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Updated: June 6, 2025
All this time, and all the time I was following home, I kept repeating that native word, which I remembered by "Polly, put the kettle on and make us all some tea," tea-a-pollo. "Uma," says I, when I got back, "what does Tiapolo mean?" "Devil," says she. "I thought aitu was the word for that," I said. "Aitu 'nother kind of devil," said she; "stop bush, eat Kanaka.
“He like you too much?” she asked again. I told her, with a grin, I believed the old lady was rather partial to me. “All right,” said she. “Victoreea he big chief, like you too much. No can help you here in Falesá; no can do—too far off. Maea he small chief—stop here. Suppose he like you—make you all right. All-e-same God and Tiapolo. God he big chief—got too much work.
At this Uma fell in a terrible taking; if I went in the high bush I should never return; none could go there but by the protection of Tiapolo. "I'll chance it on God's," said I. "I'm a good sort of fellow, Uma, as fellows go, and I guess God'll con me through." She was silent for a while. "I think," said she, mighty solemn and then, presently "Victoreea, he big chief?" "You bet!" said I.
Case had as good as said he would pot me if ever I got any copra; he would come home to find the best business in the village had changed hands; and the best thing I thought I could do was to get in first with the potting. "See here, Uma," says I, "tell him I'm sorry I made him wait, but I was up looking at Case's Tiapolo store in the bush." "He want savvy if you no 'fraid?" translated Uma.
Tiapolo big chief devil, stop home; all-e-same Christian devil.” “Well then,” said I, “I’m no farther forward. How can Case be Tiapolo?” “No all-e-same,” said she. “Ese belong Tiapolo; Tiapolo too much like; Ese all-e-same his son. Suppose Ese he wish something, Tiapolo he make him.” “That’s mighty convenient for Ese,” says I. “And what kind of things does he make for him?”
Tiapolo big chief devil, stop home; all-e-same Christian devil." "Well then," said I, "I'm no farther forward. How can Case be Tiapolo?" "No all-e-same," said she. "Ese belong Tiapolo; Tiapolo too much like; Ese all-e-same his son. Suppose Ese he wish something, Tiapolo he make him." "That's mighty convenient for Ese," says I. "And what kind of things does he make for him?"
Case had as good as said he would pot me if ever I got any copra; he would come home to find the best business in the village had changed hands; and the best thing I thought I could do was to get in first with the potting. “See here, Uma,” says I, “tell him I’m sorry I made him wait, but I was up looking at Case’s Tiapolo store in the bush.” “He want savvy if you no ’fraid?” translated Uma.
Tiapolo he small chief he like too much make-see, work very hard." "I'll have to hand you over to Mr. Tarleton," said I. "Your theology's out of its bearings, Uma." However, we stuck to this business all the evening, and, with the stories she told me of the desert and its dangers, she came near frightening herself into a fit.
"No, sir," says I, "no such foolishness. I've come here to trade, tell him, and not to make friends. But as to Case, I'll send that man to glory!" So off Maea went, pretty well pleased, as I could see. Well, I was committed now; Tiapolo had to be smashed up before next day, and my hands were pretty full, not only with preparations, but with argument.
He was got up in light pyjamas, near white, his gun sparkled, he looked mighty conspicuous; and the land-crabs scuttled from all round him to their holes. "Hullo, my friend!" says I, "you no talk all-e-same true. Ese he go, he come back." "Ese no all-e-same; Ese Tiapolo," says my friend; and, with a "Good-bye," slunk off among the trees.
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