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THE GBUISE OF THE 'CUBAfJOA.' 



Alofi, :uid called at the house of the Eev. Mr. Lawes, a 

 member of the Loudon 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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ailSSIOX HOUSE, NIDE. 



ceiling. Mr. Lawes received me in the middle one, where I 

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

 hurried to visit his wife, who was suffering from a very 

 serious affection complicated with delirium and persistent 

 want of sleep. The missionary is an agreeable looking man 

 of ratlier dark complexion and slight make. He was dressed 

 entirely in wliite, and after expressing his regrets at being 



