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he had received, or the civilized society with which he 
had been associated. He soon threw off his European 
dress, and adopted the costume, uncivilized manners, 
and indolent life, of his countrymen. Weakness and 
vanity, together with savage pride, appear to have been 
the most conspicuous traits of character he developed 
in subsequent life. 
The horses, included among his presents, appear to 
have been regarded by Mai as mere objects of curiosity, 
and were occasionally ridden, in order to inspire terror 
or excite admiration in the minds of the inhabitants. His 
implements of war, and especially the fire-arms, rend¬ 
ered his aid and co-operation a desideratum with the 
king of the island, who, in order more effectually to 
secure the advantage of his influence and arms, gave 
him one of his daughters in marriage, and honoured 
him with the name of Paari, (wise or instructed,) by 
which name he is now always spoken of among the 
natives; several of whom still remember him. He 
appears to have passed the remainder of his life m 
inglorious indolence or wanton crime, to have be¬ 
come the mere instrument of the caprice or cruelty 
of the king of the island, who not only availed himself 
of the effects of his fire-arms in periods of war, 
but frequently ordered him to shoot at a man at a 
certain distance, to see how far the musket would 
do execution; or to despatch with his pistol, in the 
presence of the king, the ill-fated objects of his deadly 
anger. 
The majority of those whom I have heard speak of 
him, have mentioned his name with exeeration rather 
than respect; and though some of the chiefs speak of 
him as a man who had seen much of the world, and 
