20 THE CRUISE OF THE ^CUtiA(JOA: 



Alofi, Mid called at the house of the Rev. Mr. Lawes, a 

 member of the London Missionary Society, settled in the 

 island with his wife and two children since 1861. His 

 house is large, solidly and tastefully built, with a roof of 

 suo-ar-cane leaves, which, extending beyond the walls, forms 

 a sort of verandah. The interior is divided into three 

 compartments, the partitions of which do not reach to the 



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ceilin<]f. Mr. Lawes received me in the middle one, where I 



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found Dr. Picken and Mr. Halpin, of our ship, who had 

 luirried to visit his wife, Avho was suffering from a very 

 serious affection complicated with delirium and persistent 

 want of slee]3. The missionary is an agreeable looking man 

 of ratlier dark complexion and slight make. He was dressed 

 entirely in white, and after expressing his regrets at being 



