r ur , r ,

to pay e spect to his m em o y

r r .

I n w u ge d the kin g to occ py the attentio n of

o r u

the p e ple by s om e s che m e f p litic l e fo m

o By o o a r r .

r eq e t I d ew
u th e f ll ow in g s im p l e p lan w hich o
s
p
,
r u ,

re c iv e d the
e oy l con s id e ation r a r

( R O
P P O SE D O CT O B E R ,

HAVIN G
b a ce d Ch istianity an d being em r r ,

d si o s of elevatin g
e r u co n t y we the K in g an d ou r u r , ,

C hi fs of B an do he eby ag ee
e , r r

1 To t ke n . e v en ge fo p ast off e nce s am o n gst

a o r r

o el v e s o
u rs kin dred r .

2 T o f bid w ithin o r d omini on s s tran glin g

. or u
,

can nib alis m an d int e n al wa ,

r r.
2 78 M E C RI S I S .

con s titu tional governm en t and he rej ected the whole , ,

with the characteristic r em ark I was born a chief , ,

an d I will die a chief

”
.

On the 8th of Novem ber the kin g had a confer

en ce with his reb elliou s b ot her M ara on boar d the r ,

Drag n Captain Du nn b ou ght the two chiefs to

o . r

gethe n expectedly with the hop e of m akin g peace

r u ,
.

W hen the kin g fou n d ou t the arrange men t he at firs t ,

refu s e d to s ee M ara an d hid him s elf in the fore castle

,
.

B t he afterward s rel ent ed an d a l on g an d in te rest

u ,

in g in te view was the esu l t

r M ara app ea e d to r . r

s often an d the kin g fo gav e him

,
B u t the re was no r .

s atis fact o y resul t r .

The n ext day Thakom bau accepte d the in vitation

of C apt ain H M D enham R N .an d w en t on board
.
, . .
,

H B M su veyin g ship He al d lyin g at an chor ”

. . . r - r ,

in the p o t of O val a ; w he e he offe e d to m ee t

r u r r

al l those who h d exile d them s el ve s f om B aua r ,

he ar th ir grievan ces e d es s their w on g and

e ,
r r r s,

p a don their c im es B t non e of the ebel party

r r . u r

W en t n e a r .

T he kin g al s o wi he d on this occas ion to s et him

s

s elf ight with the white s a a comm nity

r H e had s u .

s en t c m p l ain t s to the Sy dn ey gove n m en t ; a n d he

o r

ha d al o teas e d his m is wn y int o writin g to C aptain

s s ar

D en ham s tatin g that he had very g ave cha ges

,
r r

again s t c tain B ritish s bj ects

er The kin g al s o u .

wi h d to p ove his in n o en ce of the b n in g of

s e r c ur

L ev ka Un der the e ci m stan ces Capt D enham

u . s r cu ,
.

hel d the c t on b o d H M S Herald

ou r B u t the
ar . . .
“
.

white f e d to att n d with the ex cepti n o f M

s re u s e ,
o r .

D Whippy the U S vice c n s l an d M H m bers ;

.
, . .
-
o u ,
r . u

who we e receive d as the ep e sen tatives of the B itish

r r r r
 C ONF E R E N C E . 2 79

an d Am erican s . The foll owin g are som e of the

q t
u esion s which s u gges te d t he m s elv e s an d an sw e s ,
r

e n s e d as a nn ex e d
u

The P es ident Of what grievances do the white

r .

re siden ts com pl ain

M H m bers
r . Lev k a w as bu rnt fou rteen
a . u

m on ths ago ; an d it is q ite eviden t it cou l d n ot be u

bu n t witho t the con sen t of T hakom bau

r u
”
.

P esident
r Of w hat d oe that eviden ce con sis t ?
. s

M H mnbers
r . H e bein g king of the Fij is o s o
.
,
r

s tyl d the act m s t hav

e , been don e u n der his kn owu e

l e dge as a m atte of co s e ; u n til he fix es it u p on

,
r ur

s o m e bo dy el s e
”
.

P esident to the King

r ,
Yo are accu se d by M r . u .

H um be s of havin g bu rn t Levu ka
r W hat have you .

t o alle ge to the con t ary ? r

T he K ing Th ee days afte the M alaki aff i a

. r r a r

m esse nge cam e f om L ev ka to appease m e fo what

r r u ,
r

they ha d don e I said What bu s iness have yo to

.
,
u

h e lp the white m en I f anythin g happ ens to them ,

l e ave them alone to the m sel ve s ; for they are f rom

a n ther cou n try I kn ow n othin g of the bu nin g of
’
o . r

L evu ka
”
.

P esiden t to the K ing

r As a C hristian m an
, .
,

having the hon ou r of a kin g did you kn ow then o , ,

r

ha ve y he a d since at wh se in s tance the ac t was

ou r ,
o

e rpe t ate d
p r

The K ing No one re porte d to m e they were

.

oin g to bu rn the t own I f an

y on e ha d d on e s o I
g .
,

w ou l d n ow e v eal it
”
r .

The P es ident Have y ou any other grievan ce

r ,

o r a ct of Opp re ssion to acc s e Tu i Viti of s u b se qu en t ,

u ,

to the bu rn ing of Levu ka ?

2 80 m C RI S I S .

Mr . H m ubm . exce pt ou r be ing ra

restriction w as is s u ed by Van ni , chief of Vin

”

act of Varani which restricte d the trade -

of the white
”
men ?

him to please himself a bo ut it . This was afi e r hg as

chief of Viwa t a letter to that ef fect ”

, had se n .

The P res ident . Ha ve y ou the whites any thin g , ,

el se to accu se Tu i Viti of

Mrm bers . H e ha s n ot ha d the pow er to do

.

anythin g els e ; his po we bein g on the declin e

”
r .

P es iden t to the K ing

r Hav yo an y com plaints
, . e u

to m ak e a gains t the white residen ts at Le vu ka ?

”
The K ing Non e . .

P res ident, to the King “

Are you rea dy and willin g
to p ote ct t hem
r an d thei trade in yor ur dominions
”
The K ing . Ye s .

D in g this con fe en ce Thakomb u ffi cially s ta te d

ur r a o

the exten t of his d omin ion s ; the s m alln ss of which e ,

a s com pa d with the c n t y at l ge ca se d m ch

re ou r ar , u u

am u s em e n t to thos e wh ha d been stylin g him K in g o

of F i j i On his expl inin g his p osition with refe en ce

”
. a r

to S om o m o Lak m ba &c C apt in D en ham ex

so ,
e , .
, a

claim e d W hy he i m e t han a kin g ; he is an

, , s or

e m pe ror! B u t when ked what p o tion of F ij i as r

con s t it te d the kin gd om in which he wou l d p o te ct

u r

the w hites he gave the an s we as e c rd e d in the

,
r r o

m in te d m atter
u The titl e Kin g of I hj i is e ntirely
.
'

of E n glis h o ig in T hak om ba ha s n ever bee n in

r . u

s t all e d o e cognis ed a
r r s ch by the Fij ian p in ce s u r s

g ene l
raly It is.
q e tion able whe ther its a doption
u s
2 32 TH E C RI SI S .

e n fee ble d state of health H e w as greatly afflicted

.

wi h t sore s ; an d s om e of the r ebel s fe are d l e st d eath

s hou l d p ove a swifter m essen ger than the cl b

r u .

S om e kn win g n es said the ill n ess was all a sham

o o ,

an d that he w ou l d be w ell qu ickly en ou gh shoul d his

pa ty be gin to gain any s ccess The e w ere n ot

r u . r

wan tin g those howev e who attribu te d the ill nes s

,
r,

of the kin g to the an xie ty of the m ission ary to l ead

him to rep en t n ce These s pp os e d th t dru gs were

a . u a

a dm in is te e d to mak e the kin g ill an d tha t when he

r ,

ha d b ecom e s pi itu ally he led m edicine w ou l d be r a ,

given w hich wo l d re s to e him to his won ted state of

u r

en e gy !r On on e occas ion s om e hostile chiefs re ,

q este d m e to adm inis te p ois on in s tead of m edicine

u r ,

a n d th s elie v e them of their g e t foe !

u r r a

Of co s e in these dis t es sin g circ m stan ce s

ur ,
r u ,

des e tion fr m B an we e fi eq ent I n the m orning

r s o r
'
u .
,

the fi t q estion s k e d in the city w a s

rs u H as any a ,

n aw ay la t n ight S m e of the king s ’

on e el e s ru s o

m en i l cc ion ally b en te d them selves

a s o as a s .

I n the ide ad of n ight an al m of d an ge w as ar r

f eq en tly given
r u Sp i s we e om etim es dis c ve ed. e r s o r ,

b t e c p e d ; an d it w as s pp e d that t h y had
u s a u os e

c me t
o fi th t w no T he e is n o d bt w hateve
re e o . r ou r

as t the e n em y
o m tim es c m in g to e con n it e the
so e o r o r

m i ion h se by n ight
ss - A call to a m s at m idn ight
ou . r

The agre em e n t is to s to p al l s hi p
I hOp e y ou will hel ps of goin g to B an .

u s in a j u s t cau s e I s en d y ou s om e. en s an d ink by acom ber p M .

y
S ho ul d y o u wan t an thin g at any tim e , don t be backward in sen ding
’

f or it I f y o u are s hort of s m all s tores , or an thin g , sen d f or it If y

fi p
. .

y ou don t, I s hall thin k hard of it The r s t s hi of war com e s , I s hall

’

y y
.

s e n d y ou on a bo at dir ectl , as n ow we are , as Am erica is , s au c and

p
inde en de nt — The con s u l af te rw ards u se d Pickerin g s
. e n s an d ink
’
p
p re tty fr e el y y
S u bseq u entl he vis ite d A m erica , an d s e cur ed a te rribl e
y pt bl
.

”
v is it fr om a m an -
of war
-
. Th e s m all s tores w ou l d be v er acce a e,
as M r W illiams was in
. ver y re du ced circu ms tan ces at the tim e .
 B A 17 I N D AN GE R . 2 83

wa s by n o m eans rare S om etim es the Sabbath e . s r

v ice w as ab ptly c n cl de d as the m en we e cal led

ru o u ,
r

to battle .

The m os t al armin g rep o ts we e carrie d to the r r

dis tan t mis sion s tation s s ch as - The kin g is kille d

: u ,

a n d e ate n The m ission hou e has been b n e d ; -

s ur

The city is des t oye d ; T he mis sion fam ily has

r
”
-

had to flee from B au at a m om en t s n otice ”

830
’
,
.

The e we e al so t aito s in the city ; an d thei

r r r r r

s ignal s m ade with lighte d ree d s by night we e s om e

, ,
r

tim e s visible to the town s fol k Watches we e set ; . r

an d on ce bu t on ce onl y the darin g s ign al m an had a

, ,
-

very na ow escape f om capt e

rr r ur .

F o nin e lon g dreary m on ths B an was thu s alm os t

r

be sie ge d The p eople we e Often with u t food till

. r o

la te in the aft e n oon T he mi s sion p ar ty w e e su f

r .
- r

fe rers with the othe s They kn ew n ot what a day

r .

m ight bring forth The cann ibal d eath d m w as

. - ru

he a d alm os t e very night an d s m etim es in th e e

r ,
o r

or fo r diff e en t di ection s
u r M o e than n ce did the
r . r o

mis sionary fam ily s ee fi om its own e s iden ce s om e

,
'
r ,

poor creatu re som etim e s a m em b e of the con g ega

,
r r

tion kille d an d car rie d off to be cooke d an d eat en

,
.

I f I wen t f om hom e f o a mile o two I f e qu en tly

r r r ,
r

hea d a bu llet whi in g over m y hea d

r zz F or m onths .

we had re as on to app ehen d inj ry by night f om the

r u r

ha n d of the in cen diary an d at all ho s w e e we ,

ur r

arou s e d with tiding s of im p en din g dan ge r.

At thos e plac es on the a dj acen t coas t of G eat Fij i r

where p re aching was kept u p the p eople cam e a m e d ,

r

to the s ervice ea dy at a m om en t s n otice t en gage

’

, r o

with the foe On s u ch occasion s the e w a s m o e

. r r

r eas on to be afr aid of the l oa de d fire a m s in a - r

2 84, TH E C R I SI S .

cr ow de d hou se than of the en em y that w ere hou rly

exp e cte d .

Thi p ess e fi om withou t aided the cau s e of the

s r ur
'

m is ion ary A p blic p yer m ee tin g was hel d e very

s . u ra -

n ight an d m nin g w hich w as w el l atte n de d

or ,T he .

s p iritu al l eade s of the p eople en deav o r e d to im p re s s ur

u pon them that they s hou l d be a s m u ch al arm e d fo r

t hei s o l s welfar e as they evidently w ere for that

r u
’

of th i bo die s
e r .

T he s avin g of the live s of war p ris on ers was -

n ow in t od ce d by the B au an kin g
r u Al l who w ere .

taken alive we e s pared ; and it was ann ou n ce d to be

r

T hakom ba s wish that pris oners shou l d be captur e d

’
u

aliv e if p os sible
, This wa s n ot in acco dan ce with
. r

p op l a f eelin g ; bu t a little m on ey soon rem oved

u r

the diffi c lty It w s m ade lm own that the miss ion

u . a

a r
y w o l d p e s
u en t p op e rty f
ro e v e ry pris on er w ho se
r r

l ife w s s av d a T his gave effi cien cy to the n ew e g

e . r u

lati n ; n d I w s ep eate dly an d with m u ch s a tis

o s a a r ,

f cti n call ed t
a o , e d ee m m y p l e dg e o r .

T m ain tain m y n e t al ity I m ad e the s a m e

o u r ,

Offe t the en m y
r o Let the odi m of killin g the
e . u

p i on
r s em ain w ith y
ers r kin g I aid I f y ou ou r ,
”
s
“

s av lif y w ill ceive ec m p en s e fi om m e ; an d

'
e e, ou re r o

th Re wa kin g y o
e m aster w ill p y y o j s t the
,
ur ,
a u u

s m
a wh th
e,
y o d
e elive y o
er captiv s d e a d o
u r ur e r

alive .T o this s en t w a s app a en tly giv en

,
as B t r . u

it w as sw ete f them to kil l than to save or

e r or

p e h p they eceive d a hin t f om Re wa that n o

r a s r r

livin g B an w l d be w el com e
au A f ew m or n in gs
ou .

a ft er thei in t view with m e the en em y k ill e d fo

r er ,
ur

m e n w h m th y co l d have captur e d al ive with the

o e u

g eatest eas e
r .
2 86 M E C R I SI S .

he him self w ou l d be t ay the place into the chief s r

’

han d by ettin g the t wn on fi e

s s The con s pira tors o r .

p arte d .

T he day p eviou s to that n am e d by the t aito

r r r

witness d the e n t an c in to Dra vu ni of a s trong

e r e

rein f c m en t of B u an s
or e a .

N xt day Rok o Tu i Nam ata marche d in f l l force

e u

a gain s t N n an The gate s w ere cl ose d an d all was

a u .
,

s il en t was e xp ecte d ; f
,
as all egre s s is forbidden or

a ft the d p tu e of the fi ghtin g m en

er e ar The man
r -
.

w ho p ced d the re m y a s a s ort of spy n ow m ade

e ar

the c n c t d sign al by b nin g a few d y l e aves

o er e , ur r .

T he eply w s given f om the town in a ol s n g by

r a r s o, u

the t it o ra The w ar io s d ew nigh

r . They w ere to r r r .

attack th t own in th ee several plac s an d at the

e r e ,

s m e in t an t the in cen diary was to p erf o m his w ork

a s r .

B t an ol d m an v n t e d to ent tain do bts an d

u e ur er u ,

cl im b e d p a hi h t e
g u W ith in th t w n app d
r e . e o e ar e

e t f sp e l b T h y!
! “
a f or s o an d g n ar s , c u s, u s re a c er

D o bl t ch y ! is the c y Th dvan in g di
u e r ea er
”
r . e a c

vi i n h lt T h t wn po
s o s a . f th its ho t e —a n
o u rs or s s,

a my ng d ar o n d
t f m m il a e —a n d th ro es u
r
g co re e ,

B au an t t Na w h d b n th esc p e In deed
s r e r ea . r ro a ee e a .
,

if th n m y h d t k n the p e a tion t
e e e a s ta tion a
a e r c u o

f c in n e f th w o d to c t off the et e t the e

or e o o e o s u r r a , r

w oul d h v b e n a f a f l s la ght
a e e A s it w a s thee r u u er .
,

ca sual tie w e few s er .

E arl y in
ye (1 8 55) a st an g r u m ou r
the n ew ar r e

rea h d B n
c e A tain v g ta ble ( d l ) ha d b een
a . cer e e a o

cook d t R wa n d s ve d p n a w o den t ay t
e a e ,
a er u o o r
,
o

u l
pp y on f B t Q a s w i
ev s w it h
o a r p a s t a u ar
’
e e .

S dde nly it becam e viden t that the ta o w s w eep

u e r a
 D E A TH OF TH E KI N G OF R E W A .
2 87

in g . ty bein g ex cite d Adi C ivo in q i e d

H er cu rios i ,
u r

w hy it c ie d W as Rewa ab o t to be d t yed ?
r . u es r o

A n ote of diss ent iss u e d f om the d ta W as he r a . r

o wn f th n ear his death ?

a er W a s T hakom ba Th u e

n am e s o f som e s co es of chiefs w e e m en tion e d ; b t r r u

dis s en t was s till exp ess e d by the ta o At las t the r r .

al a m e d l ady in q i e d
r I s m y l d the kin g u r f ,
or ,
o

Re w a ab o t to die ?
,
The sign f as sen t wa s given
u o ,

a n d the c yin g ceas e d r .

The ep rt cau s e d nive s al ex cite m ent ; fo su p e

r o u r r r

s tition ex e cis es a p owe f l r sw ay S dd n ly the r u . u e

be a tin g of ce t in d m s ceas ed A chil lin g ep rt

r a ru . r o

p a aly e d the d mm e s The kin g of Rewa Ratu

r s ru r .
,

Q ara the H n g y W om an
,
”
the Lon g Fell ow
u r is , ,
”

dead T he whol co n t y s eem e d h she d in dis m ay ;

e u r u

f a m ig hty m an T hakom ba s on ly fo midabl e ival

’
or ,
u r r ,

ha d f ll n a At any a te it n ow s eem e d ce tain that

e . r ,
r

the C h is tian eligion wo l d be e tablis h d

r r u s e .

T h kom ba el d e b othe was est in e d w ith

’
a u s r r r r ra

difiic lty f om b atin g the cannib l t n e at m idn ight

u r e a u ,

o n a cco n t of the g eat n ew s

u r .

R t Q a a was a fi m n d consisten t belie ver in

a u r r a

the f ith of his f the s

a When a ef gee he was a r . r u ,

ofiicially a dvi e d t bec m e a Ch is tian Wh t ! ”

s o o r . a

s aid he becom e Ch is ti n W hy we coul d not then

, r a ,

a v e n ge o w on gs ! s aid his m inis te

”
ur r f r o

s ta te let s chan ge o
,
“
el igion an d s till ca
u y n ur r ,
rr o

ou r p l n fo r ven ge No that will n ever do

” “ ”
a r e .
, ,

w as the ep ly of the chie f

r w e cann ot w o ship a G d : r o

o f l ve o n d s ek to m u de ou
,
a fell ow c eat es
e r r r - r ur .

H is in te c se w ith the civiliz e d w o l d did n ot

r ou r r

ab ate his f ith in the t a dition s a eceive d f m his r r ro

an ce s t o s A fe w m onths p reviou s to his death he

r .
,
2 88 TH E C R I SI S .

offere d to go int o the rive when ever sharks were r,

dis covere d to p ove to the m is sionary M oore that his

,
r ,

p e son w as pec l iarly ac ed

r u s r .

Thou gh origin ll y a p ers ec to yet he su bse a u r,

q ently be cam e the f ien d of the missionaries The

u r .

Re v W illiam M o e
. occ pie d Re wa in 1 8 5
o r 4 nine r e- u ,

y ears afte the town had been vacate d by his p ede

r r

ce s s o H e fo n d Rat Q ara p e s n ally as kin d to

rs . u u r o

him a he h d bee n to them

s a B t he w o l d n t all ow . u u o

M M o e to pl ant in the mis sion ga den d in g ta bu

r . or - r ur

m on ths n o to m ake any n ois e by m ean s of the

,
r

w ood n dr m e The mis sion ary was m os t z eal ou s in

u .

e n de v o a in g to in d ce the chie f to en ou n ce hea then

ur u r

is m ; b t hi effo ts w e e on the whole u n s cce s s ful

u s r
’ r , ,
u .

Y t it w as evident that an im p e ssion was ma de on

e r

the min d of the chief ; an d b t for the a dvice of s ome ,

u

o f the fo eign e s he wo l d p obably hav e be come

r r ,
u r

r e con cil e d t hi p son al a dv e

o a y K in g T hako m ba
s er rs r , u .

O n on e ca i n he elen t d s o fa as to give a
oc s o p r e r u

slain bo dy to M M e Fo h s ha d the m is s ion

r . oor . r ou r

ar
y p l e a d d w it h him e an d b egge d to be all o w e d to ,

b y th c p which h d b n b o ght fo the

ur e or se , a ee r u r

o ven Ra t Q a eplie d that h m an flesh was all he

. u ar r u

r e ce ive d f om his w io s in et n fo the costly

r ar r r r ur r

s b sidies w ith which he con s tan tly s ppl ie d his t oops

u u r ,

The Rev W illiam M oore , u n der date of the 13th of D e cem ber , 1854,
.

write s The chi ef is doin g all he can to m ak e s u r e wor k of B a n No

y p fi
.

s tone is bein g l eft u n tu rn ed The tw o v er nice tem l es ar e nis hed

.

yp yi g w
.

The chi e f has m es s age to m e , sa n

s ent a v er e m u s t n ot con
olite

tin n e the religiou s s er vice s at N a Vu nis e , [the s acr e art of the to wn, ] dp
l e s t the god be an gr at the n ois e y
H e wis he s u s to ha ve the w ors hi
. p
at ou r o wn e nd of the town f or the re s en t This l ed to a v er p
l ea sant . yp
conv er s ation abou t the gods , in whi ch he s ai d he w as n o a n g any t p yi
inte ntional dis res e ct to p
ehov ah ; bu t w as J
u ttin g his own
g ods on p
fi
their n al trial , an d of cou rs e m u s t not off en d the ries ts
”
O f course p
y
.

t his gen tl e man date was obe ed.

2 90 TH E CR I SI S .

death of one onl y . The chief was then bu r ied at

Mu anidele ; his fla g, mu sket, p ow der-hor n, chest,
and

mats , n ative drap ery, canoe , &c , were pM d over the .

vicinity of the grave .

The partial prevention of the cu stom ary widow

stran glin g was the re su l t of mis sion ary M oore s
’

presence on the spot He was exceedingly anxious .

to gain the point as it woul d form a pre cedent in the ,

cas e of m en of less rank T o en su re su ccess he first .

,

s ou ght the co op eration of the Roman Catholic mis

-

sion ary the Rev M r M atthew

,
B t M r M atthew. . . u .

p olitely decline d to m ake u nite d effort again st the

s t an gling ;
r s ta tin g tha t it was con tr ary to his
in st ctions to interfe e with the cu s to ms of the
ru r

cou ntry A stran ge ex c s e W hy his v ery errand

”
. u ,

as a m ission ary w as ant ag onistic to the cu s toms

of F ij i Idolatry an d eligiou s acts of cru elty are

. r
.

c s t om s w hich m st di sapp ear in p op ortion to his

”
u , u r

s u cce s s as a m is sion ary an d which his m er e resence

p ,

shou l d con demn ‘ .

The following extracts of l etters fr om the Rev W fll iam l oose

p
.

give articul ar s of B atu Q ara s death

’

(23d of anu ar , J y
T u i D reketi is ver ill with dy s entery He y
R
.

has been ne ar death s door du ring the l as t wee k ; an d

’
e wa has bal l
fi ll ed with al arm H e wou l d not all ow hi s ries ts to com e n ear him hr
. p
s om e time p
The ries ts , and chiefs , and all say tha t th ey ar e only
.

waitin g for the word of the chief to embrace hristianity I have had C .

a good deal of tal k with the chief ; who does no t promis e to

M in t
y
s a s he will see, if he gets well H e still keep s firm as to havins .

Thakombau kill ed .

( 29th of Janu ar y)
Roko T u i D reketi di ed on
.
“
r iday m ornin .
g F
abou t da light y W e have be en in a great deal of excitem e n t ev er s ince
.

y
.

I t is only thr ou gh the m erc of God that som e of u s ha v e n ot been

kill ed I have n ot f eare d m u ch as to m s elf , al thou gh s o m e of thm
. y
have char ged m e with kil ling the chi ef B u t I ha ve f ear e d m os t fa the .

T ongan s , l est be bu rn ed by s om e of th e B a li kin s

ou r hou s e s hou l d
or
[ g
pai d f oll ow ers ] B u t, than k God, things are s e ttlin g d o w n a littl e I
.

p p
.

have bee n l aced in u n l easant circu m stances from the wa in whifi

y
 T ON GAN H E L P . 2 91

M ost kable it is that Thakombau s enemy

remar ,
’

died so far deprived of the facul ty of speech that he ,

w as u nabl e to be q eath the war as a l e gacy to his

u

foll owers ; a bequ e st which w ou l d have com mlled

.

them either to con qu er or be u tterly van qu ishe d ,

before they su rren dered .

A treaty of peace w as s oon ma de between B an

an d Rewa ; bu t the B an rebe ls still hel d ou t again st

the kin g .

I n M arch, Thakom bau ha d the pleas ure of wel

comin g his form er gu est, K in g Geor ge of Ton ga The .

T ongan panied by abo t forty

m onar ch was accom u

l ar ge can oes Afte en deav ou rin g in vain to act as

. r

m e diator between all partie s in the cou rse of which ,

on e of his chiefs was killed the T on gan cour t u nani ,

m ou sly re sol ved to help the kin g in the su bj ection of

his rebelliou s p eop le .

The expecte d interferen ce of the foreigner s secu r ed

to the rebel p ar ty the allian ce of many tribes who ,

the chief treated the s tate-ministers and the riests They went several p .

p
tim es to him to s ore [ex ress regret] , and he sent them away They .

blam ed me for the whol e ; and said, I was making the chief weak and ill
as you did Thakombau , in or der that he might become a hristian ; and C
p
l ots of other u n l eas ant thin gs I took bu t littl e notice , as I thou ght
.

the chief was getting better ; bu t on Thu rs day he had a rela se, which p
te rminated in death They have strangl ed bu t one lady She was ill , and,
. .

they said, was of no u se to live The Noco lady was not strangl ed : I
’
.

do n ot know the reason why Of cou rs e I did all I coul d to revent the
. p
expe cted strangu lation ; and M rs . M oore al so went, and p resented her
re q u es t for the lives . The B en la dies wai ted for K oroiravu l o and the
B e n chiefs of his p ar ty , who came, and ref used to strangl e any ; for which

p
The chief is buried in the best new tem l e, which has j u st been bu il t,
M u anidel e W e feel his l oss very mu ch, as he has been very kind to u s
. .

H ow thankful we feel that no more lives have been sacri ced 1 Some fi
were ta lking of strangling Adi San, A di T ubekoro, and two old ladies .

F
H as over a chief of su ch a rank in iji been buried with only tme oom
”
pan io n ? Bee w h at the Go s p el l s doing , directly and indirectly .

u 2
2 92 M E C R I SI S .

f or got their their anxiety to

min or diff erence s in
hu m ble the T on gan in vader The en tire he athen .

p arty who felt that their craft was in dan ger j oined
, ,

the e n em y Al l who had anyt hing real or s pposed

.
,
u ,

to fear f om B au exerte d their in fl en ce to strengthen

r ,
u

the K aban s and p e ve n t the as cen dency of l e gitimate

, r

au thority The gods app ea ed to m en

. The oracles r .

s poke The p riests w e e in sp ire d

. It w as predicted r .

that m os t of the T on ga B an fleet w oul d be left at -

Kaba fo want of han ds to work the canoes when

, r

the battle w as over It was foretol d tha t the faith of

.

u ntol d gen e ation s was to be re es tablis he d in the

r -

dest ction of the allies

ru .

The all ie d fleet sail e d and waite d n ear Kaba for ,

three days bu t n o f iendl y m es sage cam e The r .

en em y s fort was c ow de d with volu n teers who went

’
r ,

to collect the m u sk ets which the gods had declared , ,

wo l d be thr own away by the T on gan s in thei hasty

u r

flight .

On the 7th of Ap il the in fatu ate d reb el s dia r

cov d the T ong n can oes bea in g down on the

e re a r

s o th
u n town
er The ails were lowe e d an d a land
. s r ,

in g ff te d t on ce
e ec T o the a stoni hm en t of the
a . s

Fij i n th T ongans l eft their wo n de d an d dead to

a s, e u

the c e f thei wom en an d p e sse d on to the attack

ar o
r

,
r .

The im lt an eo s an d apid dis ch ge of m u s k try

s u u r ar e

al s o s p ised them contras tin g g eatly with their

ur r ,
r

own l am e m od e of fi ghtin g .

Kin g Geo ge T b n had de cide d to in v s t the

r u o e

t own b il d fo tific tion s an d ta ve the be sieged

,
u r a ,
s r

in t o p it lation
ca B t the Vava division p e s e d on
u . u u r s ,

an d t k the town by a sau lt At an official in q iry

oo s . u

into this act of ins b ordination hel d after the war u , ,

2 94, m C RI S I S
.

As aw q u el to this volu m e, a his tory o f the first

deca de of the Chris tian Era is bein g prepare d, and
will be committe d to the press .I t em braces the
litical , social, an d religious his tory ; recor ds the
po

Am erican difficu l ty ; narrates the procee din gs

sp ecfi n g the propo s e d cess ion of F ij i to H er M aj esty

the Qu een ; discu sses variou s im portan t m is sionary

q estions ; glances at the native chu rch of the fu ture ;
u

an d remarks su ggestively on the climate an d capa

bilities of the cou n try as a fiel d for E nglish settlers .

2 98 A B O UT TH E P E OP L E .

Thakom bau him s elf complains of a certain captain in

the U S Navy, not on accou nt of the thre at to hang
. .

him on the yard arm, bu t be cau se he was n ot, in -

t
the mean im e, su pplie d with a dinner .

The Fij ian is pre emin en tly prou d of his cu stoms -

,

his p edigree his lan gu a ge and his person

, Hen ce , .

he will lis ten attentively to the m os t w earis ome

re p etition of any s ta te m ent which fee ds his v anity .

H e will delight to su pris e you with an atte ntion r

which he tell s y ou with a parade of m ode s ty is the , ,

cou n try fashion he wil l recou n t his infl u ential

conn exion s an d boas t of the famil y stan din g in days
,
-

of y o e ; he will draw y ou ou t on the su bj ect of his

r

m othe ton gu e whil st his eyes glis ten with j oy as you

r- ,

re ma k on its fo ce an d its bea ty ; an d he will not

r r u

he sitat e to s crap e his bare l egs or dres s his hair , ,

whil st he is in you r pre sence H e m easures his .

visitors with his own ga ge an d will dose you with u ,

his own idea s of you r w alth you r ran k y ou r s chol ar e , ,

s hip or y o
,
pe sonal app earan ce You are richer
ur r .

than a king ; “
the s n of a chief
” “
S p eak like a o

n ative a han ds om e m an
”
o e r ar On on e occasion
. .
,

wh n a m i sion ary was en deav our in g to do a w o k for

e s r

w hi h he w as e viden tly too sho t the teacher s wife

’
c r ,

in tim ate d that p e hap s he hu sban d coul d ac comp lis h

“
r r

it a s he w s tall e You sho l d have s e en the look

”
,
a r . u

of her liege Su sann a ! the chief n ot tell ? how

.

co l d t t ”
u
y o s
y h a ? u a

An d he is very s sceptible of pers onal aflront

'

u p
a
.

