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Wild Life in Southern Seas. 
of Ponape were under the sway of the chief who 
had secured their services. 
As might have been expected, most of these 
men in due time met with violent deaths. Two 
or three of them, however, remained with their 
leader, and like him, although in a lesser degree, 
became rich and powerful, and lived on the fat 
of the land. What their names were is not 
known, but the memory of their doings has not 
yet died away in the Western Carolines. Their 
leader married the widow of the king of one 
of the subjugated districts of the island, and 
choosing the south end of Ponape for his 
domain, lived in state. Wherever he went he 
was attended by his body-guard, and these he 
subjected to a rigid military discipline. He 
exacted a small tribute of tortoiseshell and 
coconut oil from the people of the district he 
had conquered; but also bought much of the 
same articles from them for export to China. 
He was eventually lost at sea in a small vessel 
he had himself constructed at Jakoits Harbour, 
and was mourned by a great number of light- 
coloured people of whom he was the progenitor. 
Another old trading identity was Plarry 
T-, who died a few years ago. He had 
