I left the next morning, and the Princess gave me a buttonhole of
flowers out of her garden. Dick Seddon, the Premier of New Zealand,
had once visited them, and I noticed his portrait that he had given
them fastened to a post in their hut. I left Navuso by steam launch
which called at the large sugar-mills a little lower down, and reached
Suva that afternoon, feeling very fit after one of the most enjoyable
and interesting expeditions that I ever made.




My Life Among Filipinos and Negritos and a Journey in Search of
Bearded Women.




CHAPTER 5

At Home Among Filipinos and Negritos.

Arrival at Florida Blanca -- The Schoolmaster's House Kept by Pupils
in their Master's Absence -- Everyday Scenes at Florida Blanca --
A Filipino Sunday -- A Visit to the Cock-fighting Ring -- A Strange
Church Clock and Chimes -- Pugnacious Scene at a Funeral -- Strained
Relations between Filipinos and Americans -- My New Servant --
Victoriano, an Ex-officer of Aguinaldo's Army, and his Six Wives
-- I Start for the Mountains -- "Free and easy" Progress of my
Buffalo-cart -- Ascent into the Mountains -- Arrival at my Future
Abode -- Description of my Hut and Food -- Our Botanical Surroundings