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a use to which they were put by a creole settler, which to say the 
least, was very suggestive of the benefit they can be made to pro- 
duce,^ by a proper application of their powers of existence. 
On an Island in the Lagoon, on the side affected by the most 
prevalent winds, a settler had a number of cocoanut trees ; he 
found that they were planted too near the water and that in con- 
sequence they Avere becoming undermined, and washed away by 
the surf. This Avas at- a point opposite to two small Islands or 
‘‘Cays” covered Avith mangro.ve and situated about a stone’s throw 
from the land. He appeared to haAm conceived the idea that if 
he could plant a line of mangrove in the shallow Avater so as to 
connect the two “ Cays” he would prevent the Avash affecting his 
cocoanuts. He had therefore planted several rows of the tree in 
calm Aveather, in the shalloAV Avmter and when 'Ave saw them, they 
were thriving vigorously and promised soon to present an effectual 
barrier to the wash of the sea Avaves. 
To return to our homeAvard journey, Ave again found the Avind 
amono* the Cays, but very A^ariable. There appeared to be no 
select passage among these obstacles, and the boat Avas put at each, 
opening that presented itself as the wind served. One of the 
creAV stood up in the boAVS and kept a sharp look out for shallow 
waters, nevertheless, Ave several times bumped heavily in making 
the passage between these obstructions. We could hear the grind- 
ing of the coral beneath the boat as she touched the b attorn, but 
beyond somewhat alarming us, it did no further injury. After sev- 
eral hours of this kind of progress I became so hardened to these 
occurrences that I sank into sleep, and Avas only awakened as day 
Avas breaking, by the stoppage of the boat at “ Palmer’s” boat 
building establishment at the southern end of Providence Island. 
Here we landed for a short time, but although invited, did not 
stay to take “early coffee.” We therefore proceeded to make 
our Avay up the Lagoon, but hero the wind again was dead ahead, 
and Ave had to beat up against it. We reached our quarters, how- 
ever, at about 9 a.m., after spending some 26 hours in an open 
canoe on, not tire safest of Avaters. 
Chapter YII. 
Visit to Nancy's Cay— ^ Pali, e-unclcr-ljoi/' — Samla Gvm, yrobablc source of— 
Alsopliila bleeJinoides—'Bocpus MoutlV — Naseberries ( Acliras sa})ota)—Shar'k 
Stories— Indian figures— ' By Q-stones'' — Fear of Snalies—Worh of Land Crabs 
— Crossing the BnlVs Mouth at Night — "'‘BocatorcC' — Independence Bay — Fire 
arms — Cricket— Value of Local Currency. 
•The folloAving day or tAvo was devoted to the drying of the 
specimens already procured, but having fairly recovered from the 
fatigue of our late journey, we Avere invited early one morning to 
“ take a walk.” This must not be understood literally, for “ taking 
