THE ARTIST AND THE NATIVES.

Waikato Times, Issue 860, 20 December 1877, Page 3

THE ARTIST AND THE NATIVES.

! JMe 'artist whose I to<fts have j ;M $<V Late iN stives writes thus to a mend i n Auckland*i 10/, # \y/J.\'hlld,! t . /Post mark, Tauranga, December :.-.,:.■.•■r J .' '.i)H#.\mpiu ■■'»'■» «•»«■■ 1 ' ' ''•..; '■■■'• "Mario, Ta^pU* 1 "It is, a ttem pt to ; give any -.acep.unfc rof mysi bH", butil.au))quitejsiifej sound, and ~ tv fell, anft.only, apprised of ( mythings/ w »bich T hope; to get back. News fl lesj so you- mjiy have heard I have Jjr ,Ben aj|> j my horses ? g /un,, 'wcl^i^..;all;'-^bta J - : 'of.' itjb'iijgs, w ere taken from me. 'Spimany V 'laoris-were 4h f my/ favour• that ' 1 | v as got, a way with ". •j prions things. My I »iey : have got>; [ i ..rq sketches, a^d" tjhose. have I nearly I 'as for nine days;iby. Vfirious- acci*: , i ients, wiihout''seeing a pitice ''ot | o read. TherJ^iL^ bight > liYcaime ! d own iwas: 'lost 'in t. he , n.jght. ; >Jh gone .up t alone,, atidi'did^noi' top till after sunSet." "T below, noti daidng. -to let him»Jsoow ,

! .where X- going. \ > 1 thought he would get fughiened. He on'lv went.tq sleep, and wbeWl'got down

and had.amile, grpotogcy/o where I left 'hira 'arid' had count d ,pn ,his v hearing my-wliflbtfle a'nd^tfftWiri'g'his fire, no soand-.answer>-and- fo^Siti ] hour or so I. .tHbtfgbt I war dojapjfc : ill tnoiWig. A nil as,!' y&fi '\ipix. >T 'hg'wAi&f.Aitd ".ulPaaWollthai«udn

w elj," Theu I told him, I woult yta biiii up «^H e | dei> *<*>.''-'' but' 'he'caAV'k'nd"ey^iiiuaily vsie 1 0" ** 'ifc»d> " Tio,j ()l^omel)( . ) jjiuy r wh> >n * wi'-h cue. * r explored the, wbc '>le »' I'egton of Hie summit next' \ day. a ;ud over on the Rua-i \ pebu \ « ;-'de atygnwards. _ <JjF.Jj had had " 'ship hj r i-ciii a and the horse*did notj show .* fijus thiuk! we wou*; .'d be there, that tiiV *w *till now hag been just, horribie- 5 wcenes.of Vtion, r b«*. . w rap,. ■ rain, cold;* and the i »,Anises i.H.;* e 4 ! ( nafc . ? ne na d>». Dull *ht» c other* oiit with' the rop^.; It wvj fi. \ l st frightful*, and once or twi«yi 11 * oiigh i they never would all j gefeour. ali *"•- -Only a few matches ' left, und tl ie potatoes;nearly gone.: It was very tacky beforel started 1' had some 'e c 6'.W.%''t»'gai fi£e oh a rail, \ X J <*ay, and had determined that S matsh could not com-! pare with aii \ ,$! e J sn9se.$ n 9 se . candles I j brought witl'i lighted our ] j&sq; we roaiie ' "green wood burn. Ithinklcouute *?'#' D P th W in s l !m ' " nighfa I had cill} *?X bee » *W> Wgbte.in

; »bs. If ibo.Vl does, not i;aini] don't Wind it tlie » wo had an uane<*«jsariV B *'' of it-^ , bat rigrfat \ Yr^tyye'lNw Well used'up thme „ ffwdes,; they aw all soli V am lalone and happy,in the house '* a!hd ' this time jam goi*n| * to re J- Y, s know Tougariro 1 /^..w^'p edition. ' ; ®/.«fed. all* '&& htyMe 1 days! pf:T6tilfflglUcVi i"&»^«g* write. £e;/jspito%s »Me fo hiang down 7 pictafesof the wi I come dawr/ I wish it*; * P^pow. I <n very/sick of Mnol r>fc*r?;-<W« oibd sloping on-th-e i*% on nta,ns » Dnt : '. haye / already /'been ft l * et * tt P'^% *et "then e. H'lter sefim & •Safest, .ihou/o diagre. eable. I do ' hope I afia'il get my thi/ng^aefc, they • hare got iieatiy '-e\ ei^ihmg* Te Heuhe* a is trying ntoA'-tthem, ; and I ahrdi get Kewi awA Topia,to 1 help if lif 3 cam't get tl seam; if* w J^ one old / jhief inOtulj joi'er toaira, 1 have . xty \f Cs ?jj} tell an/ /. bn^how't/£«so*ufV an V *- >*» nd rap "ever >■£ i J "V lllll^ |befow ; 4jn'"'stoje> i*y. J WW , put ■• 4e ' Btati^n» %t ,* the survey /0r ,even\ if |h* d todo 4 a haAre Itedji.imirienr ie n daesa shown 1 to me Iref by ev / body buttha&one mai\. M do '**■' .nvtbirig and everything, m- »*'* m w * ■'■ in mv succeeding indomgal

W m ted, made me so wiliul. ihe I IP 1 » Wof the natives ia commen- ■ %; f■/ the two.fitfddied have been >~ 'acro-s over by Tuhua ; they f 9 *■ ,U coming to Teßeuheu'a great H .; will hav* the J*r WSflf there they will &e about #v am "'■*> thi,,k the w nbv Ir] 10 hMbt my horses, &c. J clon t rf ;»w a? yet bow you are to get tins .-WJbufc 1 will - gefc.-SOmq pne to J ftlitfitrTolsauoiaattheTpDgariro i CIV Lake Taupq., Tpiigariiro is is my name now...Tbey.say to me-^ ;*/ loom, \t r '■■ ' \ v W*AW&->-tyQi?, , ■ ■ t . 'i "'■' •>' > !/'''''r''.i ■ v •

thtl c4rie^:who!W-Wn^^V.^J'^™Si %i who jast started off and left me' rSkrae at 6tuks ii aIUKe Govern- • went Housef J ;'th4 biggest chief here. Mis wife.is sj.now at myelbow—a fine specimen. II Have got a pom,to paint in, but ohjthe place lsi'n&sted With Maoris, >lar atics,'; ipigs ;and . bores no, hot thbylast, the cmwd, out do not infest. ! $ place. Till A o'clock at nigh~t and ftrbni 2 o'clock in the morning the one sound; vf- Pakeha, <Pa-kej-ha. You would' think it ex--1 pressed every sentimeut known, and :.wk& the Alpha andjOmega of., the Maori tbng'ueJ •'F really don'tiknow ifjthey will leave me alone to paint; As yet they d<> hbt.come to bedroom, but it takes, a great deal to <gqt away .from 'them. I expect fun fahd sights at the I can, generally win them whV I choose,' -but'f don't believe in pleasing, them too much—too ; much familiarity, '-jreeds I have not got my ..paints;,from Ta£ua©haruru. I ajni in high spirits at the'mere' thought of returning. •a i ' ,;; j(^