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end, Ivaraimoku takes every occasion to do away the re¬ 
membrance of it, taking care not to shock the feelings of 
the people too violently. He had given directions, that as 
the English officers were desirous of taking some of the 
ancient gods, and other articles deposited in the morai, to 
show in Britain what had been the worship and the customs 
of their Hawaiian brethren, the guardians of the place should 
permit them to remove whatever they pleased. We could 
not wonder that the old man, who had long been the priest 
of the temple, and was now the guardian of its relics, showed 
some signs of regret at this final destruction of the gods 
of his youth. This man was the son of the high-priest of 
Captain Cook’s times. He told us an anecdote of his youth 
which may deserve to be repeated here. 
One morning his father had placed the usual offering of 
fish and poi before the Nui Akua, or Great Spirit. The 
son having spent a long day in an unsuccessful fishing ex¬ 
pedition, returned, and, tempted by hunger, devoured the 
food of the gods. But first he placed his hands on the eyes 
of the idol, and found they saw not; and then his hand into 
its mouth, but it did not bite; and then he threw his mantle 
over the image and ate; and, replacing the bowl, removed 
the mantle, and went his way. Being reproved by his 
father, he said—“ Father, I spoke to him, and he heard not; 
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