400 cook's voyage to july, 



small sticks were tied, as has been related. Yet we 

 had been repeatedly told by the natives who stood 

 near us, that they were young yams ; insomuch that 

 some of our gentlemen believed them rather than 

 their own eyes. As I had the demonstration of my 

 senses to satisfy me that they were not real yams, it 

 is clear that we ought to have understood them, that 

 they were only the artificial representations of these 

 roots. 



Our supper was got ready about seven o'clock. 

 It consisted of fish and yams. We might have had 

 pork also ; but we did not choose to kill a large hog, 

 which the king had given to us for that purpose. 

 He supped with us, and drank pretty freely of 

 brandy and water ; so that he went to bed with a 

 sufficient dose. We passed the night in the same 

 house with him and several of his attendants. 



About one or two o'clock in the morning, they 

 waked and conversed for about an hour, and then 

 went to sleep again. All but Poulaho himself rose 

 at day-break, and went I know not whither. Soon 

 after, a woman, one of those who generally attended 

 upon the chief, came in and inquired where he was. 

 I pointed him out to her ; and she immediately sat 

 down by him, and began the same operation which 

 Mr. Anderson had seen practised upon Futtafaihe, 

 tapping or beating gently with her clenched fists on 

 his thighs. This, instead of prolonging his sleep, as 

 was intended, had the contrary effect ; however, 

 though he awaked, he continued to lie down. 



Omai and I now went to visit 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 least, such as had been allotted to him, at some 

 distance from his father's house. We found him 

 with a circle of boys, or youths about his own age, 

 sitting before him ; and an old woman and an old 

 man, who seemed to have the care of him, sitting be- 

 hind. There were others, both men and women, 



