CHAPTER XX.

Sailing for the South Pacific--Severe Attack of Seasickness--Becalmed in the Tropics--Intense Heat--Marquesas Islands--Cannibals--Reach Tahiti--Land at Papeete--Meet with Friends--Hearty Welcome--Preaching to the Natives--Animosity of Protestants and Catholics Toward the Mormons--Jealousy of French Government Officials on the Island--Watched by Detectives--Six Natives Baptized--Learning the Language--Rumors of an Intention to Expel the Mormons--Elders B. F. Grouard and T. Whitaker Arrested--Appeal for Aid--Their Release and Return to their Missionary Labors--Meet with Brother Pratt Again--Interview with the Governor--That Official Refuses Elders Pratt and Brown Permission to Visit Another Island--Scarcity of Food at Huaua--Eating Seasnails and Bugs--Strange Dishes of Food--Almost Perish from Thirst--Visit to Tiarara--Acquiring the Language.