FROM the time of my casual encounter with Karky the artist, my life was one of absolute wretchedness. Not a day passed but I was persecuted6 by the solicitations of some of the natives to subject myself to the odious7 operation of tattooing8. Their importunities drove me half wild, for I felt how easily they might work their will upon me regarding this or anything else which they took into their heads. Still, however, the behaviour of the islanders towards me was as kind as ever. Fayaway was quite as engaging; Kory-Kory as devoted9; and Mehevi the king just as gracious and condescending10 as before. But I had now been three months in their valley, as nearly as I could estimate; I had grown familiar with the narrow limits to which my wandering had been confined; and I began bitterly to feel the state of captivity12 in which I was held. There was no one with whom I could freely converse13; no one to whom I could communicate my thoughts; no one who could sympathize with my sufferings. A thousand times I thought how much more endurable would have been my lot had Toby still been with me. But I was left alone, and the thought was terrible to me. Still, despite my griefs, I did all in my power to appear composed and cheerful, well knowing that by manifesting any uneasiness, or any desire to escape, I should only frustrate14 my object.
It was during the period I was in this unhappy frame of mind that the painful malady15 under which I had been labouring—after having almost completely subsided—began again to show itself, and with symptoms as violent as ever. This added calamity16 nearly unmanned me; the recurrence17 of the complaint proved that without powerful remedial applications all hope of cure was futile18; and when I reflected that just beyond the elevations19, which bound me in, was the medical relief I needed, and that although so near, it was impossible for me to avail myself of it, the thought was misery21.
In this wretched situation, every circumstance which evinced the savage nature of the beings at whose mercy I was, augmented22 the fearful apprehensions that consumed me. An occurrence which happened about this time affected23 me most powerfully.
I have already mentioned that from the ridge-pole of Marheyo’s house were suspended a number of packages enveloped25 in tappa. Many of these I had often seen in the hands of the natives, and their contents had been examined in my presence. But there were three packages hanging very nearly over the place where I lay, which from their remarkable26 appearance had often excited my curiosity. Several times I had asked Kory-Kory to show me their contents, but my servitor, who, in almost every other particular had acceded27 to my wishes, refused to gratify me in this.
One day, returning unexpectedly from the ‘Ti’, my arrival seemed to throw the inmates28 of the house into the greatest confusion. They were seated together on the mats, and by the lines which extended from the roof to the floor I immediately perceived that the mysterious packages were for some purpose or another under inspection29. The evident alarm the savages30 betrayed filled me with forebodings of evil, and with an uncontrollable desire to penetrate31 the secret so jealously guarded. Despite the efforts of Marheyo and Kory-Kory to restrain me, I forced my way into the midst of the circle, and just caught a glimpse of three human heads, which others of the party were hurriedly enveloping32 in the coverings from which they had been taken.
One of the three I distinctly saw. It was in a state of perfect preservation33, and from the slight glimpse I had of it, seemed to have been subjected to some smoking operation which had reduced it to the dry, hard, and mummy-like appearance it presented. The two long scalp locks were twisted up into balls upon the crown of the head in the same way that the individual had worn them during life. The sunken cheeks were rendered yet more ghastly by the rows of glistening34 teeth which protruded35 from between the lips, while the sockets36 of the eyes—filled with oval bits of mother-of-pearl shell, with a black spot in the centre—heightened the hideousness38 of its aspect.
Two of the three were heads of the islanders; but the third, to my horror, was that of a white man. Although it had been quickly removed from my sight, still the glimpse I had of it was enough to convince me that I could not be mistaken.
Gracious God! what dreadful thoughts entered my head; in solving this mystery perhaps I had solved another, and the fate of my lost companion might be revealed in the shocking spectacle I had just witnessed. I longed to have torn off the folds of cloth and satisfied the awful doubts under which I laboured. But before I had recovered from the consternation39 into which I had been thrown, the fatal packages were hoisted40 aloft, and once more swung over my head. The natives now gathered round me tumultuously, and laboured to convince me that what I had just seen were the heads of three Happar warriors42, who had been slain43 in battle. This glaring falsehood added to my alarm, and it was not until I reflected that I had observed the packages swinging from their elevation20 before Toby’s disappearance44, that I could at all recover my composure.
