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feared censure and all kinds of trouble�察�is�察�of course�察�
rejoicing greatly。 A characteristic feature�此�the argument of
the pastors was handed in in the form of a fictitious
narrative of the voyage of one Mr。 Pye�察�an English traveller�察�
and his conversation with a chief�察�there are touches of
satire in this educational romance。 Mr。 Pye�察�for instance�察�
admits that he knows nothing about the Bible。 At the Mission
I was sought out by Henry in a devil of an agitation�察�he has
been made the victim of a forgery ´ a crime hitherto unknown
in Samoa。 I had to go to Folau�察�the chief judge here�察�in the
matter。 Folau had never heard of the offence�察�and begged to
know what was the punishment�察�there may be lively times in
forgery ahead。 It seems the sort of crime to tickle a
Polynesian。 After lunch ´ you can see what a busy three days
I am describing ´ we set off to ride home。 My Jack was full
of the devil of corn and too much grass�察�and no work。 I had
to ride ahead and leave Fanny behind。 He is a most gallant
little rascal is my Jack�察�and takes the whole way as hard as
the rider pleases。 Single incident�此�half´way up�察�I find my
boys upon the road and stop and talk with Henry in his
character of ganger�察�as long as Jack will suffer me。 Fanny
drones in after�察�we make a show of eating ´ or I do ´ she
goes to bed about half´past six� �I write some verses�察�read
Irving's WASHINGTON�察�and follow about half´past eight。 O�察�
one thing more I did�察�in a prophetic spirit。 I had made sure
Fanny was not fit to be left alone�察�and wrote before turning
in a letter to Chalmers�察�telling him I could not meet him in
Auckland at this time。 By eleven at night�察�Fanny got me
wakened ´ she had tried twice in vain ´ and I found her very
bad。 Thence till three�察�we laboured with mustard poultices�察�
laudanum�察�soda and ginger ´ Heavens� �wasn't it cold�察�the land
breeze was as cold as a river�察�the moon was glorious in the
paddock�察�and the great boughs and the black shadows of our
trees were inconceivable。 But it was a poor time。
Sunday morning found Fanny�察�of course�察�a complete wreck�察�and
myself not very brilliant。 Paul had to go to Vailele RE
cocoa´nuts�察�it was doubtful if he could be back by dinner�察�
never mind�察�said I�察�I'll take dinner when you return。 Off
set Paul。 I did an hour's work�察�and then tackled the house
work。 I did it beautiful�此�the house was a picture�察�it
resplended of propriety。 Presently Mr。 Moors' Andrew rode
up�察�I heard the doctor was at the Forest House and sent a
note to him�察�and when he came�察�I heard my wife telling him
she had been in bed all day�察�and that was why the house was
so dirty� �Was it grateful�拭 �Was it politic�拭 �Was it TRUE�拭 �
Enough� �In the interval�察�up marched little L。 S。�察�one of my
neighbours�察�all in his Sunday white linens�察�made a fine
salute�察�and demanded the key of the kitchen in German and
English。 And he cooked dinner for us�察�like a little man�察�and
had it on the table and the coffee ready by the hour。 Paul
had arranged me this surprise。 Some time later�察�Paul
returned himself with a fresh surprise on hand�察�he was almost
sober�察�nothing but a hazy eye distinguished him from Paul of
the week days�此�VIVAT��
On the evening I cannot dwell。 All the horses got out of the
paddock�察�went across�察�and smashed my neighbour's garden into
a big hole。 How little the amateur conceives a farmer's
troubles。 I went out at once with a lantern�察�staked up a gap
in the hedge�察�was kicked at by a chestnut mare�察�who
straightway took to the bush�察�and came back。 A little after�察�
they had found another gap�察�and the crowd were all abroad
again。 What has happened to our own garden nobody yet knows。
Fanny had a fair night�察�and we are both tolerable this
morning�察�only the yoke of correspondence lies on me heavy。 I
beg you will let this go on to my mother。 I got such a good
start in your letter�察�that I kept on at it�察�and I have
neither time nor energy for more。
Yours ever��
R。 L。 S。
SOMETHING NEW。
I was called from my letters by the voice of Mr。 ´�察�who had
just come up with a load of wood�察�roaring�察�'Henry� �Henry� �
Bring six boys��' I saw there was something wrong�察�and ran
out。 The cart�察�half unloaded�察�had upset with the mare in the
shafts�察�she was all cramped together and all tangled up in
harness and cargo�察�the off shaft pushing her over�察�Mr。 ´
