be in m u ch pain. B e n -n il- lo n g ap p lied his m ou th to th o fe parts o f
h is p atien t’ s b o d y ■ which h e th o u g h t w e r e affedted, b re a th in g ftr o n g ly
o n th em , and f in g in g : a t times h e w a v e d o v e r h im fom e b o u gh s dipp
ed in w a te r , h o ld in g one in each h an d , and feemed to treat h im w i th
m u ch a ttention and fr ien d fhip. O n th e fo llow in g m o rn in g h e w a s
v ilite d b y a c a r - rah -d y , w h o came exp re fs from the n o r th Ihore.
T h is man th r ew h im fe lf in to v a r io u s d iftortions, applied his m ou th to
different parts o f his p atien t’ s b o d y , and at len g th , after ap p ear in g to
la b o u r m u ch , and to be in great p ain , fp it o u t a p iece of- a bone ab out
an in ch and a h a l f lo n g (w h ic h h e had p re v io u fly p rocu red ). H e r e
th e farce en d ed , and B a - lo o -d e r - r y ’ s friends to o k th e ca r - ra h -d y w i th
th em and enter tained h im w i th fu ch fare as th e y h ad to g iv e him .
H e w a s at th is tim e at ou r h o fp it a l; d u r in g th e n ig h t his fe v e r in -
creafed, and h is fr ien d s , th in k in g h e w o u ld be better w i th th em , p u t
h im in to a canoe, in ten d in g to tak e h im to th e n orth I h o r e ; but h e
died as th e y w e r e c a r r y in g h im o v e r . T h is w a s im m ed ia te ly notified
to us b y a v io len t c lam our am o n g th e w om e n and ch ild ren ; and B en -
n il- lo n g fo o n after com in g in to th e tow n , it w a s agreed u p on b e tw e en
h im and th e g o v e rn o r that th e b o d y lh o u ld be buried in th e g o v e rn o r ’ s
ga rd en .
In th e a fte rn o on it w a s b ro u g h t o v e r in a canoe, and d epofited in a
h u t at th e b o ttom o f th e g a rd en , fe v e ral nativ es a tten d in g , and th e
w om e n and ch ild ren lam en tin g and h ow lin g m o l l d ifm a lly . T h e
b o d y w a s w r ap p ed u p in th e ja c k e t w h ic h h e u fu a lly w o re , and fom e
pieces o f b lan k e ttin g tied ro u n d it w i th bines. T h e men w e r e all
a rm ed , an d , w i th o u t a n y p ro v o c a tio n , tw o o f th em h ad a eo n te ft w ith
c lu b s ; at th e fame tim e a few blows, palled- b e tw e en fom e o f th e w o men.
B o o - ro o n g h ad h e r head cu t b y G o - ro o -b e r - ra , th e m oth e r o f
th e deceafed, Spears w e r e alfo th row n , b u t e v id e n t ly as p art o f a
c e r em o n y , and no t w i th an in ten tio n o f d o in g in ju r y to, an y one. A t
th e req u e ft o f B en -n il- lo n g , a b lanket w a s laid over, th e corp fe, and
C o le -b e h is fr ien d fat h y th e b o d y all n ig h t, n or cou ld h e be p re va iled
on to q u it it..
T h e y remained rather filen t till ab ou t one in the m o rn in g , w h e n
th e w om e n b eg an to c r y , and con tin u ed fo r fom e time . A t d a y lig h t
B e n -n il- lo n g b ro u g h t his canoe to th e p lac e , and cu ttin g it to a p rop e r
len g th , the b o d y w a s placed in it , w i th a fpear, a f iz -g ig , a th row in g -
f t i c k , and a lin e - w h ic h B a - lo o -d e r - r y had w o rn round his wa ift.
S ome tim e w a s tak en u p in ad ju ftin g all th is bu fin e fs , d u r in g w h ic h
th e men w e r e filent, b u t th e w om e n , b o y s , and ch ild ren uttered the
moft. difmal lamentations. T h e fa th e r flo o d a lone and u n em p lo y ed , a
filent o bfe rv e r o f all that w a s d o in g ab out his deceafed fo n , and a perfe
c t p i& u r e o f deep and unaffedted fo r row . E v e r y th in g b e in g read y ,
th e men and b o y s all aflifted in l if t in g th e canoe w i th th e b o d y from
th e g ro u n d , and p la c in g it on th e heads o f tw o n ativ e s, C o llin s and
Y ow -w a r - r e . S om e o f th e affiftants h ad tufts o f grafs in th e ir hand s ,
w h ic h th e y w a v e d b a ckw a rd s and fo rw a rd s un d e r th e canoe, w h ile it
w a s lif t in g from th e g ro u n d , as i f th e y , were- e x o r c ifin g fome e v il
fp irit. A s fo on as it w a s fix ed on th e heads o f th e bearers, th e y fet
o ff, preced ed b y B en -n il- lo n g and an o th e r man , W a t - te -w a l, bo th
w a lk in g w ith a q u ic k ftep tow ard s th e p o in t o f th e co v e w h e r e B en -
n il- lo n g ’ s h ilt flo od . M a u -g o - ra n , th e fa th e r , attended th em armed
w i th his fpear and th r ow in g - f lic k , w h ile B e n -n il- lo n g and "Wat-te-wal
h ad n o th in g in th e ir hands' b u t tufts o f g ra fs , w h ic h as th e y w en t th e y
w a v e d about," fometimes tu rn in g and fa c in g th e co rp fe , a t others
w a v in g th e ir tu fts o f grafs am o n g the bullies. W h e n th e y fro n ted
th e corp fe, th e head o f w h ic h was ca rried fo rem o ft , th e bearers made
a m otio n w i th th e ir heads from fide to fid e , ‘as i f en d e a v o u r in g to
a vo id th e p eop le w h o fronted th em . A f te r p ro c e ed in g th us to fom e
little diftance, W a t- te -w a l turned afide from the p a th , and w en t up
to a b u lh , in to w h ic h h e feemed to lo o k v e r y n a r row ly , as i f fearch-
in g fo r fom e th in g that he co u ld no t fin d , and w a v in g about th e tu fts
o f grafs w h ic h h e h ad in eithe r hand. A f t e r this fruitlefs fea rch, th e y
all turn ed b a ck , and w en t o n in a fom ew h a t q u ic k e r pace than b efore.
O n their d raw in g near the fp o t w h e r e th e w om en and ch ild ren w e r e
fittin g w i th th e o th e r m en , the fa th e r th r ew tw o fpears tow ard s , b u t
(e v id en tly in ten tio n a lly ) Ihort o f th em . H e r e B en -n il- lo n g to o k his
in fa n t ch ild , D il-b o o n g , in his arms, and h e ld it up to the e o rp fe , the
bearers en d ea v ou r in g to avoid it as b e fo re defcribed. BS-dia B e -d ia ,
th e rep uted b ro th e r o f the deceafed, a v e r y fine b o y ° f ab out fiv e
y ea rs o f a g e , w a s th en called fo r , b u t came fo rw a rd v e r y r e lu fta n t ly ,
4 h 2 and