CHAP. IV. ANNIVERSARY AT PLAINES WILHELMS. 89 



distance a comfortable house, comprising five or six rooms, 

 has been built for the residence of a missionary, and in the 

 yard attached to the house is a stone kitchen. I looked over 

 the residence, which for its small size is well arranged. M. 

 Cheron had written to England for a missionary to be sent 

 to this station, and expressed himself ready to contribute 

 liberally towards his support. 



Soon after we had assembled in the chapel, the scholars, 

 most of them coloured children, but dressed in white, were 

 marched from the school to the chapel. The master stood 

 behind a table, on which a number of books very tastefully 

 bound were placed. The parents of the children and the 

 visitors sat around. A number of little girls and boys re- 

 cited pieces of poetry, or dialogue, in French. The venerable 

 pastor, M. Le Brun, offered up prayer on their behalf, and 

 gave a short address. The master read a paper on the ad- 

 vantages and responsibilities of education, after which the 

 most successful and well-behaved scholars were called one by 

 one to the table to receive their prizes. When the master 

 had announced the ground of the award, one of the visitors 

 gave the book appropriated to the successful scholar, at the 

 same time placing a garland of flowers, consisting chiefly of 

 roses, upon the head of the delighted child. By this arrange- 

 ment it sometimes happened that a father, mother, or grand- 

 mother rewarded and crowned their own little child. It was 

 the first time I had witnessed anything of the kind, and I 

 could not but regard this simple and graceful performance as 

 an agreeable means of enhancing the gratification of both 

 parties. 



At the close of the examination, the anniversary service in 

 the chapel commenced, and M. Le Brun preached a plain, 

 instructive, and useful sermon to an attentive congregation. 

 The chapel was full, a number of friends having come from 

 a distance. At the conclusion of the service the children 