A s arcas tic em a k a tau n t of in ab ilit

r
yr n e ttl es,
or
,

his hea t ; an d he will e ithe give y ou p roof pos itive

r r

to the con trary or res ol ve qu i tly to hide his time

, e

for reven ge Am ongs t thems e lves the chiefs often

.
,
 C HA R A C TE R I S TI C S .
2 99

go to war for variety of reas ons when in

a gre at ,

tr u th war had been declare d in the heart on the very

day of the conceived ins u l t and the real ca se was , u

conceale d fr om all others .

Yet the Fij ian acts pru d y He cou nts the .

cos t So l on g as anythin g is likely to be gaine d either

.
,

in the shape of p rop e ty o of protection from an r ,

r

e ne m y he will n ot app ear to be offen d e d

, O nce let .

it be app aren t that the e is n othin g m ore to gain r

,

and he opp os es y ou with all the str en gth of his n atur e .

O nce let it seem that the in fl en ce of a m an is on the u

w ane an d a w , hole hos t aris e to j oin his en emies .

Thou san d s will w ar again st a sin kin g chief who .

scarce ly kn e w him in his day of p ros perity An d in .

the town ther e is n o lack of witn ess es again st a

cour tly fa vo rite w ho is th eaten e d with dis race or
u
g r

dea th T o kick a m an whe n he is down is qui te the

.
,

cou ntry fas hion .

H e is thoroug ly two fa ce d Th s one took a

h u
-
.
,

m e ssage fr om a miss ionary u g n g a ce tain tribe to

”

,
r i r

e m b ace C hrist ianity

r H e faithf u ll y f ul filled his task ;
.

bu t at the con clu sion a dde d

,
An d n ow havin g tol d
, , ,

ou w hat the teacher say s I will give y ou my advice

y , :

do n ot become Chris tian s A chief will cons ent ”

.

to y ou r requ est with re fere n ce to his p eople ; bu t hi s

m e s s enger when he gives the or de tells them to fin d
,
r,

a n ex cus e for n on com p lian ce or he will s en d two

.

- :

m es sen gers ; on e pu blic whom you may afte war ds ,

r

u es tion an d whose tes tim on y will prove the fi delity

q ,

o f the chief in his en gagem en t ; an d an othe private r ,

g iv in g the or der for that which is to be an d whose ,

v is it you can onl y su sp ect O the m an will s tart on . r

his j ou rney and for s om e plau sible reas on retu rn with

,
300 A 3 0 UT TH E P E OP L E .

his erran d u n accom plished ; an d he is v

n e er re- sent .

Dire ct ef sal is are ; b t the accomplishm en t of

r u r u

you r wishes is cleve ly f st ate d Thakom ba sent r ru r . u

a m e ss age to n in f iat ed p eopl e an d the m es

a ur ,

s en ge e tu r n e d
r r giving a s itable eply ; when in
,
u r ,

fact he had n ev er com m nicate d with them

, W hen u .

y o u e m erm b e t ha t fi d e lity rin t his case m igh t ha ve

e n de d in th m es s en g e bein g cooked an d eaten you

e r ,

will m ake s om e allowan ce An im p op e p rop os al was . r r

m ade to a p rofes s edly C hristian chief w ho replied , ,

Yo m st y o rs elf a an ge m atte s with the wom an

u u u rr r ,

as I d on t wan t to be kn own in the affair l e s t the

.

’
,

m is sion a y shou l d fin d it o t
r
”
u .

B t y o m st n ot fal s ely acc se him of crim e ; as

u u u u

it is u s al in s ch case s fo the p erson to go an d do

u ,
u ,
r

the v e y thin g laid to his cha ge on accou n t of the

r r ,

im prop e acc sation r Th s theft t eachero s cor

u . u ,
r u

r esp on d n ce wi th the en e m y an d a d l t e y a e fre

e ,
u r ,
r

q en tly c m mitted A chi f was on ce f ithf lly d lt

u o . e a u ea

with by his s pe i wh en m e ate d v a i

u r or, im pro o u r r ou s

p is tis s of whi h he had been gu ilty The m an

r c .

t n ed h m e ; n t to a m en d his w y b t to m edi
re u r o o a s, u

t t n the tw entieth c sati n which was fal se

a e o ac u o ,
.

W h o w s the a tho f that ? was his diligen t

”
a u r o

in q i y fo m any day s
u r r .

H e will l et y o have yo own w a

y w
u ith h im ur ,

that y m ay b n der the obligati n of com p lyin g

ou e u o

with his w ishes in a m o e im p o tan t m atter No thin g

r r .

i m
s l than f
ore u su a t ibe to j in a chief in hisor a r o

wa f r, the p p o e of afte w a d s e q es ting him to

or ur s r r r u

do s om ethin g in the ve y m om en t of s ccess w hich

,
r u ,

will f st t the g at en d of his app eal to arm s and

ru ra e re
,

a cc m plish their own s inister p u p o ses

o The p arty r .
302 A B O UT M E P E OP L E .

hol d ver workman had cut down the

he fou n d his cle

small tree s an d grafted them to the tru nks of other

,

shr u bs which were in the m iddl e of the plot

, .

The Fij ian s oon k nows his m an Som e he will .

n ot t em pt they are m en of one min d Others

”
: .

ar e tried ; for they give in after a few ref u sals ”

.

The re p ort brou ght by on e is pron ou n ced to be ex

he ma k es m u ch ou t of little
”
aggerate d : A letter .

from a white m an was ead to a chief who q uietly r ,

re m ar ke d H ad any other foreign er written that I

, ,

s houl d ha ve believe d it ; bu t this cor res pon d ent s sole

’

prop erty is pen ink an d p aper So w hen Her

, ,
.
”

M aj esty s comm ission er C ol S m ythe lan de d at B an

’
,
.
, ,

the kin g said “

Ah ! n in qu iry then the ces sion q u es
, a :

tion will en d in state papers ! The event showed ’

that he was n ot far o t u .

H e is a lover of dis co d evidently actin g on the r

idea thatw
'
,

,
vhe i r ogu e s fall ou t h n es t m e n secure
r ,
o

their own Chief is s et again st his rival ; settler

.

again st settle ; vis ito a gain s t visitor ;

r an d if he r ,

co l d he w o l d s et m ission ary a gain s t m is s ionary

u ,
u .

H e will p ar tak e of yo hos pitality r of y o gen e ur ,

o ur

osit an d then at on ce p ocee d to y ou r n eighbou r r

r
y ,

an d s u pp o s e d ri val an d draw c m p aris on be tween ,

o

yo frien d an d you rself which shall be anythin g bu t

ur ,

favo rabl e to y ou
u .

The F ijian is l ogical in his way he d oes n ot , :

believe withou t proof P oof p ositive is ten de e d by

"

. r r

oc l ar d em on stration
u S om e n atu al obj ect is gene . r

rally p oin t e d o t as the evid en ce of al le ge d facts

u .

The tradition s of the co n try are f u ll of this a s may u ,

be n t ice d in the cou rse of this vol m e

o A chief had u .

a p ecu liar col ou r in a tuf t of his hair It w as the .

 F I J I A N L O GI G . 303

sp ot,
”
s ai d he, where his father had placed the
fea ther of a sacre d fowl , which had be en sacr il egi

onel y kil l e d when he was a boy . The su type

riori

of the Ch istian religion was thu s

r demon strate d
am on g them sel v es

E ve ything E n glis h is better than Fij ian

r
— their
e s p erior to o
u st on e ax es ; their m s ket to ou r
ur u

bow an d arrow ; thei knife to ou r cockl e shell r The - :

E n glish have a God Therefore the Go d of the :

E n glis h m u s t be su p erior to o s ur .

So with the imm s diate w or shippers of D egei who , ,

when fir st they he ar d of the Ch istian religion said r ,

that it was from the S acre d M ou n tain ”

Their .

argu m en t was as foll ows

De gei is the tru e God

Jehovah is the tru e God
The refore Jehovah is Degei .

On the rem oval of a missionary som e of the ,

n atives q es tion e d the ight of his s cces s or to the

u r u

u se of certain ch ch l an d s an d place d
ur the cas e
-
,

thu s — The s aid lan d is M r M s pe sonal prop erty

’
. . r

M r M gave u s the char ge of all his effects The e

. . r

f ore the lan d is n de ou r con trol u r .

I n his manu factu r es the Fij ian as far as variety ,

w
of pers o nal skill i s concerne d con tras ts fav ou rably
"

th the E u rop ean The la tter divides his wo k in to

. r

m an y depar tm en ts an d one minu te bran ch only is

,

n erally app oin te d to each dep artm en t B u t the

g e .

F ij ian begin s and com plete s e very part u n til the

w hole is finishe d The E ur op ean procu res his mate
.

r ial s ready prepar e d fo u s e ; the Fij ian m akes r s e of u

the u nprepared giflss of natu r e The divis ion is that .

o f labour rather than of parts

, .
304: A B O UT TH E P E OP L E .

By in clination an d habit he is a c ltivator of the u

s oil ; thou gh he cou l d con trive to liv e on the mere

prod ce of his fo ests were he so in clin ed H e loves

u r ,
.

to wat ch the g owth of his ve getabl e s an d seem s tor ,

v ene ate the earth fo its yiel d of in c ease I n the

r r r .

am plan tin g m on ths he all ow s n o othe r en ga e

y g
-
,

m en t to in te fe e with the b sin e s s o f the season

r r u ,

an d tho gh he is n ot act u al ly p ess e d f or tim e he

,
u r ,

in d l ges him self in the pl eas ing fi ction that he is

u .

H e n derstan d s the art of plantin g s im l tan eou sly

u u

two o th ee c 0 p s of vario s kin ds to arrive

r r r u ,

s e verall y at m atu rity du in g s cces sive p e iods He r u r .

wil l willin gly plan t any s ee d with which y ou may

s pply him
u H e it was who showe d the w hite se ttler
.

how to save his cott n c op s by gathe ing the mature o r ,

r

b ds an d ho sin g them previou s to the heavy rain s

u ,
u , .

H e it was who b o ght the recen tly introdu ced r u -

C hin e banan a in to the m a ket alm ost s s oon as

se r a

the f it of th p a en t s tock was ip e ; thanks to the

ru e r r

p m ptit d with which he had s tol en the you ng

ro u e

p l an t s .

With the b tan y an d n at al histo y of his o ur r

c n t y h is w ell a q ain t e d
ou r e H has n a m e d e very c u . e

he b r h b ,
n d t ee ;
s nd f
ru m s t o f them he
, a r a or o

a s ign s s F m n h xt acts his gl e ; from

s a u e . ro o e e e r u

an the o hi p i n r, F om oth he get s his m edi

s o so . r er s

cine hi ,
l ti n an d his dyes
s o With a c eepe he
o s, . r r

t p fie an d catch s his fi h ; w hil t he elie v es his

s u e s e s s r

h d a he by w pp in g hi t em pl e s with a m in t
ea - c ra He s .

sh w a le f whi h w ill p es e v e the c l o r and

a c r r
o
y s ou o u

b ty f the c w y if sed a its w appe an d will

e au o o r ,
u s r r

b in g th ba k of a t e the s of w hich will accele

r e r re , u e

rat th
e ipen in g of a b n ch of ban an as
e r T he b arren u .
306 A B O UT TH E P E OP L E .

dri ven from his hou se by war ,

he returns as soon as

os sibl e
p .

I n hishou s e m ay be seen a goo d fi re-place,

well su pplie d wi th cookin g m aterial s , drin kin g cu ps, - -

wood en tray s on which to s erve u p food, an d the

w om en at their p ost s , cookin g for the family Meals .

are ser ved u p with great cl eanlin ess , an d at the pro

per t im e hot an d well dr es se d

,
Th e m an however .
, ,

eat s fi st ; an d the w om an o w om en m u s t be content

r r

with what is l eft His s ocial character is decidedly

.

bette than his m oral character It is c stom ary to

r . u

invite any fri en d who is p assin g by the hous e at the

”
tim e of m eals to com e an d eat I n his hospitality,
.

he will share wha t he has with his v is itors ; and

v e y ften he an d his hou sehold will them selves
r o

fast to be able to provide m ore su m ptu ou s ly for

,

othe s r .

B t s ch a thin g a con scientio s m or alits

u u s u -

s carcely to be fou n d I f an a dvan tage is to be gained

.
,

the F j ian will sp eak the t th be hon es t

i be as ru , ,
or

gentle s a lam b ; b t if n ot he will lie or s teal o be

a u , , ,
r

as fe o i r a tige H is virt e c n ists in the st dy

c ou s s a r . u o s u

of self in t e e s t - S ch an idea as dis in te es te dne ss

r . u r

is t o el ev te d f
o his con ception
a T hakom bau on ce
or .

s aid at the cl ose f a p iv at e in terview You

o r ,

s ion a i es m ay be abl e to p actise it ; b t n e v er n eve

r r u
, r,

n ev Fij ians be able o willin g to do s o ”

ers h ll w a e r .

The Fij ian i s p iciou s and stoicaL E ven when

s us
,

good advice is ten de ed he s spects that s om e l atent r ,

u

s elf b n fit is the en d aim e d at

- e e Am on gs t his cou n .

trym en be e asily det ect s the s ign s which be token

an act of t eache y an d n ev e
r feels s afe am on gs t
r ,
r

s t an ge s
r When fate seems to decla e again s t him
r . r
,
 TR E ATM E N T or C H I L D R E N . 307

he can be t
as s oical as a. Tu k r . I f in ten de d m is chief
is on ce fi u s trate d, he will cea se to t t
en er ain the i dea
of re peatin g ttem pt A hou se is set on fire ;
the a .

bu t the flam es a e extin gu ishe d in tim e

r The in cen .

dia ry su bm it s to his defeat an d m akes n o f urther ,

eff ort of that d es cri ption A m u rder is preven t e d .

the agen ts con side it to have b een s o d ecree d

r An .

u n fo rtu n ate captiv e is tak en he m akes n o atte mpt to :

sav e him self H is only wish is to secu re a s p ee dy

. .

termination of his su ff erin gs .

T hou gh certain cl as ses prin cip all y the comm e rcial , ,

are in du s triou s y et as a p e ople

, the F j
i ian race
, ,

m u s t be con sidered in dolent O ccasionally they m ake .

rea t exe tions ; b t s u ch s florts generally aris e either

'

g r u

fi om w ar t ribal levies of property or the m an da te

'
, ,

of the chief .

The e d
tion of the c hil dren com m ences at an
u ca

em They ar? t ahght b y bein g em ploye d to

'

help their p aren ts in their w or k e ithe by lookin g on ,

r ,

or by r en d erin g as m ch as s is tan ce as they lik e u .

W hen t i ed they le ave off an d n o in du cem ent will

r , ,

cau s e them again to assist at that tim e As an in .

du cement to im itate their p aren ts in all thin gs the ,

ol d people rel at e to them du rin g p eriod s of rest , ,

variou s tradition s which a e alway s of the m arv ell ou s

,
r

kind ; ill strative of the d oings of the ir an ces to s or

u r ,

the blessings receive d by atten tion to the du tie s of

relig ion S carcely eve is p u nishm ent in flicted be
. r

on d that of an gry l ook s an d w o ds G en erally r

y .
,

when the chil dren m ak e them s el ve s vil e the p aren t s ,

restrain them n ot b t t acitly approve , u .

The in fant g i l is early be t othe d to one of the

r r

sa m e age as hers elf or to one who is already grown

,

x 2
308 A B O UT TH E P E OP L E .

up . The bridegroom
t will wait till she is sixteen elec

yea s of ge when she is taken to him with d e

r a ,
u

sta te I n the m ean tim e s he is con sidere d as his wife ;

.

an d it is he d u ty to be s trangle d on the occasion of

r

his death u nles s a senio wife o other fem al e re lation

,
r ,
r ,

s u pplies the n eces s a y de m an d I n s everal in s tances r .

the yo ng bet othe d gi l s have e vid ently lon ged for

u r r

l ife ; b t thei p aren t s an d f ien d s in sis te d on their

u r r

bein g st ran gle d Ju s t entering on life the p oor n .

, u

fort n ate s hav e been forced by this cr u el cu s tom to

u , ,

p art with all they love .

When m a ied the w om an dwells with strife and

rr ,

j eal ou sy a isin g f om he conn exion with a polygamist

,
r r r .

I f she has a fam ily s he m ay love her chil dren for , ,

s he kn ws thei o affections a e all he own ; bu t her

r r r

h sban d is n ot wholly he s
u B t he b oys alas ! soon r . u r ,

lea n to despis e thei n e gl ect ed m othe

r r r .

The Fij ian s a e a s s t n gly attache d to thei oil

'

r ro r

S prin g as pa en t s in othe l an d rOn the a iv l of the r s . rr a

fi t b n the w ife t ake the n am of m the

rs - or , and s e o r,
”

all d the m othe of the wa i o f w hateve

”
is c e o r rr o r , r r

else th child m ay be call ed

e S ons a m o e warmly . re r

w l om e d in to the w o ld than d a ght rs

e c Shou ld r u e .

thei f the be m de d th y ar e call d the chil

r a rs ur re ,
e e

d en of the dea d w hi h de ign ati n i attached to

r - - -
c s o s

them n til th y have aven ged the p a en t blood

u e r
’
s .

Th w id w wh i n ot s t an gle d with he hu sband

e o o s r r

lives t e ma o ry o to et n to he hom e B t he
-
rr ,
r r ur r . u s

is m o e o le s s the s bj ect of ins u lt s ham e and

'

r r u , ,

m i e y ; an d h we ve cha ste is s pok en of a s a licen

s r ,
o r ,

ti u s cha acte She who dies at the death of he

o r r. r

h sban d c n s ide s the doom an hon ou

u o B t if the
r r . u

wid ow has rocen tly becom e o is like ly s oon to be a ,

r
,
310 s n ow m P E OP L E .

fiiends are constan tl y tak mg property to

'

the wife
’
s

her ; an d her chil dren, as vasu s , have the r ight to

se ize any articl e they lik e , that is poss e
s sed b
y their

maternal rela tives There is du e su bor din a tion in a

.

hou s e g several wiv s The fir s t of them is

con tainin e .

the m is tres s of the famil y The other s w hom she .

,

expecte d to treat as you n ge s is te rs are call e d b a

y r ,

na m e ans we in g to tha t of a xil ia ry wives

r A re u .

s pe ctabl e female in be com in g a seco n da ry wife is

en titl e d howe ve
,
to an s tablishm en t of he
r, own e r .

Thakom bau had th ee q eens in 1 8 53 an d w as asso

r u ,

ciatin g with a fo th whose dwellin g was n ot how ever

ur , , ,

ere cte d .Still the e is fre q ent j ealou sy ; an d some of

r u

the ladies have p ractis e d in des c ibabl e cr el ties on r u

those of the a xiliaries who have bee n the favou rites

u

of the ir h s ban ds u .

Polygam y is a s o ce of m ch evil O f co u rse itur u .

l eav es m an y of the m en witho t wives S om e of u .

these will c t fav with a chief to s ec e the loan

ou r ou r , ur

of a wif ; in com p e n at ion fo

e w hich the m an so
s r ,

obl ige d b e c m e s the w illin g in s t u m e n t of villan ou s

o r

de d at the in stigati n f his wife s m as te O the s

e s, o o
’
r. r

e a g e ly n g g
r e in the p m tion an d con tin an ce f
a e ro o u o

w ar , u nd th h p e of t e min atin g the i f o ce d cel i

er e o r r r

bacy by ec in g a female p i e I n any treache ou s

s ur r z . r

d ealin gs with any f the nem y the p om is e of a o e ,

r

w om an g en ally t n s the er cal ur T o en cou a ge s e . r

wa i
r r ors to fight two o th ee w om en are om e tim c
, r as r s

given to th a m y e r .

TH E S T RAN GL IN G or T H E WID O W o n O T H E R
FE M AL E RE L AT I O N I n the cas e of the widow be sid es
— .
,

th ea n s al ead
so l l g d
r f o h e daes t ction it has r r ru
e r y e e ,

s om e tim es a isen f om the j eal ou sy of

r r he dyin g r
 CA NNI B A L I SH . 31 1

hu s ban d, who wishe d n o ther m an to p ossess his wif e o .

A Rewa kin g on ce gave on e of his y o n g wives fo u , r

whom he did n ot m u ch care to his s on w ho e f s e d , ,

r u

to have her fo a seas on ; b t af te ward s they live d

r . u r

to gether an d becam e ve y m ch a ttache d to each

, r u

other. Se ve al m onths afte war ds the king happened

r r ,

to s ee his s on s wife w ho had m ch im p ov e d in pe

’
, u r r

son al app earan ce an d w as n ow e s te em e d bea tif l

, u u .

Irritate d an d j eal o s at his loss he loa de d his pis tol

u , ,

— the onl y fi e arm then in the kin gd o — an d sen t

r -
m
for he r On he app oach he fi ed the p is tol w hich
. r r ,
r ,

wou n de d he fatally an d she fell dea d in t o the ive

r , r r .

A chief s til l livin g on ce p op os e d to his own

, ,
r

dau ghte who is d e c ibe d as havin g b een p e fectly

r, s r r

bea u tif ul that she sho l d be com e his wife On he re

, u . r

fns al be ca se it was ta b he imm e dia tely kille d her

,
u u, ,

making the em ar k T hen n o on e el s e shall ha ve you

r ,
“
.
”

The s u rvivin g el ativ e s m ay als o have see n the

r

oli c of se cu in g the de th of s u ch im p o t n t femal es

p y r a r a

as m an y of the e sp e ctabl w om en a e l e s t the hon ou

‘

r e r , r

a n d weal t h accom panyin g th m shou l d pas s in to ot he e r

han ds . King S olom on him self re en te d Adonij ah s s

’

req u est fo a w idow

r f im port an ce ( 1 K in g s ii ) o . .

C ANN IB AL I S M — Pe hap s the m ost s trikin gly bar

. r

barons an d repul s ive feat e in the characte of the ur ,

r

Fij i people is their f e q n t in d l gen ce in the dis g s t

, r ue u u

ing practice of cannibalis m in which they excee d all ,

o the r kn own race s .

T he Rev D L an g att ribu te s the o igin of canni

. r . r

balis m am on gs t the Polyn esians to the n eces sity of

f eeding on the bo die s of som e of their n u m be on the r,

occa sion of the ir fi s t m igrato ry v oya ge s r .

I n opposition to this m ay be p laced the traditional

312 A B O UT TH E P E OP L E .

fact, that cer tain dis tricts in the Fij ian grou p are de
si nated as places in which the cu stom o igin a ted
g r .

Al l tra dition agrees in the s tatem en t that the practice

be gan spontaneou sly I t may therefore be inferred .

that the e was a time in the history of these people

r

when cannibalism was n ot known I ts great increase .

is state d to have been the growth of the las t century .

One tradition n otifie s that the h m an body w as at first u

off ere d to the ds in consideration of its being the

g o ,

bes t sac ifice that co l d be fou n d As al l other ofier

r u .
‘

in gs of foo d are afte wa ds ea te n the sam e bs er va nce

r r ,
o

m ight have been even t ally ext en ded to this and so u ,

n ot im probably cannib lis m had a be ginnin g a .

B u t however cu riou s may be the spe cu lations as

to the o igin of this c s tom the e is no diffi cu l ty in
r u ,
r

as sign in g the eas n s of its perpe tu ation

r o T he can .

n ibalis m of the pre s en t d is practis e d on the ou nd s

y gr a

of even ge
r eligion p ide an d app etite
,
r , r , .

M any s avage n ati n s have cc ionally gr atified o o as

their even ge by feas tin g on the bodies of pa ticul a

r r r

en em ie s T he Fij ian is n o exception

. I n the d is trict .

o f Nad g the live n d han d are prese ve d by

ro a, r a s r

s m ok e f the gratifi ation of this pas s ion

or When
c .

the p os es s f on e f t hese p o ti ns is s ei e d with

s or o o r o z

r e gret fo the deat h f any w h w ere kill e d by th

r o o e

p e s on p ts f W h body he has th s p e s erved

r ,
ar o os e u r ,

h will u n roll his b n dle an d c ok an d e t a portion

e u , o a

of it I n this way he g atifie s his even ge for one

. r r

or tw o y s t ill all i con su m e d

ear ,
s .

B t c nn ibal is m i n ot the highest flight of F ij ian

u a s

re v nge T he acm e of e veng is to cook the body

e . r e ,

a n d leave it in the v n as n t fit to eat I n the

o e ,
o .

cou r s e of ga denin g t B au I d g u p on e f thes e

r a , u o
314 A B O UT M E P E OP L E

the tem tation to p bo dy eat the of a wom an , whom

they had killed at the re q es t of u her hu sban d .

hnmen
ladie s, I have go od reas on to kn ow a e re form ed can
, r

nibals . One la dy, who was ill of dysen te ry and was ,

was
fou n d to be tly in d l ging herself in this diet and
secre u ,

was n ot c re d n til she ab stain ed from it

u u .

There have been no in stan ces of cann ibalis m in

conse qu en ce of scarcen ess of foo d .

The teeth of the dev ou re d victims are ma de into

n ecklaces the thigh bone s are fo m e d in to n ee dl e s for
- r

the pu rpose of s ewin g sail m ats ; an d the sku ll and -

othe bon es are h ng in trees There hav e bee n cas es

r u .

in which the s k ull has been u s e d as a dr in kin g cu p - .

The tobe ( o n am en tal t ft of lon g hair) is fre qu ently

r u

p e e v d as a m em ento and wo n in the gi dle of

r s r e ,
r r

the c n q o in g chief
u er .

At N k el o th b n es f thei en em ies of the T oka

a e o o r

toka t ibe a e p e s erve d till p eace is p oclaim e d and

r r r r ,

th n g ou n d u p am on g the p ddin gs p es ente d to any

e r u r

gu t f m that ival clan that m y visit the m These

es ro r a .

two t ibes are alm os t al way s fightin g with e ach o the

r r .

T h l an g age s pplie a w d to d ign ate the

e u u s or es

d ad body f n n my slain in w a which w ord

e o a e e r,

( b k
o ola) im p lies that it is de ign e d to b ea te n s e .

An th w o d is se d f
o er the feet of a h m an be ing
r u or u

that a to be c ke d an d e ten ( du a a ) the o di

re oo a ru r

na y r rd f r fe t w o l d n t be e m pl y e d
W o o e T he beat u o o .

of the w d n d m when h m n bo dies are k ill e d to

oo e ru , u a

be ea ten i cal le d th dem

, s T he said beat b e tok e ns
e a .

cannibal i m s .
 WAR . 31 5

H man flesh is n ot cooked in the ovens or p ots

u

u se d or dinarily Vessels and ovens are kept for that

.

articu la r pu p os e I n m di t i t w d n f k
p so er s c s oo e o. s r r

u s e d by the chiefs w hen pa takin g of this m ea t r .

Occas ionally the slain body of a m an is save d fr om

the oven at the e qu e s t of a frien d who m ay ha pp en
,
r ,

to be ass ocia te d with the p a ty who kill e d him In r .

s ch a case the en em y is inf o m e d by call an d the

u r ,

rel ative s are al lowe d to take aw ay an d b ry the u

co p s e
r P eviou s to the fu n eral the elatives em ove
. r r r

the n ail of the right thu m b an d fix it on a four or ,

fi ve p on ge d s p ea
r This is kept in a tem ple as ar .
,

m em en to to emin d them of the g ood dee d of the m an

r

w ho saved the corp se fr om bein g eaten S oon afte r .

p eace is declared the elatives will present valua ble ,

r

p r operty to him as his recom pen se , .

Fij ians as a pe ople a e addicte d t W AR It

T he , , r o .

w o l d appear that they al way we e wa i s

u Fo s r r r or . r

m e l y the p e s en ce of on e o two m en of en own in

r r r r

a n y town w ou l d in sp ire their n e ighb ou s with fear r .

S u ch chara cte s have el ease d their town s from

r r

tyra nn y an d w e e call e d delive ers The B ook of

”
,
r r .

Ju dges remin ds the ol d m en of what thei gran d r

fa the s tol d them of the tim es of y o e

r T he in t o r . r

du ct ion of fi e arm s has howe ve place d the gian t on

r -
, r,

a l e vel with the d wa f B t few n o w care to sacrifi ce r . u

them selves in an attack in o der to se c e the obj ect r ur

o f the war E ach warrior con s iders the p e s e vation

. r r

o f his own life to be n eces sary to the bes t in te e s t s r

of the s tate an d con ten ts him se lf w ith en co raging

,
u

ot he s to e he p om is e s to foll ow
”
r
go o n wh il ,
r .

T he occasion s of war are very n u merou s The .

31 6 A B O UT TH E P E OP L E .

p os ses sion of lan d an d wom en an d the com mis sion ,

of m u d er a e the p i n cipal ca ses

r ,
r T o t he se may r u .

be a dde d pe onal afl on ts to chiefs ; the e fu sal to

'

,
rs r r

give p a p artic la cl b bird o shell ; the un

u u r u , , r

l awf l eatin g of the t rtle ; the l s t of con q est ;

u u u u

the wish to m der am idst the din of battl e a chief

ur , ,

of their o wn who is s u sp ect e d of am bition ; a viola

,

tion of the tab love affai s ; an d las t n ot l east a

u - r , ,

determ in ation on the pa t of the cou nt y at la ge to

, r r r ,

check d esp otis m .

W hen w a is resol ved on the fi s t thin g is to

r
,
r

con su l t the o acl e s I f the an s we is fav ou r abl e pre

r . r ,

a ation is at on ce comm en ce d
r
p .

T ibes expectin g war will aban don their town if

r

con sid e e d in d e fen s ibl e an d choos e a m or e in acces

r ,

sibl e s p ot fo thei f tification often in a s wam p or

r r or , ,

am on g t the m an gr ov e b shes
s on the to of a hill
p u or
-
,

p otected by p ecipice s p e hap with all sides in

r r ,
r s

acces ibl e s v e a n a
s w p a F en e a e e e cte d rr o as s . c s r r ,

t en he d g b eastw k th wn p n d other
r c s u ,
r or s ro u , a

def n c s p ep a ed adapt d to p tect a gain st in

e e r r ,
e ro

vad er sPitfalls m ed w ith b m b Spik

. are al s o a oo- es ar

m ad the p e en ce f w hich c e tes g e t ca tion on

e, r s o r a r a u

the p t f the en em y a th y a e v y d n ge ou s to
ar o ,
s e r er a r

ba fe et A m n th s w n d d is ften s lain
re . a u ou e o .

An ar m y wil l s m etim es keep u p the sie ge fo o r

sev e l w e k s ; b t a ly i a t wn t ke n witho t
ra e u r re s o a u

t eache y B ttle in the op en field is u nkn wn

r r . a o ,

tho gh it is said it was c st m a y bef e the in t o

u u o r or r

d ti n of the d eaded m sket

uc o r u .

