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The passengers drew back before the strange little figure, but he was too intent upon finding me to notice them. "Teuila!" he cried, joyfully, with the tears rolling down his cheeks. I went forward to meet him, and, kneeling on the deck, caught him in my arms. Reprinted from The Cosmopolitan Magazine of April, 1906 by permission I DO NOT demand," said Mr. Pepper, "I simply suggest a change.
That is really all my present history but to you all it will mean much, for you too have lived in Arcadia! I embrace you fondly, if you will kindly permit it every one; beginning with the Babe, so as to give me proper presumption, and working my way steadily up. Good-bye till soon again. "Yours, my dear Teuila, very constantly, "Henry James."
Looking down a few minutes later I saw that he had fallen asleep, lying on a while rug in a childish, graceful attitude, and I realized again his wild beauty and charm. Late in the day, as it began to grow dark, I asked Pola if he did not want to go home. "No, Teuila," he answered, bravely. "But you will be my boy just the same," I explained.
It was as Tusitala, the writer of tales, that Louis was best known, his wife was called Aolele, flying cloud, and her daughter, because of her kindness in giving ribbons and other little trinkets to the girls, was named Teuila, the decorator. Tamaitai is a general title, meaning "Madam," and is used in reference to the lady of the house. Mr.
Louis and Lloyd played, very badly indeed, on their pipes. Teuila recited one of Louis's poems, and Austin poured out with much dramatic fire Lochinvar. There was some very pretty Samoan dancing by Mrs. Gurr and Mrs. Willis, who gave a sitting dance and one with clubs. The next day we rode home, dashing at full speed through mud and water, and reached there drenched to the skin by a sudden shower.
"Pola, of Tanugamanono, and my mother is the white chief lady, Teuila of Vailima." He was a beautiful creature, of an even tint of light bronze-brown; his slender body reflected the polish of scented cocoanut oil, the tiny garment he called his lava-lava fastened at the waist was coquettishly kilted above one knee.
Stevenson describes a visit made by them to that monarch for the purpose of attempting to reconcile the two parties. "On the second of May," she writes, "Louis, Teuila and I, taking Talolo with us, went in a boat to Malie to visit King Mataafa. I took a dark red silk holaku, trimmed with Persian embroidery, and Teuila took a green silk one, in which to appear before royalty.
Kava was first given to the king and Louis simultaneously a great honor for Louis then to Teuila and me. The king evidently supposed us both to be wives of Louis, and was much puzzled as to which was the superior in station, a dilemma which was finally neatly solved by serving us both at the same moment.
"I will give you two more biscuits," I said, quietly, "if you will explain why you told a wicked lie and pained the heart that loved you." "Teuila," he cried, anxiously, "I love you. I would not pain your heart for all the world. But they are starving in the village.
A number of canoes were to be seen coming round the point at the mouth of the harbor, and as they came nearer we could hear the oarsmen singing and could distinguish our names. They were bringing so they sang the fish to Tamaitai Aolele they had been out all night gathering turtles for Tamaitai Teuila. "Later in the day there was a grand talolo, or ceremony of gift giving.
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