Adventures in New Guinea James Chalmers
Adventures in New Guinea James Chalmers
Adventures in New Guinea James Chalmers
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"Piri, go with Eeka as your friend; give him a present as such; it is all<br />
right. I go with Semese."<br />
Soon squatt<strong>in</strong>g on the platform, wrath fled, and I had to wait to be fed.<br />
"But, Semese, I want to press on to Motumotu and see them. I am afraid<br />
of the weather com<strong>in</strong>g on bad."<br />
"Motumotu to-morrow, Lese to-day; you must have a pig."<br />
"Leave the pig for another visit."<br />
All was of no avail. A f<strong>in</strong>e pig was speared, brought and laid at my<br />
feet. Semese and the people were <strong>in</strong> the very best humour. Eeka was<br />
delighted with Piri, and the latter had a pig presented to him. We gave<br />
our presents, and, feel<strong>in</strong>g tired, I suggested to our friends that we had<br />
better take the pigs to the other side of the entrance, to Macey Lagoon.<br />
Semese is quite agreeable, now the peace is made, and it was arranged<br />
that he and his party should visit me with sago at Port Moresby. Both<br />
pigs, ready for cook<strong>in</strong>g, were carried <strong>in</strong>to the boat, and the excited<br />
crowd, this time all unarmed, were on the shore to see us off. They<br />
promised not to molest Kabadi aga<strong>in</strong>, and that they considered our visit<br />
as peace with all the coast villages.<br />
Macey Lagoon would make a splendid harbour for small vessels, very large<br />
vessels not be<strong>in</strong>g able to cross the bar. On the eastern side, a bank<br />
runs out for nearly a mile, on which the sea breaks; close <strong>in</strong> by western<br />
shore is a good passage. The great work of the day was feast<strong>in</strong>g and<br />
sleep<strong>in</strong>g. There were two Lese men with us, and they said that the<br />
Motumotu have been talk<strong>in</strong>g of war, not of peace; but now it may be