Th n ative w e p on a e cl bs s p ea s b ow s and
e a s r u ,
r ,

a rr ow an d the s m all
s, l b f th ow in g w hi ch is c u ,
or r ,

g en lly
era c ie d in the gi dl e arr T he e is a g eat r . r r
31 8 A B O UT TH E P E OP L E .

ing aw a y their m u s ket s, an d cau sin g a scram ble for

the priz es .

Freq en tly the a m y feign s retr eat and draws out

u r ,

a s ally f om th t own a po tion of which is then

r e , r

alm os t in variably cu t off by am b s ca d e Ge n erally u .

the as s ailan ts w il l lie in am bu sh s o as to c t off any ,

u

s m al l p rty which m a a h pp n t v n t in t t h ir
y a e o e ur e o e

trap W m en an d childr en are n t Sp are d The

. o o .

s l au ghte of a i is app a en tly e qu ival e n t to that of

pg r r

a m an S even were killed the seven th being a

.
,

s s om e tim es reporte d
”
pgi ,
i .

When t on a wa party w arrio s are p ain ted

ou r- ,
r ,

generally in black On collision with the en em y the .

,

p ainted faces eveal tha t the party is prepare d for

r

battle I n the absen ce of this the foe w ou ld be led

.
,

to hope they had tak en their adve s a ie s by su rprise r r .

A p ain te d f ce has s om etim e s th s s av e d a m an

a u .

E ch clan has its ow n p ec l i

a w c
y w h ic h is u ar ar - r ,

u tte ed n the de th f an en em y The w atch w o d

r o a o .
- r

in q tion i p ec li to the clan b t is neve the

u es s u ar ,
u r

n am of the t ib e it elf
e r s .

I f a t own hol d o t s ces f lly som e of the s u uc s u ,

as il n t s f e q en tly chan ge
sa a ride an d j oin
u their s s

fo m e
r n my r e D in g the w a e h pa ty t ies t
e . ur r, ac r r o

b y ov e w ith p op e ty the t ow n s n th s id of its

u r, r r ,
o e e

fo e .When p op e ty is th s sen t an d the p e ople d

r r u ,
o

n t in t en d to
o cept it the t own w ill com m n icate
ac ,
u

with the gen eral w ho h to dimk ( b eak it

’

as a, r
, p u

p evi s t m t ity ) by p es n tin g p p e ty of the

r ou o a ur ,
r e ro r ,

s am e o of p e io v l e The en em y s ten de i
r su r r a u .
’
r s

then s ent to the gen al a a et n B t if he fail s er s r ur . u

t dimk it is c n sid ed th t he is n t n x i s to
’

o a, o er a o a ou

r etain the t own Wh n a town n de thes e circu m

. e ,
u r
 W A R C UST OM S . 319

t
s a n ces, is favou rably
disposed towa ds the en emy r ,

the p op erty is con ceale d an d as soon as they can

r ,

m u rde som e of their own party in the n eighbou hood

r r ,

they do so as their v kivu ki (tur nin g) an d tak e the

,
u ,

bodies of thei victim s as the eq ivalen t for the

r u

prop e ty em pl oyed to tu rn them

r .

When B a an s ar e from hom e and en gaged in

u

battle it is t b to c t fi e w ood fo ho sehold se

,
a u u r - r u u ,

or to close the wate pot with f esh gras s le s t the r- r ,

offen de s hu sban d be k ill e d Th s the e is great

’
r . u r

e m p loym e n t when a fi ght is p os tp on e d .

It is a b each of etiq ette for a fri en dly visito to

r u r

re t rn hom e w hen the B an chiefs ar e g oin g t w ar

u o .

H oweve in con venient it may be to him the visit o

r ,
r

is exp ecte d to accom p any the expe dition It is als o .

ta bu fo a visitor to go di ect to the w ar p arty

'

r You r -
.

m u s t firs t proceed to the city an d the a thoritie s in ,

u

charge will sen d a m e s s en ge with yo r yo r u o ur

m es sage P obably this c s tom o igin ated in the

. r u r

fe ar le st n e ws shoul d be sprea d am on g the army

calcu l ate d to dispir it the t oop s r .

The warrio s on thei et u n hom e in timate their

r r r r

su cce s s by the exhibition of fla gs on e fo ev ery ,

r

victim slain ; whe e p on they a e m et by the wom en

r u r

wi th s on gs of p ais e the w ord s of which an d the

r ,

a ccom p anyin g gest es are exceedin gly obscen e

ur .

Those w ho have slain an en emy are afterwards

knighte d du rin g the p erfo m ance of which ce em ony
,
r r

they fas t by day an d eat at night These play at

,
.

a gam e call e d p s ettin g the pot Whoever ao

u .

com pl ishes the fea t becom e s the p os s e s sor of both

,

food an d pot I n its p erformance the arms are som e

.

times fearft scalded .

32 0 A B O UT TH E P E OP LE .

The re turnin g
y on approaching their town
ar m , ,

dance son gs an d brandis h weapon s The foll owing .

s on gs were heard by the mis sionary at B an

Ai tei vovo, tei vv

o o,

E ya, e ra , e ye , e ra ;
Tei vovo, tei vovo,
E ya, e ya, e ya, e ya
Rai tu m ai ; rai tu m ai ;

Rai tn mai ; rai mai ;

tu
O i an a viriviri kemu bai .

Toa al ewa tagane

Au tabu m oce koi eu

Au m oce ga ki domo ni biau .

E l u vu koto ki t a nomu waga,

”
E kaya beka au sa l u vu s ara .

Nom u bai e wa wa mere

”
Au a tokia ka tasere .

The p in cipal check p os ses sed by the F ij ian s u p n

r o

the de s p oti m of thei chiefs con sist s in the f e qu ent

s r , r

Opp o t nity which each t ibe o town has to desert

r u r r

f om thei ru le s
r r n d place them selv e s
r , a n d er s ome u

othe rchie f who is w a gin g w ar at the t im e This i . s

d one v e y stealthily a nd is freq en tly accom panied

r ,
u

with m der ur The p arty n der w hom they n ow

. u

p lac e them selve s is exp ected to f nis h them with ur

help to com plete the ir f tification s n d al so to pro

or , a

tect them in the e v n t of attack e I n tim e of w ar it .

is s carcely n eces sar y to m ake any othe arran g ement r

than to p oclaim a t n by beatin g a dru m and

r
“
ur
,
322 A B O UT TH E P E OP LE .

peace ridicul e d the vis ion of the sears After wards

,
.

an other m es se n er cam e Th e d e ceased k in g of

g
Re w a has app eared to s ; we saw his w hole body u

atti e d f o wa
r his face p ain te d bl ack his hea d dre ss ed
r r, ,

with a t ban ; he drank liq or with u s an d to ld u s

ur u ,

there w as wa with B e n ”
The chief replie d as fol
r .

l o ws I f we ha d n ot b ecom e C hris tian s w e shoul d ,

have believe d yo and shou l d have re war de d y ou with

u,

valu able gif ts fo the in telligence you brin g B u tr .

w e are too wis e to believ e the s e tal e s n ow a days - .

B esides the body of the late kin g is bu rie d in ou r

,

own t own ; an d how cou l d it travel in y o p arts At ur

the p esent dat e the s e Vu gale p eople are th e atenin g

r r

to com m en ce hostilities ; an d it rem ain s to be seen

w hether any of the in f io B a chiefs are cognis ant er r u

of the m ov em en t T he gen eral pinion is that su ch

. o ,

is the cas e .

They ar e p eopl say s the

de ci d dly a
e reli gi ou s e,

l ate R e v D C gill M A ;. n d if th y
. ar el , . .
“
a e are cru ,

re ven g f l an d d di t d t the ev ltin g p op en ity

e u ,
a c e o r o r s

of e tin g h m n fl
a h th i eligion i the p i
u a nedes ,
e r r s o so

sou r ce f m w hi h the e d m ali in g q alitie s have

ro c s e or z u

be n de iv d Th y n fin d n apol gy f thei
e r e . e ca a o or r

in h m n ity in th pi it f th t
u a ligi n w hi h t adi
e s r o a re o c r

tion an d th i p ie t hav t ght th m an d as sign

e r r s s e au e ,

a e
r as on fo m n y f th i actions by pl ea din g its
r a o e r

inj n cti n
”
u o s .

De th by the h n d f othe s wh e h l p is lf
a a s o r ,
os e se

in v ke d is by n o m n s in fi eq en t
o , Th a s tr ong ea
'
u . u s,

yo n g m an fl in g c t ly f m dis e at the tim

u , su
'

er a u e ro e as e,

pain te d his f c f te n d his t b n an d the wise

a e, as e ur a , o r

a d o n e d hi b dy f
r de th Ha ving n t fo all his
s o or a . se r

M m i f M C gil l by h h b d
e o rs o rs . ar , er u s an .
 SE L F D E S TR U OTI ON: 32 3

frien d s , he bade them each far ewell I die to day .

,

was all he s aid At the con cl u sion of the scen e he

.

comm an d e d his relative s to s tran gl e him w hich they ,

accor dingly did A fe w m on ths afte Varani s death

’
. r ,

Titoka who ha d be en m ch attache d to him set his

,
u ,

own hou s e in o d e dist ib te d his proper ty ba de

r r, r u ,

adie u to his rel ativ e s then m o nte d the pil e of m ats

,
u ,

an d was s uff ocate d by his frien ds at his own e arn es t ,

re q e s t
u .

S icide is generally comm it ted by j u m pin g from a

u

recipice o from the top of a n u t t ee A d th by

p , r e a - r .

s tran glin
g th ou gh origin at in g s ol ely with the p ar t
, y
con ce n e d is n ot con sidere d as s u icide b t as a
r , ,
u

na t ral en d I n the latter cas e the in dividu a l t ak e s

u .

a flnal adieu of his fri en ds an d goe s thro gh all the

/

, u

ordin ary ce rem onies on app oachin g de ath r .

The incu rably sick a e eithe s t angl e d bu ried r r r ,

alive or de po site d
,
in a cave n E ven afte the r . r

aba n d onm en t of heathen is m vigil an ce is n ece s s ary to ,

r e vent the con tin an ce of the se tim e hon o e d cu s ur

p u -

tom s .I t m ay be the m is si n ary su pplie s m edicin e

, o

du rin g illn es s ; bu t the p atien t app ea s likely to die r .

S u ddenly the n ew s is bro ght the p oor fellow is u ,

de a d .By cu nning in qu iry you fin d that his neck has

be en dislocated I f the patien t is s pp os e d to be
. u

actu ally dyin g his body is at on ce wrapp e d

, p an d u

ca rr ied off to the g ave F eq ently his voice is

r . r u

hea d from u n der the grou n d n til it becom es fainter

r ,
u

a n d fainter an d then ce ase s fo ever

, S om etim es the r .

victim of imm olation is him s elf a con sentin g p arty ,

a n d from his to m b a s ce n d s the sm othe re d v oice bid ,

din g a last fa ew ell fare well r

Am on gst those who have recen tly lotu ed I kn ow ,

u 2.
‘
32 41 A B O UT TH E P E OP L E .

a few ins tance s in which the tin g teachers have offi cia

fou n d by the u tteran ce of groan s that the bu rial

, ,

s ervice was bein g rea d ove the l ivin g an d hav e ha d r ,

the in valids tak en hom e again Three of thes e thus .

,

re s cu e d live d to e cov e
,
thei f m er s tre n gth ; the r r r or

others die d in the co s e of a fe w day s No w on der ur .

the t avellin g mis s ionary re q e sts his F ij ian f i ends

r u l

n ot to bu y him b t to carry hom e his cor s e in the

r
p,
u ,

e ven t of death d rin g the j ou rn ey u .

I n som e p laces the sick ar e conveye d to caverns ,

an d s u pp lie d w ith foo d fo a few d ay s When it is r .

fo n d that the food rem ain s n to che d the f i ends

u u u ,
r

s pp os e that the su ffe er is d ead an d mak e the u s ual

u r ,

m ou rnin g .

T he e s eem s to be n o eligiou s cerem on y prac

r r

tis e d at the inte m en ts of the Fij ian s A s hallow

r .

g ave is d g b oad en ou gh to contain the m an and his

r u ,
r

t an gle d com p an i n s
s r F b nche of a t ee alled o . ou r ra s r c

t m w kamk k a e p l ce d a t the b tt m o f the

'
f
a au a a r a o o

g ave the m ats a e p ead an d the dea d e then

r ,
r s r ,
ar

l owe e d T he m t on whi h the b ody is pl ce d is let

r . a c a

d own g ad lly an d then th ice dr wn p again

r ua ,
r a u .

A it d
s n d f o the fo
e sce th tim e it i ll w e d to go
s r ur ,
s a o

t the bot to m
o One f the elatives o s m e ol d m an
. o r ,
r o ,

th n whi p e t wa d the in m te of the n ew grave

e s rs o r s a ,

The en d of dea th ! an d the g av e is cov e e d

”
p r r u .

T he p ies t is in v iably p es en t b t take s n o p artie n

r ar r ,
u

l ar p a t in the p c e dings
r M os t p e s on s atten dant
ro e . r

hol d a f w flo w s f e i d in g the ce em on y
er Thio uc ur r . s

sh b p s e es an ov p we in g an d dis ag eeable
ru o s ss er o r r

s m ll e The la t kis b tow d on the o p s e is eithe

. s s es e c r r

g iv n in the ho s e of the d ep a t e d o
e aut the b rink r ,
r

of the gra ve .
32 6 A B O UT TH E P E OP L E .

at the very m om ent of the su ppose d departu re of the

s pir it B t if death has occu rre d du ring the night
. u
,

the bowl is of slight du ration be ginn in g again with ,

ren ewe d vigou r bef o e b ea k of da w ith rs ons of

r r
y p e :

high rank it is kept u p all night

, .

M any j oin in the se lam en tation s o t of professed u

sym p athy ; bu t they re m in d on e of hire d m ou rners .

The eas e with which the u n ear thly cry is made

is as tonishin g s aid on e w hen she
”
I ll c y he e
’
. r r , ,

hear d of the death of a frien d ; an d havin g begun ,

an d finis he d he e p u blic road s he went

”
c
y in t h r r ,

hom e not havin g on ce been near the hou s e in which

,

the death ha d taken place .

I t is distre s sin g to s ee the variou s b odily w ou nds

inflicte d as tok ens of m our nin g for the dead These .

con sis t of shavin g the head o he ar d ; the am p tation r u

of fin gers c n id e ed in , e ga d to the d e e as ed as
o s r ,
r r c ,

bein g a p oof of l ove n ext in im p o tan ce an d val e

r r u

to s t an glin g ; an d the b n in g c tt in g o t tu ring

r ur ,
u ,
r or

of the fle s h .

T he s ou l is su pp
d to lin ge abou t the e arth for os e r

four d y O n the fifth n ight it is s al to p ovide

a s .
,
u u r

s me m
o n f c m f t in g the el tives by ca sing
ea s o o or r a u

l ghte a the S pi it h
au r, n ow act ally de p ar te d
s On
r as u .

the d e th of a g e t chief his hou s e an d its con ten ts

a r a ,

are om e tim s b
s nt e ur .

On the f th day the e is a p blic gam e called

ou r , r u

the v in a e The m n b egin by confis catin g s om e of

as . e

the p op e ty b elon gin g to the w om e n who in esent

r r , ,
r

m en t b eat the thiev es w ith thei woo d en p il l ow s or

,
r

w ith l b s The m en p elt the ladies w ith clay in

c u .

t n an d a e n ot allow d t m ke any othe defence

re u r ,
r e o a r .

The occasion is sei ed by m any to pay off ol d s cores

z ,
 I N F A N TI C I D E . 32 7

an d to ha ve satisfaction fo wrongs which m ay have r

be en inflicte d On s ch occasion s the haple ss hu s

. u ,

ban d who has ren de e d him s elf obn oxiou s to his

, r

wife m ay be s ee n u n n in g fo his l ife with his hel p

,
r r ,

ma te at his heel s b ran dishin g he clu b ; he p oppin g

, r

in at one doo o t at an othe an d u sin g ev e y s tra

r, u r, r

tag em to get rid of his p ur s e bu t in v ain ; an d u r,

e ve r an d an on receivin g on his u n p ote cte d p e son r r

the blow of a cl u b wiel de d by an inj e d an d e xe s ur

p e ra te d wife I n t e n. da y s th e ga m e is b gh t to r ou

a clo s e by a p blic dan ce ; u when the city fi cer o

proclaim s alo d that the m ou nin g is at an en d

u r .

It is c stomary to e ect hou ses ove the graves of

u r r

chie fs o f ra nk sac e d to t he i m e m o y
, r I n E as te n r r . r

F ij i lar ge dou ble can oe s a e b il t in com m em o ation r u r

o f de ceas e d p e s on s o f q ality T h s the Ra M arama “ ”

r u . u

(g iv e n by Th ak o m b a u to K i n g G eo ge o f T on
g )
a w a s r ,

bu il t to keep u p the e m em b an ce of a p e s on a t r r r

C akau drovi an d is n a m e d T he La dy
”
, At Rew a .

ca n oe s are p lace d as m on m en ts on the grav e s o f the u

chiefs Large dou ble can oes thu s m ar k the place

.

w here the kin gs ar e b u ied The rotten tim ber of r .

thos e p laced ove the graves of the Re wa kin gs who

r

w ere bu rie d at B ebasaga in tim es of yore is fas t

ur , ,

cru m blin g in to d u s t .

In fanticide is practise d on vario s grou n ds u .

M u l titu de s are yea l y dest oye d before birth by r r ,

m ean s which fr equ en tl y cau se p erm anen t inj u ry to

the m other M any are m dere d imm e dia tely afte r
. ur

birth .I nfanticide is m ore p evale nt am on g the r

o orer cl as s es than the rich A n ge exp e dien cy or

p . r, ,

the fear of diminishin g the p arent s pers onal charm s

’
,

a re generally the m otiv es for thu s doom in g the you n g

32 8 A B O UT TH E P E OP L E .

to a ba ba ou s death Shou l d a q arrel aris e between

r r . u

the p a en t s the chil d is lik ly to be s acrifi ce d

r , This e .

ins tit tion is en ti ely in the han d s of the w om en

u r .

The m en ge n e ally exp es s g e at re gret f or the exis t

r r r

e n ce o f the c tom Fem ales bein g con side e d as

us .
, r

le s s u sef l than m ales ar e m o e often des troyed

u ,
r .

El e gitim ate child en al m os t in variably are not

r , ,

s u fle e d to see the light One w om an kn own to

'

r .
,

the w ite de s t oye d he las t chil d be cau s e he other

r r, r r , r

chil dren w e e f u ll gr own an d she w as as ha m e d to be

r ,

see n w ith an in fan t in he ol d a e

g D ifi u lt in r
c y .

secu rin g food f the y o n g is the las t r eas o n that

or u

cou l d be as i n e d for the cu s tom T h e e is n o t e ven r

g s .

a tra dition of famin e ; an d it is highly p o babl e th t r a

Fij i has n eve b en visite d with what E uro peans

r e

w o l d con ide a d earth of food

u s r .

The di cove y of c im e is the wo k of w itchcraft ;

s r r r

a s pe u titi n w hi h exe ts im m n s in flu n ce The

rs o c r e e e .

w i a d h w eve
z r ,
has o ly tim e to n n o n ce the
r, ra r e a u

n am of the
e ff en d b f e th c i m in al him s elf
o er e or e r

m ak e hi pp an c t
s s a nf s his
ear in S h l d he
e o co es s . ou

fail to d s the w i o d w o k s en ch n tm en t t effect

o, za r r a o

his d ath S ch is th f of this m agical in fl ence

e . u e e ar u ,

th t th e w ho kn ow th y are the s bj e ts f it will

a os e u c o

f e q en tly p in
r u w y an d di e a a e .

A m nw s sp ect d
a f hav in g s tolen s om e yam
a su e o s

f om a p l an t ti n bel on gin g t T n o
r a o No n e co l d o a a . o u

p v his g ilt ; the efore they trie d him by th

ro e u r e

f llow in g o d al
o — A n ative t o k a s tick an d m t
r e o ,
u

te e d ov e it
r m e w d s then han de d it to on e of
r so or ,

th i e
e r se r s I f th p.e cte d on e is
g u il
e ty t h
su s
e ee ,
s r

f l
ee s p c li p in in hi
a e u m
ar I n this c e the
a s ar . as

p ain c m e a n da t h e m an w as p o n ou n ce d g il ty nd r u ,
a
330 A B O UT TH E P E OP L E .

It is cl ear , then that ,

n o rank am on gs t the heathen
is above the occasional p ractice of the ft .

A n ative vis itin g O valau ag ee d to s ell tw o has r

kets of sweet p otatoes to the mis sionary Having .

delivere d the fi s t he retu rned to his can oe for ther ,

secon d bas k e t On his way he e s p ie d a pile of

.

b icks an d s tole two of them which he to ok and

r , ,

con ce al e d in the hol d o f his can oe Now the theft .

w as ob serv ed thr ou gh the win dow ; an d w hen pay ,

m en t was be in g m ade I said The se con d bas ket , ,

m u s t be e qu ivalent for the bricks Brick s ! said

”
.

the Fij ian I thou ght they we e blocks of red

: r

p ain t The p otato es however are y o rs Yet be

.
, ,
u .
,

f ore I leave I j u st w an t to kn ow on e thin g how

,
:

did you k n o w that I ‘had comm itt ed a theft I

c n du cte d the tra de
o in to the hou se an d emain r , , r

in g at a dis tance f om the win dow b ade him look r ,

th o gh the glas s As s oon as he p e ceive d that the

r u . r

glas s w as t an p a en t he co l d sca cely contain

r s r ,
u r

him elf fo a ton ishm ent

s rH e l eft sayin g he woul d
s .
,

w n his co n t ym en again s t stealin g w here they

ar u r

co l d o as ily b
u s s en e e e .

When I was fir st s ettled at B n the m o t triflin g a , s

a ticl e if l ft f o a m om n t in the ga d en w oul d be

r , e r e r ,

s t l en
o G at in con venie n ce was a s ed by this con
. re c u

s tan t p ilfe in g At las t I m a de an app eal to the kin g

r .
,

w ho di ecte d m e to the chief f Las k a the thie ves

’
r o a u,

q te The Lasakau chief lis ten e d very attentively

u ar r .

to the l is t of a ticl es stol en an d then e p lie d as fol

r ,
r

l w
o s I n de stan d why y o s h l d su s pe ct u
u r u ou s

Las ka an s to be gu ilty of the s te al in g on accou nt of

a u ,

ou r pu tati n in th t line B t I can as s ure you

re o a . u ,

tha t n o Lasaka an has committ e d thef t on your u

 SE VE RE P UNI SH M E NT . 331

pre mis es . F or it is a law with u s , that if anything

be stolen , an accou n t s hall be given of the s am e to u s

chie fs by the thieves W hereon we say Very well .

, ,

hide it if there is n o in qu iry abou t it we will hon

: ,

ou rably divide the sp oil Now sin ce n o theft has .

,

be en repo te d to s the e cann ot have been any

r u ,
r

offe n ce committe d by our p e opl e I n vain did I

”
.

u rge that the Las akau ans m ight be l earnin g an d

ractis in g the fore igners way of r obbery T he chie f

’

p .

s aid his pe ople da re n ot s te al withou t his cognis an ce

,
.

S oon afte this the to wn was acciden tally des troye d

r ,

by fire D urin g the progres s of the flam es m ost of

.

the p eople ha d tim e to save their property Great .

w as m y s u rp is e to dis co ve am on gs t the s al vage

r r, ,

se veral of the s tolen art icle s The fire had decl ar ed .

w ho were the thie ve s The Lasakau chief etu rne d . r

the prop erty an d was ve y an gry with the people for

, r

having con ceale d the theft f om him r .

It behoves the m is siona ies to e great cau tion in r us

thu s eportin g theft to the n ative m agis trates

r At .

L ak emba s eve al chil d en elated to ce tain cu l prits

r r ,
r r ,

ha d each a fin ge cu t off in con s equ ence r At Rew a .

the king s m e ss en ge s we e s en t s ecretly to kill a

’
r r

chie f who had be en dis covere d in the very act of

,

s te aling from the mis sion p rem is es ; an d they s cce s s - u

f u lly accom p lishe d their erran d the body bein g left ,

f or bu rial .

At B an a man on e day j u m p ed o ve the p alisa des

, r ,

an d cam e deliberate ly in to the v eran dah of the m is

s ion hou se to pu rl oin a b lank et

-
A n En glish lady .
,

w ho w as then ou r visito r thou ght that s o n u de a ,

fi gu re cou l d scar cely belon g to the e stablis hm en t ,

a nd q u es tione d him on the su bj ect H e imme diatel y .

332 A B O UT T HE P E OP L E .

d opp ed his Spoil an d m ade his escape over the fence ;

r ,

n ot howe ver before a p as s e by recog nis e d him and

, ,
r- ,

gave his nam e I at on ce laid an in forma tion a gainst.

him befo e the S os o chief r T he chief w as m ost ia .

dign an t an d aid he w ou l d kill the thief

, s I had now .

to p l ea d fo the l ife of the offen de r The chief r .

yiel ded the p oin t at last s ayin g Let u s n derstand , ,

u

e ach othe Y u dis lik e bein g robbe d bu t do not

r . o ,

w an t the thie f to be kille d Ve y well I will only . r .

th eaten to p t him to death Whate ver I m ay say or

r u .

do y o m u s t n ot be ala m e d ; as I shall o nl y fri ghten

, u r

The chief n ow sent fo the p arents an d u ncle

”
him . r

of the yo n g m an an d tol d them of the theft

”
u Not ,
.
,

s aid he that s tealin g is anything ne w am on gst u s ;

,

bu t it is n ew to do it s o ca ele s s ly as to be fou n d ou t r .

Your s on has dis graced s an d he m u s t die The u ,

relativ e s gave thei c n s en t to the d ea th As s oon as r o .

the c im in l w a s fo n d h w as s n t to the hi f who

r a u ,
e e c e ,

ha an g d him th s
r ue Yo a thi f a thi f dis u u ar e e e

cov e d in the v
er y act of ste lin g I m thi f my er a . a a e ,

f the w
a a thi f m
r
y g an d fath
as w s a t hie f ; b t
e ,
r er a u

w e w e e ve f n d o t
er Th gh y o bad m n age
r ou u r ou ur a

m nt y e h ve dis c v e d t the m i ion a y that we

, ou a o er o ss r

st l f m him
ea Y o m st die
ro Yo f th and . u u . ur a er

m othe nd n l e hav e given thei

r a un sen tc H ow r co .

e ve as the h is ion a has in t ce de d fo o I am

r,
y r
y s r er r u ,

willin g to ffe y t e m s by com plian ce w ith which

o r ou r ,

m sav e y li f Y m e it he cu t tw enty
y ou a
y e y ou r . ou a r

f th m of fi e w od f
a o s m y w ife ; o f n i h m e with
r o or r ur s

ix p ig s be t n gle d T ake y o r choice ”

s or s ra After . u .

so m d e libe ati n the y o th p lie d

e r T o c t twenty
o , u re , u

f th m s f fi
a o w d i is v y diflic lt an d w ould
o re - oo , s r, er u ,

c m e v e y g eat fat ig e an d I m s t therefore

a u se r r u ,
u
 334, A B O UT TH E P E OP L E .

gratitu de is very rare C ertain a ctions are

Real .

con sidere d as e qu irin g com pensation ; bu t the r

r
p e

f orm ance of any good dee d n ot in clu de d in the ,

Fij ian catalogu e scarcely eceives the m ere form of ,

r

thank s .

The m rde of thos e who are wrecke d is a recog

u r

nis ed in s titu t ion n ot ori in atin g in sim ple cru elt

g , y .

It is rather the res l t of edu cation On the dis covery u .

o a e call e d swimmin g for life

”
of an w h th ov e n
y r e ,

in which they are to be cook e d an d eaten is f or thwith

prep a e d It w o ld app ear from research that the
r . u

victim of this savage cu stom are u su all y natives of

s

the Fij is to whos e m is fortu n es on ly is this s evere

,

p en alty attache d Su ch are looke d p on as abandoned

. u

by the gods an d the sla ghter of them is considered u

acceptable to the d eitie s an d in dee d n ecess ar I n

y , .

w eighin g the eviden ce on the su bj ect l e t the foll ow ,

in g fact s be em em be d — 1 T he e ar e m any sm all

r re . r

c lan n w livin g in va io s p a ts f the g u p who

s, o ,
r u r o ro ,

a e the
r ff p in g f Fr ie n dl y I lan de s w ho w e e cast
o s r o s r ,
r

aw y n the e i lan ds l on g befo e the e was an

a o s s in te r r r
y

y ou r s had been from oro ; bu t

s tol e n K
W e kn ow n othin g abou t it,
’

was all I cou l d get ou t of them B u t this l etter s a s B ola basaga . y

i
’
took t 0 , he has gon e to O val au W ell , I said, y ou m u st re~
‘ ’ ‘ ’ ‘
. .

m em be r that when M r W aterhou s e hears of it, he will p erhap s say,

p
.

I s it right for a B au an chief to s teal m y p ig The rin cip al in rank

then s aid, Go a n d brin g the p ig B ol abas ag a him s elf , who was sitting
’

y
.

n e ar m e , r os e an d s aid, an d aw a he went
’
I ll go, an d brin g it ;
‘ ’
.

V
W he n r etu rnin g from T u i iti s , w e m et B olabasaga, who said, There s
’ ’

the s ow ; an d our la ds l ai d hol d of her , and p u t her in to the boat He .

w ent wi th m e to the boat, an d s aid, L etter s are dreadf u l things I

‘

K
.

brou ght that l etter fr om or o, a n d it tell s of m y own doin gs I t is

y y
.

won derf u l H e l au ghe d he artil abou t the thin g ; as did Tui

’
tru l
V y
.

iti, a n d all who hear d the s tor The s te alin g the p ig , brin gin g hinr
.

s elf the l etter in f ormin g of him s el f , an d havin g a olicem an af ter him p

before he had be e n l ong in B an , s eem ed like el ectric tel egr a h work, and
”
-
p
at all e vents el ectrifi e d hi m .
 P R O VE R B S . 335

cou rs e between T onga and Fij i 2 I n an other p art . .

o f this vol u m e m en tion is m ade of a T on gan wom an ,

w hos e alm os t lifel e s s body w as drif te d on the shore

of one of the islan d s an d w ho s b s e qu e n tly becam e
,
u

a B au an qu een fr om w hom Thak om bau him sel f is

,

des cen ded 3 At Nad oga the p esent kin g is the

. . r ,
r

lin e al d e scen dan t f a copp e col ou e d boy w ho was

o r- r ,

cas t as ho e on tha t coas t

r The exhau s te d chil d was .

fe d with ripe banana an d gra du all y e cove e d his ,

r r

s tre n gt h S o s oon as he was f u lly es to e d to heal th

. r r

he was inst alle d as kin g in Opp os ition to a can didate ,

of w ell kn own ran k

- A ce tain fam ily at Nad ga still
. r ro

osse s se s the privile ge of d ema n din g rip e banan a s

p
f rom the kin g n ce tain occas ion s in comm em ora
,
o r ,

tion of the f it given by their an cesto s to his at

ru r ,

the period of his fir s t appearan ce .

