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The Cruise of the "Janet Nichol" Among the South Sea Islands: A Diary

It is always necessary to make certain elisions in a diary not meant for publication at the time of writing. For many reasons "The Cruise of the _Janet Nichol_" has been pruned rather severely. It was, originally, only intended to be a collection of hints to help my husband's...

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11. Part 11

While Lloyd and I were walking about in Nanouti, Tin Jack went back to the ship quite oblivious of the fact that we were left prisoners on account of the tide, for the entire da...

2. Part 2

[3] Very few flowers are found in the atolls, wherefore the natives, who use wreaths for every festive occasion, are forced to devise all sorts of makeshifts for the garlands th...

7. Part 7

During dinner we weighed anchor and shoved off. The captain had expected to meet the schooner at this island; there were no signs of her until late at night, when she was sighte...

4. Part 4

On the road we passed the schoolhouse compound where a double row of people were singing and dancing. The men were squatted on their haunches on one side of the path, the women...

9. Part 9

We soon found the _moniap_ of the harem and sat down beside the King's mother. The women received us with fervent expressions of welcome and pleasure. We passed through several...

6. Part 6

By and by the trader's wife and her friend, a handsome woman with a haughty, high-bred expression, came on board. With a simplicity that was almost cynical, the trader explained...

3. Part 3

After an inordinate luncheon I opened some boxes we had left here and took out various articles suitable for presents. At the main store we found our bush friend and his little...

5. Part 5

_13th._--I awoke at six, after a night's struggle with my mats, which the wind nearly wrested from me several times, to find we are just off Suwarrow. At breakfast Captain Henry...

8. Part 8

"You are the Tom Day who had a native's head cut off," said he; "now tell me the story," which Tom presently did. A native had shot at him without provocation. Some one said: "D...

10. Part 10

I had taken my paints with me and made a little portrait of a native girl called "Topsy" by her white husband. She was a very small, very thin creature, greatly given to dress....

1. Part 1

It is always necessary to make certain elisions in a diary not meant for publication at the time of writing. For many reasons "The Cruise of the _Janet Nichol_" has been pruned...

12. Part 12

_24th._--First thing in the morning sighted Eromango about fifteen miles away, and a little later, Tanna. Eromango is the place where the missionary John Williams (always spoken...