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haying suspended over it a small iron pot, in gipsy 
style, upon three sticks, soon prepared our food. At 
half-past ten we resumed our walk, and passing about 
two miles through a wood of pretty large timber, came 
to the open country in the vicinity of Waiakea. At 
one p. M. we reached the house of the chief, where we 
were welcomed by our companions, and Maaro, the 
chief, who, though very ill, was glad to see us. 
As our party was now all together, and intended to 
spend several days in his district, we applied to him 
for lodgings, and he directed one of his men to conduct 
us to a comfortable house by the sea-side, where he 
said we could be accommodated so long as we should 
find it necessary or agreeable to stay. We removed 
into it, and employed the afternoon in narrating the 
incidents of our respective journeys, and preparing for 
the coming Sabbath. 
It was exactly a week since Messrs. Goodrich and 
Harwood had parted from us at Kirauea , the great 
volcano. They had travelled over a pleasant and not 
uneven country, well wooded, and abounding with 
ohelos and strawberries, till they reached the inland 
district of Ora. They purchased a hog and vegetables 
of the people, and had the hog dressed that evening. 
The next day was the Sabbath; Mr. Goodrich was 
unable to preach in the native language. The people 
of the place, however, were induced to abstain from 
working on that holy day. They arrived at Waiakea 
on Wednesday evening, and ever since had been hos¬ 
pitably entertained by Maaro. 
In company with Messrs. Chamberlain, Ely, and 
Blatchely, I have since travelled from this place to 
the volcano, and during that journey had an opportu- 