S om ethin g of the Fij ian s cha ac ter m ay be ’

r

l earn e d f om his p ove bs

r Delay is ruin
r rWill .
“
.
“

a lm o t catch m e f Night is an age m eanin g that

”
s ,

there ma y be m any chan ge s be fo e m o nin g ; therefore r r

do n o t desp on d When the f esh e xten ds to the

. r

s e a the e w ill be fi n e w ea the

,
r On e ho s e will r . u

ha v e t o bl e ; tw o ho s e s wil l have e as e
r u ill s t atin g
u u r

the a dvan tages of p lygamy Ru nn ing befo e the

o . r

w in d is cook ed food is m ch s e d by s ail o s , It u u r .

is like sayin g Keep well to wind w ard y o can m e

, : u or

ea sil y bear away t han l ff p E v e y on e is a win du u . r

in his own bay m ean ing e ve y one is of im p o t

: r r

a n ce in his ow n n e ighb ou hood Plenty of gu e s ts r .

re n d er wo k eas y m ean in g U se y ou r vis itin g f ien d s

r : , r ,

as m an y han ds m ak e light w o k T he in flu en ce of r .

a ( re volte d) sla ve town is of m on thly du ration only

- :
336 A B O UT TH E P E OP LE .

is
. .
,
town s d p osition will eventua lly
of reco
gnis e

gain w hateve they m ay app arently l ose r W e rap .

the oots of hes tn u t tre es to call forth the v oice of

r c -

p arrots is a p ove b of great signification ; indi

,
”
r r

catin g that by p ttin g qu es tions to a m an ou will

u
, y ,

draw som ethin g ou t of him .

The Fij ian f ull y be lieves tha t eve y reality has its r

co nt e feit
u The firs t he app op iates to him self ;
r . r r

the s econ d to the g o d s to the de ad or to the im ps of , ,

the w ood Thu s the Iow a an d the ban ana are for
.

m an their cou nte feits fo the im p s

,
T he fru it of r r .

the t a wau is con su m e d by the livin g ; the bran ch of

ar

the cou n te fe it is bu rie d with the dea d

r The pro .

vision s of w ar and the bo dy of the slain enemy , ,

are con su m e d by m an ; bu t n ot u n til t hey ha ve been

p esented to the gods who first satiate them selves

r ,

on the s ou l a n d the es s e n ce .

t
Fij ian rac e have b eq eathed
T he f or efa hers of the u

an a dm i abl p lan fo p ese vin g the s pl s fo d

r e r r r ur u o .

I t con si ts in b yin g s ch v e getables a s the da lo

ur su ,

vi a,ch s tn t b an an
e b d f it an d sw ee t yam in
u ,
a, re a -
ru ,
-
,

e a then pit s
r By this m e n s the e ne e d be n o w a te
. a r s

d in g s eas on s of plen ty E no gh b a d as the

ur . u re ,
”

a ticle is
r al l d is s m etim es th s s t e d in a
c e , o u or

tow n to la t tw el ve m n ths in cas e of war o othe

s o , r r

n ee d .

The Fij i n s a e p e c l ia in thei a s e o f t o bacco

r u r r u .

I n te a d of con m in g the ciga ette in w hifl they '

s su r s,

in v i bly s wallow the s m k e

ar a M en w o m e n and o .
, ,

c hild en a e m r h a ddicte d to the habit

r uc The .

q an tity f t obacc
u d at a tim e is n ot la ge ; but
o o u se r

it ffe t i kept p by the f eq n cy with w hich it i

s e c s u r ue s

r e l enishe d T he t e m em p l oy e d in s p eakin g of the r

p .
,
338 A B O UT TH E P E OP LE .

or they w ill opp os e it Nor m st the e be an y in . u r

t f en ce with thei p rerogative

er er F o in s t an ce the
r . r ,

R w a n ati n had en gage d to s n d wa lik e help to

e o e r

Na d oga an d the k in g w ent to th is l an d s in q est

r , e u

of an oe s
c t be se d as t n S o ts
o B u t on his
u ra r
p .
,

re t n h m e w ith tw en ty can oe s he f
ur o n d that the , ou

chi fs ha d b een m ak in g in d ep en den t a

e an gem ents rr ,

w hi h he con side e d w as an en c oachm e n t on his p e

c r r r

roga tive H e the efo e im m e diate ly se n t the canoe

. r r s

hom a gain an d has le ft the Nad oga qu e s tion n

e , r u

t o he d v sinc
uc e er e .

The n m be of chiefs is v e y g eat ; s o that if

u r r r ,

the e w e n ot a kin g the e wou l d be m ore m asters

r er ,
r

than m en A kin g is a p olitical n ecess ity in Fiji

. .

T he eal p w of a Fij ian kin g is tw o fold

r o er - .

I n his ow n m t nitu ( kin gd om ) he is gen erally a a

s p em e
u r Am n g t his n e ighbo
. ot ibu ta ies or
s u rs , r r ,

r iv als hi p w ,
i on ly t h t of in fl en ce King
s o er s a u .

T hak m ba o w n ev u p m e l e ov e m o e
as er su re ru r r r

t h n fift n tho n d f the in h bitan ts ; th gh

a ee u sa o a ou

h e ld
cou t on tim e infl en ce in va io w y
, a e ,
u , r us a s,

p h p n e h n d d t h s n d o n e half of the
er a s o u re ou a ,
r o

e n ti re p r ou
g .

Th m de of a dd e s in g chi f is f ls om ely e
e o r s e s u r

s
p tf
ec l M u
y h. e d R oo t of th e R a fte Eat a ,
” “ - - -
r,
” “

m e,
”
nd Chi f a e ed yn onym ou sly with
a
“
e ,
”
r us s

Si r C l ppin g of han d i
. a l afte a p e son of s s u su a r r

r an k ha p a t ak e n of s ef s hm en t s m k e d a cigar o
r r re , o ,
r

s n ee e d z I t is al s o p e fo m e d on c ta in app roaches
. r r er

n e a th p
r on of a chie f
e e rs .

The Fij i n is ext em ely fon d of gifts ; a n d wo ld

a r u

r ath dan c att n dan ce fo d y on on e w ho is likely

er e e r a s

to b t w p p e ty n him lik e a chie f than wo k

“ ”
es o ro r o r
,
fo r a fe w hou r s , an d p u r chase a s im il ar ar ticl e by his
o wn hon e s la t bo ur .

He d oe s n ot li ke to be the firs t to com m u n ica e t

bad n e ws Shou l d the cre w of a canoe arrive at B an
.

in p os s e ss ion of dis tre s sin g in te lligen ce , they will

char ge v lge it
e ach o ther n ot to di u .

H e k eep s tim athe by the y ea than by m onths

e r r r .

It is t e that certain m on ths have n am es ; b t these

ru u

owe the ir d e sign ation eithe to r ligion to the plan t r e ,

in g an d diggin g s eas n s to the app earan ce of ce tain

o ,
r

fi sh o to the p e vale nc
,
r f p rtic la win d s
r The e e o a u r . r

is n o dis tinct n am e for each of the t welve m on ths by

which they a e al le d r c .

It is n bre ch of Fij ian etiq ette to tease one

o a u

in to a com pl ian ce with the wis hes of thos e w ho a e r

imp or tu n ate p vide d that the applican t is a s perior

,
ro u

or an e qu al This is a s o rce of m ch e vil I n tim es

. u u .

of w ar to wn s will th s be tea e d in to ch n gin g s id es

, u s a .

The p ar ty yiel din g is app ehen siv e l t the app lican t r es

tu rn an d in etaliati n inflict s om e inj y

,
r Probably
o ur .

the cu s tom o igin ate d in the rem em b an ce that a

r r

retu r n favo -m ight be solicit d at s om e f tu re day,

ur e u

when on e g od t n w o l d ea n an othe
o ur It is con u r r .

side re d a good re as on to as s ign that the m e s sen ge , r

m e fi ve o six tim e s ab o t it
r S p e io s them u . u r r

selve s will s om etim e s yield Thakom ba on ce j s . u u

tifie d him self by s ayin g I tho ght if I contin ed ,

u , u

to refu s e they w o l d s y that I was their ene m y

,
u a .

Expe diency rathe than ight prin ciple se em s to

,
r r ,

gove rn the r ace .

T here is e ve y r de that originally

re as on to con cl u

the Fij ians w e e a s ob er p eople

r A h n d e d ye ar . u r s

ago, there were b t two grog bowl s in Re wa a town

u -
,

z 2
340 A B O UT TH E P E OP L E .

then containin g a p op tion of three or fou thou sand u la r

pe ple These bowls

o . we e in the hou s es of the prin r

cipnl chie fs ; an d the dr m w as be a ten to a s se mble u

tho w ho wishe d to partake of liqu or W ithin the

se .

la t thi ty y ears ho weve

s r in toxication ha s become
,
r,

f a ful ly p eval en t by the u s e of b oth al coholic and

e r r ,

hav m ixtures
e .

The u s e of ya q ona or ka va root is said to have

been m ade known by the T ongan s A t a dition in . r

dee d s ays that the oot s p ang u p origin ally from r r

the g ave of a T on gan l p er who had b ee n a d dicte d to

r e ,

k va drinkin g
a . Thi is given as the re ason why the
. s

7mm is diffi cu l t of diges tion

. .

Toas tin g in E nglish s tyle is u nknown B u t he

, , .

who is abou t to dr in k the kava will som e t im es ex .

p e s a dibly an ea n est equ est for s om e particular

r s u r r

thing On s ch occa ion s fowlin g p iece s pigs and

. u s ,
-
, ,

ev n can oes hav e ch n ge d ow n e rs

e ,
It is p haps a a . er

s p e ies of gam bl in g
c .

I t is t b to p s at the back of an in dividu a l

a u as An .

inf i m ay n ot ach f o anythin g which m a hre

a r
e r or y p
p n
e t o b b v e the h d
e a of a chief o H e m s t a ls o ea . u

l w
o hi cl b an d
er o ch d ow n when a chi f p asses
s u cr u e

him P bably the

. ro t m s o iginate d in the fear s e cu s o r

o f m der The
ur f ll in g d wn afte
. a chie f on a o r
,

the ccas ion of hi t m blin g m ay be conj e ct u red to

o s s u ,

h v h d a s im ila
a e a igin I n the latt e ca s e it is
r or . r ,

u su a l fo th chi f t p r n t to thos e w ho
e efall after o re se ,

an y a ticl e f p p ty t hat they m ay d esire

”
him ,
r o ro er .

A bbing t g the f the han ds is the s trongest

ru o e r o

den i l that c n b giv n

a a e e .

C n e p as s in g t w in dwa d of ce t in chiefs are

a o s o r r a

fin ed At B an on e cl n nly be ats the dr u m at sea ;

.
a o
34 2 A B O UT TH E P E OP LE .

m em ory Of the victim s I t w oul d be a b e ach of

. r

etiq ette an d
u ,
the a ddition o f in u l t to inj u ry fo s ,
r

the m de e s ur r r to chan t a s on g de tailin g the ir own

t ea he y
r c r .

g t aditions f rthe ill u strate the

T he followin r u r

pop lar s tyle f th ght

u o ou

C AK O B E ( f Wa ik ete n ear B u et ) aim e d to o r u

s ec e t i b t e b o th f m B an d Re wa an d t ook ro au
ur r u
p ,
u

hi r id en e b tw een the tw o p lace s

s es c H e cau ght a
e .

c b nd t l d his m the to ook it f him B t she

ra ,
a o o r c or . u

w as dilat ory on acco n t O f bein g an xi s to finish

,
u ou

a m a t whi h s h w ,
then plaiting B ecom ing ex
c e as .

han te d C ak obe g a d ally s an k in t o the g o n d call

s ,
r u r u ,

in g at va io s tag s fo hi fo od
,
r H is m othe then
u s e ,
r s . r

p ep e d to atte n d to his e q est ; b t it w as too late

r ar r u u .

As s he b o ght his food he dis app a e d be l w the

r u ,
e r o

g nd This is em ploye d to ill trate fi s t the evil

rou . us ,
r ,

ar is in g f om v e g pin g ; a C kob m i d both

r o r- r as s a e sse

B au a n d R e wa an d the n the d n g of ve y ne
:
,
a er e r o

d in g th y h o e the m othe th lo in g he s n
o as e c o s r us s r o .

Th m k e f n ext n iv e p tt
ar s y th e s e n are
o a e s o er er e

s h wn o nfi m t y f the t tem ent that he dr ve

as co r a or o s a o

aw
y af m th n t h
roe p t m k s a t D ve ce o -
a er ra o.

T he M O U S E an d the M O O N di p t d am n t s u e o s
g
t h m e lv e
e s t the w y in w hi h m a n kin d ho ld
s as o a c s u

die .T h m n w i h d m an t be im m o t l
e oo The s e o r a .

m s id
ou s e N l et m n h v chil d n n d die n
a ,
O e a e re ,
a o e

by on le vin g e, I do
a As m a n kinds u cce s s or s , a s .
”

w i h d t di
s e ll t g th o th h m n ace has ev
e a o e e r, e u a r er

s in h t d th m
ce a e Th m b in g the nly
e ou s e . e ou s e e o

in d ig n q d p d th p opl th sh w dly c
e ou s ua ru e ,
e e e us re a

cou nt f th n m ity
or f w hi h it is the Obj ct
e e o c e .

T H E F L Y IN G F ox AN D T H E M e ns a — A m o se u
 L E GE N D S .
3 43

w is he d to fly an d m ade a p ai of wings T he bat o

, r .
, r

flyin g f x p a ss in g by offe e d to m ak e the fi s t t ial ;

o , ,
r r r

t w hich the m o s e con s nt d

o B u t when the m o s e
u e e . u

w a n te d the bat to et n the w in g he f e d say r ur s, re u s ,

ing he w a d el ighte d with his p ow e t t av l by

s r o r e

w in g This is s aid to be the ea on why the b ts

. r s a

s ckl e thei
u yo n g an d em b ac in g them fly abo t
r u , ,
r , u

w ith th m e .

Th Fij ian s g ive the f llowin g eas on f

e the pig o r or

ro otin g ab o t th g o nd u On e p on a tim e r u c u e
”

the e w as a g an d a m bly Of g ds m en n d an im als

r r sse o , ,
a ,

t decide w hat w
o l d be the m os t s it able m eat to ou u

p lace on the top O f th b ket Of co k d v g table e as s o e e e s,

w h n s e ve d p on the cca i n f a f as t
e r u Var io s o s o o e . u

p p osition s we e m ade S m e s aid th t a c oke d

ro r . o a o

h m an body w a s the m o st app op iat

u an d all the r r e,

a n im al s a ss en te d B t the m en s aid the h m an . u u

b dy was t o lon g fo the b ket ; th h d an d the

o o r as e ea

l g s m t be c t ff n d th l k O f th thin g p il d
e us u O ,
a e oo e S o e .

A fte s om e d is c s ion the wo m p op s e d that the

r us ,
r r o

i
p g 8 1 11 16 be
10 d opte d ; e m a kin g that al tho gh the
a r r , u

sn t was l n g it c l d eas ily be b ok en an d t n e d

ou o ,
ou r ur

u
p .T hi s s gge sti n w as ag e e d to ; a n d e ve
u Sin ce
o r r

the n it is s aid that p igs oot p the g o n d t fin d

,
r u r u o

the w o m s agains t which they have s wo n de ad ly

r , r

e n m ity You f eq n t ly se e the s n o t O f th co k e d

. r ue u e o

i
p g t n e
ur d p in the w
y s aid to ha ve been s gges t e d
u a u

by the worm .

At oro the Kt ives sp eak of a tim e when the na

is lan d w s co m pl e te ly cove e d by w ate with the ex

a r r,

ce pti n of the s m m it O f o n e of the highes t p ak s

o u pon e ,
u

w hich a q iq i on e of the s m ll est f the F ij i n bi d is

,
a O a r s,

s a id to have al ighte d to wee p ov e the d el ge d lan d r u .

 A B O UT TH E P E OP L E .

T h e is likewis e a tradition respectin g the Tower

er

O f B b l w hich app ears to be local

a e ,
M a nkin d e . r

s lv e d
o p on b ilding a towe which Shou l d rea ch to
u u r

the m o n bu t when the e difice had b e n carried up

o ,
e

to a ce tain height th low e p t o tte d an d gave

r ,
e r ar r ,

way pon which the p eople disp e se d Probably in

,
u r .

n o co n t y is t here s ch a m l tip licity of dial cts

u r u u e

as in F ij i .

The e is a tra dition that a m an f m the interio

r ,
ro r

of G e at Fij i w as f ight en e d at the w at e

r , o llin g in r r r

s m e old n ts whi h ha d been giv e n him an d cl bbed

o u c ,
u

th m to d ive aw y the god which he tho ght had

e ,
r a u

p ss es se d them
o .

T he Va K a lili 0 is , a d ivin g
r awa y of a devil .

When the re is an im p i
r e ss on o f the u n w el com e
p re

sen ce devil a m an clim bs

of a , u
p to the to
p of a

h n d th
ou s e , a t him lf t er e s e a s se . H e hen cal l s to the
d vil t m e d fyin g him t th tm t When th
e o co , e o e u os . e

d il p p
ev a i pp ed t h ve pp ea d th
e ar s , or s su os o a a re ,
e

s n din g
u rr o u p tt ho t t him Sn d m ke ll
ec a or s S o a , a a a

s t
or s f n i s o h a b l w in g the
o s e, n ch S h ll &c
uc s o co -
e ,
.

T hi th d vil to tak to flight

s ca u s e s e e e .

N Ov l e ari bl ck t n which i aid to have

a au s a a s o e s s

b na
ee d pig S m n b li v e h d s l v d to
s a cr e . o e u e e rs a re o e

ea t it H v in g k ill d it th y p t it in n ove n to
. a e ,
e u a

b k W hils t it w bein g c oked th y w n t t

a e . as o , e e o

b the On th i t n t hey p n d the ven s t

a . e r re u r , O e e o o

sa ti fy th i pp tit
s J dg of th i
e r a p ise w h n
e es . u e e r su r r e

th y f n d th t ft th h ld
e ou n d l g s ha d b en
a ,
a er e s ou er s a e e

se
p t d t
ar a eh w h l f it
,
b am e t
e n f m e d in t o e o ec ra s or o

t n (l v t )
s o e
'

za - a u

A S viv i an e w a de stroy e d at sea

o c W hen in
o s .
34 6 A B O UT TH E P E OP L E .

for ideas derive d from his sen ses; bu t for S pi itu al r

thin gs an d in de ed fo m any m atte s of O dina y

,
r r r r

vi t e he has no wo ds H e ha s n n am e fo c nti
r u , r . o r o

n e nce o g atit d e ; fo con scien ce o in g atitu de ;

r r u r r r

f j tice o holin es s
or us The w o d s e d fo god is also
r . r u r

e mpl oye d to e xp ess an ythin g s p e l ative whethe r u r ,

r

good o r

S om ething may be lea nt esp ectin g a pe op l e from r r

thei lang age I f thei s be old the Fij i n s m u s t fo

r u . r , a r

a ge s h v e b e e n a esp ectfi l tow ar ds t hei s p erio s

r r r u r .

T he d al o pl u l f m is gen e ally se d in a ddress

r u ra or r u

in g the g ds an d the chiefs They sle ep w oul d ”

o .
,

r efe to the ep os e f a yo n g b abe of a n k

r r Th y
o u r . e

m t eve have b een libe al

us r Wo ds fo giv o gift r . r r e r s

the e are ; b t n one fo lend An d s o exis ts the ve b

r u r . r

to b g b t n ot to b
e ,
u w T he h m an che s t is s tyled
orro . u

the cen t e of the s n g ; r the efo e the c s tom of o r r u

s in gin g i p b bly s n ie n t
ro s the l n g
a ge its lf
as a c a a ua e .

Th n m e f the fi n g
a es Ov y ign ifi n t The er s a re er S ca .

th m b i the p ti n e f f d ; the fi t fi n g
u s
“
or o r o oo
”
rs er

din y p in t ; ec n d fin g
”
th e or ar the chi f
o er s o er, e s

p in t ; thi d fin g
o er th h r with c ying er ,
“
e oar s e r
”

( in l m n t
ain
g th e m p t t ion f t h f th fi n
e ag ); u a O e ou r er

lit tl fin g th gift f p ct t th d d
“ ”
e er, e Th O re s e o e ea . e

l t ti n n m tin g is Aw k t y o “ ”
f m ilia
a r sa u a o o ee ,
a e o u .

A t p tin g Sl ep to y F ive c lo v ”
nl ha ou o u rs o e
ar , e y .

11a1 n —
g y
es, b l k e d y l l w an d g e n
re , ac Th e ,
r ,
e o ,
r e .

w d f or
g n ior l o d fre eb l B l ck i
s s ed
a s u se or ue . a s u

fo d k bl e
r ar u .

S m of the hi f p eten d an inn c nt con eit

o e c e s r o e c ,

a ss e r tin g the n n ex is ten ce in th i s oci l ci cl es f

o - e r a r o

H a z l e wood
’
s D ictionar y . A s imil ar u s age is f ou nd in H ebre w , and

o ther E as tern tongu es .

 TH E L A N G 0 4 GE . 34 7

ce r ta in wor ds .k as s ed aT hu s ,
a m an of g rea t ran ur

mis s ion a ythat the e wa n o s ch a wo d as an xiety

r r s u r

in his dialect The p e cision with which w o ds a e

. r r r

e m pl oye d to exp e s s the va io s s ta g es of imm o ality

r r u r

an d s in is f a f lly adm on it y e r u or .

A dis tin g is hin g feat e of the l an gu a ge is its

. u ur

nice dis tin ction s The F ij i n can n t say fa t he o . a o r r

s on wife o
,
h sban d h m s t se a m e d fi n ite
r u : e u u or e

e xp e s s ion an d limit the n o n by in cl d in g W it hin

r , u u

its elf the p on o n f the p e s on t w hom it elate s

r u or r o r .

T h s the doxol ogy is chante d Gl y be to ou

u , ,
or r

Fat he an d to H is Son an d to the H ly Ghost

r, In , o .
”

lik e manne the l ang age is d e fe ctive in t e m that

‘

r, u r s

e xp e sr gene al i ation s T he f es ts ab o n d f
s r z . or u , or

e xam pl e in va io s kin d s o f p in e
,
the F ij i n has a
r u : a

S pe cial te m fo ea h k in d b t n o gen e ic te m
r r c ,
u r r

incl din g them all

u So w ith the n m e s s ts of . u r ou or

b ea d f u it t ee th e is a n am fo each b t n on e
r - r r s : er e r , u

fo the wh le
r E ve y s p ecies of hells ha its n am e
o . r s s ,

b t the e is n n e f
u its gen
r T he sam e is even
o or us .

tr u e of the ve b M ltit des of wo ds exp r .the u u r re ss

s a m e action as m o difi e d by chang e of it obj e ct s s .

T he e is no ve b t be se d b t acte dly ; the wo ds

r r o , u a s r r

em p l ye d in cl din g w ithin them s el ves the idea o f

o u

pla ce o tim e The p on n f m a ve y la g clas s

r . r ou s or r r e

o f w o ds They p s se s f
r . n m be the t i d o s ou r u rs r a

bein g one f po iti n athe than f n m be The e

o s o r r o u r . r

is howe ve no a tifi cial dist inction of g en d e

, r, The r r .

p on n s m o e ve a e m odified by bein g sed in an

r ou , r o r, r u

in cl u s ive o ex cl s ive en e fathe “ ”

Fo r o n o l es
u s s . r ur r, s

tha n six p n o n s co l d be e d The e a e als th e

ro u u us . r r o re

se ts o f p on o n s ea ch s t e m b acin g the f u n m be s
r u , e r o r u r

a n d the two f o m s of in cl s ive an d ex clu s ive

r On e is u .
350 A B O UT TH E P E OP L E .

thei r own w or d for t

a on em e n t . An other t
re ains

on e , n aq b sol e te a, bu t it is o .

Finally ll thes e s ppos ed abo igine s occ py ad

,
a u r u

j acen t p ts of the c n t y dwell in g p incipally on

ar ou r ,
r

G eat Fij i an d som e of them cc pyin g V da

r , o u u

a sp ot whe e t adition say s the F ij ian race r r

o igin ate d
r Thei p osition m ay be n oticed on the
. r

cha t as in cl din g th dis t icts of S er u a

r Nadroga
u e r , ,

Vat l le V da B &c
u e ,
u ,
a, .

A in g l fan cy p evail s esp ectin g the m ention

s u ar r r

in g of thei own n m es When a Fij ian is asked his

r a .

n m e he wil l look at s om e by s tan d e

a ,
an d req est r, u

him to an we Unl es s it is fo the p pose of

s r . r ur

a ll win g n the m on th t
o p om p ou sly declar e and
a o r o

m a gn ify his p sition it is har d to acco n t for this o ,

u

c t m
us o .

Th am e p e on will f eq en tly hav e fi ve o six

e s rs r u r

diff n t n m
er e t v i p i d f hi lif Hi
a es a a r ou s er o s o s e . s

n mea t bi th his n m e a kn ight hi n am es a

r ,
a as ,
s s

p n t o g n dp n t n d hi n m s b t w d in
ar e r ra ar e ,
a s a e es o e

c n id
o ti n f
s om
era p ti l cti n o H is als
o s e ar cu ar a o s . e o

kn w n by the n m f hi h
o ; as H fi m a e o s ou s e
“
e
'
o

Ni k bi u Thi is c n id e d th m e s pectf l
au . s o s er e or re u

f m f p kin g m n g t the n ativ s

or o S ea a o s e .

T h l n g ge f th n am
e ai f it el f a n in t e st
ua o e es s o s re

in g s t dy il l t tiv e f the m en tal h bit s of the

u , as u s ra o a

p ple Th f ll w in g
eo . s l cte d f m the n me
e o o ar e e e ro a s

o f t h e wh e m os i g h v e be en c l b a te d by th
os arr a es a e e r e

w ite
r All f th m
r . n m ad pt d t the tim
o e ar e a es o e a e

of bi th r .

I R l ti . to p nt o
e a p ast ci c m stan ces ai
ve rese r r u

ten din g bi th r

M l D ay Night
a es Blin d B l ve d C alms
. . . . e o . .
352 A B O UT TH E P E OP L E .

pige ons Wife of the lo d god I nfiamm ation of the

.
- - - r -
.
- -

ey e . Sky ou fir e -
Wif e of wate spou t On e w ho
-
.
- -
r .
-

quiets Lip of W o d of man Sacre d cavern

.
-
. r - -
.
-
.

IV I n comm em o ation of con tem porary even ts

. r

M lea sW eepin g f
. B au D o ght Lon g -
or - . r u .

t eachery Living in the b sh E m pty Swim W a

r .
- - - u . . . r.

F en ce D ist ban ce in the t wn D elibe ration D ie

. ur - - -
o . .

o t of d oors
u - -
Slain . .

F em a les — Vessel sailin g empty W anin g m o on

.
- -
.
-

( d e cl in e of a chief s p ow e C a p s i e
’
d r z .

s i c k“
CH A PT E R ! I I .

£2 1
11n
0 aah S uptrsfifim .
356 HM OL O G Y AJ VD S UP E R S H H ON S .

I — Go ns
. UNIVE R SALLY KNO W N .

D E GE I
Ins pector is the su prem e god of Fij i .

H e is the crea to r of the ( Fij ian ) w o l d of fru its and r , ,

of m en H e it w as w ho delu ge d the wo l d in pu nis h

. r

in g the Sin of his re belliou s crea tu re s H e s en ds .

forth his s ons to visit the earth w ho m ak e their ,

repo t to him con ce n in g the pie ty of its inha bitants

r r .

H is s ons have pe fo m e d miracle on the occas ion r r s

of t hes e visits H e is als o a god of an ger an d of

.

war .

H e is pent ; an d som e ay that

en s hrin e d in a s er s

the hin de p art Of his bo dy is a s tone Signifi can t of

r ,

e te nal d
r ation H e res ides in a cave on a m ou n
ur .
,

tain in the Rakiraki dis trict towa ds the n o th eas t ,

r r -

en d of Na Viti L e vu W he n he t n s ove he cau s es . ur r,

e a rt hq akes u When he m oves the e is thu n d er He

.
,
r .

is ni ve sall y kn ow n an d ack n ow le dge d in F ij i ; b t

u r u

n ot w o hipp e d e x cept n ear hi

rs wn cave ,
s o .

On app achin g D ege i ca ve n the Fij i n goes

’
ro s r , a
.

on hi elbow an d kn e e
s n ith hea d n o foo t t ch
s s, e er r ou

in g the g o n d Hi o n s a e c n tin all y

r u n the
. s s r o u o

w t hf
a c vi it s On d awin g n ea the p i s t who
or s or . r r, r e ,

acco m p n ie the p ty con lt in g the

a s acl calls ar su or e,

0 g d c il thy elf ! The com pany t h n e n te

”
o t
u ,
o ,
o s e r

the av e an d em in in S il en ce
c , n til t h y h a r the
r a u e e

e x l m tion The e s s m e on e m vin g ”

f the
’
c a a ns o so ,
r o o .

T h p i st n w s p ak s It is we s i s ay he “ ”
e r e o e . r, s
,

w e g ing to fight an d have c m e to in qu ire

a re o ,
o

e pe tin g th Listen then s ay s the on ” ”

r s c i s e e s u .
, , s .

Th w e hipp eor s h a a cla hin g f cl b s an d a epe

rs e r s o u , r

tition of the s o n d fo e very in divid al that w ill be

u r u

k ill d e .
 DE GE I . 357

The
‘

e ar th was withou t form ,

Degei sent an d

Ro komau tu on e of his son s , to p il e

the l an d I n
, p u .

thos e place s whe e Rokoma tu all owed his flowingr u

r o be to dra g ov e the grou n d the e a pp eare d a s an dy

r r

beach ; bu t whe e the god son t cked p his garm en t

r -
u u ,

the beach becam e rocky or else covere d wit h the ,

m an g ove bu s hes
r - .

T he fi st b o n of D egei is B ok ola an d w as con

r - r ,

s titu te d a carp en te O n e day he was b il din g a r . u

can oe at the com m an d of the g od

, B ives i a god . u ,

des s cam e to colle ct chip s fo fi ew oo d an d b ecam e

, r r ,

r e gn an t by a chip tha t s t ck he S he bo e
p ru r . r

S ia m ese twin s Naka s abaria an d Ci i K a m oli

, u r u .

B ok ola w as very fon d of t he m an d becam e their s tep ,

fa the r.H e m an u factu e d bows an d arrows an d gave r ,

them to the tw in s .

When they w e e grow n p they were sent by r u ,

U to ( on e of D egei s s on ) to colle ct the leaves from

’
s

w hich the ashe s a e m ad e with w hich the F ij ians dye

r

thei hair H e ins t cte d the boys to b t gethe

r . ru ru o r

tw o p ieces of w oo d w hich they w o l d find w ,

ld u ou

ignite an d they woul d dis cove the el em ent of fi e

,
r r .

Pre viou s ly to this fi e w as u nkn own an d food was,

r
,

ea te n in its u n cook e d s tate .

Whilst they w e e th s en gaged they saw T ru r u , u

k aw a the sacred w atch bi d of the s u prem e god

,
- r ,

w ho s e du ty it w as to aw aken De ge i e v e y m ornin g r .

