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niel, a fine dog, but in very bad order at that time, and
very dirty from the pitch, tar, and other uncleanl-inefs on
board the fliip. Notwithftanding thefe defedts, the king
expreffed a great defire of becoming his mafter, and made
a requeft to that purpofe, which was readily complied with.
He immediately commanded one of the lords in waiting,
or loas, to take the dog into his cuftody ; and in conformity
to his orders, this man ever after carried the dog behind
his majefty. The king foon after told captain Cook that
he withed to return on Ihore, and went on deck with all
his attendants, carrying with him the prefents which he
had received. Captain Furneaux took that opportunity of
prefenting to him a fine pair of goats, male and female,
which he had brought from on board his own vefiel the
fame morning. We fucceeded very well in our attempt to
make him comprehend the value of thefe animals, and the
manner of treating them ; for he promifed that he would
never kill nor . feparate them, and take great care of their
offspring. The pinnace was now ready, and the king
embarked in it, with the captains and feveral other gentlemen,
and proceeded to the royal refidence at O-Parre. During
this paffage he appeared highly contented, a iked a
number of queftions, and feemed to have entirely conquered
his former fears. His enquiries chiefly concerned
the goats, which had attracted all his attention, and we
could
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could never tell him too often what they fhould feed upon,
and how they were to be managed. As foon as we came
on fliore, we pointed out to him a fine fpot of ground, covered
with a good bed of grafies, in the fliade of breadfruit
trees, and defired that the goats might always be kept
in. fuch places. At our landing the fhore was crouded
with people, who exprefitd their joy on feeing their fove-
reign by loud, acclamations. Among them we difcemed the
late Tootahah’s mother, a venerable grey-headed matron,
who,, on feeing captain Cook, ran to embrace him, as the
friend of her deceafed fon, and wept aloud at the remembrance
of her lofs. We paid the tribute of admiration due
to fuch fenfibility, which endears our fellow-creatures to us
wherever it is met with, and affords an undeniable proof
of the original excellence of the human heart.
From, hence we haftened away to our tents, at Point
Venus, where the natives carried on a regular trade with
vegetables, of all forts, which fold at very low rates, a
Angle bead being given for a bafket of bread-fruit or a
hunch of coco-nuts. My father there met his friend
O-Wahow, who prefented him with a great quantity of
fruit, fome fiih, fome good doth, and fome mother of
pearl hooks. This prefent deferved a compenfation, but
the generous Taheitian abfolutely refufed to take* any
thing, faying that be gave thefe things as a friend, and
without any lucrative view. It feemed as if every thing
had