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axe. They have also their bows and arrows. one side is a pegall, and at the other a large, circular iron-plate on which they bake their cassava cake.

But the most interesting of the tribes mentioned are the Arawaacks. These are they that form the subjects of our Mission. They live up our rivers where the land is elevated, and are in close proximity to the old Dutch plantations. In days gone by they were often the allies of the white man, and rendered good service in times of insurrection. "They are of a middle stature, and well proportioned. In complexion they are whiter than any of the other tribes. Their features are regular and agreeable, their lips thin, their eyes black and sparkling." Their necks are short, and their ankles, hands and feet, particularly those of the women, remarkably small. In temper and disposition they are cheerful and humane. To Europeans they are disposed to be friendly. In all my dealings with them I have found them kind and gentle and hospitable.

Those in our mission have begun to wear garments. A single petticoat and a bodice becomes the robe of the females, and the men wear a flannel and a light pair of blue cotton trousers. Of course, when "parson" is not there, or they go to their fields to plant or dig cassava,

they fall back upon their native Indian robes. Previous to the introduction of Christianity, and in those places where no mission exists, they still wander about with the "queyou" as their only covering. The belle amongst the Bokeens wears usually around her neck a string of beads, with a tiger's tooth, or the tooth of a cayman in the middle. The "queyous" are beautifully made and fringed, and around their arms is the usual cotton band. Their marriages are of the simplest kind. An agreement being arrived at between the young people and the parents, the marriage is celebrated by a feast and dancing. He happiest to she happiest completes the ceremony.

Having rested for a short time on the stump of a tree, till our baggage was got out of the canoes, we began to march, Indian file, along a narrow path through the forest. The chief sent half of the men in front, placing "parson" in the middle. He walked close behind me, and the rest brought up the rear. I noticed as we passed along how quick they were in detecting reptiles upon the ground and on the trees. Once the chief stopped and pointed to a tree some distance off. There, curled round one of the branches, was a huge snake. I should probably not have seen it had I passed close to it, for it was nearly the colour of

the wood around which it was clinging. Their tread, too, was so soft and cat-like. It was like a person with bare feet walking on tip-toes. Afterwards, when some of them paid me a visit in town and came to my church, I was amused to see the way in which they walked up the aisle, they might have been treading on boiled eggs. The senses of these Indians are very acute. Their sight, hearing, and smell have become naturally keen, from their continual exercise in watching for and tracking game. The Arawaacks have been termed the tiger-men, on account of the skill they display in overcoming the jaguar or tiger of the forest and coast. Wandering through the forest afterwards, with only one or two of them, I noticed how at different points they would break a twig or bend down a leaf. By these broken sticks they found their way back through the labyrinth of trees; for in those forests it is very easy to get lost. You may wander for weeks and months, and still find no way out, but perish in the attempt. An old writer who had lived amongst the Indians many years, says, "They will tell how many men, women, and children have passed, where a stranger could only see faint and confused marks on the path before him; and from the appearance of the track and the state of the weather, will tell the