O n e of the m bein g very fon d of m ischie f p op osed

, ,
r

to shoot the bi d an d p in tin g his w eap on at it

r , o ,

said I ll j st try H is b othe bein g app ehen sive

’
,
u . r r, r

of dan ge an d afraid of p ov okin g the god v ainl y

r, r ,

e n dea vo e d to p e vent the ex ecu t ion of the sac i

ur r r

le gion s p rp ose The fat al d eed was don e ; the arrow

u .
358 M YTH OL 0 G Y AN D S UP E R S TI TI ON S .

t d the bi d an d killed it The lads plu ck e d the

en e re r , .

bird s feathe s which w e e blown al l abo t and

’
r ,
r u

cove e d the s ac e d m o n tain

r They trie d to coll ect
r u .

the fe athe s bu t did n ot s ccee d

r , They then bu r ied u .

the bo dy .

Next m o n in g the e wa s m u ch ado abou t the

r r

al a m bi d
r D egei o d e ed U to to sea ch fo it I t
- r . r r r r .

w as f n d b rie d u n de Rokol a s d oo way Fu l l f

’
ou u r r . o

fear B ok ola an d his fam ily fled to Nas a o a tow n

, r ,

s it ate d at the bas e of the sa c e d m o n t ain

u D egei r u .

s en t an arm y to s u mm on the to w n an d d em an ded ,

that the offende s be s ende ed to j stice The r u rr r u .

town ef se d to give p the gu ilty p a ties an d the

r u u r ,

god s a my m ade an attack which w as epu l se d and

’
r ,
r ,

the t own p ove d to be im megn able r T he go d then .

em pl oy ed a w ate sp o t w hich d e t oye d the town r u , s r

w ith a flood w ashin g it aw ay with all its inhabit an ts

, .

R k la p la e d the tw in on
o o ct e w hi h fl t d s a re ,
c oa e

t w a ds N k l
o r He the vi l n c
a f the s t o m
e o . re o e e o r

f cibly b k
or p a t the hithe t n ited b oth s
ro e a r r o u r er .

A t Nat v ( N ita i) the fla o d dead it ie in a d a sar o e e s

v t n tly l ft thei t l
er e w hich is s aid t
e cco n t fo r oo s o a u r

th p p l in th t p a t b in g abl to b il d c n o
e eo e a r e e u a es .

B t th y ca f lly p e e v ed th i p on g
u e re u a n d t hei r s r e r s es, r

ro
g er — s m l l m t f n i
an g chil d n n ; t
a s w h i h or u rs re o o c

is s ign e d the fa ct th t the chi fs ca p en te s

’
cau s e as a e r r

have s ch l ge fam iliu ar es .

Wh ev any can e g o n ded the v t p n g p ;

er er o r u ,
es s ru u

a t e c n id
r e d s c ed th gho t the n ti g o p
o s er e a r r ou u e re r u .

The chi f c p n te s w ven t ally p tion ed

’
e s ar e r e re e u or

o t to B
u K d av ndau the places ; b t th
,
a u, a o r u e

m j ity s ttl e d at R w a w hich has s in ce o n t h t

a or e e , , a

a c
c ou n t be en ce leb at ed f
,
carp en te s r or r .
360 M YTH OL O G Y AND S UP E R S TI TI ONS .

W hen gl oomy night has laid aside his pul l,

H e lists intent f or M m u s call
’
.

Three su ns have risen , bu t no cal l he hears

H is heart now beats with boding go d like f ears ; -

The god, exhaus ted with suspense so sore ,

Sends U to his dominions to expl ore .

Go my f avou rite bird, my preciou s store

search

0 , shall I never hea r his cooing more ?

I f dista nce weary , or the su n shal l bu r n,
Refreshing drau ghts Shall wait thy gl ad retu rn .

Go, search mong tow t ing heights, m ong

’ ’ ’
vl a es

beneath,
M ong gl oomy caverns , and the cl ou d-capp d clifl s
’

There dwell the mu rderers , so report decl ares

Vengeance Shall now absorb our god-like
carea

I f, on his re u rnt th U to reports to

from the ear ,
.

Degei that the templ es a e deserted an d the ofle rings r ,

'

n gl ct ed the
e od ca se h i n t b k th e
e
g , a u r c a u e o es u e r ,
r

im piety f its in habitan t s

o .

On on cca s ion U to f
e o n d tw o m en w e e p in g ove
ou r

the grav of their b th

e H e com p s s ion ate d their
ro er . a

mi e y
s r n d b o g ht t
, a lif e the in hab it an t o f the
r u o

g av fte he had been dea d fou r days

r e, a r .

D in g a great d ou ght the w m en w ere away

ur r ,
o

fet chin g w ater from the int erio by el y s an d th r, r a ,

e

m en we e l m entin g ve the chil dren dyin g of thirs t

r a o r ,

w hen R kom a tu m ad e his app ear n c an d in qu ired

o u a e,

into the eas on of their so ow

r On be in g in f o med rr . r

that it a se from the w ant of wate he pie rced

ro r, a

ck w ith his m il m il a l g i n with w hich th

ro
( a on a
p , ,
e

n ativ e s o n am en t an d s c at ch the i he a d s t
r
) arn d w a e r ,
r

g sh d o t
u e u .

T he n atives of M olol o t ol d m e that D e gei particu

 D E E D S or D E GE I .
361

l arly fav ou rs them

people On e day there w as
as a .

a ve ry gre a t cal m an d heat w hich exten d e d e ve y , r

I n his l ove and pity D e ge i she lte re d these

.

w here .
,

his p e ople by the S hadow of a g eat cl o d which r u ,

re m ain e d ov e them r .

U to a n ative of Nam ac ku w a s plan tin g da lo

, u , ,

w hen D e gei pass e d an d com m an de d him to go to ,

the K a u v a dra ( the s ac e d m ou n tain ) H e im m e r .

diat ely disapp ea e d in the earth rWhen you tell the .

Nam ac k an s of the trans lation of E noch they

u u ,

m en tion this tra dition in ep ly r .

Thes e and othe t aditions bea at leas t a rem ark

r r r, ,

a bl e se em in g of e sem bl ance to ce ta in fa ct s of sac e d

r r r

his to y
r .

The foll owin g e vid en ce is p roof s u flicient to satisfy

the u n cu ltivate d min d Of the F ij ian that Degei is the ,

tru e god
The Rakir aki yed Degei with their oar
r eef s ann o r .

H e s en t U to to Silen ce the ca s e of his tro ble ; w hich u u

is said to a cco n t fo the fact tha t the Raki aki reefs

u r r

do n ot roa to the p es en t day altho gh the Sur f

‘

r r , u

breaks ove them as ove all others

r r .

The bats at the entran ce to D eg ei s cave were

’

v ery n oisy an d he sen t Naq ai (an other s on) to d ive

,
r

t hem aw ay o orde them to be qu iet An adven tu e

, r r . r

a ros e o t of thisu which is s b seq u en tly eco ded

,
u r r .

The ba ts are Silen t in that p lace to this day .

T he m anu f act re s of the n a tive c ockery dis

u r r

tu be d D egei by the n oise t hey m ad e

r With his .

foot he s t ck off those p ortion s of the l an d which

ru

they occ p ie d an d m a de them is lan d s

u ,
This accou nt s .

for the islan d s of M alaki Nananu &c where pot , ,

.
,

teries exis t whils t there are n one at Rakiraki

,
.
362 M YTH OL O G Y A ND S UP E R S TI TI ONS .

The bi ds at Nacila m ade too great a cl am our

r u

at night to pe rmit D egei to sl eep with com fo t The r .

d n t Na ai w ho o de e d them to Sl ee p el s ew he re
g o se
q , r r .

This is the reas on why the birds l eave tha t point

a fte r s n s et u an d retu n a fter s u n rise to S p en d the
,
r

day the e r .

D egei is evidently a god fon d of qu ietne s s At .

s om e vill ge s n ea athe sac e d m ou n tain the w om en

r r ,

p o the wate into the p ots with great ca e gu ard

ur r r ,

in g !again s t nois e l es t the g d be off en de d ,

If o .

they tran s gressed the god w ou l d tu rn the boiling ,

food in to s erp en t s .

D in g the dr ou ght of 1838 Tan oa the B au an

ur , ,

V n i Val
u - -
s en t ce t ain y o n g m en a s his m e ss en
u, r u ,

ge s to appease the great D egei and to pray that

r , ,

rain m ight be giv en .

S om e traditions say that the islan d of B an and ,

the fl t ll vi l c n t y con s tit tin g what is

a a u a ou ally r u u su

te m d the Rewa te ito y owe their o igin to the

r e rr r , r

g e at flo d of De gei
r o .

D eg i is al so ecognise d as a se p en t go d in the
e r r -

F i n dly I slan ds ; b t it is p obable that the kn ow

r e u r

l e dge of him w as ec ive d f m Fij i r e ro .

In n cl u sion p e h p s D g ei is a p e v e te d idea
co ,
r a e r r

of the t e an d onl y Go d
ru This wo l d app f om . u e ar r

the m ys t e y con n ecte d w ith his nam e ; the divine

r

w o k s tt ib te d to him ; the re qu i em n t on his

r a r u r e ,

p t of g atit de ( a wo hip ) f om th h m an
ar ,
r u s rs r e u

fam ily ; n d f om his im m dia te conn exion w ith the

a r e

t aditional occ r ence of th fl od

r u r e o .

T he go d m os tg e n er a ll y kn own next to D gei is , e ,

DAU OI N A Li h g t H e has variou s o the n ames r ,

364: M YTH OL O O Y AN D S UP E R S TI TI ON S .

m any hu m an bodies as he had pu rcha s ers . The

people p r ocee d to lie in am bu s h , a n d ar e in va riably
s u cces s fu l .

I f the town be attacked du ing the n ight or be r ,

fore daylight D a cina wal k s o n d the su bu r b s and

,
u r u ,

illu m in ates the fen ce an d the ho s es T he a ss ail ants u .

kn ow Da cin a is the e an d are g eatly en cou raged

u r ,
r .

As t hey l an d the l ight dis app e ar s s o tha t they may

, ,

n ot be di s cov e e d by the en e m y r

O n ce he listene d to s om e who w
.

ere a rra n gin g for ,

the death of a favo re d cl an On e of the party u .

fin ishin g his addre s s all the con s pira tors heard ,

dis tin ctly a P ooh ! p ooh ! fr om o t s ide

”
A s earch u .

was m ade fo the oflen de ; b t it was fru itl es s for

'

r r u ,

the c lp it w as D
u r cin a an d he e n d e e d him self
au ,
r r

in vi ibl e
s The god then info m e d his frie n d s of the
. r

p oceedings of thei en em ies

r r .

At an oth tim h p m i e d s cces in w a to the

er e, e ro s u s r

s am e l n
c a T he t ibe t t d an d
. c rd on e of s ar e ,
se u re

the n em y yin g s even m en B t w hen

’
e n c s ca o es , arr . u

s om e f the c pto
o m b k d in o d a rsto s ail the e ar e ,
r er

p i e h m e they f n d that th an oe w o l d only

r z o ,
ou e c u

c
ar r yf of the m s lve s tho gh th y w
ou r e n e m e ,
u e er o or

c
or p l nt th n the sl in Da cin a h d b oy e d p
u e a a . u a u u

th ill f t d
e -
a e ft n d en bl e d it t k e p the s even
cra ,
a a o e

aflo t a n til hi f llo w

u s c pt s d th m !
o er a u re e

O win g t thei be in g K l v t ( w s hipp e f

o r a ou - a a, or rs o

the s a m g )
ed th se f
o in g t i
,b s h v e ea s o rt f a ar r e a o

f em
re n y am n g t t h m e l v s
aso r I f n y go to a t own
o s e s e . a

in which th y e p fe ct t n g e s an d fin d a t em ple
e ar er s ra r ,

d di t d to D cin th y n te it n d e t eated
e ca e au a, e e r ,
a ar r

a s fe ll w citi e n s
o -
z .

Wh n on of Da cin a s p iests at Nai ara died

e e u
’
r r ,
 RA T UM A I B UL U . 365

there was the mos t fearf ul lightnin g afterwards which ,

w as s aid to be the la la ( omen ) on the d eath of a chief . .

R A T U M AI Sir, f rom Ha des ,

B U LU , kn own als o
u n d e r o ther n am e s , s om e b ein g his de s cen dants , is the

d o f t he crop s , actin g as the C eres of Fij i I n De

g o .

com ber he com es from his re siden ce in Bu l u , an d t akes

his abod e on e arth, cau sin g the fru it-trees to flower

u
p
an d bear fru it The m on th is sacre d to this god The
. .

p p
eol e Sit q ietl y a voidin g al l n ois e an d u nn e ces s ar y
u ,

la bo u r l e s t the god be dis turbe d an d l eav e the earth

, ,

before he has fi nishe d his work ; in which ca se the

seas on wo l d be u nf ru it fu l
u It is ta bu to beat the .

dr u m to blow the tru mp et to dan ce to pl an t to

, , , , ,

m ake war to Sin g at s ea &c ,

At the en d of the , .

m on th the priest bathes the god who then d epar ts

, , .

T he p iest blows the sac e d tru m p et ; the p eople raise

r r

a S ho t w hich is carrie d from t own to t own ; an d all

u ,

kin ds f labou r an d am s em en t are again con s titu te d

o u

Hi s p t which is said to lie in

Shrin e is a s er en ,

a v e y s mall cav e
r or ra ther hol e near Nam ara , , ,

w it hin a mile of B an F oo d was t aken ann u ally to .

this sac e d sp ot an d p es en te d to the god ; when

r ,
r

the B a ue n s care fu lly wee de d the imm e dia te vicinity

o f the cave Unlike the other god s he d oe s not
.
,

drink the kwuc In stead of the u su al p esenta

. r

tion of y q ona the people blow the con ch Shell

a ,
-
,

an d the god e at s the win d an d the n ois e of the

tru m pet After the god has departe d the p riest

.
,

a rtakes ve gra tefu lly of a c0 iou s dra ght of the

p y r
p u

ka va After a ll his shakin g an d sn ortin g the p oor

.
,

fel low need s it .

366 M YTH OL O G Y AJ VD S UP E R S TI TI ON S .

K oroika, v g at the S os o en d of B an
a chief li in ,

had profess e d to dis believe in the e xis ten ce of Ratu

m aib l ; and a s that god w as then ens h in e d in a
u u , r

s r p en t
e which l ay in a sm all ca ve n ot two miles
,

dis tan t he dete m ined to satis fy him self whether

,
r

R atu was divin e o n ot E m bar kin g al one on a r .

s m all ca n oe w ith a ca go of smal l fi sh he p oled

, r ,

towa d s the sp ot where the god was ep o te d to be

r r r .

On his arrival there a s er p en t iss e d f rom the cave , u ,

an d m ade its appea a nce to K oro ika T he chief r .

in q ired
u Pleas e si are yo the god Ratu mai
, , r, u

bul u T he serpen t e pl ie d No I am n ot I am r ,
“
, :

his s on The chief p e en te d him with s om e fis h

.
”
r s ,

an d bade him re q e st his fathe to com e an d s ee him u r .

P esen tly anothe se pent cam e in sight ; b t he was

r r r u

a g an d s n ; an d ha vin g re ceive d a p es en t of fi sh
r o , r ,

was p olit ly as ke d to s licit his g an ds i e to vis it the

e o r r

he o r A t l n gth th e i s e d s ch
. e s e pen t o er s u u a r ,
s

l ge o n b l
ar ,
a s to l v e n o do bt wh t ve on th
e, s ea ou a e r e

m in d of th hi f th t the g d him elf w as be f

e c e a o s ore

him Pl as i
.
“
aid h eh e i som e fi s h f
e, S r, s e, er s or

y o u T
. h p nt go d t o k the fi h
e nd
s er e ti e
e d -
o s ,
a r r

w ith it b t j t a he w b o t to en te his ca ve
u ,
u s s as a u r ,

K ik
o ro h t him w it h n
a s owo an d im m e diat el
y a ar r ,

b t h i d t e t B t th voice of the g d f l
ea a u rr e re r a . u e o o

l ow d him e tte in g th p op h tic w a nin g Nought

,
u r e r e r ,

b t u p ents No ght b t s e p en t
s er A ivin g at u u r s rr

h m e n d ec v in g f m his a gita tion he o d ed

o ,
a r o er ro , r er

dinn to be b ght T he v wa s ta ke n off th

er r ou . co er e

p to th
,
e v nt p p a d t
s ero f k t he fo d a n d lift it
a re re or o ,

ou t f th v s l ; w hen
o h iek al m e d the h n gry
e e se a s r ar u

c hi f — the pot w as f ll of s e p en ts
e , T h chief u r e

s ei e d a j g of w at sayin g I will d ink at anv “

z u er , , r ,
368 M YTH OL OG Y A ND S UP E RS TI TI ON S .

B au , by Tu nitoga ( the state cou ncillor) an d the

priest, they both firs t besme ared their bodie s with
ashes be fore com m en cin g the cere m on y .

I t is al s o very re m arkable tha t the app e arance of

the ra n i bow on lan d is sai d to giori
n a te w ith the

sna ke . E veika u ea vwna. na ga te e w an: s o m e

”
no gio .

T he snake is the patron go d of the pries tly clan

of B an .

Disem bodied Spirits are u niversally ackn owle dged

as g od s ; bu t are n ot w o s hippe d by the s eafarin g r

tribes u nl es s the s pirits of chiefs of high ra n k

,
.

I am inclin ed to thin k that this branch of their

mythology throws s om e l ight on the origin of the
Fij ian s I ve ntu e to s gges t that those who w orship
'

. r u

Degei an d the s pirits f their fathe s are the abori

, o r ,

gin e w h h ve m erely ackn owledge d th divin ity of

s, o a e

t hei c nq e o gods a n d c n tin e to w hip their

r o u r rs
’
,
o u or s

own T ho w ho wo hip Da cin a an d the K lou vu

. se rs u a -

gen ally I g d as the in t d who o t of policy

er , re ar ru e rs , ,
u ,

h v in de d n m in al ly de ifi e d D g i n d the s pi its
a e e o e e ,
a r

of m e n b t wh t of c tom pay divin

, u h n ou s
o, ou us ,
e o r

o n ly t th i g d p
o pe n d to all those K lou v
e r o s ro r, a a - us

whi h th i
c pective t ibes m de kn ow n as the
e r re s r a

m inen c gre w with th i grow

,

S p i it of
r ival y f r r or e th e e r

int o n ation s T he g eate s t n atio n al go d o f B n and

. r s a

L k ba are b th evid n tly of v e y ece nt in vention ;

a e o e r r

th e idic lo s n d d i g s t in g o igin f b th being

r u u a s u r o o

w ll k n own whils t the others ha ve bee n w ors hipped

e ,

f m tim e imm m ial

ro T he v arie ty of n am es by
e or .

w hi h D cin is k n w n m y have ar is e n f o m the

c au a o a r

in dep e n de n t an d e m l u s S p i it of the risin g n a ti ns

u o r o ,
 C A GA W A L U . 3 69

e ach an xiou s to p r ese rve its own distinctiven ess ,

and

desir ou s pre macyof s u .

T he ab o igine s w o l d p ofe s s to a d pt the go ds f

r u r o o

the i in vade
r o t of ve ne ation fo
rs , the e vide n t s pe
u r r u

rio ity of the i vota ie s an d the ef re of the gOds

r r r ,
r o

them se l ves T hei n ative p litene ss w o l d als lead

. r o u o

the m to ackn owledge at l a s t the divin ity f the se , e , o

g dos ; as in d ed J,
h v ah w a f m
e the v e y fi
, s t e o s, ro r r ,

ackn w ledge d as a gre t g d th gh it w s denie d

o a o ,
ou a

that H w H e i till s p ken of in

“ ”
the nly God
e as o . s s o

hea the n ci cles as the god of the white p ple

' ”
r eo .

II .
— GO D S or NAT I ON S .

S o m e of the se are w or shi ppe d by se ve al r na tion s ,

bu t by al l O the s
n ot . from r r ece ive divine hon ou r

o n e na tion on ly .

C A GAW AL U ( F re he a d e ight Sp an , tho gh of

“
o - - s, u

u n w orthy a n d d is gu stin g o igin y e t is the g eat r , r

w ar god f B a n
- H is the p at on of m de
o nd
. e r ur r a

can nibalis m ; e s tabl is hin g his s p eriority by the u

t thf l ne f his p e dicti n s when cons lte d by the

ru u ss o r o ,
u

B a an w a io s p e vio s to their e nga gin g in battle

u rr r r u

a nd w arfa re .

D C a gill M A ha d the oppo t n ity

The Re v . . r ,
. .
, r u

of Se e in g the o t sid f his n e w te m pl e oo n aft its

u e o ,
s er

e ection by S eru an d his fat he

r H e s ays Whilst r . :

that e difice w as in cou rse of e ection m any h m an r ,

u

be in gs w e e sla ghte e d and eate n

r F o this te m ple
u r . r ,

the th ee m e n in w hos e m
r de the Ve ta w ar ur r ra

o igin at e d w
r e k ill d ; an d pe h p er m o e h m an e r a s r u

bein gs have be n p t t d ath on acc nt o f this e u o e ou

e difi ce than fo an
y othe b u ildin g of the kin d in
r r

2
‘
. u
370 M YTH OL 0 G Y A N D S UP E R S TI TI ON S .

Fij i tho gh the n m be of persons who a e de

, al u u r r

ive d of thei liv e s n su ch occa sion s is s om e tim es

r o
p r

g eat When the p o ts of a Fij ian tem ple

r . s irit
p s , or

ho s e a e e e cted th ee fou r ten o as m any h m an

u ,
r r , r , , ,
r u

bein gs as can be obt in ed at the tim e are killed a , ,

r oas t d an d eate n
e W hen th white s hell s are
,
. e

adj s t d on th
u black sticks which a do n the ends
e e , r

of the idge pole on the o ts ide of the hou s e a

r -
,
u ,
s

m ny m e m ee t with a s im il
a or fat e W hen the ar .

p os t of the place fo the fi e at which the p iests

s r r r

an d thei as s oci t es w a m them el v es are arran ged

r a r s ,

s vee l othe s a e m as ac e d fo an othe fe as t

ra r r s r r r .

O ccasion al ly aft th wo km an ship of a ny tem ple ,

er e r

has b en co m p l t d a t ft of g ass is pl ace d in the

e e e , u r

th tch ; an d fte it has em ain e d the e f or a ce

a a r r r r

tain p i d it i taken down at the caprice of the

er o , s ,

p in cipal chief who i n n ected with the tem ple

r s co .

H d liv
e eit t om e O f his f i n d o
er s f ll w s and
o s r e s r o o er ,

de pat h th m to a c t in s ttl m en t g in s t th
s c es e er a e e , a a e

in h bit n t s f w hich h h
a a t k n m b ge w ith
o e as a e u ra ,

or d t m er s c m n w m n
o n d chil d en with
as sa re e ,
o e , a r ,

o t di
u im in ti n s cr a o .

A l th gh th e i nou th m s t im p tant es occa s o s ar e e o or

o n w hi h h m n liv e h v b c n u ifi e d by eas n
a s a e ee s a cr c r o

of th m n t e t m f killin g n d e tin g m n
o s r ou s cu s o o a a e

o n c nt
ac ou f th ti n f Fij i n p i it h
o e ere c o o a a s r -
ou se,

y te d ing m urt of th t im w hi h w s os p i d in e e c a o ccu e

t h b il din g of thi B
e u tem pl th em i i of th s au e, e s s ar e s e

c hi f w e n th
e l t t d
er y n d pt
o victim
e a er ,
o eco a ca u re s .

S ch a t m pl m y w ith m h p p i ty b d cla ed
u e e a ,
uc ro r e ,
e e r

a n pp n d ge Of S t n th ne T h he w h wa
a e a a a
’
s ro . e re o s

a m d ur f m th b gin n in g e
ere r ts hi t on gh ld
ro e e re c s s r o ,

an d f ll n an gels a ev el in the d eg a d ti n an d m i e y
e r r a o s r
3 72 M YTH OL 0 0 Y A ND S UP E R S TI TI ON S .

an d si xty of the inha i b tants pris on e s of

, an d m ad e r

m any w om en an d chil dr en D rin g s eve al days

. u r

the victo s we r r e de vo in g the slain lik e in f riated

ur ,
u

w olves an d
Le t the cos t of this tem ple be e d r u ce d to fi g u res

K ill ed, in the first instance , by the B au ans

Stra ngl ed by their f rien ds , ou t of respect to
the m em ory of the sl ain

W idows, m others or sisters , kil l ed in re

by Verata
ve nge

Stran gl ed by f rie nds

K ill ed by B au m retaliation
K ill ed of the B au people when maki g the n
attack

Stran gl e d by the f rien d s of the sam e

K n own to hav e been stran gl ed at Verata in

hon ou r of the 2 60 ( the n u m ber being v ery
m u ch redu ce d by the B au an s havin g
take n as prison ers m any of the wom en )

32 6

W e m ay s afel y r ec k on that as m an y as th ree

hu n d d nd
re a fift y liv es w er e l tos in the e re c tion of

this pi it ho
s r -
u se .

B E T AN I Q O B I is a s on of Ratu m aibu lu . H e lives

in a fore s tn ear the ca ve of his fa her t . Food is t ak ne

ann u ally to him , an d his d

r e s i en ce car e fu ll yw ee de d .

A cl u b ,
on e ofthis g d i n w in
the S hrin e s of o ,
s o

my p e i n
os s It w
ss o w pp d c
. f l ly in fi ne
as ra e ar e u

h d d e
ea -
n d d ep
r it d in th t em p le b ilt in it
s se s , a os e e u s

h n
o ou rIn d t how e p t w h e v
. or er nt
o S d r s ec , o er e e re

the t m p l m v d ci
e e it ly s
o t
e v id thr cu ou s o as o a o e

pl c W he e th sh in l y n d bo we d l w It had
a e r e r e a ,
a o . a

M em oir s of M rs . Cargill ,
by her hu s ban d .
 D AK U W A 373

m on th d to it when all wo k an d n oise we e

s acr e , r r

p ohibite d When the f on t of the tem ple was being

r . r

w ee d e d an d whilst the cl b w a s re c ivin g its ann al

, u e u

bath the m o t p fect silen ce w as m ain tain ed after

, s er ,

w hich the sac e d shells w e e bl own an d the n ew

r r ,

m on th w a s fo m ally an n o n ced r u .

DA K UW A Q A, O u t side -
the -
can oe , the F ij ian
Ne ptu n e . He a s su m es the form of a shar k, tattooed
on theb lly e . I n his hon ou r , all s har ks ar e s al te d u

w hen t h y a e e r s een an d it is ta bu to eat the fle s h of

that fish .

On e day a p
bathin g in the sea when
rie s t w as ,

D ak waq a cam
u
p n d bb e d him
e us e l f ag ain,s tathe ru

m an a s a pig s c atche s itself again s t a p st

, r The o .

p riest w as as tonished at the f ien dlin ess of his visitor r ,

b t w as delight ed to h
u f m the Sha k that he was ear ro r

n o le s s a p e s n age t han th i N pt n e
r o e r e u .

A can oe w a l o t at a be tw ee n the islan d s of

s s se ,

K o o an d B atiki
r A n tive of S O S O the west e n d of
. a ,

B an praye d fo d el ive an ce to D ak w a q a
, r Inha r u .

bitant of the w ate s ave m e this day Im m ediately

r,

a s ha k m ad e it app ara n ce a n d app oache d M an a

r s e ,
r .

I t wa s Dak w q a T he god s wam bef e the m an

u a . or ,

k eepin g to the su rface of the w ate M an a ca ght r . u

hol d of the fi n on the sha k s back an d the s ha k

’
r ,
r

s u pp orte d him ntil they eache d Nas av sa u a

u r u v
,

di tan ce of sixty m iles

s T he god on ly aban d ne d . o

his followe when the sho e was tou ched All M an a

’
r r . s

com p an i n s p e is h d
o F o s om e tim e the B e n
r e . r au s

had n o idea that he was ave d H e m aintain ed the s .

tru th of this to y th o gho t the w hole of his life

S r r u u ,

re atly con firm in g the fait h of Daku waq a s v ota ies

’
r
g .
374, M YTH OL O G Y A N D S UP E R S TI TI ON S .

Daku waq a j u m p ed S oso canoe on the en d of the ,

the o wn e of which we e hi rs priest s du in g the in r s ,

r

vasion of Nat ewa in 1 848 H e s ta ed at the m ; tu rned

,
. r

ov e for them to see the tattooing ; an d then l eaped

r,

a gain int o the w at e H e the n m ade hi a pp earance r . s

t o the chiefs of S om os om o an d B au who w ere in the ,

rear an d s w am befo e th i c n oes to the t o w n which

, r e r a

was the Obj ct of attack a dis tan ce of s om e mil es

e , .

H e is a god of an tiq ity an d is wo s hipp ed by u , r

alm os t a s m any as hon o D ancina Pe ha p s he and ur . r

Dancina we e the gods of the imm igran ts r .

The shar k is wo shipp e d in se ve al is lan d s dis r r ,

tricts an d to wn S b t u n de m any nam e s

,
T he natives
,
u r .

s ay th t each shark n am ed is a s ep a a te god

a It r .

is p obable how eve r th t it is the s am e god u n der

r , ,
a

diflerent n am es ; as s om thing pecu liar is a ttac he d to

'

the appe a an ce of m os t an d the sam e

r tt ibu te of , a r

s avin g the w e k e d is a ibe d to se v e al

r c The fol s cr r .

lowin g a S p ecim en s of th n m es
re e a

Ci m n avig to O f Yad The Fe d f fi sh (by

r cu a r- -
ua . e er- o -

s catt e in g f gm ent ) F n d of canoe ya d s W ay

r ra s . o - - - r .

]aye R v
r . of th m n g o ve s Th E xp ctant
er - - e- a ro . e e

f llo we
o Th Ready fr . acti n The S a il leane
e -
or- o .
-
c r
.

M S h k that all ( hi c m p nion s )

r . ar -
T ab white
-
c s s o a . u - .

The T o th f n cook e d f
o d
-
or - u -
oo .

At Y d f e e y h m n b ein g the
a u a, or
g d s ei
v es r u a o z ,

he th ow s n r f the thigh in to a de p wa t e hole

o e o s e r- ,

n ar a n
e w ledg e of ar r o f that b ecom s n e ly dry ree ,
e ar

a t l ow w t w hen the p ie t visits th

a er , is t e n and r s e c r ,

dives fo hi po ti n H th n takes it hom e to eat

r s r o . e e .

The thigh a the p a ts all otte d to the p iest by

s re r r

the god .

Q it u e r e cen tly , the s har k (M r To oth fo . - r-un

376 M YTH OL O G Y AND S UP E R S TI TI OTVS .

A rain bow at se a, or on d t ori

the w a te r, is s ai o

gin ate wi h the shar t k j st as on e on l an d is attri bu ted

,
u

to the s n a e k .

Vu s atinitin i T en in - -
ori
g in li e in a ca verv d
n

n ear Nacovu , on G reat Fj i i, n ear B an A s har . k

cam e in to thei r ca ve on e day , an d they t r ie d to
s pea r it . No s oon e r had th own a on e r s
p e ar than
he him s elf w as irr esi tibly im p ell e d to
s f oll ow it .

Th us w en t Ra du a Mr . M r Tw o , . an d so

on , till all ten w ere a tt r a cte d towar ds the Shark .

Ne xt c them thei g a n dm
am e af er t
n u rse r r o the or r .

The h k then t ook t h m

s ar ll to M ala w ai Gan e a ,
.

