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780. After a two days' stay we left Waraputa in company Avitli the 
young lady fur >\'hose comfort we provided everything we possibly could. 
The parting of the two sisters was hard. 
7S1. Without mishap, we successfully manoeuvred the extensive 
series of Waraputa Cataracts and after passing the Akramalalli, Cumalia, 
and Curut(»ka Eapids, as well as the mouths of the I'otaro, Oumaia, 
Cunipara, Arikataro and Akuina on the left bank of the Essequibo, and 
of the MariA\a and Copana on its right one, avc reached the Arissaro 
Kauge \\ith furious rapidity. The river, now rarely interrupted with 
islands, bore us quickly along, on the right past the Dahalabani, and on 
the left ]m>it the Yucurisi and Baribara, both of tlieui small streams 
cloie to one another, then by Yucurit and Monticuri Islands that reach 
close to the mouth of the latter, and so on to the Mucu-mncu, which forms 
part of the line of communication between the Demerara and Essequibo. 
After passing the mouth of the Curtuahara, then the islands Hubucuru 
and Cutuabanabo, and after these the mouths of the Tipuri and 
Arowawa. Ave reached big Gluck Island. Before us there now lay the 
last row, the falls of Ahai-a, Sassara, Itaballi, Parumallali, Mai-hi. 
Tabinetta, Arissaro and Aritaka, which so far as the eye could see formed 
nothing else but a raging and foaming volume of water. Anxious to see 
what effect the unfettered element and the risk Avith Avhich our lives were 
threatened might have upon our young companion. I turned round to 
have a look and noticed with surprise that no pallor blanched her cheeks, 
not a tremor moved her lips in prospect of a sudden death, but that 
those blue eyes of hers calmly and fearlessly looked the danger straight 
in the face. It's a curious thing, the human mind. 
782. We shot the foaming billows, and fortunately reached the edge 
of the irresistibly seething caldron, but not without our boat being 
tilled with water near to sinking, and next dav got over the last cataract, 
the Aritaka, with the same stroke of luck. Everyone of us shouted for 
gladness and joy, and gratefully thanked God Almighty for having so 
wonderfully and mercifully protected us. What a miracle it was that 
all of us had been saved! 
783. Borne swiftly on the waters of the Essequibo that were now 
rolling smoothly along, our little squadron Avith its cheerily Avaving flags, 
reached the tirst settlements of the coloui'cd people who. collecting along 
the banks as we drew near, had shouted out their a\ elcome Avhile we Avere 
still far off. In the afternoon we landed at Bartika Grove, wh^rt- we 
were received with open arms h\ our friend Bernau and his family. 
784. It was a bright and happy time we s]»ent here, and all the 
brighter because we had been strangers to it for so Ions:. On the Ruudav 
the whole population of the neighbourhood gathered here and thronged 
the Stelling to look at and admire us new-comers. We had done the 
down trip from Pirara to Bartika Grove in 13 days, a distance that had 
taken us six weeks on the journey up. 
785. But what a change had taken place at the friendly ^lission 
during our 19 months' absence I A neAA^ bright and pretty church, 
dedicated but a few weeks before, adorned the centre of the settlement. 
The second building for the Indian girls was also completed, and coll- 
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