holding her up by main strength�察�and right along´side of her
´ where she must fall if she went down ´ a deadly stick of a
tree like a lance。 I could not but admire the wisdom and
faith of this great brute�察�I never saw the riding´horse that
would not have lost its life in such a situation�察�but the
cart´elephant patiently waited and was saved。 It was a
stirring three minutes�察�I can tell you。
I forgot in talking of Saturday to tell of one incident which
will particularly interest my mother。 I met Dr。 D。 from
Savaii�察�and had an age´long talk about Edinburgh folk�察�it was
very pleasant。 He has been studying in Edinburgh�察�along with
his son�察�a pretty relation。 He told me he knew nobody but
college people�此�'I was altogether a student��' he said with
glee。 He seems full of cheerfulness and thick´set energy。 I
feel as if I could put him in a novel with effect�察�and ten to
one�察�if I know more of him�察�the image will be only blurred。
TUESDAY�察�DEC。 2ND。
I should have told you yesterday that all my boys were got up
for their work in moustaches and side´whiskers of some sort
of blacking ´ I suppose wood´ash。 It was a sight of joy to
see them return at night�察�axe on shoulder�察�feigning to march
like soldiers�察�a choragus with a loud voice singing out�察�
'March´step� �March´step��' in imperfect recollection of some
drill。
Fanny seems much revived。
R。 L。 S。
CHAPTER III
MONDAY�察�TWENTY´SOMETHINGTH OF DECEMBER�察�1890。
MY DEAR COLVIN�察 � I do not say my Jack is anything
extraordinary�察�he is only an island horse�察�and the profane
might call him a Punch�察�and his face is like a donkey's�察�and
natives have ridden him�察�and he has no mouth in consequence�察�
and occasionally shies。 But his merits are equally
surprising�察�and I don't think I should ever have known Jack's
merits if I had not been riding up of late on moonless
nights。 Jack is a bit of a dandy�察�he loves to misbehave in a
gallant manner�察�above all on Apia Street�察�and when I stop to
speak to people�察�they say ��Dr。 Stuebel the German consul said
about three days ago���察�'O what a wild horse� �it cannot be
safe to ride him。' Such a remark is Jack's reward�察�and
represents his ideal of fame。 Now when I start out of Apia
on a dark night�察�you should see my changed horse�察�at a fast
steady walk�察�with his head down�察�and sometimes his nose to
the ground ´ when he wants to do that�察�he asks for his head
with a little eloquent polite movement indescribable ´ he
climbs the long ascent and threads the darkest of the wood。
The first night I came it was starry�察�and it was singular to
see the starlight drip down into the crypt of the wood�察�and
shine in the open end of the road�察�as bright as moonlight at
home�察�but the crypt itself was proof�察�blackness lived in it。
The next night it was raining。 We left the lights of Apia
and passed into limbo。 Jack finds a way for himself�察�but he
does not calculate for my height above the saddle�察�and I am
directed forward�察�all braced up for a crouch and holding my
switch upright in front of me。 It is curiously interesting。
In the forest�察�the dead wood is phosphorescent�察�some nights
the whole ground is strewn with it�察�so that it seems like a
grating over a pale hell�察�doubtless this is one of the things
that feed the night fears of the natives�察�and I am free to
confess that in a night of trackless darkness where all else
is void�察�these pallid IGNES SUPPOSITI have a fantastic
appearance�察�rather bogey even。 One night�察�when it was very
dark�察�a man had put out a little lantern by the wayside to
show the entrance to his ground。 I saw the light�察�as I
thought�察�far ahead�察�and supposed it was a pedestrian coming
to meet me�察�I was quite taken by surprise when it struck in
my face and passed behind me。 Jack saw it�察�and he was
appalled�察�do you think he thought of shying�拭 �No�察�sir�察�not in
the dark�察�in the dark Jack knows he is on duty�察�and he went
past that lantern steady and swift�察�only�察�as he went�察�he
groaned and shuddered。 For about 2500 of Jack's steps we
only pass one house ´ that where the lantern was�察�and about
1500 of these are in the darkness of the pit。 But now the
moon is on tap again�察�and the roads lighted。
I have been exploring up the Vaituliga�察�see your map。 It
comes down a wonderful fine glen�察�at least 200 feet of cliffs
on either hand�察�winding like a corkscrew�察�great forest trees
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