298 APPENDIX. 
O the feast of doing good! Never shall I forget the 
pleasure I experienced in restoring the old man his son. 
During the whole of January we were in a state of 
great anxiety in consequence of the movements of Umyeki. 
Sometimes we feared an attack from him out of revenge, 
and at other times thought it likely that Capaai (who, it 
seems, is determined to attack Umyeki, because he denies 
calling him in October last against Cokaz) might do us 
injury in the night. Persons were therefore appointed to 
guard every night. 
February 11th.—I went to see the Chief Sinama, and 
found him very ill. I collected the people and preached to 
them. Sinama, though an old man, would not acknow- 
ledge, and indeed seemed angry at being told sickness and 
old age would soon bring him to death. 
Sunday, 16th.—This morning Tingwani (Sinama’s son), 
with several of his men, passed through the Station. ‘They 
informed me Sinami was worse, and they were going to 
another doctor, according to the direction of the one already 
employed. i informed them that I did not think any 
doctor could effect a cure—still they did right in consulting 
the doctors; but at the same time I hoped they would not 
employ any witch-doctor. 
Soon after they left the Station, I learned they were going 
to hold a dance, as the witch-doctor had called them; and 
fearing some lives would be lost, I considered it my duty to 
go after them, and endeavour to dissuade them from going: 
therefore, leaving the school to Mrs. Palmer’s care, and 
directing the people to hold a prayer-meeting, and to give 
an exhortation, I left home, and after an hour’s riding over- 
took them, when I informed the Captain, Tingwani, that 
there had been a misunderstanding between us in the 
morning, and that I said they did right to go for another 
