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namely .I,e ripe cherry lips of Miss Day. Born. who stood looking on.

 Marharvai aIloiie,l seats to his guests, and the meal began Thinkiug that his hopstAli- iy nreded some aeknowIesigment. Fosr and pledged lin ia iie yegeiahle wine nf the i. cocua-nat, merely repeating ihe ordinary saiuiatiUH, liar oRor hoyoec." Sensible that some compliment. after the fashion of whi,c men, was paii l,isn, with smile, and n courteous flourish of the hand. he basle me be seated. No people, however fefned, are more easy and graceful in iheir mannef than the Imeeose.

 The editor, siliing next our host; now came under his special proseciion Laying before his guest one of ihe packages of fish. MarIlarsai opened Il, and commanded its con tents io his particular care. But my ccmFadt was one of those who. on c0Rvirial acra- sions, can always take care of themselves He ate an indefinite anmber of @Pchee Ice Lees" small fish, his own and next neigh bor's bread frnit, and i,elpeI himself 10 right and Jeff with all the ease of an accom- plistej sIiner-oat

 ssPaui," said he, Ut last. ssyou don't seem to he getting along, Why tion'l yoayy fhe pcppersauce'" and, by way of example. he sleeped morsel ol food iatn his nutiinll of sea wafer. On Following suit. ] fou,.d it quite piguani, though rather bitter, but, on the whole, capital substitute for suit The lmeeose invariably use sea water m this way. teelni,ig Il quite isea, and. considering that their cssansry Is sassaaaded by an ocean of catsup, the luxury cannot be deemed an expensive one. s

 The fish were delicious. the manner oG cooking them in the ground preserving all the juices, and rendering them exceedingly sweet and tender, The plantain pudding was almost eIoying, the cakes of Indian lurnip qpi.e Palatable, aud the roasted bread- fruit crisp as toasts. .s,s

 During the meal, native lad walked roapd aud round the party, carrying long staff of Janboo This he occasionally tap pea upon the cloth, before each guest, when whlle cloi.ed substance dropped forth. with savor not unlike tla. of curd. This proved to be '.Iownee," an excellent relish, prepared from the grated meat of ripe cocoa- mt milk and sslt water, and kept perfectly tight, until li,de past the saccharIae stage of fermentation. Fsf ~ff s,

 'rhronghom the repast there was much lively catt,ns among the islanders. m which their conversational powers quite exceeded ours. The young ladies. too, showed iheM- selves very expert tn the use of their tangues, and contributed much to :he gayeiy which prevailed.

 Nor did these lively nympls suffer the meal to languish; for, upon the tloctor's throwing himself back, u ilh aa air 0f much satisfaction, they sprung 50 their feet, and pelied him with oranges aud gnayas- This, at last, put all eual to lhe entertainment.

 By hundred whimsical oddities, my long friend became . great 'lsyoslss with these people; anu they bestowed upon him long, comicaI title, expressive of his lank figure aud Roora curnbtnetl The latter. hy the by, never failed to excite the r,maFk of eve ryhody we encountered.

 The giving of nicknames Is quiie pas sion with ue people of Tahiti and lmeeo No one, with say peculiarly, whether Of person or temper, is exempt, no, even siran- gers.

 SpoiHpOuS Chpidtu Oi udu U Hufs visiting Tahiti for the second tune, discover cd that, among the natives, he went by the diguiGed title of.Atce Poee." literally, Poee Head, or Pudding Head. Nor is ihe highest, rank among themselves any protection. The first husband of the present. quern was com monly known in the court circles as "Pot Belly" He carried the greater part oi his person before him, ,o he snre; and so did the genilenanly George ". But what a a tiiie for king consor,!

 Even "Pomaree" itself, the royal pat ronymic. was, originally, a mere nickname, and literally signifies, one talking through his nose. The first monarch of that name, being on a war party, and sleeping over night among tie mountains, awnke one morning with cold fa his Ieatf, ant some ~ag ef a courier had no more manners than to yul- ga,ize him thus.

 How different from the volatile Polynes- ian in this, as in ali other respects, is our grave and decorous North American indian. While the former bestows nam in aceor- dance wiih some humorous or ignobte trait, the latter seizes upon what is deesned the most exalted or warlike, and hence, among the red tribes, we have tho truly patrician ap- peIlaiions of .Whne Eagies,' " aung Oaks, Fiery Eyes,' and Blended Bows.'

 IIanorabie Men.

 Are you nian of honor k perfect jus