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acted as agent in the selection and purchase of a lady- 

 love from a native chief. This brought him once more 

 in contact with the disagreeable whites. He now com- 

 menced a beche-de-mer establishment, in conjunction with 

 his friend Pickering, who had given him the nickname 

 of "Harry the Jew," in consequence of the watch trans- 

 action. After some months in his new business, a quar- 

 rel arises about the purchase of Flash Bob's wife; the 

 drying-house of the establishment is burnt down by a 

 party of natives; Pickering, enraged that his property 

 has been destroyed, takes everything away, leaving poor 

 Danford once more penniless, shirtless, and friendless, on 

 the beach. His nickname, translated into Fijian, has 

 begun to work mischief amongst the newly-converted 

 natives, and he is denied hospitalities the heathens 

 would not refuse, because he " belongs to a people who 

 have killed Christ." The brother of Chief Kurudua- 

 dua, hearing of his forlorn condition, sends him an offer 

 to reside at Namosi, his mountain residence, which offer 

 is hesitatingly accepted. His heart almost fails him as 

 he toils his way into the very midst of a nation of canni- 

 bals. But iron necessity urges him on. Tired and 

 footsore, almost in an absolute state of nudity, he 

 reaches the town. Messengers meet him and carry him 

 on their shoulders. The chief then gives him wives, 

 how many we shall not say, a yam plantation, two 

 gardens, houses, and dispatches bales of native cloth 

 to the coast, to be exchanged for European dresses for 

 him. He is also raised to the dignity of a " brother," 

 and allotted slaves to attend upon him. Our hero 

 happy man ! now, for the first time in his life, finds 