But although this horrible apprehension1 had been dispelled45, I had discovered enough to fill me, in my present state of mind, with the most bitter reflections. It was plain that I had seen the last relic46 of some unfortunate wretch5, who must have been massacred on the beach by the savages, in one of those perilous47 trading adventures which I have before described.
It was not, however, alone the murder of the stranger that overcame me with gloom. I shuddered48 at the idea of the subsequent fate his inanimate body might have met with. Was the same doom49 reserved for me? Was I destined50 to perish like him—like him perhaps, to be devoured51 and my head to be preserved as a fearful memento52 of the events? My imagination ran riot in these horrid53 speculations54, and I felt certain that the worst possible evils would befall me. But whatever were my misgivings55, I studiously concealed57 them from the islanders, as well as the full extent of the discovery I had made.
Although the assurances which the Typees had often given me, that they never eat human flesh, had not convinced me that such was the case, yet, having been so long a time in the valley without witnessing anything which indicated the existence of the practice, I began to hope that it was an event of very rare occurrence, and that I should be spared the horror of witnessing it during my stay among them: but, alas58, these hopes were soon destroyed.
It is a singular fact, that in all our accounts of cannibal tribes we have seldom received the testimony59 of an eye-witness account to this revolting practice. The horrible conclusion has almost always been derived60 from the second-hand61 evidence of Europeans, or else from the admissions of the savages themselves, after they have in some degree become civilized62. The Polynesians are aware of the detestation in which Europeans hold this custom, and therefore invariably deny its existence, and with the craft peculiar63 to savages, endeavour to conceal56 every trace of it.
The excessive unwillingness65 betrayed by the Sandwich Islanders, even at the present day, to allude66 to the unhappy fate of Cook, has often been remarked. And so well have they succeeded in covering the event with mystery, that to this very hour, despite all that has been said and written on the subject, it still remains67 doubtful whether they wreaked68 upon his murdered body the vengeance69 they sometimes inflicted70 upon their enemies.
At Kealakekau, the scene of that tragedy, a strip of ship’s copper71 nailed against an upright post in the ground used to inform the traveller that beneath reposed72 the ‘remains’ of the great circumnavigator. But I am strongly inclined to believe not only the corpse73 was refused Christian74 burial, but that the heart which was brought to Vancouver some time after the event, and which the Hawaiians stoutly75 maintained was that of Captain Cook, was no such thing; and that the whole affair was a piece of imposture76 which was sought to be palmed off upon the credulous77 Englishman.
A few years since there was living on the island of Maui (one of the Sandwich group) an old chief, who, actuated by a morbid78 desire for notoriety, gave himself out among the foreign residents of the place as the living tomb of Captain Cook’s big toe!—affirming that at the cannibal entertainment which ensued after the lamented79 Briton’s death, that particular portion of his body had fallen to his share. His indignant countrymen actually caused him to be prosecuted80 in the native courts, on a charge nearly equivalent to what we term defamation81 of character; but the old fellow persisting in his assertion, and no invalidating proof being adduced, the plaintiffs were cast in the suit, and the cannibal reputation of the defendant82 firmly established. This result was the making of his fortune; ever afterwards he was in the habit of giving very profitable audiences to all curious travellers who were desirous of beholding83 the man who had eaten the great navigator’s great toe.
About a week after my discovery of the contents of the mysterious packages, I happened to be at the Ti, when another war-alarm was sounded, and the natives rushing to their arms, sallied out to resist a second incursion of the Happar invaders84. The same scene was again repeated, only that on this occasion I heard at least fifteen reports of muskets85 from the mountains during the time that the skirmish lasted. An hour or two after its termination, loud paeans87 chanted through the valley announced the approach of the victors. I stood with Kory-Kory leaning against the railing of the pi-pi awaiting their advance, when a tumultuous crowd of islanders emerged with wild clamours from the neighbouring groves88. In the midst of them marched four men, one preceding the other at regular intervals89 of eight or ten feet, with poles of a corresponding length, extending from shoulder to shoulder, to which were lashed90 with thongs91 of bark three long narrow bundles, carefully wrapped in ample coverings of freshly plucked palm-leaves, tacked92 together with slivers93 of bamboo. Here and there upon these green winding-sheets might be seen the stains of blood, while the warriors who carried the frightful burdens displayed upon their naked limbs similar sanguinary marks. The shaven head of the foremost had a deep gash94 upon it, and the clotted95 gore96 which had flowed from the wound remained in dry patches around it. The savage seemed to be sinking under the weight he bore. The bright tattooing upon his body was covered with blood and dust; his inflamed97 eyes rolled in their sockets, and his whole appearance denoted extraordinary suffering and exertion98; yet sustained by some powerful impulse, he continued to advance, while the throng99 around him with wild cheers sought to encourage him. The other three men were marked about the arms and breasts with several slight wounds, which they somewhat ostentatiously displayed.
