STAR SATURDAY SUPPLEMENT

AUCKLAND, SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1882.

THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF JOHN MARMON, THE HOKIANGA PAKEHA MAORI; OR SEVENTY YEARS IN NEW ZEALAND.

[ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.]

CHAPTER XXI,

Reader, Cannibal New Zealand is a thing of the past. This raid was tho last instance I have heard of cannibalism in the island, and were I to continue this veracious history much longer, in place of iuteresting, I would weary you. The yarns of an old shaver like mo have very little interest for the young sprouts of the present day, but, such as they are, they are given to you to recall a page of almost - forgotten New Zealand history.

In August, 1839, we heard that New Zealand had been created a British Colony, and that Captain hobson, K.N., had received a commission as Governor of the new dependency. This was certainly news which filled mc with joy and regret—the former because now things would be more settled, so as to induce immigrants to come out; the latter, because our actions would now bo curtailed by the arm of law. Those bright days when a man could act accord ing to the freedom of his own sweet will were passed for evermore, and henceforth wc- would be bound down to act according to the will of others.

The natives wentinforthischange merely because they believed it would provide them with an unlimited supply of niuskots and ammunition. All throughout the year there was considerable commotion attend ing the new movement, which reached its culmination when in February, 1840, the great Council of Waitangi accepted the supremacy of Queen Victoria, This was the death-blow to Cannibal New Zealand. Another Council was held at Hokianga in the August of the same year, bo as to conciliate the Ngapuhis and Rarawas, who were resident there, as well ns to ascertain the mind of the Europeans who from time to time had settled there. I opposed the creation of the colony might and main both us Maorl-tohunga and as European. I saw that it would injure my grog manufacture, as before long a duty would be put on all excisable spirits, as had been done in the early days at Sydney, occasioning thereby the rupture between Governor Bligh and John McArthur. Therefore, a man would be a fool if he did not look to his own interests in the matter. But what could one man do against hundreds; so I was compelled to grin and bear it. At these two Councils, the Trcatj of Waitangi between tho Maori chiefs and the Euro peans was made and ratified chiefly through the influence of missionaries.

The seat of Government at this time was at Russell, Bay of Islands, but in 1842 this situation being found too remote, it was removed to Wai-te-mata, and New Zealand was declared independent of New South Wales. The European element rapidly increased as the Maori element rapidly decreased, for the latter, seeking to imitate the example of their conquerors in every thing, soon contracted their vices and diseases, which carried them off by hun dreds. If there was good in the new state of affairs, to my mind there was tenfold more of evil.

In 1544 we liad a visit from Hone Heke, then tho Ariki of the Ngapuhi tribe. He was a man whom, before tnis, I had had a thorough contempt for, considering him only a tool in tho hands of the parsons, to be used as they saw fit. They had suc ceeded in converting him, as they called it, and always held him up as an example of consistency. He had not gone in heartily with the scheme of making New Zealand a British colony, because he thought, and that justly, that it only meant the slavery and extinction of the Maori race. When he came over to Hokianga and I saw how he felt, I said to myself, now here is a chance of getting things once more into our own hands, I therefore persuaded him that the British only made a show of leaving tbe natives independent, that in reality they were abject slaves, whose disobedi ence would be punished with death. Now the one idea that is repugnant to the Maori mind is that of slavery. In warfare, a man will rather die a horrible lingering death thau fall into the hands of his enemies, because ho knows slavery will be the result, and if a chief he will thereby entirely lose caste. This, therefore, came home with great force to the mind of Hone Heke, and ne swore to me he would not submit to it, that if his brother-chiefs were content to "lick the feet" of the pakeha he never would, that the spirit of his father-in-law, Hongi, was in him, and that although hitherto he had shown the missionaries all the good in his power, he would do so no more since they had betrayed him. I strove to keep him to this, told him how the British had treated the Australians in the other colony, robbing them of their land without compensation, and then for bidding them to come near any laTge towns for supplies, unless with a permit from a magistrate—making them, therefore, slaves most truly. Hones rage, was past all de scription at this, and he sworethathewould cut off every European in the North Island. This was not what I wanted, however, and 1 dissuaded him from it. "Simply overturn the Government," I said, "and you will do all that is needed." To keep him to the point, I journeyed with him to the Bay, and, when we sighted the Kororareka flag-staff, "Now," I said, "there is the emblem of your slavery ; they tell you it is merely to signal ships, but the flag that floats on the staff can brook no equal, and you are there fore inferior to the possessors of it." A stern determined look came into Hone's face, and I knew the game was won. In July 1844, the flagstaff of Kororareka was cut down. It came about in the following way. Heke had married Harriet, the daughter of the great chief Hongi, and consequently he considered he thus in herited his father-in-law's mana. Tbey lived at Kaikohe, between the Bay of Islands and Hokianga. It appears that Makamaka had endeavoured to stir up most of the Northern chiefs to take up arms against the Government, but had not gone to Heke, who was much offended at what

