THE ST. LAWRENCE ISLANDS. I'Jj 



who luid never seen it liimselt', he was not at all 

 embarrassed ; he took np the box, and cert;iinly told 

 them many surprising things respecting it, as they 

 listened to him with the greatest attention ; but, 

 when, to make the matter quite plain to them, he 

 took np the snuti to his nose, he threw the box 

 from him, and began to sneeze, and to cry so im- 

 moderately, that his astonished auditors ran from 

 him in dilierent directions ; but he soon collected 

 himself, and knew how to turn the atl'air into a 

 joke. Kadu's explanation of the cannon con- 

 vinced us that he was acquainted with them ; for 

 he told them that if the islanders ventured to steiil 

 any thing, tliey would beat down all the cocoa and 

 bread-fruit trees with them ; and further related, 

 that Lewis and Marmol, in their visit to Ulle, 

 when the inhabitants had stolen somethino- from 

 the ship, had not ceased shooting down the trees, 

 till the property stolen had been returned. Set- 

 ting aside this little difference, they must have 

 conducted themselves with much humanitv, as 

 Kadu had a very great respect for white men, and 

 liked so much to be with ns. The Tamons now 

 attempted to dissuade him from his resolution, but 

 he only shook his head, embraced me and said : I 

 remain with you wherever you go ! 



We learnt that there was still another chief of 

 the name of Lamary, under whose power the island- 

 gToups from Aur to Bigar were subjected, and 

 who was now absent to assemble a militarv force. 



