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out and from it as soon as tliere was nothing new to attract them. Witli 
tlie adults, things were no better at divine service. Hustling noisily and 
disorderly along, they thronged into the church, their bodies also painted 
in the most awful fashion, arined with bows, arrows and clubs, as if for a 
wav-dance or battle, while the Avomen brought their tame monkeys oi- 
little children who, during the service, would fight most stubbornly for 
the mother's breast: a momentary suspension of hostilities was l)rought 
about among the contending parties Avhen, according to her fancy, she 
put this or that one in possession of the disputed source of nourishment. 
My readers have already seen the change that had come over these people 
since then. 
24G. On Mr. Youd informing Iiis fait'iL'ul Macusis of the orders re- 
ceived, they were deeply upset, and very bitterly grieved, because tliey 
Avell knew that neither the military nor we would remain in Pirara for 
ever. They had all along attached themselves to him with absolute devo- 
tion, and now cliar-ged him with the most pathetic entreaties not to leave 
them again to the mercy of the Brazilians. His sacrificing love could 
not withstand such appeals : he soon made up his mind, and withiu a few 
days was oft' to Georgetown to hurry from there to London and person- 
ally press the prayers of the wards committed to his charge liefore the 
President of the Missionary Society. On his arrival at Georgetown, 
yellow fever had broken out afresh he quickly took passage in a vessel 
just leaving for Europe, but witliiu three days succumbed to tliei wan 
Angel of Destruction who had folloxAcd him from coast to sliip. The 
vessel happening to be near Barbados at the time, the body of the nol»lest 
and most thorough-going of missionaries whom I had until then got to 
know, was there laid to rest. 
247. It almost seemed to be ordained that the Station in Pirara 
was never to reach maturity. The seeds of Christianity had twice already 
been scattered in the hearts of the Indians with the most surprising 
results, and twice had the harvest been destroyed before ripening. The 
complete destruction of the iVIission was now imminent, because even 
if Pirara proved to l)e an English possession, it might he found difficult 
to find a missionary who would be able to lead a life attuned to the 
Indians' way of thinking and mode of dealing, with such devotionj and 
sacrificing love as was shown by Mr. Youd. 
248. Hardly had he left his beloved village than one family af tei- 
another took its departure, and so more and more liouses continued to be 
left and remained empty. The melodious and affecting singing of the 
church was silent and only here and there were the hymns, chanted by a 
few women or played l»y some men on their primitive flutes, wafted 
towards us at eve or morn from the houses that were occupied. Heart 
felt love for their teacher had led the inhabitants here from near and far: 
the yearning for their old "homes was re awakened with his loss. Pirara 
would soon alone be sheltering us, our people, and the Indians who wanted 
to accompany us to Eoraima. It was only towards the end of the wet 
season that the village became now and again first enlivened for a few- 
days, when the old inhabitants, arriving in long processions, would bring 
us provisions for exchange. 