A p ies t at M law ai b ecom in g in s pi e d

r evealed a , r ,
r

th f t f th V satin itin i h vin g

e ac o m ve d Where
e u a re o .

on all th ir v t a i l ft t hei tow n on Grea t Fij i

e o r es e r ,

and ettle d at the i

s p e ent e sidence on th r r s r e

i lan d of Gen
s .

III .
-
GO D S or DI ST RI C T S .

O I RA N AI F m in e ) W hen
SA K A L O ( the
g ods of a .

th i ither e f m in s e d g h ter it is aa id toa b e or rou , s e

c u se
a d by th S k l b t m p rt ic l
e l y a th a o, u or e
a
u ar e

f m in
a W h n thi h pp n
e . th S k l o t e m p l
e s i a e s, e a a e s

re b ilt n d n off in g p n ted Un like ll the

u ,
a a er res e . a o r

n t ti n th b l ti n n i t f
s, v b d
e o f d a o co s s s o er a
p re s e a o
y oo .

fit f n ith m n n i
p g T h ff
er in g is th n a or e o er e
or e
p . re

s nt d t
e th p i t
e T h p pl
o e
y Y e S
r es a k l ! . e eo e sa , a o

b h ld
e o di t ! e th
ou r t it to w hi h w e a
s re s s se e s ra s c re

re d ed ! W e have n f d to t B e pleas d t
uc o oo ea . e

g i ve in n draf it t ha t w e m
a
y l iv e Truh th ,v a . us e

end v t ch t the g d by m kin g the m beli v

ea ou r o ea o s a e e

th t th y h v n o y m s l ft
a e a e a e .
 TH E SA K A D O . 377

T he Sakal o ar e ve y n r u m er ou s , n u mb ering two or

t hr ee tho u s an ds .

T he ir on -
r t ee is
d to these god s in all places
s acre

w he e they
r e w hipp e d E a then p ots a
ar or splace d . r re

a t the ot of t h
ro e t es f o
s the g tifi ca tion of
es re ,
r ra

thei thi s t An i n t e when it is felled ies ;

r r . ro -
re , ,
cr

a n d the m n w ho has c m mitt d the ou tr ag e is eate n

a o e

by the S k l a a o .

It is aid of an ino dinate eate that the Sakal o

s r r,

ha ve e nte e d him
”
r .

SA U M AK I T
bo t is en sh in ed in a rive
u rn a u r r

S ha k an d is w
r ,
hipp e d by e ve al t wn s of diff e en t
or s s r o r

t ibe s each h ving it wn p c lia de ity b t nite d

r ,
a s o e u r ,
u u

in the w hip of S m a ki
or s H e i f e q e n tly to be
au . s r u

s e e n b athin g in com p an y with hi p ies t s r .

I f he m ak e s hi app ea an ce w ith an y on e el e it is
s r s ,

an in tim ati n that the in divid al in q e ti n is

o u u s o

e n ga ge d in t eache o s in te c r e with the e ne m ie s

r u r ou r s

o f the t ibe r .

RAD I -
( Q
NI B U B E B U A
-
t p-l e s ) is a u ee n - of- tw o- em

go ddes with fou b a ts She is m ighty in battle ;

s r re s .

a d es t oy e
r N n e of the t ow ns u n de he prot e ct ion
r . o r r

has e ver ( 18 56 ) b een t ak en in w a She m ay be r .

s ty le d the D efen de of the F aith f om he r evivin g

”
r ,
r r

heathenis m when e ve the cau s e has dro ope d r .

She is s erve d by prie t es ses s .

RO K O M O K O H e who em braces
- - — p obably
r to
defen d ) , whose Shrin e is a l izar d . H e is a
god of

war T hou gh a god of

. W a im oro, he fre qu ently
appeare d to the Dan chiefs .
373 M YTH OL 0 a Y AND S UP E R STI TI ONS .

W hen the Bau en s w ee de d the vicin ity of his

tem le , p pre vio us to a cer ta in war, he s w am off to
their can oe The g eat chief T nitoga w ho is still
. r u ,

livin g m aintain e d the li a d at B au fo s om e time

, z r r ,

an d then t ook him hom e ag ain in a b a s ke t of the

s m al l white cowry he lls an a ticle to w hich the od

g s r
-
,

is v e y p tial
r The s he ll s w e e d ep os ite d in the
ar . r

tem ple ; an d the B a an s in ackn owle dgm en t of the u ,

god s co te y dan ce d to the to wns p eopl e an d p e

’
ur s , ,
r

s en te d them with n a tive p ope rty r .

Rokom oko s chie f soldie is calle d R ok otavo He

’
r .

an d hi son in Obe dien ce to the com m an d o f the god

s s, ,

e n te m en an d m ake them in v ul ne able

r ,
A s this r .

takes pl ce the m en a e sei ed with a fi t of fren y

a ,
r z z ,

w hi h p oclaim s the in d wellin g of the g o d s s ol die s

’
c r r .

They e then con veyed to a s ort of barracks w here

ar ,

they live a life O f s ep tion f m thei f m ilie and ar a ro r a s

the w ld fo t we l v m n th at l
or ,
r t D in g this e o s ea s . ur

p iod they n t n h
er ,
nd c nv
e n l y w ith
er o ou se , a o er s e o

th e f th i w n s x Th i f d i l l s ted in
os o e r o e . e r oo s a roa ,

t h i own h t
e r in the b h ; n n e b il d n
u s or us o o e or

b k d The c p i
a e . n t n tly ex i e d by the
or s s co s a erc s

p ie t w ho ke p s th m p ti in g n tin lly At
r s , e e ra c s co ua .

l e n gth the p i t p n nc th m t be in v ln ble

r es ro ou es e o u e ra ,

by yin g T he g d i e dy
sa ,
“
T he w i a o s r a .
”
a rr o r s re

n w l d to
o eti n I f t h i p th i c ac d by ny
o . e r a s ro s s e a

b dy f w at they m s t be f i d
o o e r, i d v u er r e or ca r r e o er,

as th i f t m t n t t ch w t
e r ee T he S p
us the o ou a er . e ar ,

a rr o w th b l t
l,
— th e s m y b u nn t inj
e ase e ca e a e ca o ur

th e w h
os th n t it t d in v l n e
o ar e bl usI f it co s u e u ra e .

h pp n t hit th m it
a e s o b n d im m di t l y B t e ,
re ou s e a e . u

thi i n ly th
s s o w ith th e wh t in th fav
e ca se os o re a e ou r

o f the
g d I f a n
y o n
o e has .o ff n d e d R o k m k o th e e o o ,
380 M YTH OL O G Y AND S UP E R S TI TI ON S .

the s ea . On his v arri al at the beach he pre p ared for

bathin g . A dd es sin g ce
r r tain lim b s o f his bo dy he ,

o d e e d the m bathe “
r r Arm s ! go and
to go an d .

T he a m s ep a te d them s el ve s f om the
”
wa sh . r s ra r

tru nk an d ob ye d the m an date H e the n com

, e .

m an d d hi l g toe
g o an d w a s h
s e s H is l e g s l ft . e

the b ody an d w ent in t o the sea Afte e very p o tion

, . r r

ha d th s been c m m n de d to “ ”
n d w as h
o t he a
u
g a o ,

he a d w e n t n d t ok
p it a ab ode in a i
o n e t ree u s s - .

As the d iffe en t m em be s an d p o tionr f his body r r s o

finishe d their abl tion s they et ne d an d e su med u , r ur r

their p op e place At thi s t nge s ight the men

r r . s ra ,

w e e str k w ith w n d
ru c an d aid to e a ch o ther o A er, s ,
“

g od ! t e a
g d ! Th
ru e e c n t cte d b o dy being
o
”
r o s ru

again c o w n e d by the h a d the gian t re ti e d in to the

r e ,
r

wo d s o T he S p ect at
. f ll we d re s pe ctf u l ly The
ors o o .

s t an ge
r w lk d l i r ly t the highe t m o n tain in
a e e su re o s u

th i l n d n d th m n p
e s a , a d him A t l n gth the
e e u r su e . e

g d
o c m t a v y l fety w
o a i t n d di
er p p o d co r e - re e , a sa eare

in it ; n d th tw o m n h ing fi x d
a e me d to e ,
av e so re e s

in d i t th l
ca e lity t n d h m c n ve ing f
e oca ,
re u r e o e, o rs o

th i a dv n t
e r nd e l in g to p p a e to h s t n
u re , a re s o v re r a e

a ft
”
n th
er a d o er o
g .

T h n x t m n in g o
e e h o s f ni hed them
or , ur er e ur s

se lv e w ith l g
s t f le a nd
ar t n ed t the
e r oo o a ve , a re u r o

co w i t P n tin g th [ mm in d e f m th y
r e - r ee . r es e e u or ,
e

a dd d th d i in in m at of th t ee avin g hi
re s se e v e e e r , cr s

pat n ge n d bl in g T h y did n t wait l ng

ro a a es s . e o o

b f the g d gain app

e ore d b dily t them T hey
o a ea r e o o .

w e re n w l m d;
o n d con tin in g t
a ar e it dow n n a ,
u o s o

th g e n d they
r ou im lt n ,
ly l p pe d t hei hands
s u a eou s c a r .

H in q i d th i
e u re nd In ply the b ol d r of the
e r e rra . re , e

tw ve n t e d to s
o t h
ur at t h y h d id n t ally b n
y cc e a e e a a e
 T UI D E L A I GA U
- -
. 38 1

so for t u n a te v ty bath an d that

as to s ee his di in i e,

they h m bly s li it d him to ad pt them as his chil

u o c e o

d n
re n d b ec m e the i d T h
o e god at n ce m ade r o o
, a
g .

k n own his app oval f the i choice an d o d ed them

r o r ,
r er

to p p e the k v
re ar that he m ight q en h his thi t
a a, u c rs

w it h thei d in k ff in g r This was d n an d th

r - o er . o e, e

o d p a to k of thr liboati n L kin g p w d t

g o a s
e o o . o u r ,

w a d th t p of the
r e w ie t ee the g d then call e d
o co r - r ,
o

ou t Wh s u p th e ?
,
o
’
A p de t dig an ov en ! er
”
s a o
”

T he m en w e e te ifie d as t hey aw a s p de th own

r rr s a r

dow n which b eg n f thw it h to dig a h le fo an

, a or o r

o ve n T he god th n call d fo s om e cookin g ston

. e e r - es .

S t on es w ere s howe e d d w n w hi h im m diat ely r o ,

c e

a r an ge d them sel ve
r in the al f m He de ed
s u su or . or r

wo d o I t f ll d ow n a n d be gan to ignite b n an d
. e , ,
ur ,

h a t the t n e
e When the oven wa eady he
s o s . s r ,

in q ire d of his victim wh we e t em blin gly aliv

u s, o r r e

t o the e xp e t e d p n i hm n t of th i p es m pti n
c u s e e r r u o ,

Whi h of y u will get in to m y ov n to be oked

c o e co ,

tha t I m ay t and be filled ? ea T his was a s e ve e ”

r

t i l of th i f ith b t th y felt that they m st Obey

r a e r a u e u

or pe i h With be ming hesitati n the b olde

r s . co o ,
r

e x claim e d J m p in then s aid the ” “

I w ill s i , ,
r . u , ,

g i n t go d With a tea in his eye the n fo tu n ate

a . r , u r

f ll o w leap d in t o the oven

e e T he go d calle d f leave . or s,

w hich po e d d w n n d b ie d the h pl s m o ta l
ur o , a ur a e s r .

A s p ad w a c lle d n d ca m e to cove the s m othe e d

e s a ,
a r r

hol ocau s t with the heat d t nes an d ea th H is e s o r .

c o m ad r m o e d ea d th n live w as t an fix e d to the
e, r a a ,
r s

S po t with an x ie ty fo his wn p e on al af ty r o rs s e .

I n a s hort tim e the go d p n o n e d the p vision ro u c ro

to b s ffi c ien tly c
e u k d n d cal le d f an in s tru oo e ,
a or

m en t to com e an d op en the oven A s p ade de s cen ded .

,
38 2 M YTH OL O G Y A N D S UP E R S TI TI ON S .

an d pe r form e d v
its oflice . The e ar th w as r em o ed,

then the leave an d ston es B t in stead of a cooked

s . u ,

m an s om e b a tif l m t w e e in the ov en
,
e u T hese u a s r .

w e e em v d n d the n w e e dis cov e e d s e veral p ieces

r r o e ,
a r r

of tast e f l ly p in te d cl th
u This w as taken away
- r o .
,

an d o t j m p e d the m n alive an d w ll w ith n ot one

u u a , e ,

hai of hi h a d sin g d
r The god p e en t e d the tw
s e e . r s o

f ien d w ith the p p ty w h

r s en d e e d t han ks fo ro er ,
o r r r

hi b n ty an d eti e d l den with thei w e al th They

s ou ,
r r a r .

q ietly wen t h m e an d con ceal d thei t ea su res

u o ,
e r r .

T he n ext m n in g was p en t by t hem in fi shin g or s .

H avin g sec e d f ba k et f ll of fi sh the two m en

ur ou r s s- u ,

w en t to the cen e of their exploits sThey pile d p . u

the fi h bef e the t ee an d e q es t e d the ir in vis ible

s or r , r u

pat on to cept of their tha nk Offe in g They then

r ac - r .

ret at e d h s tily
re a .

T h day ft e thi the tw o advent a s w en t in

er s, u r er

di habill to e th g m which w n t ye t c n
s e s e e a e, as o o

cl d d
u Th
e c m p an y
. n n y d at t h i
e u n tidy
o , a o e e r

app n ee a ra d in ltin g l n g g e t th m
c , u se Afte su a ua o e . r

l ite in g b t
o r n f th m p c d d to the
a ou , n tr
o e o e r o ee e ce e

of th d n in g g n d
e a Aw ay with y
c l v
-
rou .
“
ou , s a e

e x l im d
c a m f th m
e y so wd Ne ido e e rr cr o . sa

he w w i h to m k
“
e fe t f th chi f
s B ef e a e a as or e e . or

h l d be
e cou m v d th tten ti n f all p e sen t wa
re o e ,
e a o O r s

e t d Who s p the ? c i d he Pl e
“ ’ ” “
a rr s e . u re r e . e as

se nd p d t dig n ov n
a S a T he t o l de cended
e o a e o s

f m ab v a it h d p vio s ly d n e t th m a n d te
ro o e, s a re u o a e a

o f th g d n d an e ve n w
o ,
on p
a p e d in the o as so re ar

m id t of the d an c s
s Al l th m bl ge th on ged er . e asse a r

rou n d in a in g T h m n im it te d the a ctions f

r . e a a o

th g d n d the va i
e o ,
ap p at y s tages in c oking r ou s re ar or o

w e aer m p lishe d ccoH e th n said to his com p an ion . e

,
384, M YTH OL O G Y A ND S UP E R S TI TI ON S .

The w ife p ie t havin g com

of Tu i de lai - - -
Ga u s
’
r s

plain ed f the t ble of em vin g the ou te rind of

o r ou r o r

the e d ibl T hiti n ch tn t he h sban d be so ght his

e a a es u , r u u

od to elie ve h I
r m m e diately the b a ts ca m e and
e r.
g , ,

in the p e e n of a n m b e
r s o f p e o p le s t ipp ed off
ce u r , r

the h sk a the n t s too d n th t e

u s u s o e re .

Th p a ots t le th p ri t s pl m as s o on as ipe
’
e rr s o e es u s r .

T he p ie t h n g on th t e a s ton e w pp e d in cloth
r s u e re ra ,

a cha m ;
s a fte which the e was n o m o e p ilferin g
r a r r r ,

tho gh the b ts an d p a ots d st oye d the plu ms

u a rr e r

bel n gin g to th le s infl en ti l f the t o wn folk

o e s u a o .

The b ts an d p t a e of the s acre d kind

a arr o s r .

This cco nt fo thei re p ectin g the ta b I f any

a u s r r s u .

b t o pa
a t b eak the e t iction the s ac e d ones
r rr o r r s r , r

kill him n d ca y hi body to the t e m p le t Navn

,
a rr s a

keil gi The
a c
. d bat e distin g ish d f om the
s a re s ar u e r

o din a y b at by bein g white o

r r g y (v l w l )
s r re u a a .

NA Q A I , (
“
M e s s e n ger , o n e of D e
gei s s on s
’
. The
follow in g t diti
ra on is r el a te d of him . Wh en s en t by
D egei to driv e awa
y the ba ts f r om a ce r tain f orest,
he fell e d a large -
t
ir on re e to m a e k a th r o w in
g
-
clu b .

H e then p r ocee dd e to p ex el the no s i y cre a tu r e s by

tin g th
ca s e m is s il e at he m t . O n ce his u la f e l l n ear

t h p int f
e o o Nai C obocobo, G rea t L nd a . H e w alked
o v e r on the s ea to pi kc
p it u . H e fou n d it floating
n e ar th t C
p a a g e A
.
n ice He took hol d of it, sa
y in , .

lit tl thin g
t t k w ith m e t t hi p l ace
”
e h o a e as o re a s .

A V y g d h u d thi p h an d w n t p ting
a o e ar s s eec , e re or

t hi f l l w
o s H e i mo n wh t lk
s, f b ing er e s so e o e o a s o r :

i g t th l n d by hi wn t n gth l a ge t e
”
n o e a , s o s re ,
a r r e .

T h g d w n t in
e o b dy t w t h th t n g b ing
s e a o o a c e s ra e r, e

re l v d th t if h f il d in his app
so e a n tly e a e ar e re
,
p
 NA QA I . 38 5 -

su m pt o s attem pt they wo l d cl b an d kill him

u u , u u .

B t Na qai w alke d with the g eate s t eas e to the

u r

be a ch ca yin g his weap n in his han d

,
rr St ck o . ru

w ith s p is e at th s tr n ge s ight of any on e ca yin g

ur r e a rr

a la ge t ee a
r me e r l an d a d m i in g the m a
s a r a e, r r

vell ns st en gth of the st an ge the gods fe a te d

o r r r, s

him an d p m i ed that th y w l d pl ace an em ba g o

, ro s e ou r

on p op e ty r o a t a m ass a l ge q an t ity f riche s

r s s o ar u o ,

w hich th y w o l d then p es e n t to him

e u Na qai re r .

tu r n e d hom e .

I n d e co e of tim e Naqai gain p oce e d ed ac

u u rs ,
a r ,

co d in g t e n gagem en t to Nai C ob
r o b H is f ien d ,
oco o . r s,

the g o ds feas t e d him with g eat he p s of fo d ; b t

, r a o u ,

to th i di m ay the i g e t ate an d fini he d heap

e r s ,
r u s s

a fte rhe p They co l d n t g t e no gh fo d with

a . u o e u o

w hich to s ati fy his app etite Th y then

s olv e d . e r es

a m on gs t th m s el ves to kill the gl t t n o s s t an ge

e u o u r r .

T hey en d avo e d to en t ap him by p e ad ing him

e ur r ,
rsu

to lee p t a ce tain ho s e ; b t he pp are n tly e

s a r u u a r

m a in e d at hi ow n lo dging T he n ext m nin g they

s s . or

had proof p ositive that th g e t w as an ex t ao di ‘l‘

e u s r r

n ar y g d an d they o n ite dly wo shipp e d him

, e sp e ct u r ,
r

f u ll y in q i in g his p en ta ge &c
u r The god s then ar , .

b o ght thei offe in gs to him T hese con siste d of

r u r r .

m at an dal w ood
s, s n ative f it s fi hin g n et
-
p t ,
ru , s -
s, o s,

l a die s d re ss e s duo Naqai the n p e p a e d to e ip o

’

, . r r r c r

ca te A so n a the go d h d m a de e dy the pig

. s o s s a r a

f e n ce whi h t he i g
,
t had in t cte d them to
c r u es s ru

re p are N q ai Op e n e d his a m l et a n d took t he e f om

a r r r
p , ,

one h nd d p ig u w hich he p l ace d in ide the fe n ce !

re s, s

A pi ce of d rap e y w as in his ear a o n am en t and

. e r s r ,

this he p lle d t to le ave on the g o n d

u ou H e p ll ed r u . u ,

O missions are occas ionally ne ce s sar yf or the sake of p rop riety .

2 o
38 6 M YTH OL O G Y A N D S UP E R S TI TI ON S .

an d p ll ed till tho san d s of fathom s of p in te d cl oth

u ,
u r

w e d awn o t an d pl ce d in a g eat he ap
er r u H e then
, a r .

p e en ted the wh le to his won d st icken f ien d

r s o er- r r s,

w h e n gage d to et n his vi it
o r ur s .

When this vi it cam e t p s s the V ya god s o a ,

u s

co l d n ot e t ll th f
u d th t was p es ente d t th m
a a e oo a r o e .

Th i h s t then s erve d them in the m atte of l odging

e r o r

a s they ha d t ate d him ; which n fort n ate ly f

re ,
u u or

them i ed in th death of thei chief Ne xt m om

,
ssu e r .

in g th gods m is in g thei le d
e ,
an d e m e m be s r a er , r r

in g thei own t e che y to Naq i du in g his first

r r a r a ,
r

s oj n am n g the m
ou r et e ate d p e cip it t el y
o ,
r r r a .

T thi day the V y p ople

o s ti e ha s tily from u a e re r

R k i ak i w h n vis iting that n eighb o hoo d

a r ,
e ur .

RAV U B AV U The M u r de rer — H e w en t a bo t u

f or se ve r al y e ar s a t Nav u k eilagi in hu m an f orm . He

d v l m n n d w m n b t h in g on ce be n
kill e se er a e a o e u av e

a id n t lly di
cc e v d in th ct of m u d di
a s co er e e a r e r, s

a pp d H h d s t n th cks I f ny n
ear e . e a a ea o e ro . a o e

s t
a n t hio t f ll w d in hi f ot t p
s s ea ,
or o o e s o s e s, or

t h d w ith hi h n d th im p in ts f Rav a v
ou c e s a s e r o ur u s
’

f t hi h n d
ee ,
sfe t a th a e m ight b w o ld
s or e , s e cas e, u

b m w hit
e co e e .

H i p i t w h n in pi d
s r esd to m ake a how
,
e s re ,
u se S

of tin g t n
ea b t he n ly bit them
s o A ll hi t th
es, u o . s ee

are b k n ; in oth
ro ep ts h i s till s t ong er r es ec e s a r ,

p w f lm n
o er u a .

B u T AK o I - -
V AL U (
“
The -
T hief -
of- w ar is a s on of

D an cin a . D u r in gw ar he as s u m es the hu m an form .

an d v is i s t the t own of the en e m

y w i h fi s h f t
o r s ale .

A fte r he ha s s ol d his fi s h, he t
r e u rn s , a n d m a kes it
 38 8 M YTH OL OO Y A N D S UP E R S TI TI OJ VS .

In plian ce with the wish of the V ion i p eople

com ,

the t ibe s a gain con g e gate d to re p ea t thei f me

r r r or r

e x pe M e n t at the ca v e Afte great exe tion in . r r

diggin g they w ere f ighten e d a way by a n ois e made

, r

by the two goddesse who imm ediately afte rwards s,

fled aw ay fr om s o n f ien dl y a soil u r .

Seve al ye s b e q ently the d ities returned

r ars u s u ,
e

to Vioni an d en te e d tw w om en w h m they con

,
r o ,
o

s titu te d thei p ies tes s es The g ddes s e s m a licio sly

r r . o u

killed all s olita y travellers The tw o l adies and r .

thei p ie tesses be cam e m ch d ea de d No man

r r s u r .

w o u l d v en tur e o t al o n e The B a an s w hil e vis iting

u . u ,

Vioni a dopte d the sam e p e c t ion

, r au .

DE LA T AB U T AB U ( F ire
- -
“ -
t pp e d
o The i gnis
fatu u s of B an . A So so
g od, w ho has a p o t o f fire on

the top of his he ad . H e w an de r s on the r e e fs a t n g

i ht,
ca chin t fi s h, an d g b ro ils th m n the fi w hi h h
e o re c e so

con v e n ien tly carries a b t H h n ith p rie t

ou . e as e er s

n or t e m pl e ; bu t th er e i p t f g n d which
s a S o o r ou

is s ac e d t
r o him .

TA B O -
T ARO ( Q u es ti on er an d K O M A I B U R E NI To

TO KA H im -
of -
the -
t em p le -
of the - -
vict o r io u s two

g o d s v g
li in n e ar Na cov u , ar e e x chan ge rs of men
Tarotar o g d I h v e o me t
oe s to the o th er : F rie n , a c o

be g y t giv e m ou n e of o p o pl M y web e o y ou r e e .

s hippe p aid m e t ib te V y w ll is the ” ”

h rs a ve r u . er e ,

e p ly I giv e y T h cl n t h t w orshi s
“ ”
r n ou o e e a a
p
:
.

T a ta ro n ow s ce dro in k illin g n e f the tribe uc e s o o

th t a d e s K m ib e n it t k th i o wn god
a or o a ur o o a, e r

h vin g v ol n t ily
a en de d to d ea t h o n e o f their
u ar su rr re

n m be
u r.
 VUI M A B UA A N D M OSI .
38 9

W hen K om aibu re n itotoka ’

s cla n wan ts a victim ,

the pa t r on
g pp liod a
e to hi ol d f s s r ie n d f a s
p or u

p yl , a n d r eceive a p om pt p aym en t
s r f or his form er
l ibe r ali ty .

V U I M AB UA Origin -
O f- M abu a cl an - an d M O SI
Pain ) his wife ( The latt is n ow in p s ion of
”
. er o s es s

t he write ) — A god n d g odde s t an s fo m e d th m

r . a s r r e

s el ves int o s ton an d t o k t hei e iden ce in a

es , o
p u r r s

w o d on the s m m it f a p etty m o n d
o ,
u t the f ot o r u , a o

o f w hi h two o c th e p eop le lived The e vident

r r e .

e cu l iarity f th t n es att t d th n t i f th
p e s o c e e o oe ra e o c

v il l a ge s ; a nd th i v n
r ti n w a s o n s ec e d by
e r e e ra o s o ur

the d is c ve y that the g dde ss in va iably gave bi th

o r o r r

to a s m all ton e sim ltan e o ly with the birth of

s , u us

e ve ry chil d b orn am on g t hem e lv es s .

T he p e p l e fell d o wn b f e the divin e s t on e an d

o e or s,

w o shippe d them
r A m an w a in p i e d an d p . s s r ,
ro

cl aim d him selfe to be the fav ed p i st H e ou r r e .

re v e le d the n m
a o ig in tt ib te an d t an
a es, r , a r u s, r s

f m ati n f the g d s
or o O ne day I we nt t
o ee t he s e
o . o s

d eitie s I p as e d th gh a g ve of i i o T hitian
. s r ou ro r s, r a

ch s t n ts
e the p ot u d in g
u ,
ot s f w hich m ak e it
r r ro o

d iffic lt to w lk am n g the m w ithou t st m blin g

u a o u .

He e I was ca ti n ed n t t hit m y f ot again t

r u o o o o s

the ivis an d t h eby in s u lt the n eighb

, er in g g d ou r o s,

w ho a e aid to kill
r w ith t ex epti n a ny w h
s ,
ou c o , o

in tentionally o in a dve tently th s off en d

r H av r u .

in g s u vive d this o d e al the w o s hipp e

r f Mo i
r , r r o s

f l l w th
o o oa d u ntil he dis co ve s the p ath lea din g
s e r r

dir ect to the es id n ce f the obj ect of his ven e ation

r e o r .

He e he tte th ho t of es pect and emoves hi

r u rs e s u r ,
r s

t ban H then S elects and p epares fou r blades of

ur . e r
39 0 M YTH OL 0 0 Y AN D S UP E R S TI TI ON S .

a t g as s with which he app oaches the god

cer ain r , r .

S tan ding w ith his b ck t the deity he th w s the a o , ro

g ss bla de by blade on the s tone and the n mur

ra , , ,

m pray afte the followin g fas hion

u rs a er One r ,

T wo T h ee F o
,
Y go ds ! fa vo
r ,
me P ospe ur . e ur . r r

my j n y ou r M ake my t ibe p olific

e . Gran t m e the r r .

de i es of m y he t So be i
s r ar .

No heathen eve p as s e d the e god s witho t thus r s u

w o hippin g t hem
rs Whe n I fi s t vis ite d the place . r ,

the we p oof that no le s th n fifty ha d thus

re re r s s a

p aid hom age that m o nin g altho gh it w as only ten r ,

u

o clock e m
’
. .

H n d e d of he off p in g in the shap e of small

u r s r s r ,

t n s o n d d the a g t m oth
s o es, u rr u On e had a e u us er .

w hite rin g on it I t had been b n sim u l ta n e ou sly. or

w ith the chief s on w h ha d a white m k o n d his

’
s ,
o ar r u

n eck An th w s bl ck the on tem p o a y in bi th

. o er a a c r r r

o f a bl k child T h Fij i n
ac m k e a d is t in cti n. e a s a o

a m n g t th m l v
o s p pl an d c n id s m e
e se es as a eo e, o s er o

to b bl k e nd m ac d ,
pp a l d) so e re Oo e r - co o u r e .

F n
or a lbin o a whit a t n w sb n e s o e a or .

M i i th g dde h
os slf n t he m e s h in e o ss erse ,
o r er e r ,

Zi t
a. v a u lf t n f m d in to a se -
ra s or e

VA T U M U D R E , the go d that form erly se n t G or ai to

the p res en t B a u a n s , is a go d al s o m e ta m or p hos ed
in t o a t s on e . T he follo win g is his d e s cri pti on as

g iv en by an g in t e l li en t chie f .
“
A ka lou u i ka i
K oroca u
'
m a i C a ka u drovi se ka lou lid -
Da ta ; se mi
“
toka gd n a m a ta n a , e mi va ka ya wa .
( T he
g o d of
the K oro can e o l e p p t C ka d vi ; a a u ro is go d m e ta m or

p hos e d in t ton e ; hi y is alw y s l k in g

o s s e e a oo , an d s e es

to a g at distance )
re
”
392 M YTH OL O G Y A ND S UP E R S H H O N S .

him s el f S e ka lou ta lega ko koya n a D a ta ,

. s ai d
Ratu W illiam K oroigav oka ( The ston e is als o
“
.

On e of his n am es is K i m Original ) T he
”
stone

is t
t d with ve y great
re a e r re ve r en ce . A ny one

t chin g it will becom e lep o

ou r us . H e is in vok e d in a
”
Re w a cu r s e M e bu i iko ko K a bu ya m o molecu les !
M ay K abu ya m a r thee w ith leprosy If any one

arri e s vte at too l a a fea s t , he is d to s ai have been

d l yed by K b ya
e a a u ,
s o as to p even t his
r r eceiving a

p o ti n f the food
r o o .

A Tavu ya wom an , l oo in g on a ree f for fi s h, fou nd k

t
a s on e , which she d k d
hou h w ou l m a e a go o mat t g t
weight an d s he the e f
, e con ceal e d it n ea the beach r or r .

