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HA WAIL 



[LETTER XIV. 



last I saw of him was on the mare's back, racing a troop of 

 natives along the beach.* 



I. L. B. 



* This was almost his last exploit. A few days later the sheriff had 

 the painful duty of committing him as a leper to the leper settlement on 

 Molokai. He was a leading spirit among the Hilo natives, and his joyous 

 nature will be missed by everyone. He has left a wife and some beautiful 

 children, who, i't is feared, will eventually share his fate. 



