326 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [Aug.-Sept., 1913. 
Padres.’! The youth seems to be a single-minded man. Onl 
I do not know if the acting Deputy Commissioner of Debroo 
will let me go. I did not say a word about it to him; but, he 
told me the other day that a chief of some village in daily 
intercourse with the Aburs told him that be had heard these 
Aburs saying, ‘ if we can get the Padres a little into the interior, 
we shall take advantage of it to put them in some trouble.’ 
I will do what I think the best for the glory of God..... se 
Shaikwah, Jan. 8th, 1555 (Letter to the same): ‘*....1 
am still at Shaikwah. I expect to start in a few days to Thibet, 
through the Abors, if allowed: but if not, through Feizpore.. 
2>8 
make a new attempt to enter our dear Mission of Thibet 
through some of the wild tribes inhabiting the hills north-east 
of Assam. In the beginning of January, I tried to make my 
way through the Abars, a very rude and apparently by no 
means a bloodthirsty tribe. I wished to see, whether it could 
be possible to penetrate into Thibet through that part of the 
country, or if, in case of difficulties which could be overcome 
by time only, they would allow me to remain and establish a 
Mission amongst themselves. These poor unfortunate savages, 
after objecting first to my entering their villages, because they 
had been told that I came to sow some poison’ around their 
houses to kill them, at length consented to admit me, saying: 
‘Well, after all, you may come. you go away, we shall 
kill a dog, and it will keep the evil spirit away from the village.’ 
I was exceedingly well received by everybody; but when I 
informed them of the object of my mission, they told me it was 
utterly impossible for me to go to Thibet through their country, 
on account of the snowy hills, and the difficulties I should 
meet at the hands of the other tribes I should have to go 
through. As to my remaining amongst them, they had many 
difficulties which I solved very easily: viz., that they could 
not give me a nice house, good meat, plenty of wine, etc. But, 
there was a last one not so easy of solution 
& Spy sent by the British Government. 
aca ot et Te Gera Tse on ee mene neoprene ee 
__} The man had probably learned this from Fr. Krick’s intercourse 
with the tribe. 
2 Bengal Catholic Herald, 1855, vol. iii 
8 Ibid. p. | vol, xxviil, p. 18. 
