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then disappearing into the forest each carrying 

 as much of the corpse as he had been able to 

 secure. 



The missionary applied himself to the study of Duncan s 

 the language with such care and seclusion that First Addre88 

 the Indians wondered whether he had retired to 

 hibernate like the bears. He gave his first 

 written address after eight months, and made his 

 first attempt to address the people extemporane 

 ously on the following Christmas Day. On the 

 former occasion the address was repeated in the 

 houses of the leading chiefs. Mr. Duncan wrote 

 &quot;they were all remarkably attentive. At the 

 conclusion I desired them to kneel down. They 

 immediately complied, and I offered up prayer 

 for them in English. They preserved great sil 

 ence, all being done I bade them goodbye. They 

 all responded with seeming thankfulness.&quot; From 

 this point, the work went steadily forward, both 

 adults and children attending daily school and 

 receiving instruction in the faith. &quot;On April 

 6th, 1859, the head chief Legaic, who had dis 

 tinguished himself by his violence and murderous 

 threats, appeared at school and sat down to 

 learn with the rest.&quot; 



In the following year the first ordained mission- R ev . L. s. 

 ary, the Rev. L. S. Tugwell, arrived; by him &quot;the **&quot;* is60 

 first converts were baptized, fourteen men, five First Bap- 

 women and four children.&quot; Here, as in so many 26th, 8 i86i ly 

 other instances, while native degradation and 

 customs yielded to the power of the preaching of 

 the Cross of Christ, the more deadly influences 



