280 DOTTING,S ON THE ROADSIDE. [Chap. XVII.—B. P. 
lias changed, from the waist cloth of the men and the 
apron of the women, to shirt and trousers, always 
clean and neat, with a straw hat, for the men; chemise 
and petticoat, each of bine shirting, for the women, 
whose hair, instead of straying oyer the face and 
shoulders in tangled luxuriance, is now neatly combed 
out, parted down the middle, and generally tied up in 
a knot at the back of the head; they also wear a straw 
hat, although a covering for the head is quite superflu¬ 
ous to an Indian woman. They seem to have a na¬ 
tural taste for agricultural pursuits, and I should 
think would be the people of all others best calculated 
to cultivate cotton. No doubt, if properly taught 
and induced to work on shares, they would soon bring 
a large portion of land into cultivation, and enrich 
both themselves and employers. They are very re¬ 
gular in attendance at church and schools, and seem 
to listen in rapt attention, sitting motionless, with 
their hands folded on their laps, looking like so many 
statues. With scarcely an exception, and that only 
amongst the elder portion of the community, English 
is spoken, and no doubt the next generation will 
speak nothing else, as their own language is rapidly 
dying out from disuse. 
The Rev. G. Eeurig, who is mentioned above, ar¬ 
rived at Blewfields in July, 1856, having been com¬ 
missioned to take the superintendence of the mission. 
He speedily gained the confidence of all parties, and 
under his energetic direction the mission rapidly in¬ 
creased in extent and usefulness. 
In March, I860, Corn Island was occupied by a 
