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A VOYAGE TO THE 



^ viu ^' co^i'f^ o^ the afternoon, gave diredions for a hog and a 



« ' dog to be immediately killed and dreffed for our fuppers, 



December, together with a large quantity of taro. The houfe was 

 un ay H- y^Q\\ lighted up with torches made of dry rufhes, and at 

 eight o'clock fupper being ready, it was ferved up in great 

 order, and I think few people ever ate a heartier fupper 

 than we did. My friend's man adled as mafter of the cere- 

 monies, and ferved the provifions to each perfon ; and 

 after our feaft was ended, he ordered the remains to be 

 taken care of, as he told me it was for us to eat before 

 Monday 25. wc fct out in the morning. We got up next morning at 

 daylight, and finifhed the remains of the preceding even- 

 ing's repaft. Previous to our quitting the houfe, there 

 were near an hundred women about it, moft of them with 

 children in their arms; they were very inquiiitive to know 

 my name, which they pronounced Po pote, and fuch of the 

 infants as could fpeak were taught by their mothers to call 

 on Popote: on this I diftributed fome trifles amongft 

 them, with which they appeared highly fatisiied. 



We walked towards Wymoa, and reached the fkors 

 a-breaft of the Queen Charlotte about nine o'clock. I de- 

 iired my companions to walk down to Wymoa; and being 

 very anxious to get on board, I took a canoe and went 

 on board the Queen Charlotte, where I found my owa 

 whale-boat, and got on board the King George towards 

 noon. 



During my abfence they had carried on- a br-i/k trade 

 for proviiions, and I had the pleafure of feeing the decks, 

 full of fine hogs for faking. 



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