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Tune * him afterward > 1 flla11 call him old Toobou, to diftinguifh 
>_him from his namefake, Captain Furneaux’s friend. Both he 
and Mareewagee had a venerable appearance. The latter 
is a llender man, and, from his appearance, feems to be 
confiderably above threefcore years of age. The former is 
rather corpulent, and almoft blind with a diforder of his 
eyes; though not fo old. 
Not expecting to meet with two Chiefs, on this occalion, 
I had only brought on fhore a prefent for one. This I now 
found myfelf under a neceffity of dividing between them ; 
but it happened to be pretty conliderable, and both of them 
feemed fatisfied. After this, we entertained them, for about 
an hour, with the performance of two French horns, and a 
drum. But they feemed mod; pleated with the firing off a 
piftol, which Captain Clerke had in his pocket. Before I 
took my leave, the large piece of cloth was rolled up, and, 
with a few cocoa-nuts, prefented to me. 
Saturday 14. The next morning, old Toobou returned my vifit on 
board the fhip. He alfo vifited Captain Clerke; and if the 
prefent we made to him, the evening before, was fcanty, 
the deficiency was now made up. During this time, Ma¬ 
reewagee vifited our people afhore; and Mr. King fhewed 
to him every thing we had there. He viewed the cattle 
with great admiration; and the crofs-cut faw fixed his at¬ 
tention for fome time. 
Toward noon, Poulaho returned from the place where 
we had left him two days before, and brought with him his 
fon, a youth about twelve years of age. I had his company 
at dinner; but the fon, though prefent, was not allowed ta 
fit down with him. It was very convenient to have him for 
my gueft. For when he was prefent, which was generally 
the cafe while we flayed here, every other native was 
excluded 