These four individuals, having been the most active in the late encounter, claimed the honour of bearing the bodies of their slain enemies to the Ti. Such was the conclusion I drew from my own observations, and, as far as I could understand, from the explanation which Kory-Kory gave me.
The royal Mehevi walked by the side of these heroes. He carried in one hand a musket86, from the barrel of which was suspended a small canvas pouch100 of powder, and in the other he grasped a short javelin101, which he held before him and regarded with fierce exultation102. This javelin he had wrested103 from a celebrated104 champion of the Happars, who had ignominiously105 fled, and was pursued by his foes106 beyond the summit of the mountain.
When within a short distance of the Ti, the warrior41 with the wounded head, who proved to be Narmonee, tottered107 forward two or three steps, and fell helplessly to the ground; but not before another had caught the end of the pole from his shoulder, and placed it upon his own.
The excited throng of islanders, who surrounded the person of the king and the dead bodies of the enemy, approached the spot where I stood, brandishing108 their rude implements109 of warfare110, many of which were bruised111 and broken, and uttering continual shouts of triumph. When the crowd drew up opposite the Ti, I set myself to watch their proceedings112 most attentively113; but scarcely had they halted when my servitor, who had left my side for an instant, touched my arm and proposed our returning to Marheyo’s house. To this I objected; but, to my surprise, Kory-Kory reiterated114 his request, and with an unusual vehemence115 of manner. Still, however, I refused to comply, and was retreating before him, as in his importunity116 he pressed upon me, when I felt a heavy hand laid upon my shoulder, and turning round, encountered the bulky form of Mow-Mow, a one-eyed chief, who had just detached himself from the crowd below, and had mounted the rear of the pi-pi upon which we stood. His cheek had been pierced by the point of a spear, and the wound imparted a still more frightful expression to his hideously117 tattooed118 face, already deformed119 by the loss of an eye. The warrior, without uttering a syllable120, pointed121 fiercely in the direction of Marheyo’s house, while Kory-Kory, at the same time presenting his back, desired me to mount.
I declined this offer, but intimated my willingness to withdraw, and moved slowly along the piazza122, wondering what could be the cause of this unusual treatment. A few minutes’ consideration convinced me that the savages were about to celebrate some hideous37 rite123 in connection with their peculiar customs, and at which they were determined124 I should not be present. I descended125 from the pi-pi, and attended by Kory-Kory, who on this occasion did not show his usual commiseration126 for my lameness127, but seemed only anxious to hurry me on, walked away from the place. As I passed through the noisy throng, which by this time completely environed the Ti, I looked with fearful curiosity at the three packages, which now were deposited upon the ground; but although I had no doubt as to their contents, still their thick coverings prevented my actually detecting the form of a human body.
The next morning, shortly after sunrise, the same thundering sounds which had awakened128 me from sleep on the second day of the Feast of Calabashes, assured me that the savages were on the eve of celebrating another, and, as I fully24 believed, a horrible solemnity.
All the inmates of the house, with the exception of Marheyo, his son, and Tinor, after assuming their gala dresses, departed in the direction of the Taboo129 Groves.
Although I did not anticipate a compliance130 with my request, still, with a view of testing the truth of my suspicions, I proposed to Kory-Kory that, according to our usual custom in the morning, we should take a stroll to the Ti: he positively131 refused; and when I renewed the request, he evinced his determination to prevent my going there; and, to divert my mind from the subject, he offered to accompany me to the stream. We accordingly went, and bathed. On our coming back to the house, I was surprised to find that all its inmates had returned, and were lounging upon the mats as usual, although the drums still sounded from the groves.
The rest of the day I spent with Kory-Kory and Fayaway, wandering about a part of the valley situated132 in an opposite direction from the Ti, and whenever I so much as looked towards that building, although it was hidden from view by intervening trees, and at the distance of more than a mile, my attendant would exclaim, ‘Taboo, taboo!’