he considered a gtcat slight. He supposed Maka did not consider him of sufficient im portance to be consulted in the matter ;so to show off he went one day with a number of his tribe to the house of a white man named Jimmy Lord, who had a slave woman of Hoke's tribe for a wife. Hoke, to pick a quarrel, asked Lord for payment for some offensive words she had used to him on a former occasion. This was re fused. Hcko then threatened to tako the woman away, which Lord thought he would not dare do, as she was his lawful wife. However Heke, who had a huge number of bis tribe with him, carried the woman away, saying he did not care for the laws of the pakeha. The woman escaped about throe days afterwards and returned to her husband. A few days later Hckc, with about 50 or 60 of his men, went to the Bay of Islands, cut down the tlagstaff, and then returned quietly to his own place at Kai kohc. The Bay chiefs set up tho the flag stall' again. Things went on in tlie same way as before; the Maoris became still more dissatisfied; the number of white people increased, and the traders told the chiefs that a great many more would come and ultimately tako their land from them. I think it must have been about three months after the first time the flagstaff was cut down tltat Heke came and cut it down the second time. The white people—the re spectable few—and the Bay chiefs set it up again. A detachment of soldiers arriving, and Poniarc and chiefs with their men, found the military in defence of the flag staff, and for a short time 'matters were quiet; but the fire was not out —it only re quired fanning to burst out into a blaze. At Kawakawa there lived a European who had for his wife a native woman of rank, daughter of the late chief named King George, and sister of the present chief of tho same name. This white man had been to the Bay of Islands. Two men were with him pulling in tlie boat. On their way they fell in with a whaleboat; it was drift ing. There was a coat or cloak and oara iv the boat, which one of the men took pos session of—a Yankee I think he was, the other an Englishniau. However, to make a long story short, after they got home they began to quarrel about what they had found; a coat or cloak, I forget whicn, put the Yankee in a rage, went off to the Bay of Islands and informed tho magistrate, Captain Beckham, of what ho termed a robbery. A warrant was made out aud constablos went to the Kawakawa to arrest the thief. The cloak was not found, and there waa a row. The police drew their cutlasses, and in the scrimmage the wife of the European got her hand scratched, but not badly. The woman had seized the cut lass, ana it was in takingjit away from her that the wound was Inflicted. Tho con stables took the two meu to the Bay of Islands. Shortly after this there was a great outcry; the natives were flying about iv all directions with the news that King George's sister Kohu was wounded, then that she was, dead. King George and his tribe started 'off to sec tho supposed dead woman, and found that her hand had been cut with a cutlass ; her blood hadbceu spilt and must be paid for, Kawiti and his men joined, and together they proceeded to the magistrate at the Bay of Island, and de manded of Captain Beckham ten pounds payment for the wounding of Kohu. " No, you taurikarika, I will not give you any thing. The wound,- such as it is, was an accident; tho constables were doing their duty, aud the woman had no business to interfere. " I want twenty pounds now," said King George," for calling mc a slave." '•I don't care what you want," said Captain Beckham; " I will not give you one far thing." When the chiefs found they could do nothing with the magistrate they cleared out. The magistrate did not understand the flour and sugar humbug. I suppose a little later on a magistrate would never have spoken so to a New Zealandcr. Pakeha soldier officers like Capt. Beckham thought law was law, aboard ship or ashi,re, aud did not tolerate bounce from savages. lam sure the natives would have been much better if they had been treated properly from the first, instead of like a lot of habies—one time coddled and another bullied. There were plenty of fine sensible chiefs who could understand well enough, and were not the fools they wero thought to be by the pakeha, who found out, though rather late in the day, that they were not the only people in the world who knew how to fight. The next morning the chiefs went to tbe Police Court again and asked for payment, and on this occasion they were accompanied by the Rev. Mr. William*, Church of England missionary, who advised Capt. Beckham to give the na tives something to keep them quiet. He, however, refused to give the natives any thing, and the whole mob went away. The two men were tried for stealing the coat, which belonged to Captain Hingston. The Englishman got two years' imprisonment— the Yankee went scot free for having informed. I have forgotten the exact date, but think it was after Heke cut down the Flagstaff the first time, that Governor Fitzroy and a party of officials went to the Waimate, and, after a great deal of talking on both sides, peace was promised, but we folks here took very little interest in the affair I had ratber a nice bit of land, and was anxious to have my deeds and get my affairs settled, so made up my mind to go to Auckland. There were plenty of vessels going backwards and forwards then ; it was a busy time at the Bay of Islands. Whin I reached town, I heard that the Governor and Mr Clarke, "the Native Protector," bad gone that morning to the Bay of Islands, to see about the soldiers that were expected from Sydney. I went to see Colonel Godfrey, Commissioner, or something of the kind^at the Land Office. I went backwards and forwards day after day, without getting anything att'.-nded to, so after about a week's dancing about from one to another, I went to Dr Sinclair. He said he had written about my land, but could do nothing till Governor Fitzroy returned I went from the Land Office to my agent (Mr Atkins), who advised me to stay a few days longer iv Auckland, when perhaps the Governor would b1-1 back. In the meantime, I could go and see his private secretary. I saw the gentleman, and he asked me lots of questions—then told me to call the next day at ten o'clock. While I was at breakfast the following morning, an orderly officer came to me with a note. 1 was to go with him to Government House. I was taken in to see Governor Fitzroy, who had returned during the night. The Governor nsked me many questions, and, among others, if I thought the peace made at the Waimate was likely to last. "Sir," says I, "no, I don't believe it will—not six months, sir," says I. " The Church Missionaries at the

