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We
were
much
surprised
at
the
conduct
of
the
women
,
who
seemed
to
be
perfect
furies
,
and
hung
about
the
heels
of
their
husbands
in
order
to
defend
them
.
One
stout
young
woman
we
saw
,
whose
husband
was
hard
pressed
and
about
to
be
overcome
:
she
lifted
a
large
stone
,
and
throwing
it
at
his
opponent
's
head
,
felled
him
to
the
earth
.
But
the
battle
did
not
last
long
.
The
band
most
distant
from
us
gave
way
and
were
routed
,
leaving
eighteen
of
their
comrades
dead
upon
the
field
.
These
the
victors
brained
as
they
lay
;
and
putting
some
of
their
brains
on
leaves
,
went
off
with
them
,
we
were
afterwards
informed
,
to
their
temples
to
present
them
to
their
gods
as
an
earnest
of
the
human
victims
who
were
soon
to
be
brought
there
.
We
hastened
back
to
the
Christian
village
with
feelings
of
the
deepest
sadness
at
the
sanguinary
conflict
which
we
had
just
witnessed
.
Next
day
,
after
breakfasting
with
our
friend
the
teacher
,
we
made
preparations
for
carrying
out
our
plan
.
At
first
the
teacher
endeavoured
to
dissuade
us
.
"
You
do
not
know
,
"
said
he
,
turning
to
Jack
,
"
the
danger
you
run
in
venturing
amongst
these
ferocious
savages
.
I
feel
much
pity
for
poor
Avatea
;
but
you
are
not
likely
to
succeed
in
saving
her
,
and
you
may
die
in
the
attempt
.
"
"
Well
,
"
said
Jack
quietly
,
"
I
am
not
afraid
to
die
in
a
good
cause
.
"
The
teacher
smiled
approvingly
at
him
as
he
said
this
,
and
after
a
little
further
conversation
,
agreed
to
accompany
us
as
interpreter
--
saying
that
although
Tararo
was
unfriendly
to
him
,
he
had
hitherto
treated
him
with
respect
.
We
now
went
on
board
the
schooner
,
having
resolved
to
sail
round
the
island
and
drop
anchor
opposite
the
heathen
village
.
We
manned
her
with
natives
,
and
hoped
to
overawe
the
savages
by
displaying
our
brass
gun
to
advantage
.
The
teacher
soon
after
came
on
board
,
and
setting
our
sails
,
we
put
to
sea
.
In
two
hours
more
we
made
the
cliffs
reverberate
with
the
crash
of
the
big
gun
,
which
we
fired
by
way
of
salute
,
while
we
ran
the
British
ensign
up
to
the
peak
and
cast
anchor
.
The
commotion
on
shore
showed
us
that
we
had
struck
terror
into
the
hearts
of
the
natives
;
but
seeing
that
we
did
not
offer
to
molest
them
,
a
canoe
at
length
put
off
and
paddled
cautiously
towards
us
.
The
teacher
showed
himself
,
and
explaining
that
we
were
friends
and
wished
to
palaver
with
the
chief
,
desired
the
native
to
go
and
tell
him
to
come
on
board
.
We
waited
long
and
with
much
impatience
for
an
answer
.
During
this
time
the
native
teacher
conversed
with
us
again
,
and
told
us
many
things
concerning
the
success
of
the
Gospel
among
those
islands
;
and
perceiving
that
we
were
by
no
means
so
much
gratified
as
we
ought
to
have
been
at
the
hearing
of
such
good
news
,
he
pressed
us
more
closely
in
regard
to
our
personal
interest
in
religion
,
and
exhorted
us
to
consider
that
our
souls
were
certainly
in
as
great
danger
as
those
of
the
wretched
heathen
whom
we
pitied
so
much
if
we
had
not
already
found
salvation
in
Jesus
Christ
.
