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deeply impressed with a sense of the kind treat¬ 
ment we had received, and with feelings of sym¬ 
pathy for the mental darkness and degradation of 
the interesting people by whom it was inhabited. 
We could not but hope that they would soon enjoy 
the constant light of Christian instruction, and par¬ 
ticipate in every Christian privilege. A wide field 
of usefulness is here presented to a Christian mis¬ 
sionary, and we sincerely hope the directors of 
missionary operations will have means sufficient at 
their disposal to send a Missionary to this, and 
every other place where the people are so anxious 
to be instructed. 
After proceeding pleasantly along for five or six 
miles, we arrived at Waimanu a little before eight 
o’clock. 
We found Arapai, the chief, and a number of 
his men, busy on the beach shipping sandal-wood 
on board a sloop belonging to the governor, then 
lying at anchor in a small bay off the mouth of the 
valley. He received us kindly, and directed two 
of his men to conduct us to his house, which was 
on the opposite side. The valley, though not so 
spacious or cultivated as Waipio, was equally ver¬ 
dant and picturesque ; we could not but notice 
the unusual beauty of its natural scenery. The 
glittering cascades and water-falls, that rolled 
down the deep sides of the surrounding moun¬ 
tains, seemed more numerous and beautiful than 
those at Waipio. 
As we crossed the head of the bay, we saw a 
number of young persons swimming in the surf, 
which rolled with some violence on the rocky 
beach. To a spectator nothing can appear more 
daring, and sometimes alarming, than to see a 
number of persons splashing about among the 
