Nuhou, Volume II, Number 1, 15 July 1873 — Gone to Guano [ARTICLE]

Gone to Guano

Eighty young nien went late]y to the guano deeert, \yh.ere there are neither women, drink s luaus 5 nor hookolokolo», for ten 'dol.lars and hard work; when they ean get here iift<?en dollars* eaeiei* w r ork, and ever eo mueh h\n l>esides. What is the reason? i The kanaka eannot epenel anything on the guano | i6land, anel when lie returns liome, he is pa'id off, anU ean have a blow-out with his friende; whei'eae lie ependB all he ean get for hfmself or his makamakas on the plantation, and has nothmgat the end of his ecrvice, and so considers himself an iu-j jured mau. Try aenl arrange it so that he will be: obliged to draw a good reserve at the elose of liie' engagemcnt, and then he wou't waut to go to the Guano Islands. ,