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Brazilians. Since the departure of Friar Jose dos Santos Innocentes 
the three Brazilian soldiers had taken possession of Mr. Youd’s former 
residence where everything teemed with llltli. Like the folks whom we 
had met, the few men and women left behind immediately reeogniseed 
their “Domini” with the most striking manifestations of joy, and the news 
of his return must have been spread rapidly because on that very same 
day isolated parties came in from the near-lying settlements to bid him 
welcome, and settle down again under their former shepherd. An hour 
later the military with bugles sounding were marched into the settlement 
and drawn up in close formation before the Mission house in front of 
which a high flag-staff had been erected. (The Commandant in a loud 
voice next proclaimed the Queen of England as rightful owner of Pirara, 
the soldiers presented arms, and the large Union Jack was hoisted amidst 
a deafening hurrah, The wind unfolded the glorious colours of the 
flag, and merrily it flew in the breeze as if it wanted to tell Ihe astonished 
Indians who did not know what to do — whether to watch the black 
faces, the brilliant red uniforms, the shining weapons, or the red, white, 
and blue banner — “Gather round, for however far from home, I will 
protect those who trust me.” Some bottles of wine sealed the wisli that 
Pirara might never again look upon other colours. The two Brazilian 
soldiers naturally regarded this ceremony like miserable sinners and on 
that very same afternoon surrendered their rusty ammunition which, for 
three men, was fairly considerable, amounting as it did to several 
hundred loaded cartridges. The Missionary still found the whole of 
his household furniture at his old quarters. The big house that had 
been built for the late commandant was taken possession of by the 
soldiers until such time as their fortified barracks were completed: the 
Governor had given strict orders that the latter were to be erected at a 
certain distance away from the village so that nothing in the way of 
immorality or other cause for marital strife might result from any 
direct intercourse between the soldiery and the residents. With a view 
also to stopping any trouble beforehand, every soldier had to drink his 
daily tot of rum in full view of the officer serving it out so as to prevent 
its being given to the Indians, or used for any other sordid purpose. 
858. Within forty-eight hours of our arrival Mr. Youd had left us 
for a few days to visit his wife’s grave at Curua settlement on the 
It up un uni : it was she who from the very commencement had helped her 
husband scatter and care the seeds of Christianity and civilisation with 
such blessed success. Even before the Brazilians had taken possession 
of Pirara and banished them both, Mr. Youd had already founded a branch 
mission at Curua above Wai-ipukari Inlet where from Pirara he once a 
week celebrated divine service and imparted instruction in the neat 
church that had been erected by the Macusis living on the river there. 
It was here that he withdrew on his expulsion and where his wife 
succumbed to the climate. But this branch mission had not been in full 
swing more than a couple of months before the Brazilians came and 
drove him from here also, whereupon he founded the Mission at 
Waraputa. 
