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Captain ALEXANDER gives an account of these people 

 from the information of Father Hynes who paid them a 

 pastoral visit in 1830: — " Muskets were fired as he 

 approached, and on his landing, men, women and children, 

 flocked to kiss his hand in token of respe6l. It being 

 night the forest was illuminated with wax lights of their 

 own manufa6lure. Considerable numbers had arrived 

 from all quarters for the celebration of the festival, and 

 they danced and enjoyed themselves with much sobriety 

 and decorum till a late hour, and without indulging in 

 any of that uproarious mirth so chara6leristic of the 

 savage. 



" On the morning of the festival (St. John's Day) 

 great preparations were made for the celebration of the 

 divine mysteries ; a large logie was cleared out for the 

 purpose and tastefully decorated with flowers and green 

 boughs, and in this rustic temple the service was per- 

 formed to a most orderly and devout congregation. 

 Seventy-five children were then baptized, all under the 

 age of ten years. The appearance of these little inno- 

 cents was quite attractive ; they approached the font 

 attired in the prettiest manner, attended by their god- 

 fathers and godmothers; the girls robed in white, with 

 necklaces of coral and silver, and their hair nicely ar- 

 ranged with combs tipped with gold. These children 

 were catechised and they were all well instructed in 

 their prayers. Some couples were then joined in wed- 

 lock; and their appearance and demeanour also gave 

 great satisfaction to the worthy padre. 



" During the three days that Mr. Hynes stayed at 

 Morocca a single case of inebriety did not fall under his 

 observation, so that in the work of reforming these 



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