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tains planted near the house. Yesterday Sateah 
came to Rev. Mr.. Wilberforce to have him make 
Will give her* half the plantains. He brought 
the case to me ; and after hearing both sides, we 
decided that Sateah had wantonly and wickedly 
forsaken her husband, and had no right to any 
of his property. She left apparently quite satis- 
fied. I asked Will what he would do now, as 
his wife had left him. He said his brother at 
Shooney was going to send him a wife that would 
stav with him until he dies. 
«/ 
I went very early to a small town to hold a 
meeting. The people were not up. I called up 
the head-man, who assembled all the people. 
When I had finished speaking I asked if any one 
had anything to say. The head-man rose and 
said, You are the big daddy for the country. 
You get we all. Sunday we gladdy for that 
meeting. We like it. Every time you send the 
meeting to we, we gree for hold um. Only I no 
get chair. When big man come I like for give 
him chair or bench self; but I no get. Look to 
day, you come and I have to spread mat for you. 
Do Mr. Gomer send me bench, so when you come 
again I can give you good seat.’’ 
J. Gomer. 
Shengay, W. A., August, 1881 . 