T h n xt m ornin g h w e n t fo it b t fo n d it at a
e e s e r ,
u u

c n sid e
o ble distan ce f om the s pot wh re she had
ra r e

d p it d it accom panied by the appeara n ce of

e os e ,

h vin g m ov ed aw ay o f it elf leavin g its t ail

a nde s ,
r u r

th b h s e H w v
us h w as hed it an d to ok it
e . o e er , s e ,

hom T h n b gin n ing t plait h m t s h sed

e . e ,
e o er a , e u

it w ight
as a T h t n i hm en t
e h f
. n d th t o er a s o s ,
S e ou a

as h w k p og
er d th ton e ll d aft e it a
or r re s s e ,
e s ro e r ,
s

th gh c n s io f it ffi
ou o At fi t h th ght the
c us o s o ce . rs s e ou

m ti n w as the
o o lt f h cc id n t lly d g gin
g
r e su o er a e a ra

th m t ; b t s h f
e a n d it w s n o t
u A gain the ou a so .
,
e

t n w to big to b sily shak n S S he c n

s o e as o e ea e . o o

l d d that
c u e s m thin g m t be in it
“
Aw y h
o e us . a s e

w n t to he h b n d
e n d t ol d him
r ll bo t th
us a ,
a a a u e

w n d f l st ne
o H t ho g ht as h did
er u o SO h. e u s e . e

p d d t in t
r o ce e
g te it W
o ho o w h at e rr o a e .
“
r are

y ou I am
g o d, a n d a
g od of w ar . If I r e m ain

in this t ow n y ,
ou will y s be
al wa s u cces s fu l in y ou r

x e d iti n s Th m an g e t
”
w ar e o s and r e or s to the
e
p o p
- .

t o wn ; and the m a l f lk s com e

e o
‘

and w or s hi p the
 TA K E I . 393

t
s on e T wo m o nin g s afte wa d s the w o shipp e
. r r r r r

kil le d one of th i en em ies Th ee o f e r day . r r ou r s

e la p s d an d they Sl ew an othe
e , T hei s cce s was r . r u s

r e p o te d f ran d wid I t is the e lt f thei n ew

ar e . r su o r

od K b ya t t d
”
g , T hea R e wu a a .ho i ie s he o f it u r ar ,

a n d w en t to em ve it t the t own r f the chie f

o o o s .

T he s ton ha d t be c i d th e o f
e o m il on ly ; ar r e re r ou r es

bu t the g d en d e e d it in s pp o tably h avy

o r r nd u r e ,
a

fo ur days we e occ pi d in ffectin g it r m va l

u e e s re o .

J st b fo e the p a ty en te ed Re wa th y e te d
u e r r r ,
e r s

K ab y n de
u a d wn ( pl m ) t
a u e
r A pl m h pa . u re . u a

pe n e d to f ll on the top f the st n e ; w h e on the

a o o er

o d s aid F th f t l t d w b e ab n d n tly a
g o e , e r u u re , a d ar u

a t T av
y a ; b t l t it b
u f i t l e uat R w a e T hi is e ru ss e .
”
s

the e ason a s ign d f

r the d wn t e e b in g es t ict e d
s e or a - r e r r

to the f m e locality or r .

T hi god em in d in his s ac e d loc lity n til the

s r a e r a u

r e occ p a tion f R e wa by th m i i n
u o in A p il 18 6 1 e ss o ar r
y
-
,

Pe mi i n w a th n given to the T n gan m i sion a y

r ss o s e o s r ,

th Re v D n iel Af
e to m ov e K ab ya if he d e d
. a u, u ,
ar .

H e b ld ly la id hi h n d s on the god a n d em ove d it

o s a ,
r

f o m it
r e t in g pl ces S b eq en tly s om e of the
r s -
a . u s u ,

R e wa chi f v n t d to to ch the bj ect O f their

e s e u re u o

f orm e v n tion
r e e ra .

TA KE I is a go d w ho as s u m es a le p r ou s form w hen
he wis he s to m a ke him s elf dis g a reea ble . At o ther
tim e he is han ds ome
s .

B ein g an g y at havin g O s m all a q an t ity of fi sh

r S u

s hare d to him he esol ve d to en trap the M oon an d

,
r ,

e x tin gu is h he by the pplication of s alt wate When

r a r .

hi m oth
s he d of his int en tion s h w as de eply
er ar ,
e

g i
re v e d a n d d e t er m,
in e d to do a ll s he cou l d to av e t r
39 4 M YTH OL OG Y A J VD S UP E R S TI I T ON S .

so dire a calam ity Yet she kn ew it w ou l d be u s eless .

to Op enly opp se the action of he s on oShe m ade r .

,

howev e gr at la m en t tion as tho gh the s ad w o k

r, e a ,
u r

w o l d be accom plish d
u 0 ! what will the king e

of Re w a do when he om m an ds hi fi s he m en to go
,
c s r

a fi s hin g ?
- There will b n o m idnight lam p fo them ! e r

What will the kin g of B an do l o ? The e w il l be no a s r

l am p fo the kin g f B a s fi she m en ! An d what

’
r o u r

w ill the kin g of Nay do al o T he e will be n lamp au s r o

fo the kin g of Naya s fi he m en ! &c &c Am idst

’ ”
r u s r . .

all this app a en t so o w she c n trive d tor e t hol d of rr o

g ,

the l n g b m bo os w hich the god ha d fi ll e d with th

o a e

s e a w at e- f the p p se o f d es t oyin g the M n

r or ur o r oo .

P o rin g off the s alt sh fill ed the b m b os with

u , e re a o

f e hw t
r s When th M oon was in the t a p which
a er . e r ,

w as of c n s id abl dim n s i n s an d bait ed w ith m st

o er e e o , o

t em ptin g foo d the god h t n d with his w ate ,

as e e r

bam bo w ith th c nt nt f w hi h he h p d to
os , e o e s o c o e

a cc o m p li h hi p p ; b t to hi
s p i it inj ed
s ur os e u ,
s su r r se , ur

h n t
er d sh
o c
,
d d in m kin g h
an c pe e suA cee e a er e s a .

f t n t t hin g f
or u a e Fij i whe th M n i onl y
or ,
re e oo s ou r

lighth ! It em
o u se th t th M n b in
g cc se s a e oo , e a us

t m d t
o e in w a on inj d by th f h w te
ra ,
s u u re e res a r .

T h d k pl e ar on h f th p t of the
a ce s er s u r a ce ar e e S o s

e n t d m d whi h w att h d t h d ing th

cr u s e u c e re ac e o er ur e

en n te
co u r

A t o wn Na d i ni v la ( M n t p t k s its
“
,
- a - -
u oo -
ra a e

n me f
a m t hi t diti n
ro Th n w s m d s t ra o . e s ar e a a e ou

o f l ge d m n t
a ar T h m a k of th a w pa f
u -
ree . e r s e s ee

m d by the l in g f th t p
a e h wn c os It is o e ra a re s o .

sa id th t w h n th M a n l ft h
,
t m y p o sition
e e oo e e r cu s o ar ,

a nd m t w d th t p th S p e t t s wh
ca e o ar s e ra ,
e c a or o

th n g d t see th es lt w inn m e ab l e
ro e o e r u er e u r .
 M YTH 0 L 0 G Y A ND S UP E R S TI TI ON S .

m ara m a When his m othe w as shr im pin g he fell

. r ,

off he ba k witho t her kn owin g it an d she lost

r c u ,

him A n ol d Vioni w om an f n d the chil d and

. ou ,

a d opte d him Wh n he cam e of a ge he tol d his

. e ,

fos ter m othe that he w as goin g to re side els ewhere

- r .

After he h d dres s e d him s el f he comm an d e d the old

a ,

la dy n ot to look fte him on pain of p u nis hment ; a r ,

a n d the n he s tarte d B t he n at l cu io sity eve . u r u ra r r

ca m e he d ead of cons equ ence a n d she ventured

r r s,

to look afte him Sh im m e diately s qu in ted as

r . e ,

d a ll h
o descenda n t t this d y the pu n ishment
er s o a

o f he s in t h s be c m in g he editary
r The tea t ee
u o r .
- r

g ow s all o n d the tem pl e of this god from the

r r u

t aditi n al fact of hi fo te m other havin g u sed tea

r o s s r-

l eave s s his be d when fi s t She n rse d him

a His r u .

tem ple i one of the n m e o s devil hou ses in which

s u r u -

I have nd cte d the w ship of God Since the aban

co u or

d n m e n t f h athe n i m
o o e s .

K AL O U -
AL EW A NI So so ( thS o o god d ) — All
e s e ss .

who occu
py t hi t s em
pl e fo th p p os e
r f
e st o ur o re r

s l u m ber ar e , in all t heir ti n n d w d to con

ac o s a or s,

d t th m l v
uc e se es j t
us as th y w o l d in the p es ence
e u r

of l di a It w
es . ou ld b e w ell if t hi ta bu w e on all s er

the t em p l s e .

RA D I K I D I K I w en t to Sa w ayeki, havin g he ar d from

Ral ev u tha t the foo d there w a s of a su p e r io r qu ality .

H e s to od at a p oin t of lan d in the v in icity o f that

tow n , w he n its p eo
pl e w er e g oin g to ta ga ba lolo
( t
ca ch th N o v e e m ber s e a -w orm
) . N o w , it SO hep
p n ed th t tw boy
e a o s w e re g y be c u s e the i f iends
an r a r r

ha d n ot t k n them a e with the p a ty a n d on e o f them

r , ,
 TI K OTI K O VA KA D 17A 39 7
'

in j k e praye d
a o O f o a g,
d to d e s t oy the com ,
r o r

a n y with a w in d R a dikidiki im m e diately en te e d

p r

in to this p rayin g boy an d s n t a win d w hi h ca s e d ,

e , c u

thei death The b ys th n went h m e an d ep rte d

r . o e o ,
r o

w h t ha d taken p lace
a S m e we e fo killin g the lad . o r r ,

be caus e thei elativ s h d be n d wned th o gh his

rr e a e ro r u

ill tim ed p raye

-
B t the the s aid Not s o l et s
r . u o rs , : u

fi s t te t yet f the the p ow

”
r s of the n w g d ur r er e o .

S h rtly a f te thi they e lve d t t y the g d on

o r s, r so o r o

o ccas ion f a fight the n e xp e cte d

o They p esente d . r

f od a n d in quire d of the ora le s to the is su e of the

’
o , c a

p op e d expe diti n
r os Y will b n Waikam a o . ou ur ,
”

w as the agree abl e tte n ce Next m o nin g they u ra . r

a tta cke d the town of Waik m a t ok it a n d de tr y e d a ,

o ,
s o

it . Whe eon the pe ple adopt d him as thei god

r o e r ,

a n d b il t a ve y high f
u n dation fo his tem fl e r ou r
p u .

It is said that in a sc city O f w ate which on e of the,

ar r,

godde s ses lam en ted h p icked the ck with hi ,

e r ro s s

m ila mila ( on e p on g d com b ) an d w ate gu hed o t-

r e ,
r s u .

T his is belie ve d t be the o igin of the chain of p on d s o r .

P
TI K O TI K O VA K AD U A t re siden t on ce erm an en -

t ook li m t ( val ble p op e ty ) to D egei t Show his

u a a ua r r ,
o

r e sp e t The g e t D egei c m m an d e d his son U to

c . r a o

to heat s m e wat e in a la ge cald on o When the r r r .

w a te was bo ilin g h t D eg i e q e ste d hi g es t to

r o , e r u s u
“
j m p into the pot I t w as a eve e t ial to Tiko
u .
”
s r r

tik vakad a ; b t he obe ye d the m an dat e l eavin g

o u u ,

his f llow e Raciw a ove w helm e d w ith g ief a t hi

o r, ,
r r s

m as te f lly B t fte a con siderable tim e the god

’
r s o . u a r ,

ca m e f rt h th o gh the s id s o f the cald on alive an d

o r u e r ,

w ell w ith his b ody highl y o n am en t e d w ith ll that

,
r a

is p eciou s rD egei then gave him a s ort of early

.
39 8 M YT H OL O G Y A ND S UP E R S TI TI ON S .

b a nan a, which he d in to the t oko hom e an d in t od r u ce

is lan d of G n I n com m e m o ation of his Obe d ien ce

a . r ,

D eg i m p ow e d him t n able his pries ts when

e e re o e ,

in s p i ed to s t ik e o an ge an d le m on t ee s w ith the
r ,
r r r

palm f thei han d s o as to let the tho n s pierce

s o r s, r

th o gh th m n d th n to w ithd w them w ith t

r u e ,
a e ra ou

bein g inj e d by the thorns This is how the p i ests

ur . r

of thi d c m e to p ss e s this re m ar kabl e p o w e

a r
g s o o s .

NA I -
vu xr ( T “
r an sform — I n the Sha pe of a
p ar

r ot, he en ers t the dw ellin g s of the peo l e f or im p prope r

p p ur o se s . Wh n e s ear ch is m a de , he hi d es himself,
an d r e su m es the s em blan ce of a pa r ot r on his
de pa t r u re .

RAVU VU y ( J
A m an saw an orange “
e alou s —

d iftin g in the a an d picke d it p H pp en ing to

r se , u . a

c t it in tw
u t p ng R Lik B t k i val
o, ou s ra a v u vu . e u a O- - u,

h g e ab t l lin g fi h H i p on l p p ea ance
oe s ou se s . s er s a a r

i l th om
s oa he i l ps I f an y n
e , as pit n s e rou s . o e s s o

him t h w hi di g t th
o S ff n d
o f thw ith m et s s us ,
e o e er or e s

w ith n n tim lya nd H i t m pl i b il t n th

u e e . s e e s u o e

Sp t wh th
o n
g w p
er e i k d p n d i c
e all ed ora e as c e u ,
a s

ng t ”
Th e or a e- r e e .

LE W E N I C A G I B U L A Con t n t f tiff b ee
- -
is -
e s- o -
s -
r ze

a V t l l g dd
a u e e t w h m L al i p e n t d
o m es s , o o a r se e so e

livin g p wn a gift
ra f t hip A S th y ap
s as o co u r s . e

d
e aret b c k d h
o m m nc d t
e e t th m n t
oo e s e co e e o a e o
p , ,

su sp tin g th t they w e th w i a f o d on s ch
ec a re o er se , s o u

o c i n is alw y p
c as o s nt d dy f im m diat s a s re s e e r ea or e e u e .

B t he w
u di g t d to fin d th t th y w e e raw
s as s us e a e r ,

an d in h an ge
,
th e w th m aw y Th p awn s a e
er r, r e a . e r r
 M YTH OL o a r AND s UP E R S TI TI ON S .

AS an illu s tration of the ea s e t

wi h w hich the
Fij i n has tens fte an othe god the foll owing
a a r r ,
”

x
e a m p l e w il l be u ffi ci n t — A w om an at L ok atok
s e a

f n d a p t of a t ee on the b
ou ar h w hich had r e ac ,

d ifte d f om a di tan ce She c ie d it hom e to be

r r s . arr

u se d f fi w od or B t b e f e it w as e q i e d f
re o . u ,
or r u r or

th t p rpos e it s t ck o t its
a u ,
ts an d be gan to ru u roo

g ow A p i st be cam e in spi ed an d m de a eve

r . r e r ,
a r

l ti n to the eff t t h t the tim be w s th

a o ,
ech in e f a r a e S r o

a d a t T ga T he cre d l o fam ily be li v d the tale u ou s e e

g o .
,

a n d aba n d n e d the h e to the n e w deity

o Here we ou s .

have in the fi t in tan ce the ho seh l d god

,
rs The s ,
u o .

t ree liv n d i ack n owle dge d as a go d

es, a s T he p e ople .

desert th ir to wn n d b ild el whe e p yin g divine

e , a u se r , a

h n o s to the s id t e e
ou r T he ho sehol d go d ha s n ow
a r . u

b e om e the g d of th clan
c o e .

K AL O U T he e a e ls v io
-
Y AL O . nk r r a o ar u s ra s

a m n g t th
o c nd s l f g d th g d
e se o f th c ass o o s, e ra e o e

K l a ou
y l b in g fi x d by th
-
a o xt n t
e f t h e m n e e e e o a
'

wo w h n
er n th n d th d g e
e o o f h i
e ar pp d a e e r e s su
p o se

in fl n c in th w l d o f pi it
ue e e or s r s .

Al l K l y l w e ig
a ou in l ly m n
-
T
a o he y co n er or a e .

i t p in ip l ly f th
s s r c
p i it oaf hi f f oh i g h a n k e s r s c e s o r ,

an d th w ho h ve di tin g i he d th m elve
os e abv s u s e s s

sa n
g i n
yu x l it
p A
ar F j
i i an p e t
e o
v i in g t
sh . o ,
re s e

w l l kn wn lin
e -
o e s,

On e m u rder m akes a vill ain ,

”
M illion s a hero,

w ou l dw r ite ,

On e m u rder m akes a he ro
H u n dre ds a GO D .
 W OR SH I P OF TH E DE A D . 4 01

A no e t d m u r derer becom es a fam ou s go d . W om en

a re r arel y deified .

You m ay tim e s hea the Fij ian inv oke his

som e r

frien d w ho has been dr own ed a t s ea H e can se e n o .

a bs u rdity in p aying to on e who cou l d n ot sa v e him

r

self fr om a wate y g a v e Ye w ho w e e kil l e d at

r r . r

he lp s Y e who were drown e d in the sea

u

n e ar hear us

I n M arch, 18 54 , s om e of the m os t intelligen t you n g

m en in all the Fij is visite d the t om b of the l ate Ba an u

kin g, to propitiate him in his character a s god I was

'

dee ply m oved at the affe ctin g sight M y fat he . r,

”

prayed the s on a n oble you th of three an d t wenty

,
- -

s u m m ers help s ! , u

B t how p l a s ib le is thi pha e in t hei id ol atry

u u s s r

H o w ag e eable to h m anity is the belief that on e s de

’
r u

ceas e d frien d s an d el ative s ha ve n o w b ot h the in cl i

r

n a t ion an d the p ow e to s is t the l ivin g ! I f s om e w ho

r a s

are enlighte n e d tak e delight in p ayin g to d p a t e d r e r

S p irit s it n ee d be ma tte
,
of n o su rp is e that t he s e be r r

n ighte d is l an d e s S ho l d j yf lly wo ship the s pi its

r u o u r r

o f the deceas e d obj ects of t hei aff ection r .

What ! s aid one of a tho n d to the writer u sa ,

the s peake was a m an who l ove d his faith an d s p

r , u

o te d it w ith s pe io ability
r W ill y o u ob mr e o f r u r
p ,

m y own relation s ? W ill y o le ve m e w itho t a god ? u a u

I s this you r religion O f l ove ? Yo tal k of b en e vol en ce u

an d of lo ve It is a veil with w hi h yo wo ld con ceal

. c u u

y ou r cru elty M is s ion ary you are cru el ! Yo deprive

.
, u

u s of a ll gods ; y o take f om u s o r bes t d eities

ou r u r u ,

the S p irit god s ; an d y - m ake s fo lo n w an derers ou u r r

o n ear th w ithou t a s lita y god to co m fort u s ! o r

The lat e kin g of S om osomo offered the late Rev .

2 D
m2 M YTH OL O G Y AND S UP E RM ONS .

first, said I will make you my god

he, “
.

The first-born of the first B an l ady who was

the firs t cam bi B an, was deified at once , an d a temple

whil st still living . Ma ny of the prie sts and ehiefi

wou l d sometim es say, I am a god ;

chief s and they “

believed it too I have no dou bt that Ser u, the sub

.

jcet ofthe precedin g sketch, belie ed for som e

years v
that he was som ethin abo e a m ere m an ; in othm g v '

words , a god .

On on e of my vis its to Nadr oga, I fou n d some Old

p t
ries s recei vin g s u p erior hono rs O n e o f th e m died u .
,

an d the p e p l e ex claim e d Ou god is d ea d ! “ ”

o On , r

inq i y I l ea n e d that this lan g age w a s ge nerally

u r ,
r u

u s e d on s ch occas i n s
u o .

Whole dist icts are witho t tem ple s in those

r u

par ts whe e the K lou y lo only a e w o s hippe d

r a -
a r r .

The K lo y lo a e n ot confin e d to the s o l s of

a u- a r u

a d lt s
u T he so ls O f decease d littl e chil d e n who
. u r ,

had on ly live d a few d ay s on earth are deifi e d These , .

a e call ed Ic ci siga
r They have n o p ie st and n o
a -
. r ,

tem pl e ; b t m ay be fo n d in m ost to wn s The soul

u u .

is said to e t rn to the h s e in w hich it fo me l y

r u ou r r

live d .W hen its p aren t o n se fin d s that su ch is r ur

the ca e a s m all cu rtain o coverin g is pl ace d in one

s ,
r

p a t of the hou se as a s ort of con cealm en t for the

r ,

littl e wan de e T his is som etim es s o s m all that n o

r r .

on e co l d be hid u n d er it
u .
404, M YTH OL 0 a Y AN D S UP E R S TI TI ON S .

s ilen t thin g It evidentl y m eans the in visible cau s e

.
,

the min d of m atter the origin of m otion w hich can ,

n ot be com p ehen de d The othe w o d is na nitu

r The . r r .

gods are var iou sly describe d as Al m ighty halo

—
, ,
s

ga t a ; om n iscie n t k a lou r a i va ka a wa
y can ni b,al -
,

ka lon hwna im pu re k lou da ng /a lewa w arl i

k e , a ,

ka lca ni v ln which onl y are app eal e d to in war ;

a ,

m e tam orphoser ka lou d lia ka ,

au .

RE LI GIO U S tem pl e w orship of the

AOT S . The -

ods con sis ts of the loci an act of p opitia tion ; the

g ,
r

mnsnk a an act of coven an t o s ol em n v ow ; the

a ,
r

s ore an a ct of ato n em en t for s in ;

, an d the ma drali ,

an act of than k off erin g -

.

The firs t fru it s of the ear th are in v

-

sen te d to the g od s .

S om e god s have certain m onths hel d sac ed as r ,

R at m ib l has D ecem b e
u a u u I n d e d this m n th is r . e , o

s imil ly ar g a d d in
re th p trs o f F
e j
i i w he e t hoi s g o d
er ar r

is u nw hippe d an d ot he g d s e ve d ; th e be ing
or s ,
r o s r er

id n tity of w
e hip tho gh a dive s ity f g o ds
ors , u r o .

O n l l t t occ ion s an d at the comm en e m ent

a s a e as ,
c

of an
y n e g ot ia t i n with an othe t i
ob e th e g o d s a re r r ,

in vok d e .

The k v l iq o is n eve dr nk n til a l on g p ye

a a u r r u u ra r

has be n offe e d e
p a n d a wh l e hos t
r uo f g
, od s o

in vok d e .

All th offe in g s efe to the p sen t lif

e r rThe r re e .

Fij i n s p opitiate the gods f s cce s in war

a r or u s ,

o ff p in g
s r d live nce f om d n g an d ickne
,
e ra r a er s ss,

f itf l seas n s fin e w e athe

ru u o i n favo abl e w in ds
,
r, r a ,
ur ,

&c &c ; b t the i

.
,
. lig i s id as do n eithe e xtend
u r re ou e r

to the s o l n o to an othe wo l d
u ,
r r r .
 R E L I GI 0 US R I TE S . 4 05

C hantin g (melee) in the tem ple is practise d as a

m od e of p acifyin g the gods It is p erfo m ed in . r

rio d s of w a an d on the occasion of adve s e w in ds

r,
p e r .

T he l an gu age of the chan ts ecite d does n ot howeve r ,

r,

rela te to the p a ticu la n ece ss ity

r r .

Again the prin cipal directo s an d in s tigat ors of

,
r

the heathe n ites a e the p ie st s who are a con n ectin g

r r r ,

lin k betwe en the p eople an d their g ods T hey al ne . o

a nn o n ce the will of the d eity

u an d eceive in the , r

n am e of the gods the O ffe in gs of the p e opl e rThe .

om oe is gen erally he edita y ; bu t im p os t o s f equ en tl y

r r r r

s u cce e d in deceivin g the p eopl e an d pre ten din g t hat ,

certain go d s have vis ite d them and app oin te d t hem ,

to be th ir m inis ters
e T he infl en ce of the prie s t
. u

o ve r the com m on p eopl e is im m en se al tho gh he is ,

u

e n erally the tool of the chief I n de e d the s e two

g .
,

e rs on ages m os t u s all y act in con cert

u
p .

When the p riest re veals the will of his god he ,

becom es in spire d O n the fi s t a pp ea an ce of the

. r r

a roxy s m of in s piration the com p any em ov e t heir r

p ,

tur bans an d u tter the s ho t of resp ect

,
At the u .

tim e of the dep artu re of the god k va is gen era lly ,

a

re p are d an d p re s en te d to the p ries t w ho dr in ks

p ,

it gree dily an d an n ou n ces the god s withd awal

’
,
r .

O ne fam ily of p ies t s howev e r s ed to p re ten d to

,
r, u

e a t s ton e s ; an d an o ther ( at Na d oga ) alway s re r

u ire d live coal s of fire which w ere p artially m as ti

q ,

os te d an d the n rej e cte d from the m ou th

,
T he teeth .

o f the fo m er w e e s adl y b ok e n ; an d the fam ily of

r r r

the latter wa s e d ce d in n m ber to one m ale a d l t

r u u u

in 1 8 51 . This individu al when re q ested to a su m e u s

the Office of p ies t on the occasion of his rel ativ e s

’
r ,

dea th declined on the grou n d that all the family died

, ,
40 6 M YTH OL O G Y A ND S UP E R S TI TI ON S .

prem at u rely To . secu re imm u n ity , he be cam e a

Chri tian ; an d is
s a teache r of the tru e religion at

the p es ent dat e

r .

TH E F UT URES TAT E prin cip al residence of — The

the god s an d of all de parte d s piri ts is call ed B ULU
, , .

It is s aid that in their anger the god s ha ve Some , ,

tim e s t ak en m en in to the w o l d of s p irits whils t still r

in the b ody When the g ds a e pacifie d by offerings

. o r

f om the f i en d s of the abs en t the m en are liberated

r r , ,

an d retu n to their f i en ds r Hence if any one is r .

,

m is s in g the natives imm e diately app ly to the gods

, ,

u n de the s pp osition tha t he has be en trans lated

r u

to B u ln .

B URO T H is al so a re siden ce of the gods an d is ,

s aid to be a m os t d el ightfu l p lace It is the E lysiu m .

O f F ij ian m ythol gy I f a n ative w ishes to m ake o .

known his c m pl t happin s he w ill tell yo he o e e e s, u ,

fe el a s th gh he w e
s in B out S abi the god of re u ro u .
,

N ya k m
a O v la is said to have been bo n in
u- u u , a u , r

B t
u ro u T he f oll win g tr aditi n is
. e l a te d con o o r

cern in g him
S om e t t O valau ;
Saw ayeki p e ople w ere on a vi si o

an d on e f th i n m b e Rav v m et w ith T in ani

o e r u r, o o,

v t a ve y han d om e w om an whos e b ea ty was

a u ,
r s , u

c l eb at e d th
e r gho t Fij i H e ventu re d to make
rou u .

a dv an ces tow a d s h w hich w e e n ot di p l ea in g to

r e r, r s s

the l a dy An el p em en t wa s p l n n e d an d e x e c ted
. o a u .

T he Ga an s et n ed hom e w it h the b rid

u r B tur e . u

T akala Rav v o s fathe w as s m itten with the

,
o
’
r,

st n g e s b ea ty an d app p iat ed he to him self

’
ra r u ,
ro r r .

T akala b c m e ve y fon d of he an d his other wives

e a r r,

g ew j ealo s acco din gly

r u r .
403 M YTH OL oa I A ND S UP E D S I I TI ON S '
.

they might swim with ease to their desire d haven .

O n their ar ival the e Sabi lef t his com rades and

r r , ,

hu rrie d in to the town H is com p an ion s got a g ound . r ,

an d the pre s en t s which they w e e ca yin g con sisting r rr ,

of the s mall whit e co w y S hell s w e e pa rt iall y l os t r ,

r .

I n a cco dan ce w ith this tra dition Nayau ku m is

r ,
- u

the on ly p lace on Ov al a whe e this particu la shell u r r

is fo n d u T o s e cu e it y ou m s t p esen t offerings
. r ,
u r

to S abi an d y o will then cert ain ly pick u p s om e on

,
u

the s aid eef r .

T he e is only on e tribe ( Kai Taliku ) w hich is said

r

n ot to
go t o B lu b t t o t h e s k y u ,
u .

At Vu n a j s t b ey on d the ca ve rn ar e two trees

,
u , ,

w hich are s how n a s the S po t when ce the Spi its r

ascen d On e of thes e t ees is u s e d by the m en the

. r ,

ot he by the w om n The spi i t clim bs the t ee and

r e . r r ,

call s f a op e
or A e i
rs then l ow e ed v aryin g in rO r
p .
,

q ality cco din g t th nk f th pplican t who i

u a r o e ra o e a ,
s

the n t k n p t th
a e ky u o e S .

A d pi e d h m p b ck i es s aid to ha v e ret n ed
u -
a s s ur

f m thi
ro ky H w s S l p in hi b d ch m b
. e a s a s ee s e -
a er,

a n d hi l dep a t d
s s ou t f hi body H vin g p s edr e ou o s . a a s

th v
e ca n nd erlim b d th t
,
a d on h ccc e e r ee u s e su c o a

si no by th m en
s p e m a d e of s t n g c e e p
e ,
a ro ro r er or

vin the s t e, d f c m m n p pl wa pa s d
or u se or o o eo e, s se

dow n f him H is Spi it w th n d a wn p ; nd

or . r as e r u a

on en t in g th
er ky h h d the d given P
e S ,
e ea r or er ,
re

p hi f od O n ly n e ban n w s m a d ea dy f
ar e s o .
”
o a a a e r or

b ilin g b t it w f dim n i n v y diffe n t fr m

o ,
u as o e s o s er re o

ea thly pla n t in s It w c t i
ant a t m n as u
r
p g e a .
y u o r a

pie es n d fill d th p t When co ked it w as s ed

c , a e e o . o , erv

u
p in n w a di h nd h w
e b o t t o b sea k hi f, t a e as a u r s as ,

when f m e f ien d w h m he ha d kn o wn on e arth

a or r r , o ,
 B UL U . 4 09

whis p ere d, D on t
By and by the f en d said
’
eat . ri ,

an d s e e the root of thu n de They

“ ”
Le t u s go r .

de p arte d t oget he T ead in m y foot st p s s aid

r . r e ,

he who acte d as gu ide They s oon cam e to a b idge . r ,

s u s p e n d e d o ve a f i ght f u l chas m m a de of the bra n ch

r r ,

l es s t n k of a v e y la ge an d lon g t ee which k ept

ru r r r ,

tu r nin g o n d an d back again at e gu la in t v al s

r u r r er ,

as tho gh its m otion w e e di ecte d by m a hin ery

u r r c .

Trea d in m y footsteps epeats the lea de T his ,

”
r r .

w as n o e a sy m atte ; b t the n ew com e s cceed e d r u r u

e tty w ell T hey e tain d t heir foot in g A f t

pr . r er e .

cr o s sin g they so n cam e to a m agnificen t ight

,
o s ,

two niq e an d gig antic t e es wh s e b an che s sp e ad

u u r , o r r

o ve r a ci c m fe en ce o f fi fty m il e s
r u r On e was in .

flow e the the in flam e s

r, o A s each b d b s t
r . u ur ,

thu n de w as hea d ; n d when the t ee of fi e bu n e d

r r a r r r

vig o o s ly
r u lightn in g w as ca sed
, Afte their u . r

cu riosity w a s s at i fi d they t n ed to the co t

s e , re u r ur .

T he go d s s on p ceivin g tha t the h m p back had n ot

’
er u -

ea ten o d e e d him to p ep a e to etu n to the e arth

,
r r r r r r .

H e him s e lf c n d cte d the d warf to the en tran ce an d

o u ,

l o w ere d him by m ean s of a s qu are pl an k to the f ou r ,

cor n e s of w hich a op e was t ie d

r r .

