omenedarraywhichverywellbecamehishandsomepersontostrutinacircleofadmirers,andbethenceforththecentreofphotography。ThushadMoipueffectedhisintroduction,asbyaccident,tothewhitestrangers,madeitafavourtodisplayhisfinery,andreducedhisrivaltoasecondaryROLEonthetheatreofthedisputedvillage。Paaaeuafelttheblow;and,withaspiritwhichweneverdreamedhecouldpossess,assertedhispriority。ItwasfoundimpossiblethatdaytogetaphotographofMoipualone;
forwheneverhestoodupbeforethecamerahissuccessorplacedhimselfunbiddenbyhisside,andgentlybutfirmlyheldtohisposition。Theportraitsofthepair,JacobandEsau,standingshouldertoshoulder,oneinhiscarefulEuropeandress,oneinhisbarbarictrappings,figurethepastandpresentoftheirisland。A
graveyardwithitshumblecrosseswouldbetheaptestsymbolofthefuture。
WeareallimpressedwiththebeliefthatMoipuhadplannedhiscampaignfromthebeginningtotheend。Itiscertainthathelostnotimeinpushinghisadvantage。Mr。Osbournewasinveigledtohishouse;variousgiftswerefishedoutofanoldsea-chest;
FatherOrenswascalledintoserviceasinterpreter,andMoipuformallyproposedto’makebrothers’withMata-Galahi-Glass-Eyes,-thenotveryeuphoniousnameunderwhichMr。OsbournepassedintheMarquesas。ThefeastofbrotherhoodtookplaceonboardtheCASCO。Paaaeuahadarrivedwithhisfamily,likeaplainman;andhispresents,whichhadbeennumerous,hadfollowedoneanother,atintervalsthroughseveraldays。Moipu,asiftomarkateverypointtheopposition,camewithacertainfeudalpomp,attendedbyretainersbearinggiftsofalldescriptions,fromplumesofoldmen’sbeardtolittle,pious,Catholicengravings。