TROUBLES AT NADROGA. 171 
As the difference between the heathen and Christian 
population, mentioned in a previous chapter, had not 
yet been satisfactorily settled, they found the country in 
rather a disturbed condition. The conflict between bar- 
barism and an incipient civilization was still going on. 
“The people were glad to see a missionary,” says Mr. 
Waterhouse. ‘I was sorry to find that some of our 
native agents had not maintained neutrality between 
the Christians and heathens, which, they were obliged 
to confess, was not only against orders, but had proved 
to be, so far as they were personally concerned, bad po- 
licy. Since my visit in 1851 the bones of those human 
beings who had been eaten had been collected toge- 
ther and buried. The evening was spent in examining 
and instructing the schoolmasters and Scripture-readers. 
Mr. Moore has done a noble work in preparing so many 
agents for these benighted parts. 
» “Though in some danger, yet I felt it my duty to 
sleep on shore to encourage my native colleagues to 
abide by their post of honour. Only last Tuesday a 
man was killed by a ‘kidnapper.’ There is no safety 
in going outside of the house after dark. In some cases 
the kidnappers enter the house, close or surround the 
doors, dispatch the inmates, and make their escape. In 
the event of an occurrence of this sort, I suggested that, 
instead of allowing the intruders to kill us, we should 
close in on them and bind them. 
“Colonel Smythe sent a native messenger to request 
the heathen Chief to pay him a friendly visit. The 
man performed his errand, and delivered his message. 
The enemy then clubbed him, and sent him back with 
