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Introduction to the Cannibals

           Theyweresoonaware,fromafewEnglishwordsusedbythenatives,thattheywerearetreatingpartyofthetribewhohadbeenbeatenanddecimatedbytheEnglishtroops,andwereontheirwaybacktotheUpperWaikato.TheMaorichief,whoseprincipalwarriorshadbeenpickedoffbythesoldiersofthe42ndRegiment,wasreturningtomakeafinalappealtothetribesoftheWaikatodistrict,sothathemightgototheaidoftheindomitableWilliamThompson,whowasstillholdinghisownagainsttheconquerors.Thechief’snamewas"Kai-Koumou,"anameofevilbodinginthenativelanguage,meaning"Hewhoeatsthelimbsofhisenemy."Hewasboldandbrave,buthiscrueltywasequallyremarkable.Nopitywastobeexpectedathishands.HisnamewaswellknowntotheEnglishsoldiers,andapricehadbeensetonhisheadbythegovernorofNewZealand.

           ThisterribleblowbefellGlenarvanattheverymomentwhenhewasabouttoreachthelong-desiredhavenofAuckland,andsoregainhisowncountry;butnoonewholookedathiscool,calmfeatures,couldhaveguessedtheanguishheendured.Glenarvanalwaysrosetohismisfortunes.Hefeltthathispartwastobethestrengthandtheexampleofhiswifeandcompanions;thathewastheheadandchief;readytodiefortherestifcircumstancesrequiredit.Hewasofadeeplyreligiousturnofmind,andneverlosthistrustinProvidencenorhisbeliefinthesacredcharacterofhisenterprise.

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