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talking。 And those whose canoes were smashed were shot as they swam 

away。     And the mate danced up and down upon the cabin top and yelled�察�

;Yah� �Yah� �Yah��' 

     ;Every   house   on   every   smallest   island   was   burned。   Not   a   pig   nor   a 

fowl was left alive。 Our wells were defiled with the bodies of the slain�察�or 

else    heaped    high   with   coral   rock。   We    were   twenty´five     thousand     on 

Oolong   before   the   three   schooners   came。   Today   we   are   five   thousand。 

After the schooners left�察�we were but three thousand�察�as you shall see。 

     ;At last the three schooners grew tired of chasing us back and forth。 So 



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they went�察�the three of them�察�to Nihi�察�in the northeast。 And then they drove 

us steadily to the west。 Their nine boats were in the water as well。 They 

beat up every island as they moved along。 They drove us�察�drove us�察�drove 

us day by day。        And every night the three schooners and the nine boats 

made a chain of watchfulness that stretched across the lagoon from rim to 

rim�察�so that we could not escape back。 

     ;They could not drive us forever that way�察�for the lagoon was only so 

large�察  �and   at   last   all   of   us   that   yet   lived   were  driven   upon   the   last   sand 

bank to the west。        Beyond lay the open sea。 There were ten thousand of 

us�察�and we covered the sand bank from the lagoon edge to the pounding 

surf   on   the   other   side。   No   one   could   lie   down。 There   was   no   room。   We 

stood hip to hip and shoulder to shoulder。 Two days they kept us there�察�and 

the   mate   would   climb   up   in   the   rigging to   mock   us   and   yell�察�Yah� �Yah� �

Yah��' till we were well sorry that we had ever harmed him or his schooner 

a month before。 We had no food�察�and we stood on our feet two days and 

nights。 The little babies died�察�and the old and weak died�察�and the wounded 

died。 And worst of all�察�we had no water to quench our thirst�察�and for two 

days   the   sun   beat   down   on   us�察  �and   there   was   no   shade。   Many   men   and 

women waded out into the ocean and were drowned�察�the surf casting their 

bodies back on the beach。 And there came a pest of flies。 Some men swam 

to the sides of the schooners�察�but they were shot to the last one。 And we 

that lived were very sorry that in our pride we tried to take the schooner 

with the three masts that came to fish for beche´de´mer。 

     ;On    the   morning     of  the  third  day   came    the   skippers   of   the  three 

schooners and that mate in a small boat。 They carried rifles�察�all of them�察�

and   revolvers�察  �and   they   made   talk。   It   was   only  that   they   were   weary   of 

killing us that they had stopped�察�they told us。 And we told them that we 

were sorry�察�that never again would we harm a white man�察�and in token of 

our submission we poured sand upon our heads。 And all the women and 

children   set   up   a  great   wailing   for   water�察  �so   that   for  some   time   no   man 

could make himself heard。 Then we were told our punishment。                      We must 

fill the three schooners with copra and beche´de´mer。 And we agreed�察�for 

we wanted water�察�and our hearts were broken�察�and we knew that we were 

children at fighting when we fought with white men who fight like hell。 



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And when all the talk was finished�察�the mate stood up and mocked us�察�and 

yelled�察�Yah� �Yah�        �Yah��' After that   we paddled   away  in our   canoes   and 

sought water。 

     ;And for weeks we toiled at catching beche´de´mer and curing it�察�in 

gathering the cocoanuts and turning them into copra。 By day and night the 

smoke rose in clouds from all the beaches of all the islands of Oolong as 

we paid the penalty of our wrongdoing。 For in those days of death it was 

burned clearly  on   all   our brains   that   it   was   very wrong to harm  a   white 

man。 

     ;By and by�察�the schooners full of copra and beche´de´mer and our trees 

empty of cocoanuts�察�the three skippers and that mate called us all together 

for a big talk。 And they said they were very glad that we had learned our 

lesson�察�and we said for the ten´thousandth time that we were sorry and that 

we would not do it again。 Also�察�we poured sand upon our heads。 Then the 

skippers said that it was all very well�察�but just to show us that they did not 

forget us�察�they would send a devil´devil that we would never forget   and 

that we   would always   remember any  time   we   might   feel like   harming   a 

white man。 After that the mate mocked us one more time and yelled�察�Yah� �

Yah� �Yah��' Then six of our   men�察�whom  we thought long dead�察�were   put 

ashore from one of the schooners�察�and the schooners hoisted their sails and 

ran out through the passage for the Solomons。 

     ;The six men   who were   put ashore   were the   first to   catch the devil´ 

devil the skippers sent back after us。; 

     ;A great sickness came�察─�I interrupted�察�for I recognized the trick。 The 

schooner      had   had   measles    on   board�察  �and   the  six  prisoners    had   been 

deliberately exposed to it。 

     ;Yes�察 �a   great   sickness�察─  �Oti   went on。   ;It   was   a   powerful   devil´devil。 

The oldest man had never heard of the like。 Those of our priests that yet 

lived   we   killed   because   they   could   not   overcome   the   devil´devil。   The 

sickness spread。       I have said that there were ten thousand of us that stood 

hip to hip and shoulder to shoulder on the sandbank。 When the sickness 

left   us�察  �there   were   three   thousand   yet   alive。   Also�察  �having   made   all   our 

cocoanuts into copra�察�there was a famine。 

     ;That fella trader�察─�Oti concluded�察 �he like 'm that much dirt。 He like 



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'm clam he die KAI´KAI ��meat�� he stop�察�stink 'm any amount。 He like 'm 

one fella dog�察�one sick fella dog plenty fleas stop along him。 We no fright 

along that fella trader。 We fright because he white man。 We savve plenty 

too much no good kill white man。 That one fella sick dog trader he plenty 

brother stop along him�察�white men like 'm you fight like hell。 We no fright 

that damn trader。 Some time he made kanaka plenty cross along him and 

kanaka want 'm kill m�察�kanaka he think devil´devil and kanaka he hear that 

fella mate sing out�察�Yah� �Yah� �Yah��' and kanaka no kill m。; 

     Oti baited his hook with a piece of squid�察�which he tore with his teeth 

from   the   live   and   squirming   monster�察  �and   hook   and   bait   sank   in   white 

flames to the bottom。 

     ;Shark walk about he finish�察─�he said。 ;I think we catch 'm plenty fella 
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