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Toa at once proposed to the skipper to tie a rope to a plank, and to swim with it to the boats inside the reef, so that the passengers and those unable to help themselves might be passed along it, and their lives saved. The rope was speedily got up. "I will go with you," I said to Toa. "Come along," he answered, and taking my hand he jumped with me into the foaming surf.
Again Toa had to dive twice with the almost senseless stranger, whom he at length placed, greatly exhausted, in the boat. The young ladies had quickly recovered, so that I was able to pay attention to the last comer, and with the assistance of the old pilot and two other men we brought him to.
The Indian, being thus convinced of his being a Toa, put the same question to another gentleman present, but be happened to have none of those distinguishing marks; the chief then said, that he himself was a Toa, and shewed the scars of some wounds he had received in battle.
"They will keep at that sport till the tide falls and the reef is left bare," observed our friend Toa, as we pulled on board the schooner. "When I was a lad I was very fond of it, and could beat most of my companions, keeping longer at it and going out farther than any of them."
While I was waiting for him Toa landed, and was received with loud acclamations by all the people, the account of his having so gallantly saved the child being the theme of conversation. As Harry was now only waiting for a breeze to sail, thinking that I might not see Toa again, I bade him farewell, and thanked him for having saved my life. "I must come and see you to-morrow morning," he said.
Here, in Vellano, was an underling or another conspirator, as it might be favorable to England, resentful of the United States, and probably in a spirit of revolt against existing conditions in his own country. The boy decided to test this out by bringing up the subject a little later in the journey. Presently the road turned to the westward, following the valley of the Toa River.
Toa had now reloaded, but before he could fire the boar again charged; he, however, nimbly sprang behind a tree, and the brute rushed past, giving me an opportunity to recover my rifle. He now caught sight of Dick, at whom he made a dash. Dick not attempting to fire, nimbly sprang up a young tree.
Toa, on this, offered to bring out provisions; and the pilot told him that it was dangerous, without a leading breeze, to attempt entering the harbour, especially as the tide was falling. The brig was, I found, the Caesar, an American vessel, bound from California to Sydney, and had come to Apia for the reasons the captain stated. "If you won't take her in, I will by myself," he exclaimed.
The party in search of a keel went to the very place, liked the look of Toa, and decided to cut it down. They cut, and Toa was felled to the ground, but Pale, who was close by, immediately raised him up again. The carpenters were confounded cut again but it was just the same. They persevered, and the cutting, falling, and rising again, went on till night fell, when they gave it up.
"Formerly," said Toa to us, "large parties of young men used to go out for a month together, but we have now other occupation for our time, and only now and then engage in the sport." "This is a funny sort of fishing in the air," said Dick. "I call it birding," I answered. "Very right," observed Toa; "I will show you how we fish some day." We caught several dozen pigeons during the morning.
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