The South Sea Trader. 
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from the South American station happened to 
call at Samoa for provisions, and the irate 
Consul took advantage of her presence. A boat 
was sent up to the old man with a request for 
him to come down and appear at the Consular 
Court. Nothing alarmed, he cheerfully com¬ 
plied, and dressed in white “ ducks,” and 
attended by half a dozen of his sons and a 
numerous train of natives, he made his appear¬ 
ance in due time at the court. There were 
present a good number of white residents, some 
of whom were Englishmen, who had come to 
watch the proceedings, and others, who were 
foreigners, to bear witness against the lighting 
proclivities of the old trader. Seated beside 
the Consul were the captain and doctor of 
the man-of-war ; and behind them the Ameri¬ 
can and German Consuls, both of whom much 
wished to see the old man punished. 
Several charges of assault and battery were 
then proceeded with, and three Germans and 
two other foreigners related how the old fellow 
had knocked them about “ for nothing at all.” 
“ Nothing at all! ” said the trader furiously, 
and, turning an appealing look upon the spec¬ 
tators, he was about to give his version of the 
