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justified by anything short of compulsion. I believe it was
an object lesson to the whites, worth the unwonted toil, for
it showed that lawn sleeves do not cover soft arms or spare
them the dignity of labour.

“ Now look inside the tent. At the far end he my
blankets; then comes a camp table and chair. Near the |
door stands a small paraffin cooking-stove beside my kitchen |
box, which contains pots, pans, and provisions. Before
dishing up 1y dinner I gathered some beautiful flowers to
decorate my table as a reminder of home. Too busy to pre- i
pare lunch, I had put a biscuit into my pocket and washed if
it down with a draught of iced water from the creek, You
~should have seen my dinner. Talk about the privations of |
missionaries, you people are the ascetics! Listen! In my |
box was a piece of beef, roasted at home three weeks ;

before. It was sweet, but a little green with mildew P
in the chinks. Remove the mildew and slice thin, Slice
two potatoes, Pour some salad oil into the frying pan, 2
boil it on the stove. Arrange the sliced potatoes, to which,

when nearly browned, add the bee make room for : :
dropping in two raw eges! By the time these are cooked ke
your dinner is ready. On removing the frying pan, put e
on the kettle, with just water enough to pour over a :
tea tabloid and fill the cup. This used, pour more water :
into the kettle to warm up for washing dishes. Can the '
Lord Mayor beat this? Whoso calls this conceit must be
jealous, or destitute of honest pride in the first of arts.

“During this operation my tent is filled with little
children, whom I coaxed in and rewarded with sugar cubes.
I was also able, besides satisfying my hunger, to gratify my
yisitors with fragments of my meal, which were tit-bits to
them. My hospitality was so much valued that I could 2
not get rid of the little brownies so as to wash up alone, and, i
as they say in Yorkshire, ‘side things a bit,’ or in Devon- x |

shire, make it ‘bitty.’ There they sat watching my opera-
tions, and learning how to clean plates without letting the
dogs lick them. I regarded these live curiosities as future