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up the country, and found the drought had been 
general, he saw it was the hand of God, and ex- 
horted them to seek rain from the Son of God, 
who could give it. 
With the approbation of Mateebe he had 
brought these white men unto them, he now left 
them to their care, and hoped they would not 
allow them to starve. They came as friends, and 
were anxious to establish a friendship with 
the Marootzee. He assured them the Missionaries 
had behaved well at Lattakoo, had acted to them 
as fathers, and loved peace. They had not 
brought beads, because they were not traders; 
they came to tell them of the true God, and now 
that the path from Kurreechane to Lattakoo was 
opened, he hoped that communications between 
the two places would be so frequent that the path 
would never again become invisible. 
Moeelway, observing a number of people at the 
gate looking to the meeting, who perhaps accord- 
ing to their laws had no right to approach so near, 
rushed towards them with a stick, but they fled 
with such precipitation that he could not overtake 
them. 
In the time of the intervening singing, Sinosee, 
two of whose daughters were married to the 
Regent, rose and gave three shrieks, on which , 
