CHAPTER XIII

TONGA AND SAMOA

Tongan ladies--Arrival at Apia--German plantations--R. L. Stevenson--King Malietoa--The Enchanted Forest--King Mataafa--The Kava Ceremony--A native dance-- Missionaries--Samoan mythology--Desire for English protection--Visit from Tamasese--_An Object of Pity_-- Courage of R. L. Stevenson pp. 287-318