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tives bad taken his bible from him and 
torn it up, and threatened his life. He 
informed me that it seemed to him as 
though he was robbed of that comfort 
which none in a Christian land are de¬ 
prived of. We Were soon parted ; he 
in a canoe was taken to an Island by the 
natives called Dilahu, and I went to my 
employment, repairing a canoe which 
was on the stocks. After I had finished 
the canoe, the natives prepared a quan. 
tity of bread fruit and fish for the chiefs, 
and on the following morning we set sail 
for an Island called Milly, one of the 
largest in the group, at which resides 
the principal chief. We arrived just at 
night and were cordially received by 
the natives, who had assembled on the 
beach in great numbers, for the purpose 
of getting some fish which the old chief 
had brought with him. He then hauled 
his canoe offshore ; and I had again thff 
pleasure of seeing my fellow sufferer, 
William Lay, after a month’s separation. 
Since our first meeting we were not al¬ 
lowed to converse much together. 
