Nowar

THE Chief, Nowar Noukamara, usually known as Nowar, was my best and most-to-be-trusted friend.

The Story of John G. Paton Or Thirty Years Among South Sea Cannibals John Gibson Paton 1865

Nowar, Lefty and Ryan, There WERE a few of us who saw that things were not quite adding up pre-war.

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But in the end it made no difference, for Nowar and his men kept what was taken there, as their portion of the plunder.

The Story of John G. Paton Or Thirty Years Among South Sea Cannibals John Gibson Paton 1865

They were in distress when he refused; and poor old Nowar tried another tack.

The Story of John G. Paton Or Thirty Years Among South Sea Cannibals John Gibson Paton 1865

Some petitioned for him to return to the village; but I insisted, as a preliminary, that the Harbor Chiefs should unitedly punish him who had abused the Teacher; and this to test them, for he had only carried out their own wishes, -- Nowar excepted, and perhaps one or two others.

The Story of John G. Paton Or Thirty Years Among South Sea Cannibals John Gibson Paton 1865

When the savages were about three hundred yards off, at the foot of a hill leading up to the village, Nowar touched my knee, saying.

The Story of John G. Paton Or Thirty Years Among South Sea Cannibals John Gibson Paton 1865

In the afternoon, Nowar and Miaki came off in a canoe to visit us.

The Story of John G. Paton Or Thirty Years Among South Sea Cannibals John Gibson Paton 1865

Tannese; and my friend Nowar the Chief had promised to conduct a Service and offer prayer to Jehovah before all the Heathen.

The Story of John G. Paton Or Thirty Years Among South Sea Cannibals John Gibson Paton 1865

BEFORE I left the Harbor I wrote and left with Nowar letters to be given to the Captains of any vessels which called, for the first, and the next, and the next, telling them of our great danger, that Mr. Mathieson was almost without food, and that I would reward them handsomely if they would call at the Station and remove any of us who might be spared thence to Aneityum.

The Story of John G. Paton Or Thirty Years Among South Sea Cannibals John Gibson Paton 1865

Nowar had on a shirt, but Miaki was naked and frowning.

The Story of John G. Paton Or Thirty Years Among South Sea Cannibals John Gibson Paton 1865