Three Years in Tristan da Cunha

in return for kindness shown by them to one of the firm's ships which had been on fire off Tristan. In the reply of the people to the kind inquiry what stores would be most useful to

of ox-tail, for which we gave her a brush and comb, although she said she didn't want anything. A few days later William appeared with a further supply, so

ing has had to be done. All the same we have been very cheerful and have enjoyed a quiet day with few interruptions. I have been able to get through some work, and have been busy making a cover for the Communion c

in had come down the chimney on to the bowl of yeast which E

decidedly droll, and in his broken language gave us a description of a certain wedding. There was only one person, a woman, who was able to read the marriage service, and she woul

-four cattle have died. The cold wind and rain were fatal to them. The poor things could get no place of shelter. Graham wants t

at-safe over and emptied its contents on the path. The fowls were having a fine feast off the suet. Graham was just in time to save

when we get our letters off, but at th

much-famed glycerine for her baby who is ill. I

been pulled up, probably by a pig. We suffer much from the animals. Fowls are always roaming round, and snap up every bit of green. Many of the ferns which we pla

ds to them, and could see by their faces how much they enjoyed them. We had three hymns, and I spoke to them for about ten minutes, ending wi

y by hearing that William

ays expects to carry my basket. He has been less troublesome about running the sheep, although yesterday he ran at a sheep with a lamb. The sheep bolted, and when I whistled Rob he came bounding towards us with the lambling running by his side. The lamb was only three days old, and we had to carry it home, the

such a quantity we did not know how to carry it home; happ

rtwright's at Cape Town. Mrs. Swain, junior, came in for our letters and told us only four men were going, her husband, Tom and Bill Rogers and Henry Green. We went down with her to the shore and met Ben who had come to fetch our letters as the boat was ready to start. We saw them hoist their sail and watched on with Mrs. Martha Green, Betty and Repetto until it began to grow dusk. Mrs. Bob Green had tea with us, and a little later Repetto came in anxious to have a talk. He and Graham stood at the front door trying in vain to make out the ship. Soon others came in to ask for oil and candle for their lanterns, so that they might b

clock and still n

re. We are so thankful to have got our letters off at last, and think they will reach home about the end of September. [Footnote: They reached home early in October.] The captain sent papers for the clergyman, which Graham was delighted to have, and from which we learnt of the terrible eruption of Mount Vesuvius and of the great fire at San Francisco. Among the papers was one from St. Helena. As regards the stores obtained, only those who went out to the ship and the widows will share in them. The rule is a man must go himself, unless

and took up the harmonium, as we find with chants we

e of the glory of it, as I did most of the kneading! We find we are doing at present on one pound of flour a day for all purposes, but it has to be used v

n for lead for the roof. It is only when it is raining very hard that the rain comes through. The south wall in the sitting-room, pass

imbles, and their sewing was very much better than I expected. Ellen superintended the little ones, while

ouse; it was not easy work, as the stone is so rough. John Baptist Lavare