MISSIONARY TOUR 
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two o’clock in the afternoon the people of the place 
were collected outside of the house; and when we had 
requested them to sit down, we conducted a religious 
exercise similar to that held in the morning. Much 
conversation followed, on the subject of religion. 
They said they had heard of Ieh6 (Jehovah) our God, 
but had never before heard of Jesus Christ; that, 
until now, they did not know there was a Sabbath 
day, on which they ought not to work, but that here¬ 
after they would recollect and observe it. They 
wished, they said, to become good men, and to be 
saved by Jesus Christ. Between three and four o’clock 
we took leave of them, and pursued our journey to¬ 
wards the sea-shore. Our road, for a considerable dis¬ 
tance, lay through the cultivated parts of this beau¬ 
tiful valley: the mountain taro, bordered by sugar¬ 
cane and bananas, was planted in fields six or eight 
acres in extent, on the sides of the hills, and seemed 
to thrive luxuriantly. On leaving the valley, we 
proceeded along by the foot of the mountains, in a 
line parallel with the sea, and about a mile and a half 
from it. 
In our way we passed over a tahna pāhe, or pahe 
floor, about fifty or sixty yards long, where a number 
of men were playing* at pahe, a favourite amusement 
with farmers and common people in general. The pahe 
is a blunt kind of dart, varying in length from two to 
five feet, and thickest about six inches from the point, 
after which it tapers gradually to the other end. These 
darts are made with much ingenuity, of a heavy wood. 
They are highly polished, and thrown with great force 
or exactness along the level ground, or floor of earth, 
previously prepared for the game. Sometimes the ex- 
