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said, Why should I pay you ? in our country it is 
customary for those instructed to pay their teachers. 
The woman answered with some earnestness, You asked 
me to come and learn—have been here so long—have 
learnt. It must be in some way advantageous to you, or 
you would not have been so anxious about it; and as I 
have done what you wished me to do, you ought to pay 
me for it. She Was told that the labour of teaching had 
been gratuitous, and the advantage resulting was all her 
own; and appeared satisfied when assured, that now 
she had learned, she should be regularly paid for the 
needlework she might do. This, however, at the time 
to which I now refer, 1819, was a rare occurrence; 
although, in the earlier periods of the Mission, it had 
been frequently manifested, not only in regard to needle¬ 
work, but every department of instruction. 
Accustomed only to perform those services that were 
for the advantage of foreigners, the natives had been 
usually paid for the same. They could not conceive, 
notwithstanding the frequent explanations given, why 
the Missionaries should be so desirous for their learn¬ 
ing to read, &;c. if they were not, in some way or other, 
benefited thereby; hence, many of the early scholars 
expected to be paid for learning, and I believe some 
for appearing at the chapel. This, however, was only 
manifested during the time when Very few could be 
induced to attend, and none perhaps came from the 
influence of that desire for Christian instruction, which 
attended the general profession of Christianity. After 
this period, it was only shewn by those who were 
actuated by a desire to obtain the favour of their supe¬ 
riors. 
European cloth, cottons in particular, had long been 
