to it. If one adopted the strictest literary method*
there is no discipline of mind or pen strict enough to
shut out the continual intrusion of the supreme motive
of the record itself. The denouement is continually
before me. How shall I prevent the shadow of it falling
right across my work ?
III.
A BUNDLE OF LETTERS AND THE MASSACRE
OF WITTI.
On the way—Sharks and divers—Ceylon and Singapore—Bungalow
life at Labuan—Social amenities—Witti—In Borneo Expeditions
in the interior—Tropical floods—“ Impossible to go on ;
impossible to go back ”—Letters from home—An eventful day—
Head hunting—To Kinaram for a little rest—Eood and dress
Missionary work—Komantic scenery—The perils of travel
Assassination of Witti and an exploring party—Sketch of Witti’s
career—Thoughts of home—Last letters.
I.
L etters came to us from Paris, Marseilles, and other
cities en route. But they began to be most interesting
from the time that Frank arrived at Singapore. From
Marseilles, on the 20th of August, 1881, he w ro te : “ I
had a splendid day in Paris. We got in at about six in
the morning. At twelve o’clock I was going for a
walk, and the first people I met were all theFarwells,
of Chicago. I took them to the Louvre. Then we
went up the column in the Place Mendome ; and after
that, shopping, of course. . . I have been down to the
vessel. She is rather fine. The steward seems inclined
to be a be3,st, and I wish we had gone out by the
P. and 0 . I don’t care to be sailing under the French