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roaring gale outside, we slept till daylight. As soon as the
storm abated we again put to sea, and surprised our people
by entering the harbour under full canvas and flying colours.
Our arrival relieved many anxieties.

‘“¢Since then, when I was on my southern voyage, she was
ina more perilous condition. She was at her moorings when
an unusually fierce westerly gale snapped her chain, and
away she danced across the inlet towards some rocks. Before
she could strike, my lads, with great promptitude, put off
in the long boat, and boarding her, skilfully steered her round
and under the lee of the rocks, that first threatened, but
finally protected, her. I bought her from two Norwegian
sailors, who thought gold-mining would fill their pockets.
Losing what they had, they were glad to sell the craft that
had conveyed them over 1,800 miles of sea. I gave them
letters to the managers of salmon canneries, where they
earned £12 a month instead of the £4 in Europe. They
found fishing more profitable than gold-mining. One became
a total abstainer, and made me caretaker of his savings.

“ All sorts and conditions of men drift towards me. A
few days: ago I sent out some of the lads to bring in pine and
other branches to decorate the church and house. Instead oi
bringing the evergreens they came back with an American,
a Norwegian, and their Chinese servant, whom they found in
distress on an island, having been wrecked. The Chinaman
has remained here ; the others were helped on their way.

“A wealthy English sportsman dropped in one day. He
had come here to add some specimens of bighorns to his
trophies, and succeeded. Before going south to get buffalo,
he imprudently sallied forth after prayer on Sunday to shoot.
A heavy sea got up and swamped his canoe. He lost his
firearms, and but for help would have lost his hfe: he was
taken out of the water unconscious. The Indians thought
God had taught him it was wrong to break the Sabbath when
he had plenty to eat.”

“Jan, dth, 1888.

“You will be interested in reading of my last visit to Mas-

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