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ken the part of this old woman, when 
she had been teased by others ; but 
alas ! the reflection followed, that if this 
was the case, there was a probability 
that not only my bosom friend, was a- 
bout to be sacrificed, but 1 should be 
left alone to drag out a weary existence, 
with beings, strangers to the endearing 
ties which bind the hearts of civilized 
man. 
Whether Payne and his associates of¬ 
fered any resistance to the course now 
pursued by the natives or not, I do not 
know. Suffice it to sav, that all at once 
my ears were astounded with the most 
terrifying whoops and yells; when a 
massacre commenced but little exceed¬ 
ed by the one perpetrated on board the 
Globe. Our men fled in all directions, 
but met a foe at every turn. Lilliston 
and Joe Brown (the Sandwich Island¬ 
er,) fell within six feet of me, and as 
soon as down, the natives macerated 
their heads with large stones. The first 
whom I saw killed, was Columbus 
Worth. An old woman, apparently six- 
