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characteristic of the place, and v.-hich sets the Tahitians dancing 

 at once. It is popular with the French also; and as we 

 entered Valparaiso Harbour, the band on board a French 

 man-of-war struck up this tune to greet us and recall the gaiety 

 of the beautiful island we had left behind us. I give the air 

 as written down for me by Mr. T. Bird, the bandmaster of the 

 "Challenger," who by his indefatigable efforts succeeded in 

 training a very creditable brass band during the voyage, 

 although only two or three at most of the Blue-jackets com- 

 posing the band had any knowledge of music at all before the 

 voyage commenced. 



MODERN NATIONAL AIR OF TAHITI. 



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