5(1 w]'rn XATruK and a camera. 



St. Kildaiis, and must admit that I was staog-ored 

 Avlicn one of tlieiii asked me in laboured English 

 ''ten shilling" as an inducement for him to put 

 back a Wren's nest where he had found it — inside 

 one of liis cleits — in ordei- that m\' brother miolit 

 photogra})h it. 



Seton records an instance^ of some of them going 

 on board a shi}) that put into the l)ay, and after 

 having a good look round and satisfying their 

 curiosity, expecting to be paid for so doing. A 

 similar thing happened whilst we were on the island. 

 One evening a snuirt little Aaclit })ut in, and the 

 impetuous Ii'ish skij)pei' to Avliom she belonged 

 was so anxious to show his hos])italitA' that he 

 dragged some of the natives who had boarded 

 him (hjwn into his saloon Ijn' their beards and 

 placed a supply of whisky and biscuits before 

 them large enough ''to fill the biggest cow in 8t. 

 Kilda," according to their own account. This 

 gave them a magnificent opinion of him, and they 

 sang his praises loudly when they came ashore. 

 But his popularity was short lived, for he greatly 

 upset them next da}' by giving them nothing, and 

 threatening to kick them all overboard when they 

 showed some relu(;tance to leave his boat without 

 further reward. 



It has also been said that the peo[)le e.\})ect to 

 be paid foi- having their photographs taken. The 

 men never objected to our photographing them, nor, 

 so far as 1 could gather, expected anything for 

 allowing us to do so, though had they done we 

 could not have had serious reason for complaint. 



1 was anxious to obtain two pictures in order to 

 show the difference in the head-gear worn 1)}' 

 married and single women, and offered half-a- 

 ci'owii cacli to anyl)od\' who would sit; l)ut to my 



