The boy travellers in Australasia - adventures of two youths in a journey to the Sandwich, Marquesas, Society, Samoan and Feejee islands, and through the colonies of New Zealand, New South Wales, (14598164410)

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Title: The boy travellers in Australasia : adventures of two youths in a journey to the Sandwich, Marquesas, Society, Samoan and Feejee islands, and through the colonies of New Zealand, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania, and South Australia
Year: 1889 (1880s)
Authors: Knox, Thomas Wallace, 1835-1896 Harper & Brothers. pbl
Subjects: Voyages and travels Adventure and adventurers Tutors and tutoring Friendship Sailing Sailors Animals Natural history
Publisher: New York : Harper & Brothers
Contributing Library: School of Theology, Boston University
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston University



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ON THE COAST OF THE MARQUESAS. However, he represented the authority of the French Government and treated us politely. Evidently the port was not often visited by pleasure craft like our own, as he seemed somewhat surprised when told that we had nothing to sell, and did not wish to buy anything except 4^ 54 THE BOY TRAVELLERS IN AUSTRALASIA. fresh provisions. We bought some yams, bread-fruit, bananas, and otherfruits and vegetables, together with two or three pigs that the nativesbrought alongside in their boats. The captain of the port promised tosend us a man who would supply us with fresh beef, and then went onshore, whither we followed as soon as we had lunched. Both in the boats and on the land we had a good o^^portunity tostudy the natives, who are said to be the finest type of Pol3aiesians.They belong to the Malay race, and are distinguished for their gracefuland symmetrical figures; the men are tall and well proportioned, witliskins of a dark copper color, while the women are