At the various houses where we stopped, I found many of the inhabitants reclining at their ease, or pursuing some light occupation, as if nothing unusual were going forward; but amongst them all I did not perceive a single chief or warrior. When I asked several of the people why they were not at the ‘Hoolah Hoolah’ (the feast), their uniformly answered the question in a manner which implied that it was not intended for them, but for Mehevi, Narmonee, Mow-Mow, Kolor, Womonoo, Kalow, running over, in their desire to make me comprehend their meaning, the names of all the principal chiefs.
Everything, in short, strengthened my suspicions with regard to the nature of the festival they were now celebrating; and which amounted almost to a certainty. While in Nukuheva I had frequently been informed that the whole tribe were never present at these cannibal banquets, but the chiefs and priests only; and everything I now observed agreed with the account.
The sound of the drums continued without intermission the whole day, and falling continually upon my ear, caused me a sensation of horror which I am unable to describe. On the following day, hearing none of those noisy indications of revelry, I concluded that the inhuman133 feast was terminated; and feeling a kind of morbid curiosity to discover whether the Ti might furnish any evidence of what had taken place there, I proposed to Kory-Kory to walk there. To this proposition he replied by pointing with his finger to the newly risen sun, and then up to the zenith, intimating that our visit must be deferred135 until noon. Shortly after that hour we accordingly proceeded to the Taboo Groves, and as soon as we entered their precincts, I looked fearfully round in, quest of some memorial of the scene which had so lately been acted there; but everything appeared as usual. On reaching the Ti, we found Mehevi and a few chiefs reclining on the mats, who gave me as friendly a reception as ever. No allusions136 of any kind were made by them to the recent events; and I refrained, for obvious reasons, from referring to them myself.
After staying a short time I took my leave. In passing along the piazza, previously137 to descending11 from the pi-pi, I observed a curiously138 carved vessel139 of wood, of considerable size, with a cover placed over it, of the same material, and which resembled in shape a small canoe. It was surrounded by a low railing of bamboos, the top of which was scarcely a foot from the ground. As the vessel had been placed in its present position since my last visit, I at once concluded that it must have some connection with the recent festival, and, prompted by a curiosity I could not repress, in passing it I raised one end of the cover; at the same moment the chiefs, perceiving my design, loudly ejaculated, ‘Taboo! taboo!’
But the slight glimpse sufficed; my eyes fell upon the disordered members of a human skeleton, the bones still fresh with moisture, and with particles of flesh clinging to them here and there!
Kory-Kory, who had been a little in advance of me, attracted by the exclamations140 of the chiefs, turned round in time to witness the expression of horror on my countenance141. He now hurried towards me, pointing at the same time to the canoe, and exclaiming rapidly, ‘Puarkee! puarkee!’ (Pig, pig). I pretended to yield to the deception142, and repeated the words after him several times, as though acquiescing143 in what he said. The other savages, either deceived by my conduct or unwilling64 to manifest their displeasure at what could not now be remedied, took no further notice of the occurrence, and I immediately left the Ti.
All that night I lay awake, revolving144 in my mind the fearful situation in which I was placed. The last horrid revelation had now been made, and the full sense of my condition rushed upon my mind with a force I had never before experienced.
Where, thought I, desponding, is there the slightest prospect145 of escape? The only person who seemed to possess the ability to assist me was the stranger Marnoo; but would he ever return to the valley? and if he did, should I be permitted to hold any communication with him? It seemed as if I were cut off from every source of hope, and that nothing remained but passively to await whatever fate was in store for me. A thousand times I endeavoured to account for the mysterious conduct of the natives.
For what conceivable purpose did they thus retain me a captive? What could be their object in treating me with such apparent kindness, and did it not cover some treacherous146 scheme? Or, if they had no other design than to hold me a prisoner, how should I be able to pass away my days in this narrow valley, deprived of all intercourse147 with civilized beings, and for ever separated from friends and home?
One only hope remained to me. The French could not long defer134 a visit to the bay, and if they should permanently148 locate any of their troops in the valley, the savages could not for any length of time conceal my existence from them. But what reason had I to suppose that I should be spared until such an event occurred, an event which might be postponed149 by a hundred different contingencies150?
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javelin
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