n of the vapors that saturated the air were condensed by the cold, and lay as a dense cloud

of the Waipa rushed against the current of the Waikato for a quarter of a mile before they mingled with it; but the

, and three deep; the prow raised like that of a Venetian gondola, and the whole hollowed out of a trunk of a kahikatea. A bed

lar, with powerfully developed hands and feet. His prominent and deeply-furrow

e slaves and the lower class can not obtain this decoration. Chiefs of high position may be known by the finish and precision and truth of the design, which sometimes covers their w

e so vain. But he remarks that there is this difference: the armorial bearings of Europe are frequently a proof only of the merits of the first who bore them, and are no certifi

o a useful aspect. It gives the cutaneous system an increased thickness, enabling

rpened albatross bone used by the Maori tattooer, had five times scored his co

e sacred among the New Zealanders. At his side lay an English rifle, and a "patou-patou," a kind of two-headed ax of an emerald color, and eighteen inches long. Beside him sat nine armed warriors of inferior rank, ferocious-looking fellows, some of them suffering from recent wounds. They sat

their feet tied together, sat ten Eur

rant, Robert, Paganel, the Major, John M

night they were surprised in their sleep, were made prisoners, and carried on board the canoe. They had not been ill-treated, so far, but all attempt

soldiers of the 42nd Regiment, was returning to make a final appeal to the tribes of the Waikato district, so that he might go to the aid of the indomitable William Thompson, who was still holding his own against the conquerors. The chief's name was "Kai-Koumou," a name of evil boding in

van always rose to his misfortunes. He felt that his part was to be the strength and the example of his wife and companions; that he was the head and chief; ready to die for the rest if circumstances required it. He was of a deeply religious turn o

and by Glenarvan's advice, they resolved to affect utter indifference before the natives. It was the only way to impress these ferocious natures. Savages in general, and particularly the Maories, have a notion o

few sentences they did utter, Glenarvan felt certain that the English language was familiar to them. He therefore made up his min

e we goin

coolly at him an

g to do with us?"

o the eyes of Kai-Koumou,

n people care to have you

Maori chiefs had fallen into the hands of the English, and that the natives would try to get

were saving them the trouble of the journey to the English outposts, and that was so much gain. So he took it quite quietly and followed on the map the course of the Waikato across the plains and v

Slavs. In its course of 200 miles it waters the finest lands of the North Island, from the province of Wellington to the provin

ive canoe. The most audacious tourist will scarcely venture to invade these

d how far the good pleasure of Kai-Koumou would carry his captives? He could not have guessed, but for hearing the word "Taupo" repeatedly uttered between the chief and his warriors. He consulted his map and saw that "Taupo" wa