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man came to me, a few days ago, and professed to 
have been converted, gave a very good experience, 
and wished to join the Church; but he had two 
wives. ^^One of them had had four children by 
him, but she - hold no God-palaver; the other 
one hold God-palaver long time, but she no have 
any children.” Now which one can be left so he 
can join the Church. He says he must join; but 
this is a difficult matter to settle. 
The chief is doing well. He has sent three men 
to Bomphetook to assist Brother Williams with 
his house. Yesterday we received word that one 
of the villages which John Caulker’s men had 
plundered was bringing a war party to Shengay. 
David’s father had a palaver at Bomphetook on 
last Sabbath. Brother Williams happened in at 
the chief’s house when they were talking. He 
told them that if God sent trouble upon them very 
soon, they would know what it was tor. Before 
the morning meeting was over a cry was heard, 
and, on inquiring the cause of it, it was found that 
one of the chief’s, children had been drowned in 
the sea. Afterward, Cosambo, David’s father, 
loaded his gun heavily, put the muzzle in his 
mouth, and blew his brains out. The palaver had 
gone against him. The people said he had some 
bad thing in him, what made him do so ; maybe 
witch live there ; ” and they cut him open to see, 
