The Areois. 
FEW years ago, during the stay of one 
JT\ of Her Majesty’s ships at Huahine in the 
Society Islands, there came on board, to pay his 
respects to the commander, an old white trader. 
He was accompanied by an ancient native, who, 
he said, was his wife’s grandfather. The old 
islander, although nearly bent double with age, 
was very lively in his conversation, and spoke 
English with ease and correctness. Captain 
M-, after discussing the state of the island 
with the trader, inquired of him where the old 
native had learned to speak such excellent 
English. “ I suppose,” he added, “ he was one 
of the earliest converts to Christianity ? ” 
The trader laughed. “ No, indeed, sir. 
There’s not much of the missionary about 
Matapuupuu. He did gammon to be converted 
once, but he soon went back to his old gods 
