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on earth, and that of Teivaiva, another youth of 
Huahine, and, like Taaroarii, an only son and an 
only child, who, when he saw his sorrowing 
parents weeping by the side of the couch on which 
lie lay, collected his remaining strength, and, rous¬ 
ing himself, said — u I am in pain, but I am not 
unhappy; Jesus Christ is with me, and he supports 
me : we must part, but we shall not be parted long; 
in heaven we shall meet, and never die. Father, 
don't weep for me. Mother, don’t weep for me. We 
shall never die in heaven.” But the latter of these, 
while in health and comfort, had been happy in 
the ways of religion, seeking the favour of God : 
the former had neglected and departed from those 
ways, and had lived in the practice of sin. 
About nine o’clock in the evening, Mahine sent 
word that his son was worse. Mr. BarfF and my¬ 
self hastened to the encampment, and found him 
apparently dying, but quite sensible. We remain¬ 
ed with them some time, endeavoured to ad¬ 
minister a sihall portion of medicine, and then 
returned. A short time before midnight, on the 
25th of October, 1821, he breathed his last. 
When the messenger brought us the tidings of 
his death, we repaired to the tent, found his 
parents, his wife, and an aunt who was exceed¬ 
ingly fond of him, sobbing and weeping bitterly by 
the side of the corpse. The attendants joined in 
the lamentation; it was not the wild and frantic 
grief of paganism, formerly so universal on such 
occasions, but the expression of deep anguish 
chastened by submission to the Divine will. 
We mingled our sympathies with the mourners, 
spent a considerable time with them, endeavouring 
to impart consolation to their minds, and then 
returned to rest, but not to sleep. 
