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was given when Toporapora, the chief, came out into the 
water, and taking Mr. Brown on his back, carried him 
ashore and led him up into the village. 
Erelong the principal men of the tribe had gathered to 
talk with their visitors, and after presents had been ex- 
changed and some time had been spent in quieting the peo- 
ple, Mr. Brown frankly told them that he desired to place 
a teacher with them, but hesitated to do so because of the 
stories which had been told him of their murderous sav- 
agery. Here he was interrupted by cries of, “What for make 
fight? . No make fight. Pate, pate, pate [No, no, no]. No 
make fight.” Captain Hernsheim presented the chief- with 
an American ax, and then gave as his firm opinion that it 
would be quite safe for the missionary to place a teacher 
with these wild people. Encouraged by such earnest coun- 
sel, Mr. Brown at once arranged with the chiefs for the 
coming of the teacher, and received their undertaking to 
treat the teacher well. 
From this place they sailed across to Simpson Harbor to 
visit Karavia, another of the places against which they had 
been especially warned. Here again they experienced no 
difficulty in landing, and were well received by the people. 
Friendly relations were soon established, presents were ex- 
changed, and promises of further visits were given. About 
sunset, course was set for home, and at midnight the anchor 
was dropped in front of the mission station. A good day’s 
work had been done, and many of the fears that had gath- 
ered concerning the advisability of placing teachers with 
these wild cannibal tribes had been dispelled. 
Association with this lone missionary in his noble work, 
even for the brief period of a single day, had won. the 
admiration and sympathy of good Captain Hernsheim. Ob- 
serving that Mr. Brown was in fact a sick man, and remem- 
bering that Mrs. Brown and the children were still in New 
Zealand, not having been in New Britain as yet, he offered 
to convey Mr. Brown in his ship to Sydney, Australia, and 