Waimate assured mo," says he, " that it would last for ccer." "Sir," says I, " what did the natives give you (New Zea land fashion) to make peace ?" " Twelve old muskets—twelve old tomahawks," says he. "Then, your Excellency," says I, " they want you to give them twenty-four new muskets, twenty-four new tomahawks, aud as much Hour and as many blankets as they can get." The Governor asked me a great many questions about the Maoris, their ways, and what they thought of the new Government. I answered nil the questions as well as I could. The Gover nor said lie thought it looked as if the Northern natives were going to lie trouble some, and, if there should be any disturb ance, would I help the Government? Having lived so long with the natives, he thought I could be of great service, and if I did so, he would see that Government recompensed mc for anything I did. Of course I promised His Excellency to do all I could to help the white people. I told the Governor it would be my duty to do everything in my power, " and I will, sir," says I. After leaving Government House, I went to the Land Office, where my business was soon settled, for the Governor had spoke up for me, I was told. Three days after I left Auckland, and returned by way of Kaipara to Hokianga. On my way, I hoard a capital story from an old chief, who had been visiting Taranaki. He was an old acquaintance, nnd I had not seen him for many years. A great many vessels were in the habit of coining from Sydney to Taranaki, tra ding for the flax, giving powder in exchange. After a bit the natives found, on opening the casks of powder, that they were not more than tluee parts full, and the empty space stuffed full of paper. Tho Taranaki chiefs said nothing, but prepared their llax as usual, and the neat little bales weighed the proper weight, and look as nicely dressed as possible. When the flax bales were opened in Sydney they were found to contain several stone*, which, of course, took a great deal oil" the proper weight. On the return of the vessel from Sydney, the captain, who traded with the chiefs, showed the stones, and said lie could not understand how thoy pot into the bales. "It's all right," said the Taranaki chief with tlie greatest politeness and good humour, "Quito right. 'Utu' or payment for paper you sent lis in tho pow der casks." This was a iirst-ratc sell, and, I think, the very first bit of cheating done by the Maori, but you sec, wc showed them the way. How I did laugh when I heard it. I was nt home, living quietly as usual, when sonic natives told mc there was another row at the Bay of Islands. I did not believe it, as I knew tbat there was a man-of-war there at the time—the Hazard, at Russell. I heard too that Kuwiti's tribe had gone over to Hoke's party. One evening the Rev. Mr Williams was aboard the Hazard, when sonic of the officers noticed that there were a great many natives about the beach at Korororekn, and wondered what they were up to. Tho Bcv. Mr Williams said ho did not think any thing was the matter, but that they were showing off a bit. Ho did not think they mtant fighting. The 'very same night a white man, named Bill Hoff, who lived with Kawiti's tribe, went aboard tho Hazard, and told the captain and officers that the natives intended the next morning to cut down the flagstaff nnd take Korora reka. Neither the captain nor officers