Mystic Isles of the South Seas. by Frederick O'Brien
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Chapter XXIII
My life at Tautira--The way I cook my food--Ancient Tahitian sports--Swimming and fishing--A night hunt for shrimp and eels Chapter XXIV In the days of Captain Cook--The first Spanish missionaries--Difficulties of converting the heathens--Wars over Christianity--Ori-a-Ori, the chief, friend of Stevenson--We read the Bible together--The church and the himene Chapter XXV I meet a sorcerer--Power over fire--The mystery of the fiery furnace--The scene in the forest--Walking over the white-hot stones--Origin of the rite Chapter XXVI Farewell to Tautira--My good-bye feast--Back at the Tiare--A talk with Lovaina--The Cercle Bougainville--Death of David--My visit to the cemetery--Off for the Marquesas MYSTIC ISLES OF THE SOUTH SEAS |
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