It is em a k ble that this one cl an Sho l d thu s

r r a u

be rs olate d in t hei t adition r esp ectin g the fu t e r r ur

s ta te .

A D avo m an is said to have retu rn e d to ea th

r r

f ro m B l When his spiri t en te e d B l he fo n d

u u . r u u , u

tha t the g o ds w e e b sy T hey ha d as sem bled r u .

togethe to f as t an d gam e
r H e saw gr eat heap s of
e .

tr e as e an d a larg e q n tity of cooke d p ovis ion s

ur ,
ua r ,

in clu din g e very lu x y All the g ods co ntl es s in ur .

,
u

n u m be w e e sm artly dresse d an d p ain te d for the

r, r
 M YTH OL 0 6‘ Y AND S UP E R S H TI ONS .

occas ion As the Dravo m an cr ou che d do wn in

.

terror by the side of the road, he was accos te d by one

of the m erry im p s : Hall oo ! when ce com e y ou
I am from Dravo, sir Go back a gain : w e are
”
.

bu sy with ou r great gam e H is spirit then r eturned, .

an d for tu n ately in tim e to pr ev en t the s e pu l tu re of

its body A few days afte he made this narration

. r ,

he die d an d was b ie d ur .

T wo m en we e dis believ e s in this sta te of exist r r

en ce ; an d on e day when on the m ain l an d they ,

-

p ain te d and oiled thems elves an d p t on a n ew piece ,

u

of n ative calico (j u s t as the dead are pr e p are d for ,

the grave ) an d app oache d a s ac e d sp o t

, On e calls r r .
,
“
Please sir w e want a can oe to take u s to B ul u
, , .
”

A n in visible han d direct s a can oe bu il t of the ,

tim be of the b ea d f u it t ee an d places it within

r r - r r ,

their reach O sir s aid the Sp okesm an w e are

”
, , ,

n ot sl v es w e w an t to go to B l like chie f
”
a : The u u s .

c n e is w it hd awn an d its p lace s pplie d by one

a o r ,
u

b ilt f i n w ood No so n e is it n ea th m th n
u o ro -
. o r r e ,
a

th s ceptic th ow thei s p ears at it an d x cl im w ith

e s r r ,
e a

a la gh 0 w e a e n ot goin g to di j s t y t !
”
u , ,
A r e u e

v ice is hea d Yo n g m en u n b lieve s y have

o r ,
“
u ,
e r ,
ou

calle d f tw o can oe s they have n ot

or tu n d m pty : re r e e ,

b t b th have con v eye d he e y o

u o o wn rel a tiv es r ur .

T h e is de thin the h ses of b oth of y o

er a Al a m ed ou u .
”
r

a t th s p e n at
e al d cl a ation they h y h m e
u r ur e r ,
u rr o .

A s th y n ea the town the s o n ds of w ailin g are

e r , u

hea d an d on thei a iv al they fin d tha t th y have

r ,
r rr e

b oth l st thei m othe s ! D eath is in dee d in their

o r r

re p e ctiv e ho s e s
s u .

Fo f day s the spirit is said to linge abo t

r ou r r u

e arth Then the go ds con grega te to welcom e the

.
 MM OL O G Y AND S UT E RS M YOJ VS .

m en tionin g the nam e of their own ga te wa

y to

Vakal eleyal o ( Taveta, C em a, five ) is the C haron .

of F ij i, who con du ct s the s ou l s of the de ad in

a can oe o ve r the Stygian waters to the in fernal
re gion s . H e is freq en tly u in voked in the s on s g
( m ake) .

The deceas ed Bau an goes o ve lan d to

sou l of the r

the region of the sac e d m ou n tain At N ais ovaga

r .
,

it passes t hrou gh a certain ho se an d ta kes some u ,

col d am o d a le from a bas ke t w hich is h n g u

p
y r u

in the mid dl e of the hou se The s t ock of f ood is .

con tinu al ly repl en ishe d bu t as c n s tan tl y dis a ppears ,

o ,

owin g to the fre qu en cy with which the s ou l s pass

in t o Bu l Havin g eaten the s o l n ow crosses a

u .
,
u

cert ain river p revio sly s atis fyin g its thir s t

,
u S oon .

afterwa d s it p as se s Rav yal o ( S l d estr oye ) who

“
r u ou -
r ,

s t an d s w it h a cl b re dy p ep a e d to fi ght with an a
u , y r r

o n e wh d fi cs him
o c T h e who p y hom ag to him are
. os a e

all ow e d t p s w ith im p n ity

o as The s ou l t hen os ses u . cr

a da k v all ey in w hich the g d

r ,
a e a s s e m bl d In o s r e .

thi v l a l g is s o pl ed a t ca se th ou l to
s a e o ac s o u e . s

s t m bl e
u n xp e ct e dly
u e A s each s o l m ets the . u e

a c id en t it in s tin ctiv ely m ake s an exclam ation w hich

c , ,

bet ys its n ation o t ibe to th in visible li ten e s

ra r r e s r .

T h s the B au an s s y Ule ( I am
u ,
a ,the
“ “

“
Las akau an s , Ulai ! the Rew an s , K io ! The
g ds ex cl
o a im ,
“
A Ba u an ,
” “
A L asaka u an, ” “
A
”
Rewan , a s the case m ay be .

W hen the s ou l arri ves at Rakiraki, an d call s for a

can oe to fe rry it acr os s to B u l u , the foll owin g qu es

tion s are
pu t to it — 1 .
“
A re you m arrie d ? 2 Have ”
.
“

y ou killed ? If ei the r of thes e qu e st ions is an s w ered

 F UT UR E P UNI SH M E N TS .
4 13

t
u n satis fac orily the applicant is thr u st in to a river
,

f ul l of sharks there to be bitte n by the m on sters as

,

a n expiation of his celibacy or hu m anity After .

this pu rgation the s o l is con veye d to B u lu where it u ,

retain s the teeth m a ks it has r eceived

- r Those who .

have had wives an d ha ve kill ed their fell ow creat r e s

,
u

in w ar or by treachery are con d u cte d with du e hon ou r

,

to B ul u ; where the p om p of entrance is reg u l ated by

the m ul tiplicity of their w ives an d the b illian cy of r

the ir dee ds of blood on earth T hu s doe s their re .

l igion comm en d polygam y mu r der and c elty , ,

ru .

I n the worl d of S pirits the soul is rep re sent e d as

livin g an u n conscio s u nin telligen t exis ten ce
u , It is .

n ot im m ortal It dies as the body died p evio sly

. r u .

This is cal l ed the s econ d death ”

.

A god of the nam e of Locia colle cts the remain s

of the dead s oul s an d plant s them ,
They grow u p .

into banana s on the fru it of which Locia live s

, .

Ce tain gods have m ore imm e diate charge of B ul u

r .

A s the sou ls of m en en te their fin al abo de these r ,

o ds ca tch t hem an d e n dea vou r to blin d their eye s

g ,

with the p ois on ou s j u ice of the Gina tree T hose - .

s piri ts which resis t s u cces sfu lly are all ow e d to mak e

their escape an d return to the e arth as gods

,
.

Offences more trivial than celibacy are pu nished .

H e whose ea s have n ot been pie ced is sen ten ce d to

r r

dra g a la rge p iece of tim b e ( the M u d ) an d drin k a

r ,

fil thy mixtu re He who has ha d n o ho s e of his

. u

o wn is to hav e n o p ermanent r es tin g p lace in Bu l u - .

A w oman who may n ot have been stran gl ed on the

o ccas ion of the d eath of he firs t hu sban d is n ow r ,

co m p elle d to re turn to him H er secon d hu sban d is

.

to be a widower .
4 14: MM OL O G Y AND S UP E M TI ONS .

as a w eapon of defence .

Tradition speaks of the first heaven, the s econd

y ou make su ch a bol d re q u es t An other fa stens

“
the fall of the heavens : W here shall we flee wha
”
the heavens fall P
Sneez in g is considered a bad omen I f it occurs .

du ring sleep , it is considered v ery alarm ing The .

inm ates will be wakened, an d will run f or their lives .

The l as t ou t is doomed by the gods to be clubbed .

I t has theref ore become a cu stom of the cou ntry

to exclaim , Live when one m emes ; on which the
arty concerned call s out,
”
p Than ks ! T his , havin g
an im m e diate conn exion with the ds i of fa
g o , s r

g t
re a e r force than w as the ,
ol d E n glis h sayin g “
G od
b ”
les s y ou ! on simil ar occas ions .

t
I f cer ain chiefs ( for in s an ce, the Tu i C akau , t of

S om os om o an d the Rokov akas of K a davu ) die

, ,

n at al d eaths they a e eithe

ur s t u ck w ith a s tone
,
r r r

in the fo ehea d o cl bbe d l est the gods shou ld be

r ,
r u ,

displea e d an d s ay This is a foolis h m an he has

s , , :

n ot e n gage d him self in t eachery

”
r .

O aths are m os t s ol em n when ta ken in the name

of the g ds o . The Fijian will s w ear by his sis te his r,

par ent - in law, his

-
chief. B u t the m ost bin din g is
gen e ally
r ma de in this form M ay the god eat

m e ! if, &c .

The s orcerers are a clas s distin ct fr om the priests .

4 16 M YTH OL 0 6! Y A ND S UP E R S TI TI ON S .

form e d . The ol d m en, who have rem ain e d in charg e

at hom edu rin g the expedition n ow in qu ire fo those , r

w ho a e d e s ervin g of kn ighthood
r T hese are p e . r

s en t e d an d the city gu ard s f u rnis h each w ith a n ew

,
-

cl b o s p ear
u r .

A t n ig h t th e w a ti o kn igh t s d an ce t a k es place , r
’
,
.

T he e are th ee com panies p es en t l st Kn ights

r —r r .

e le ct 2 d W arrio s an d con secrat e d kn ights

: . r 3d : .

S ele ct wom en Rou n d these p arties the spectators.

fo m a rin g
r D u rin g the night the n ovitiates break
,

their fas t for the fi s t tim e sin ce their a ival Ther rr .

dancin g is s ometim es kept u p u n til ten o cl ock in ’

the m ornin g .

I n the aftern oon is the banana pre s en tation A -

.

great qu antity of this fru it is given to those who

painted an d dres se d the n ew knights .

The n ext day is tha t of con s ecration ( the ginigini) .

E ch k n ight a dvan ce in s cce s sion t ow ds the

a s u ar

tem ple a t the head f al l his f ien d w ho f llow him

, o r s, o

c a rr ing p p ty an d m ero h an dis e o f di v rs s o ts

er rc r
y e .

AS th k n ight n te
e the q e a n e w n a m e is
e rs
p o s u ar ,
r

n o n ce d a l
u d by the officiatin g p ie st T h kn ight
ou r . e

a n d hi f ien d then pile p thei p p e ty an d

s r s u r ro r ,

r eti e rThe is as m ch de e em ony nd o t

. re u or r, c r ,
a u

w a d s l em n ity a s in b p tism
r o T he p ie t has b ee n a . r s

p evi ly m de acq in te d with the n am e ch s en

r ou s a ua o

by ach knight ; b t the m ltit d e hear it f o the fi t

e u u u r rs

tim when p ono n e d in f n t of the t em p le

e r u c ro .

T he f th n d c n cl din g day w itn sses the

ou r a o u e

d i n kin g f w te s
r oC n e are sen t t f tch w a te
a r . a o s o e r

f om a
r t in s t m d v ted to thi S p ecial pu
ce r a r ea e o s r

p o e t n the v ls b com e vis ible on t hei

s . e es s e e r

t n the shou t is raised The wate canoes

re u r , ,
r-
 TH E 124 3 17 .
4 17

! E very in B an then
’
appear one retreats to his
o wn hou se . ven the cryin g of infants is
All n ois e, e
,

p roh ib ite d a n d th
,e m ost perfect silen ce reigns T he .

water is taken to the tem ple where the knights are

as se m bled and is the e dr un k n o sou n d bein g m ade
,
r ,

whil s t the drau ghts are con su med .

This ce rem on y is repea te d with slight variations , ,

on e ve ry occasion that an e nemy is sl ain and a n ew ,

i v n M any thu s receiv e f ou nam es of knight

g e . r

hood . T o e ach n am e of a knight of the single or der

is prefixe d the s ignifi can t K oroi .

T o his na m e who had kille d te n in dividu al s there

was f orm erly the prefix of K oli ; a m ur de rer of
twenty was call ed Visa B u t the se honour s are now
.

m ore difficul t and are therefo e awarded on easie r

,
r

term s .E xplan atory of thes e titles is the pr overb ,

He who kill s ten clos es one hou s e ; he who Sla ys

twe nty shu ts u p two dwellin gs .

The manner of cons ecration differs m ore or l ess

in certain dis tri cts ; bu t onl y in matters of se con ar
y d

Tu —
m The re marks of the Re v . Thomas B u ddle ,

of New-Z ealan d, on the su bj ect of the tarpa of that

cou n try, are a
pplicabl e to the ta bu of Fi i The j .

following extracts from his pu blished lectures will

Another su bj ect connecte d with the priesthood

an d religion is the su pers titiou s cu stom or rite of

Tapu . I t may be defined as a law or restriction

that derives its sanction from religion Originally .

it meant sacre d I t does imply m en !

’
. not any

2 1
4 18 M YTH OL O G Y AN D S UP E R S TI TI ON S .

se p aration fr om comm on pu rposes for s om e Special

Al l na tions , sa a v ge an d civiliz e d , hav e their

p e cu l iar law s . ty of the T apu as
The chief p e cu liari ,

it ex is ts in the se islan d s is the eligio s character it ,

r u

su s tains T an sgression is a Sin ag ins t the gods as

. r a ,

well as a gain s t society I have met w ith s om e excel .

len t re m a ks ou this s bj ect in the pu bl ica tion s of the

r u

Am erican E xp edition the s bstance of w hich is as , u

follows — When certain e g lation s a e e n fo ced by

z r u r r

r eligio s con side ation s they exe t an in fl en ce on

u r ,
r u

the mil li n they cou l d n ot e ls e obtain

o T he history .

of diffe en t eligiou s s ects ill u s t ate s this

r r It was r .

n ot l awf l fo the Je ws acco din g to the M osaic law

u r , r ,

to eat ce tain k in d s of m eat or to offe in s acrifice

r ,
r

the m aim e d or to t o ch the anim al con s idere d u n

,
u

c lean ; an d it wa s the s an ction of religion that gave

its v it ality an d p owe The M ahom etan code the r .

,

w o k o f an ea thly law giv

r de ives f om its s pposed
r e r, r r u

divine igin a f o c s p e i
or to that of a ny o dinary
r e u r or r

l aw . I t is n t lawf ul to e t p o k or d in k win e or
o a r , r ,

om it ce tain abl tion s

r t t ke food d u in g certain , or o a ur

m on ths f m s n is e to ro n et The In t it tions of

u r su s . s u

Lyc gu ur n othe ex m pl e ; owin g thei a thorit

s ar e a r
y a r u

le ss to th i wn ex celle n ce r to the an k f the

e r o , o r o

le gislat o than to th s l em n oath by which he

r, e o

e n fo ced thei
r bs e vanc an d to the my s te y of his
r o r e, r

d eath .

“
These exam ples m ay give S a cl e to the pro u u

babl e o igin f the ite of T pu It m ay be su p

r o r a .

pos ed th t th a thor of the i te w as a pe s on who

a e u r r ,

in the o ig in al s eat of th P olyn es ian r ace

r n ite d the e
, u

ower of r l e a n d lawgiv e
u t rth dig ity f h i f
p o e n o c e r
 M YTH OL O G Y AND 8 UP E R STI TI ON S .

sen t offerin gs to the pri est on behalf of the sick .

Nor does the Fi ian j

ligion sanction the ea ting of re

hu m an fle sh by females The proverb, W here is .

the wom an that is faithf ul ? wou l d seem to imply a

”

determine d inferiority of the sex .

The Fij ians evidently believe too m u ch T here is .

therefore a danger of reaction, and the fearfu l pro

bability of their believin g too littl e A man of some .

atta inmen t Christian knowledge afte rw ards he

in
cam e an infi del and argu ed p u blicl y with the mis,

sionary at B au that man p oss es ses no s ou l

, He was .

den ou nced by the a dience as a m adm an u .

I n takin g E n glis h m edicine dur ing illn ess the ,

Fij ian s f eq en tly ren ou n ce heathenism u n der the

r u ,

ide a that it is neces sary to secu re the eflicacy of the

h
p y sio .

A pri est once a ppliedto a m iss ion ary for pay

m en t for a fair win d, d gv which he sai his god ha d i en
toZthe m issionary in answer to his prayer H e travelled .

fo ty mil e t m ake the n s cce s f l de m an d

r s o u u s u .

I n the e ven t of a pe s on re vivin g a fte r having r

be n pa tially strangled the in divid al if des irou s of

e r ,
u ,

living g ne ally s tates that the gods s aid

,
e r Go back , ,

as the app oint e d t im s fo yo death ha s n ot arrived ”

r ur .

T o th p p ose of f i en d s the c m m an d of a su pe io
e ur r o r r

is thu s opp se d an d al way s s u cces s fu lly

o ,
No desire .

is exp e s se d fo life b t rather a wish to obey the

r r , u

gods Death is t b d
. a ue .

S m e of the ld s t m en im m ediately ackn owl edged

o o e

the t e G d as the L o d of the go ds

ru o This is the r .

lin k o father l os t said they Of cou r se the gods

”
ur s , .

have one who le s ove them all ru r .

The wo s hip of the shark is not u nlike that which

r
 S E AE ! W OR SH I P . 42 1

form erly btain ed in the S an dwich Islan ds ; thou gh of

o

the latter grou p J a ves say s W hen victim s we e

r ,
r

re qu ired in hon ou r of M oa alii the divin e Sha k or it -

,
r ,

w as su pp ose d to be hu n gry the prie st s sallie d o t an d ,

u ,

e n s n a e d with a ope an y on e whom they cou l d catch

r r ,

w ho was im m ediately st an gled cu t in piece s an d r , ,

thrown to the rapacio s fish u .

Partic lar f i en dship between the gods of certain

u r

tr ibe s leads to frien dly an d s om etim e s tribu tary re

, ,

l a tion s bet ween their pe ople T h s Lasak a ex e cis es . u ,

u r

r le over a p ortion of the isl an d of Ga

u m ch to the u, u

a n n oyance of Kin g T hakom bau The s ol e right that .

Lasaka pos sess es exists in the tra ditional relat ion s

u

be twee n the gods of Las akau an d Sawayeki De ba . u

a n d E e a al s o tak e foo d to Re wa on acco n t of

q u

W airu a, the Rewa god .

Near M alolo is ge u gly looking rock whilst

a lar -
,

as s in g which the n ative s sto op T his w as in tim es of

p .

yo e a sacred sp ot One day a chief who was pas s

r .

in g it did n ot u nroll his tu ban an d the in dignan t r ,

d h u rle d the ock at the pres m ptu ou s m ortal a s a

g o r u ,

u n is hm ent fo the in fract ion of the t bu

r a
p .

AS an illu s t ation of the atte ntion p aid to religion

r

by the leade s of the p eople it is worthy of re co d

r ,
r

that when Ratu Q a a the p atriot k in g of Rewa took

r ,
-
,

re fu ge in the in te rior of Great Fij i he b ilt an d de di ,

u

os t e d tem pl es to all the Re wa go ds I n a ddition to .

this he u se d to s en d priv ately to Re wa an d p resen t

, ,

o fferin g s to the deitie s s o a s to as s u e him s elf o f ,

r

having p opitiate d them som ewhere

r None of his .

m es senge s w e e dis covere d b ecau se as they said

r r , , ,

T he gods conceal ed u s from thos e who w ou l d have

be trayed u s
”
.
 A PPENDI C E S .

No . I.
— Page 2 3 .

”
TH E B au an Song of the Tobacco has not yet bee n
f ou n d . The f oll owing is one on the same su b ect, as f ound j
at Great Land, an d m ay be provincial ised .
‘

I .

DB U taki waitu i, dru tal e ;

C ici m u ri ko Lewatagau e ;
Se maq a na tavoko e na masi ?
A tavako li ka koto m ai val e,
Q ai la ki soli kei na yakavi
’
.

Sol ia v akacava caviraki ?

Qisom akiu a ki na tu tu ni val e .

II .

U alil i m ai e dua na tobe,

U alil i mai yasa m ai cake ,
Au cata n a vakawati u i q aee,
E du a vei au na
gone
Mei vivivi ni tavakoe .

No . II .
— Page 39 .

Some or ru n M ore Dru m or Kos orru u ur

.

Ir
'
shou ld be re membered that the make: of Fi ij are not

w ritten . They are committed to memory , and are theref ore

ea s il y l ost The f oll owing is nearly fif ty years old ; bu t it doe.
.

n ot seem to have experienced any lapses I n Appendix I V . .

Kindly su pplied by m . n r
. . m , of Viv a .
 A P P E ND I C E S .

will be f ou nd apiece o f rece n t com p osition ,

which is frag
m entary . I ts state m ay be accou nted f or, howe ver, by the
f act of its being m u ch m ore abs tru se than is N o I I , and . .

theref ore m ore diffi cul t of rem embrance Yet it was su pplied .

by one of the la dies who san g on the occas ion .

A M E RE KEI K OB OI T A M ANA .

I .

O ME OL A k a tagita gi ka wal e
I ko ratu ko m ate viu akari

0 mai m ate i na kem u ba

Tokatoka a tagau du a ca ke,
0 iko, M e ol a, ko ka dinari ;
A tinadaru du adu a ga ko Tabe ;
0 iko na gone u i sa gataki ;
Yau ri na go ne u i dabil aki ;
B u tu ki eu na Tu raga bal e,
M ani v akase vi au tu ki Rari ;
A u toka kina l a ki kabati,
’
au

Au m ani s e sobu i B eq ari ;

Au toka kin a l a ki kabati,
’
au

Q a i ki K ada vu m e l a ki m ate ;
’ ’
u

M a ni dom obu l a ko M aca n iwai

A m an i kau ti au ki Re wari .

A u m ai ken a s e va bu la w al e ;
A u ton itonia s oko ka wal e ;
’
u

A u ton iton ia au ta wa ra w ari .

Nokon oko m a i n a K u ru ki l a gi - -

L a ki ta m a i m e n oq u y aragi
’
.

I kacivi o K oroivu eta ri .

M a i karia m a da n oq u cali ;

Kua rri karia vaka m a m a re :

Me ’
u tu y awa a u rav u takari.

I Nu ku ca gina au toka kina,

M as im asi tiko i ku bu icake ;
B u l aka tiko i ku bu ira ri
Ka ra veidroy a ki n a va dari
“
A Sa n e da i me n a sa ba l e .

Tu gilaka tu na vol an ni we q a ;
 AP P E N D I C E S .

Au l el e tn ki tai ko Sa wani,
I Katiku a wari ka u l a ki m ate !
’ ’

Au m oku koto ui di na ma ti ;

B o gibogi m e ki Re wari,
’
u u sa

Mata i na B u ss kabir aki ;

Vu nimoli ka u l a ki cokou aki,
’ ’

O Vokili ni tagi y aso ki vale l

E yusova koto n a liwa l al ari ;
Na watiq u l m ai mate wal e
0 na

A as ta bau du a nomu val e ;

A as tawa lu tu tu na kem u ali ; q
Tawa bau dua na nom u yal ewari .

C iba na yal o, ka ciba sasa,

K a ciba, ka tau ki C akau yawa,
0 Q ei ka tagi y as o ki val e,
Ks e yasova koto n a liwa l al ari .

Na l u veq u l noq u m ata du a tan i

A tebenigu su na bu l il ekari
Nai vau ku l a m an a vu niy adre

A bu ku bu ku u i y ava e q iv il aki .

A yacaq u m e u ca vu ta
’
q
im a y an i, l K oroita m ana ; .

W aq al iq al i ; 3 M ataitini ; 4 La we dra u ; 5 Ga n il a u ; 6 C u m
. . . .

No . III —
. P ge 34 8
a .

worms r on
“
no
”
I N THE F IJ IAN L A N G U A G E .

u sed at B au .

Re wa .

Dreketi .

Seru a ( K oro-l
ev u ) .

B eq a .

N adr oga .

Vu da .

Nakorotu bu .
 A P P E ND I C E S 4 9 2

K adavu ( Tavu ki) .

I y ali ( Nabu kil ev u )

.

Mino ( Nak asal eka) .

Yalisokonena ( Nasanivolau ) .

W ara Na lawa
-
.

B acika N00 0 .

Awal e W aya .

M aq a Vanu a-l evu ( Mu cu ata) .

Lebo

W aratu n u a

Aikairarabu a

No I V —
. . P a ge 4 2 5
P OEM c ll
a ed The E mpty Land, ”
su ng on a state dance at
Ban in 1853, and recorded in writing by the au thor.

1 .

AU m ocemoce yadrayadra
an

Se l ako na la ki darata
’

E vanu a wai cei ko W ayaq aq a

Ko na soga se ciri lala

E vetau ku la au roq o vats

B u ka vu tu u i cagi se ta a q
0 drove us u li ka tan yawa
.

B ati u i tokalau se laba

Taro tovo i vale mo yawa
Na lewe i kerekere e matana
 A P P E N D I OE S .

Du mu toka l u al u a vu s ta
Dreu u i vetan ru bu na vata
Sovet s ks e val eval e u i we qa .

II .

C uru m a n a val e u i sa v akiyi

Drokadroka e ta ro n a. ba i l ati
Lakovak i s el i ko Dravi
C ov u l aca e ru be v u u i la gi
K etra dro v el a m e ( 1119 ta ni .

E ra vu on e rara n i y a kav i
Se ca ga l om a i B u asal i
.

K oto e t a n a vel u vaki

Tou ciri n a tadru s e cake

Tou q al o koto e ru ru n a ca gi
Oi keda beka e da sa mate
Se l al a ko Na isogade
U diva na oro e m ata u i val e

Na coco drau drau sogol ati

L orn a re n a y al o e du a tani
C ata tiko
. e v u cu ka s oli cake

U ca sa kcre m ai cake

Va da gu m a i u lu i na m asi
D ol ok a tu vu ui da nida ni
Au sa roq o cu ru m ai ki v al e

E da la ki tiko ko Ta gi
’
en a cu ru .

it ill it t
a

E s iga cake e n a l iw a l al a
E oil a v a n a l om a ni w asa was a
E daro m el o na v u mi se w eq a

M u ri l u veq u au w araka
Daru l u tu beka ki v an u a y a w a

Q aqa rau s a veital a

L e ga n a v on o n iu ga l al a .

T a bu a droka droka ko os kava

Lom a don u m e datou ra w ara wa

Salu sa l u l a v e e ra sa kau ta .

E ra cabora koto m atai ru ka

 A P P E ND I C E S .

No . V —
. Page 64 .

A M E R E K E I C A K OB A U .

KALO U ui B au era l omanene

E ra bose ki Drekeisel esele
C akobau vaka we l ewel e

A nona . vere sa ra l ako e na l

q e
e

Ra bosebose toka era galu

E ca ko koya mai Valecavu
C au yaviti L oaloadra vu
E bo te wa q a to ka ko C akobau
Ka vau ca toka na T u inayau
Vata u i vere i na Vu niva lu
se veiroba na kena m anu manu
A nodra vere tini ki Lasakau
E ra bol ea na Tu u idau ui B au
A mai gu nu ko B u tako i val u
as - -

Sevu raki me m ate ko C au cau .

Ni kovu kovu a n a kai B au ka ta taraq u sa

Me ra soq o mai ki na Dul u kovu y a
A q ai vosa ko Namos imalua
Na gone dau ka ra tu tu du a
0 C akoba u ko Tu tekovu ya
Ka rau bu tu sereka n a vanu a

Sa va da gu mai na dom o ui buk a

Tankora ki wai na ru veku la

Vaka tau ta u yan i ki K u bu na

Na s ol oq a era tekicu va
‘

A q ai vosa ko koya m ai na U a
Ma i tini u i vere vakadu a .

Tevu tiko na rova ka tawacu la

E ra se u q eta tu na ca kovu ya
 A P P E ND I OE S .
4 33

Au v osavosa e u q ai tu ku n a
A v ere cava ka tiko m ai Vu ya ?
Vu n a tiko dru ka n a tara rua
E ra cataki, era veiku n a, era veil aba

E ra sa q al o koto n a m aram a
Q al o cabe n a koro ko Nam ara

C ere na m al a mu me ra veil aba

q
Se m e e m oku ko T u ivu u idawa
K ena bu l a era toka e Nam ata .

Ni sa roaroa e du a nai rogorogo rogoy a

Sa se na koro ko W aicoka

K o Sau maki ni q a i vosa toka

A turaga ka ra tabu l ol om a
Ka ta gita gi k
’ ’
u au se oca

Ka q ai l a ki dul a ki Vatoa
’ ’
u

O Q io se l ako m ai o q oka
A n on a v ere a ka babas ogasoga
K o Ral ovo m ai tiko e Tokatoka
Lak o m ai e m ai tiko e n oda

A w ai se se vol i a q ioy a
K i Namata me la ki kasa toka
’
.

Ni vakam s ta ka ra taraq u sa na sa u tu ra ga

Ra d rika i
na qiw a e as weq a
Na kena ku bou se l amata
W ase-ru a ko ira na Tu ikaba
Sa viri na koro ko Namata
C ibi m ai n ai val u u i Verata
K aba koro ni s iga ka bogicaka
Ra bu tu ki era du gu kadakada
K aci toka e cake a sau rara

M a koto ko B an se ciri l al a
E du a bau na kenai v akata wa

Lu v u koto m e tabu vu e rarawa

A kcna votu a me se m ai laga

Ka drom u dol e na siga ki yata .
 A P P E ND I CE S .

No VI —
. . Page 36 .

O
T RA NSLAT I N O F T H E ME KE RE C ORDIN G P A RT S O F THE

HIST ORY OF T H E NA KE LO MASSA C R E .

TH E presentation of y am s is arranged
At Lom ainu ku they are hea ped
The race is boisterou sl y announ ced

The you ng me n are ru nning :

They ru n u ntil mid- da y

They reach B u rebasa ga .

A certain report prevail s

The yam -presente rs are killed ;

They are kil l ed, an d not one has escaped ;

B atu K u tnku tu is pl aced on the top [o f the hea p

of sl ain] .

The wom en of Nal u na strike their bosom s

“
W ho of u s is kil l ed to day ?
-

There is Dravo—there l e t u s seek ref u ge ,

Seek ref u ge there , that w e m ay l ive .

The race wa s be in g ru n , an d the cou rse wa s cro w de d

The Toka toka tribe cl ose in on them ,

C l osed in, and bega n a t once to kill .

Ratu K u tnku tu had escap ed the mas sacre by flight .

An d s ou ght ref u ge in Na q ol owal u .

The ca s u to Vu tia f el t con strained,

He u n tie d a l arge wha l e s - tooth,
’

Ru n s to Re wa whil st it is y et day
Ro K ania l ooks ou t expe cta ntly ;
*

Ogasau cal ewa hu rries ;

Presents in his pre se nce the l arge whal e s to otlr
’
-

This is the s oro of the B a tis ,

”
They are bu t fif teen pe rs ons only .
f
Ratu “
Le t them al l be kil led !
The chiefs return thence ;

E at, — on e of the n am e s of the Rwe a king .

1 Thes e had p
es ca ed, an d the p pleo e wished to s ave them .