believed what Bill Hoff said, and so ho left the ship in a rage with himself for having taken tlio trouble to go aboard and warn them of the intended attack. About three o'clock in the morning Heke with a mob of about 100 men came to the Bay of Islands and made for the hill where the flagstaft stands. Kawiti and his men came to the other end of Kororareka beach, and waited the signal from Heke. Heke and hia tribe cut down the flagstaff, then fired into the signal house, shot the sentry dead, killed a little half-caste girl—the daughter of Captain Wing, and wounded the signal man. The officer on duty and the soldiers runaway down to the Magistrate—Captain Beckham. Kawiti then came from Pomare Bay, and began to fire on the houses at that end of the beach. The captain of tho Hazard landed with his marine.", and attacked the natives, killed one chief, and wounded several others. Kawiti's men, finding they wero getting the worst of it, got away as quickly as they could. The captain of tlie Hazard—a line brave gen tleman—was badly wounded in five places, while one sergeant and two marines were killed. Heke came down with the flag, and when he saw the white people llymg in all directions he tried all he could to stop them, told thorn it was the soldiers he was fighting, said he would take care they should be safe, none of the natives would touch them if they would only remain quiet. A. great many of tho people belonging to Korora reka had gone off in boats, some got on board the Hazard and some vessels lying in the bay. When Heki saw how fright ened the people were, he told some of his tribe to get the flour out of their stores, for they were leaving everything behind. Heki stood and watched his men carrying the white peoples' flour to tho boats, and, while he was there, a cannon shot from the Hazard struck a chief who was stand ing beside him, and who was killed on the spot. Heki did not tako any notico of this but tried to persuade tbe settlers to > stay, or else he ordered them to take food if they would persist in going. The white people got aboard the vessels , and left these bouses to the natives. Jack Grant and Bill Shipley, who had run away when the row first begun, came ashore from one of the vessels and went into the Duke of Marlborough publichouse which'belonged to Bill Johnson. The place was crowded with natives, Grant and Shipley had drink too ■ there was no one to prevent them all help'im* themselves, Bill Johnson the owner havin" made his escape at the beginning of the row. Jack Grant and Bill Shipley went round to the store at the back, got two casks of rum, which tbey floated off to the schooner where Bill Johnson was. Grant and Shipley returned and had more drink with the natives. Tbe priests at the Roman ■ CatholicMissionaudafewothcrwhitcpcople ; had remained quietly in their houses, and > the natives did not go there, or interfere i with them in anyway. The other houses : were nearly all abandoned and most of the > natives were drunk; tome who were a lit- * tic less so, went into the bouses and took i whatever they had a fancy for. During the } afternoon, some houses, near the " Duke of * Marlborough" caught fire, it is supposed, c through the natives' carelessness in light- t ing their pipes (it was not done wi'fully), and soon the whole place was burning, i The same night the news was brought to '

