putting them away in a bag and I saw Douglas in great sorrow at the same time. I hope and trust that you are not going to get any hurt or quarrel with the Maories about this feast. For God sake take care of yourself. I also saw that McDugald woman looking very beautiful and quite young and I thought that I kissed her. That is not good. I hope she has not broak out again in her true colours. I am very sorry she was ever acknowledged but it cannot be helped now. It may be that she has been telling him lies about us but she cannot say any thing about any one of us we need to ashamed of. We always pushed for ourselves in every part of the world that we have been treated in with cridit and will still do so. I trust Alex was up last Saturday and brought me two more cows and a heifer to break in. He is doing very well since he