the minds of these unsophisticated people*
According to their simple notions of right and
wrong, th'ey think the want of hospitality an
unpardonable offence, and that the counsel
or advice of a man who shuts his door against
his neighbour is not worthy of being attended
to.
I will give the reader one more anecdote of
these men, who are sent out to set an example
of the beauty of the Christian faith to the unenlightened
heathens. A few weeks since,
the festival of Christmas took place; and Englishmen,
in whatever part of the world they
chance to be, make a point of assembling
together on that day, our recollections then
being associated with “ home ” and our families,
uniting to spend that day in mutual congratulations
and wishes for happiness. For
some time previous to its arrival, the captains
of the two whalers and myself had been deliberating
where we should spend this social
day ; and it was finally settled that we should
cross the bay to Tipoona, a beautiful and romantic
spot, the residence of an intelligent
chief, called Warri Pork, and an Englishman,
named Hanson* Near this was a churchmissionary
establishment; and at this Englishman’s
house we determined we would spend
the day. The captains of the two whalers
then in the harbour joined our party; and as
every one contributed his share towards our
pic-nic feast, the joint stock made altogether
a respectable appearance.
We proceeded to Tipoona in two whaleboats:
it was a most delightful trip, the
scenery being strikingly beautiful. The village
of Ranghe Hue, belonging to Warri Pork,
is situated on the summit of an immense and
abrupt hill: the huts belonging to the savages
appeared, in many places, as though they
were overhanging the sea, the height being
crowned with a mighty par. At the bottom
of this hill, and in a beautiful valley, the cottages
of the missionaries are situated, com-
plete pictures of English comfort, content,
and prosperity; they are close to a bright
sandy beach : a beautiful green slope lies in
their rear, and a clear and never-failing stream
of water runs by the side of their enclosures.
As the boats approached this lovely spot, I