Hokianga of all that had happened at tho Bay. There waa much excitement every where, and I began to think it was about time to keep my promise to Governor Fitzroy,-—"To help him with the chiefs if trouble came." So I thought tho best thing I cnu'd do was to see the principal chiefs, and find out what could be done, for, I thought, things have gone too far in certain directions to please inc. Early next morning, I went to Nene's, Tamati Walker's, place, on the Waihou, and said to him, "Now here's a chance for you if you like to take it; you have bounced a good deal about Hekc's having cut down the flagstaff, nnd what you would do to help the white people—if you and the other chiefs help the Government against Heke, you will be sure to be well paid for it." Walker Paid he was quite willing if " Mac quarrie," the biggest of the Waihou chiefs,, would go with him.

(To be. continued.)

Selected Poetry.

MORE GHOSTS,

On, spirits ot my ancestors, come back to mo once more, And walk up-stulrs with spectral feet, and f uniblo at tho door I Waltz in when strikes the midnight hour on every moonlight night, Till all tho servants warning give, becauso they re in a fright; And if you're kind enough to wish to mako tho Hung complete, Don't wear your ordinary clothes, but don tho proper sheet. And over and unon lift up n thin and warning hand, And mutter many mystic words that none can understand : Sigh iv the unfrequented rooms, or givo a ghostly laugh, So that I thrill all those that read tho "Daily Telegraph," And mako thorn shudder even o'er their matutinal toast, When I describe you and your tricks, my old ancestral ghost I No doubt a sceptical M.D. the public will beguile, And hold tho visions that I saw were nothing else but bile, But still young people will believe the awiul things I say, For I shall work you up, my ghost, in quite a business way; And on the knife-board of the 'bus they vow it must be true And swear that Hamlet's queer Papa was not a patch on you!-" Bunch."

Ten little cigarettes, in a wrapper lino, The small boy samples them, und then thero

aro nine. Nino littlo cigarettes, quickly ono by one Get thoir work iv on the youth, and then thero

oro nono. Four bearded doctors, Bitting round the bed, Each with a different shako to his learned head, Three big diseases, waiting to destroy, All bearing Latin names as long as the boy. Two undertakers, gratitude in eye, Row low to tho doctors as they pass 'em by. Ono littlo funeral, to tho graveyard tore- One little smoker less—ono angel more. —" Philadelphia Times."

How David Cox tried to Teach Perspective.

Onck, however, his means wore nearly ex hausted, and tho prospect before him was gloomy in the extreme. He could sell no drawings tor a time, and was greatly dis tressed in mind. His good wife, seeing him so low-spirited, suggested that he should " try something else" "Suppose you were *o teach perspective, David?" This idea, somewhat startling at first, on reflection commended itself to him, as he thought thero were people about—builders and others—who might like to know a little about the rules of perspective _to enable them to draw plnns and elevations. Ac cordingly he i csolved to make the experi ment, but, as he was not proficient in the science himself, it wus necessary that he should become better acquainted with it before undertaking to instruct others. It had been said that the main secret of suc cess in teaching is to be "just one lesson in advance of the pupil." Now, Cox was ex actly in that position—or, at all events, fully resolved to be so; but to keep ahead in his instructions it was desirable to look into some standard treatise on the subject, and to master the more advanced rules. He was advised that the best book for his purpose was "Euclid's Elements of Ge ometry ;" bo therefore hastened into Lon don to biiy a copy. On rcurning home he sat down to study Euclid, but had not pro ceeded far in his task before his brain be came confused and his sight somewhat dim, He felt that the difficulties he had encoun tered were quite insurmountable. Problems were not in his way. In fact ho could make nothing at all of " Euclid." This was un fortunate, as, having previously hung in his window a card, with the notification " Perspective taught here," ueatly printed upon it, he had received one application for lessons from a neighbouring carpenter, or small builder, who thought that ac quaintance with the rules of perspective would be useful to him in his business. The new pupil was coming on the follow ing morning to have his first lesson. Cox was in a great flurry, and entirely at a loss what to do. He turned over the pages of Euclid again and again, but to no avail. He was distracted and lost. The more he studied the more confused he became. At length, in a towering rage, he took up the volume, and exclaiming "Confound Eu clid I" flung it with such violence against the wall (n thin, fragile affair of lath and plaster, constituting a kind of inner wall to the outer one of brick), that it went clean through, and, falling between the two, disappeared irrecoverably. "And there it is now !" Cox used to say, when in great glee be told the story in after years.— A Biography of David Cox, by Wffliam'Hall.

A Female Journalist.

The fashion writer in the Paris "Figaro," who signs herself "Etincelle," is tho Countess de Peyrouny. Separated from her husband, she lives by her pen. She is the daughter of Mnie. Brinrd, a woman of letters, in her turn separated from her husband, the celebrated painter, on account of an occurrence during the reign of Louis Phillipe, of which Victor Hugo was the hero It is an open secret that Mine, de Peyrouny regards Victor Hugo as herfather, and that tlie great poet does not deny tbo paternity. "Etincelle" is young and charming in person and manners. Her position on the "Figaro" is of sufficient importance for her to command a salary of 30,000 francs a year for her daily budget of fashion and society news. The " grande moiide" send her descriptions of their parties. And the leading " modistes" take her into confidence about all their new costumes before they arc sent home, while society men are the lady's secret aids, Lticien Double, tbe celebrated historian, called by Gambetta " The Demolisher of Charlemagne," is her right-hand man.



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