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ride over the island. The rest of us gathered on the veranda 
in the afternoon and listened to a Fourth of July speech by 
Ricker. The Rev. Mr. Shepherd, with others, had called to cele- 
brate the day and he accepted an invitation to speak, giving 
an excellent impromptu talk entirely appropriate to the occa- 
sion and expressing a cordial appreciation of the United States 
and the significance of the day, which certainly warmed our 
hearts. 
On June 27th we gave a farewell dinner to Henderson, who 
was compelled by reason of business engagements to return to 
Washington. Some of us took occasion to tell him frankly what 
we thought of him, which fortunately was all to the good. My 
notes under date of June 27th express the feeling of the direc- 
tor of the expedition as follows :-— 
‘We are all somewhat depressed over the fact that Hender- 
son leaves us to-morrow to sail on the ‘‘Guiana’’ early Saturday 
morning. He is easily the most popular member of our party. 
Aside from the tremendous aid that he has rendered with his 
launch and the services of Greenlaw, he has helped still more 
by his constant cheerfulness and good nature. His unfailing 
courtesy has fallen alike upon the just and the unjust and he 
has ‘‘fitted in’’ to our party admirably. His scientifie attain- 
ments and zeal as a naturalist have been an inspiration, and he 
has been an immense aid and comfort to me personally.’’ As 
one of the men expressed it, ‘‘Henderson left a big hole in the 
party.:” 
On July 9th, Albert Ashby, our diver and general utility 
man, returned to Barbadcs and left another big hole. I rather 
suspect that there was sorvow in more than one dusky breast at 
his departure. His work with us had been entirely satisfactory, 
and we found him an exceptionally good man, quiet, but with a 
sense of humor that made him worth listening to. At one time 
when returning from a fruitless excursion of some sort, another 
boatman asked ‘‘What you got?’’ He answered, ‘‘Mon, I got a 
boat full of emptiness.’’ He was a good deal of a dandy when 
dressed up for Sunday and exceedingly neat and clean in his per- 
sonal habits. We chipped in and gave him a parting gift that 
he received with dignity and evident satisfaction. I went to 
