Letters and sketches from the New Hebrides. . s, and right beneath theplacid-looking water, with the Dayspring in the dis-tance and the little boat wending to and fro. Seeingit return for us, we went down to the landing, andthere Mr. Paton got into conversation with a man whoknew Tannese pretty well and was urging Missi to remain. Mr. Paton asked him why he was soanxious for that, and the man ingenuously repliedthat when he was over in Tanna he saw him have anumber of boxes and that he gave the Natives clothesand other things! But, as Mr, Inglis very wiselyremarked, we cannot expect them to lo
Letters and sketches from the New Hebrides. . s, and right beneath theplacid-looking water, with the Dayspring in the dis-tance and the little boat wending to and fro. Seeingit return for us, we went down to the landing, andthere Mr. Paton got into conversation with a man whoknew Tannese pretty well and was urging Missi to remain. Mr. Paton asked him why he was soanxious for that, and the man ingenuously repliedthat when he was over in Tanna he saw him have anumber of boxes and that he gave the Natives clothesand other things! But, as Mr, Inglis very wiselyremarked, we cannot expect them to long intelligentlyfor Christianity before they know what it is. Theysee only the outside tokens of its presence. We found, on getting into the boat, that Teachers were waiting at some distancealong the shore ; so we steered in that direction,meeting a number of great whales, which fortunatelydid not pay us any attention. We took up ourTeachers ; but, at the same moment, some of theFotunese jumped into the boat, and would not be. AiiAuuniiAMil|.,,\ ANtlTYUM 168° BACK TO ANEITYUM 29 persuaded to go back, evidently thinking it too goodan opportunity to be lost for visiting Aneityum. Wcknew there would be no time to send them back fromthe ship; and if we had pitched them out into thesea, where they would have been perfectly at home, yetthey might have taken revenge on the Native Inglis held up her fingers and counted howmany Moons it would be ere the ship couldreturn ; but it was all of no use ! They sat grinningat her with the greatest composure, and were takenon to Aneityum. There we arrived next evening,being Saturday, after a six weeks deeply interestingand very profitable voyage amongst the Islands of ourMission field. . Yours affectionately,M. Whitecross Paton Ill SETTLING DOWN ON ANIWA (to her beloved sister at EDINBURGH) Aniwa, New Hebrides, November 1867. My own dearest Elizabeth. ... I often wish youcould all look in upon us in our prett
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