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favour him ? I did it, and his eyes nearly left his 
head in his astonishment; and his arms shot up as 
though he was going to say Kamerad ! When 
he pulled himself together he asked me questions 
about the price. At last, he reached the climax by 
asking me to accept from him the sum I had named 
and get him a set just like mine from England, 
so that he could be like his leader and friend ! 
One of the missionary's great aims is to seek to 
turn the native's keen desire to copy to the best 
account. The mission-farm is made a model for 
the observant eyes and imitative spirits round 
about^ with great gain in produce, etc., at harvest 
time. The mission-house, when built of native 
material, has in it many improvements, and pro- 
duces better dwellings in the town ''by slow 
degrees and more and more'' to the benefit of all 
concerned. Mindful above all things of the powder 
of a life^ the missionary sets a watch not only upon 
his speech, but is circumspect in everything lest 
he should hinder the cause of Christ. To the 
native the missionary is what they styled John 
Coo'per in another land — Jesus Christ's man ! 
