with a fufficient dofe. We paiTed the night in the fame
houfe with him, and feveral of his attendants.
About one or two o’clock in the morning they waked,
and converfed for about an hour, and then went to deep
again. All, but Poulaho himfelf, rofe at day-break, and
went, I know not whither. Soon after, a woman, one of
thofe who generally attended upon the Chief, came in, and
inquired where he was. I pointed him out to her; and
fhe immediately fat down by him, and began the fame
operation, which Mr. Anderfon had feen pradtifed upon
Futtafaihe, tapping or beating gently, with her clinched
fills, on his thighs. This, inftead of prolonging his ileep,
as was intended, had the contrary effeCt; however, though
he awaked, he continued to lie down.
Omai, and I, now went to vilit the prince, who had parted
from us early in the evening. For he did not lodge with
the king; but in apartments of his own, or, at leaft, fuch
as had been allotted to him, at fome diflance from his father’s
houfe. We found him with a circle of boys, or
youths, about his own age, fitting before him; and an old
woman, and an old man, who feemed to have the care of
him, fitting behind. There were others, both men and
women, employed about their necefiary affairs, in different
departments; who, probably, belonged to his houfe-
hold.
From the prince we returned to the king. By this time
he had got up, and had a crowded circle before him, com-
pofed chiefly of old men. While a large bowl of kava was
preparing, a baked hog and yams, fmoking hot, were
brought in ; the greateft part of which fell to our fhare,
and was very acceptable to the boat’s crew: for thefe people
eat
eat very little in a morning; efpecially the kava drinkers. ' 777-
I afterward walked out, and vifited feveral other Chiefs; 1---- /
and fo.und, that all of them were taking their morning
draught, or had already taken it. Returning to the king, I
found him afleep in a fmall retired hut, with two women
tapping on his breech. About eleven o’clock he arofe again ;
and then fome fifh and yams, which tailed as if they had
been Hewed in cocoa-nut milk, were brought to him. Of
thefe he eat a large portion, and lay down once more to
ileep. I now left him, and carried to the prince a prefent of
cloth, beads, and other articles, which I had brought with
me from the fhip for the purpofe. There was a fufficient
quantity of cloth to make him a complete fuit; and he
was immediately decked out with it. - Proud of his drefs,
he firft went to ihew himfelf to his father; and then conducted
me to his mother; with whom were about ten or a
dozen other women of a refpedrable appearance. Here the
prince changed his apparel, and made me a prefent of two
pieces o f the cloth manufactured in the ifland. By this time,
it was pafl noon, when, by appointment, I repaired to the
palace to dinner. Several o f our gentlemen had returned,
this, morning, from the iliips; and we were all invited to
the feaft, which was prefently ferved up, and confided of
two pigs and yams. I roufed the drowfy monarch, to
partake of what he had provided for our entertainment.
In the mean time, two mullets, and fome fhell-fifh, were
brought to him, as I fuppofed, for his feparate portion. But
he joined it to our fare, fat down with us, and made a
hearty meal.
When dinner was over, we were told that the ceremony
would foon begin ; and were ilriCtly enjoined not to
walk .out. I had refolved, however, to peep no longer
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