308 LETTERS FROM THE REV. G. H. NOBBS. 
rejoin her dear Daniel in heaven. ' For I am 
sure,' said she, when speaking to me on the sub- 
ject, 'that he was prepared for death; and that 
takes away the pain of my great loss.' 
" I was in bed at the time of the accident, 
suffering from bronchitis, when a long low wail 
reached my ear, accompanied by exclamations 
of grief. Jumping from my bed, I ran out of 
doors, forgetting that I was or had been sick ; 
and, on inquiring what was the matter, learned 
that Daniel M'Coy was badly hurt, if not killed, 
by falling from the precipice. Most of the men 
were out in their canoes fishing, it being Satur- 
day ; the two or three that were at home has- 
tened to the spot, and several of the women 
followed, among whom was my wife. Now, as 
they would have to go the same route by which 
the deceased fell, I was in great fear lest a 
similar accident might befall -Mrs. Nobbs ; and 
a heavy load was removed when I saw her 
return in safety. She had not got so far as the 
dangerous part of the road, when she met one 
of the men returning, who informed her that 
poor Daniel was dead. A canoe was sent to 
summon home the fishermen; and the whale- 
boat was 'manned, and taken to the spot where 
the corpse lay ; when with some difficulty and 
danger, on account of the heavy surf, it was put 
into the boat and brought round to Bounty Bay; 
then transferred to a canoe for a bier, and borne 
on men's shoulders to the village. I had been 
busy preparing bandages, and such other things 
as might be necessary, and placed them in the 
house to which I supposed he would be brought; 
