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MISSIONARY LIFE 
BOMPHETOOK, MAMBO, AND SHENGAY. 
We all reached the mission, December 23d, in 
good health. The following week we held a meet- 
ing to lay plans. On the 6th, Mrs. Gomer and 
myself went to Bomphetook. The school exam- 
ination was good. The children have made fine 
progress in grammar, arithmetic, and writing. 
Mr. Lefever, who was one of the examiners, was 
so well pleased that he laid eight silver half crowns 
—one pound — on the table for the benefit of the 
school. Brother Williams and Mr. Campbell, the 
teacher, deserve credit. They have a very good 
school. On the 9th, my wife and I went to Good 
Hope, where we saw Mr. Root and Mr. Menzies,. 
and talked about the industrial school. I am 
just from Mambo, where the chief showed me 
one of their places of worship. The skulls of the 
African buffalo, baboon, deer, bush-cow, and 
bush-hogs, and other bones, were all in a heap. 
Persons with bad sickness’’ come to this place, 
offer a sacrifice, and then they will get well. 
Hunters also worship here that they may have suc- 
cess. 
Children are born with the following names; 
The first son is called Clio ; the second, Tong ; the 
third. Saw ; the fourth, Barkey ; the fifth, Ricah ; 
the sixth, Kotong. The first girl is named 
