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 O'Connell
insisted that he was eventually made a chief himself and
puffed up the status of his father-in-law, called the Oundol
of Nett, in his story. In actuality, Nett was one of the lesser
Pohnpeian states and
Oundol was a lesser title. O’Connell later married the chief’s daughter,
Loawni, which he proclaimed great affection for, describing her as: “...affectionate, neat, faithful, and, barring too frequent indulgence in the flesh of baked dogs, which would give her breath something of a canine odor...a very agreeable consort.” An interesting and
often amusing relationship proceeded between O’Connell and
Loawni, a fiery young woman who went so far as to physically
attack a rival chief for dishonoring her husband during a
dispute. O’Connell fathered two children with Loawni during
his time on the island.
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