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,,rev4 ,t4 ,b4 ,,murray1 ,m4,a4 ,author of ,pitcairn1 the ,island1 the ,people1 and the ,pastor ,published ,under the ,direction of the ,committee of ,general ,literature and ,education1 ,appointed by the ,society for ,promoting ,christian ,knowledge ,london ,printed for the ,society for ,promoting ,christian ,knowledge ,sold at the ,depositories ,great ,queen ,street1 ,lincoln's ,inn ,fields1 #d1 ,royal ,exchange1 and #af1 ,hanover ,street1 ,hanover ,square and by ,all ,booksellers #ahef ,,contents ,,page ,kallihirua the ,esquimaux #g ,her ,majesty's ,ship ,assistance #h ,cape ,york #i ,kallihirua on board the ,assistance #aj ,the ,esquimaux ,graves #aa ,kallihirua's ,family #ab ,lines on ,kallihirua in the ,ship #ac ,description of the ,esquimaux #ae ,admiral ,beechey's ,account #af ,the ,seal #ag ,the ,narwhal #ah ,sir ,w4 ,edward ,parry's ,account #ai ,need of ,christian ,instruction #ba ,kallihirua's ,tribe #bb ,kallihirua in ,england ib4 ,his fondness for ,prints and ,drawings 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,,kallihirua ,,the ,,esquimaux4 ,kallihirua1 notwithstanding the disadvantages of person 7for he was plain1 and short of stature1 and looked what he was1--an ,esquimaux71 excited a feeling of interest and regard in those who were acquainted with his history1 and who knew his docile mind1 and the sweetness of his disposition4 ,compliance with the precept in the ,old ,testament1 ,love ye the stranger#a1 becomes a delight as well as a duty in such an instance as that about to be recorded1 especially when we consider the affecting injunction conveyed in the ,epistle to the ,hebrews1 ,be not forgetful to entertain strangers1 for thereby some have entertained angels unawares#b4 ,footnote #a3 ,deut4 x #ah4 ,footnote #b3 ,heb4 xiii #b4 ,her ,majesty's ,ship ,assistance ,erasmus ,augustine ,york1 whose native name was ,kallihirua1 was brought to ,england on board ,her ,majesty's ship ,assistance1 ,captain ,erasmus ,ommanney1 in #ahea4 ,captain ,ommanney was second in command of the expedition under the orders of ,captain ,horatio ,austin1 ,c4,b41 which was dispatched in ,may1 #ahej1 in search of the missing vessels of ,sir ,john ,franklin1 the ,erebus and ,terror4 ,franklin had quitted ,england on his perilous and fatal enterprise in ,may1 #ahde4 ,much interest was attached to the young ,esquimaux1 who was considered to be about sixteen years of age in ,august1 #ahej4 ,he was one of a tribe inhabiting the country in the vicinity of ,wolstenholme ,sound1 at the head of ,baffin's ,bay1 in #gf #c' north latitude1 the nearest residents to the ,north ,pole of any human beings known to exist on the globe4 ,he was the only person ever brought to this country from so high a northern latitude4 ,his tribe was met with by the late ,sir ,john ,ross1 during his voyage in #ahah1 and was by him called the ,arctic ,highlanders4 ,cape ,york ,it appears that1 when the expedition under ,captain ,austin's command was passing ,cape ,york1 in ,august1 #ahej1 after its release from the ice in ,melville ,bay1 natives were seen from the ,assistance4 ,captain ,ommanney went with the ,intrepid 7one of the vessels comprising the expedition7 to communicate with them1 when it was ascertained that ,h4,m4,s41 ,north ,star1 had passed the winter in the neighbourhood4 ,the fate of this vessel was then a matter of anxiety1 as by her instructions she had been cautioned to avoid passing the winter in those regions4 ,the tribe thus discovered consisted of only three families1 residing in their summer huts at ,cape ,york4 ,as no steamer had ever before found its way to these seas1 it was interesting to watch the impression upon the singular beings now visited1 when they descended into the engine-room4 ,the large furnaces and machinery astonished them4 ,the latter1 on being put in motion1 made them take to their heels with fright1 and they ran out of the engine-room on deck as fast as they could4 ,kallihirua on board the ,assistance ,it was after this first interview that the report was raised of the massacre of two ships' crews in #ahdf4 ,captain ,ommanney1 accompanied by ,captain ,penny1 with his interpreter1 immediately returned to ,cape ,york1 and had a long interview with the natives4 ,they most emphatically denied the whole statement1 adding1 that no ship had ever been on their coasts except the ,north ,star1 and passing whalers4 ,then it was1 that ,kallihirua consented to show ,captain ,ommanney where the ,north ,star had wintered1 and to join the ship1 for the purpose of being useful as an interpreter1 in the event of their meeting with any natives during the search for the missing expedition under ,sir ,john ,franklin4 ,parting 7for awhile1 as he supposed7 with his immediate relatives1 and with the only people whom he knew on earth1 he threw himself into the hands of strangers in perfect confidence4 ,having arrived on board the ,assistance1 he put off his rough native costume1 submitted to the process of a good washing1 and1 being soon clad in ordinary ,european clothing1 which was cheerfully contributed by the officers1 the young ,esquimaux with much intelligence performed the duty of pilot to the place where the ,north ,star had wintered4 ,the ,esquimaux ,graves ,on entering ,wolstenholme ,sound#c1 ,kallihirua1 or1 as he was familiarly called1 ,,kalli1 directed ,captain ,ommanney and the officers to the late winter-station of his tribe1 the spot having been abandoned in consequence of some epidemic1 probably influenza1 which had carried off several persons4 ,on entering the huts1 a most distressing sight presented itself4 ,a heap of dead bodies1 about seven1 in a state of decomposition1 lay1 one over the other1 clad in their skin-clothing1 as if suddenly cut off by the hand of death4 ,the survivors1 from fear of infection1 had left the remains of their relatives unburied4 ,it was an affecting scene in such a remote and desolate region1 separated from all communication with the human race4 ,near the huts was the burial-ground1 with several well-formed graves of heaps of stones4 ,on one lay a spear1 which one of the officers of the ,assistance took up1 to bring away4 ,some of the crew were examining the graves to see whether they contained any of our missing countrymen4 ,seeing this1 ,kalli ran up to the officer1 and1 with tears and entreaties1 as well as he could make himself understood1 begged him and the men to desist from the work of desecration4 ,footnote #c3 ,for ,wolstenholme ,sound and ,cape ,york see the annexed map4 ,illustration3 ,map of ,western ,arctic ,illustration3 ,,the ,,arctic ,,regions ,,of ,,america ,london4 ,published by the ,society for protecting ,christian ,knowledge4 ,kallihirua's ,family ,poor ,kalli's lamentations were quite heartrending4 ,his feelings were1 of course1 respected1 the graves were at once built up again1 and the spear replaced4 ,captain ,ommanney learnt afterwards from ,kalli1 that it was his father's grave1 over which the spear had been placed by friends of the deceased4 ,they have a tradition that in a future state the means of hunting are still required1 and1 because in this world the search of food is the chief object of life1 the hunting-lance is deposited on the grave4 ,the young stranger subsequently lived on board the ,assistance4 ,he was placed under the care of the serjeant of ,marines1 who instructed ,kalli in the rudiments of reading and writing1 and to whom he became much attached4 ,by his amiable disposition he made himself welcome and agreeable to all the expedition1 and1 as1 in consequence of the state of the ice1 no opportunity was offered of landing him on his native shores1 on the return of the vessel past ,york ,inlet1 he was brought to ,england4 ,the leaders of the expedition conferred the surname of ,york upon him1 from the locality in which he was found4 ,to this the name of ,erasmus was prefixed1 after that of the gallant ,captain ,ommanney4 ,lines on ,kallihirua in the ,ship ,kalli was a twin4 ,his father1 whose grave has been mentioned1 had been dead for some years1 but he had a mother living1 of whom he often spoke with duty and affection4 ,his father's name was ,kirshung-oak4 ,his mother's ,sa-toor-ney4 ,he had two sisters living with their mother4 ,a touching circumstance1 connected with his first introduction to our countrymen1 has been adverted to1 which gave rise to the following lines by the writer of this memoir4 ,they were published in the ,gospel ,missionary1 in the year of the arrival of ,kallihirua1 and are supposed to be spoken by a ,british sailor on board the ,assistance-- ,,kalli ,,in ,,the ,,ship ,a frost1 like iron1 held the air1 ,a calm was on the sea1 ,but fields of ice were spreading there1 ,and closing on our lee4 ,our ship half bound1 as if aground1 ,was scarcely seen to go4 ,all hands on deck were gather'd round ,the little ,,eskimaux4 ,for he had come amongst our crew1 ,a week or so before1 ,and now we knew not what to do ,to put him safe ashore4 ,poor lad1 he strain'd his eyes in vain1 ,till tears began to come1 ,and tried if he could see again ,his mother and his home4 ,the ,captain then saw through his glass ,the ,inlet1 and the ,bay1 ,but floes of ice1 as green as grass1 ,and icebergs block'd the way4 ,up with the sail6--the wind's awake6 ,hark to the ,captain's call1 ,i see1 my boys1 we shall not make ,york ,inlet1 after all4 ,we look'd upon the swarthy lad1 ,then look'd upon each other1 ,and all were sure that he was sad ,with thinking of his mother4 ,we cheer'd him up1 and soon he grew ,so useful and so kind1 ,the crew were glad1 and ,kalli too1 ,he was not left behind4 ,he learn'd to make the best of it1 ,and now1 by time and care1 ,they tell us he can read a bit1 ,and say an easy prayer4 ,o ,kalli1 fail not1 day by day1 ,to kneel to ,god above2 ,then ,he will hear you when you pray1 ,and guard you with his love4 ,go on1 my friend1 in years and grace1 ,your precious time employ1 ,and you will pass1 in wisdom's race1 ,the idle ,english boy4 ,nay1 if you learn and practise too ,the lessons of your youth1 ,some heathen tribes may gain from you ,the light of ,gospel truth4 ,description of the ,esquimaux ,it may here be interesting to say a few words respecting the people who inhabit the gloomy abodes whence ,kallihirua came1 and where he had passed the greater part of his life4 ,illustration3 ,,entrance ,,to ,a ,,snow-,,hut ,admiral ,beechey's ,account ,the characteristic features of the ,esquimaux1 says ,admiral ,beechey1 are large fat round faces1 high cheek-bones1 small hazel eyes1 eyebrows slanting like the ,chinese1 and wide mouths4 ,they are generally under five feet high1 and have brown complexions4 ,beechey1 in his ,narrative of a ,voyage to ,behring's ,strait1 c41 in ,h4,m4,s4 ,blossom1 gave a curious and particular description of the habits and customs of the ,esquimaux1 their wretched hovels1 or yourts1 snow-dwellings1 and underground huts1 and the general want of cleanliness in their persons and dwellings4 ,speaking of a tribe which he visited1 he says1 ,we found them very honest1 extremely good-natured and friendly4 ,their tents were constructed of skins1 loosely stretched over a few spars of drift-wood1 and were neither wind nor water tight4 ,the tents were1 as usual1 filthy1 but suitable to the taste of their inhabitants1 who no doubt saw nothing in them that was revolting4 ,the natives testified much pleasure at our visit1 and placed before us several dishes1 amongst which were two of their choicest1--the entrails of a fine seal1 and a bowl of coagulated blood4 ,but desirous as we were to oblige them1 there was not one of our party that could be induced to partake of their hospitality4 ,seeing our reluctance1 they tried us with another dish1 consisting of the raw flesh of the narwhal1 nicely cut into lumps1 with an equal distribution of black and white fat1 but they were not more successful here than at first4 ,the ,seal ,the seal's flesh supplies the natives with their most palatable and substantial food1 which however has a fishy flavour1 as the creatures feed chiefly on fish4 ,seals are sometimes taken on land1 when surprised basking in the sun1 with their young4 ,as soon as they are alarmed by the sight of their enemies1 they scuttle away1 and make for the sea#d4 ,it is on the great deep that the ,esquimaux1 driven by hunger1 chiefly seeks his precarious food4 ,in his light canoe1 which is made of seal-skins stretched over a slight framework of wood1 he hunts1 in all weathers1 for his prey1 especially for the much-prized ,narwhal4 ,there1 tumbling in their seal-skin boat1 ,fearless1 the hungry fishers float1 ,and from the teeming seas supply ,the food their niggard plains deny4 ,footnote #d3 ,see ,,zoological ,,sketches1 ,common ,seal4 ,published by the ,society for ,promoting ,christian ,knowledge4 ,the ,narwhal ,illustration3 ,,esquimaux ,,striking ,a ,,narwhal ,the same intrepid boldness is shown in their chase of the reindeer1 the bear1 and the fox4 ,over the boundless deserts of snow they are borne rapidly along by their faithful dogs1 which are harnessed to a sledge1 six or seven to the team1 and which scamper away1 often in seeming confusion1 but with a precision of aim and object which is perfectly surprising4 ,no country presents a finer specimen of that honest1 affectionate1 much-enduring creature1 the dog4 ,kindness to animals is always praiseworthy1 and to the honour of the ,esquimaux women it must be said1 that they are remarked for their humane treatment of these dogs4 ,they take care of them when they are ill1 and use them better than the men do4 ,still under blows and hard usage the dogs are faithful1 and willing to labour4 ,sir ,w4 ,edward ,parry's ,account ,the ,esquimaux sometimes use slabs of ice for the walls of their huts1 cementing them together with snow and water4 ,kennels for their dogs are also made of the same material4 ,the late ,admiral ,sir ,w4 ,edward ,parry1 in the course of a voyage commenced in ,may1 #ahba1 the chief object of which was the discovery of the ,north-,west passage1 availed himself of a winter's imprisonment in the ice1 to observe and record the ways and manners of the ,esquimaux1 whose guest he was4 ,his account is on the whole satisfactory4 ,i can safely affirm1 said he1 that1 whilst thus lodged beneath their roof1 ,i know no people whom ,i would more confidently trust1 as respects either my person or my property1 than the ,esquimaux4 ,he also described their domestic character4 ,the affection of the parents towards their children showed itself in a thousand ways1 and the children on their part have so much gentleness and docility as to render any kind of chastisement unnecessary4 ,even from their earliest infancy1 they are said to possess that quietness of disposition1 gentleness of demeanour1 and uncommon evenness of temper1 for which in more mature age they are for the most part distinguished4 ,disobedience is scarcely ever known2 a word or even a look from a parent is enough4 ,these traits1 added to industry and endurance of various kinds of difficulty1 form the fair side of the picture1 such as that amiable and distinguished officer was fond of presenting4 ,the exhibition of these features of character was probably called forth1 in a great degree1 by his own kindness and good management1 whilst living among them4 ,need of ,christian ,instruction ,but doubtless there are other and less favourable points of view in which these people must be sometimes considered4 ,at all events1 it is sad to learn1 from the silence of some travellers1 and the actual statements of others1 that the ,esquimaux do not appear to have any idea of the existence of a ,supreme ,being1 or to hold any notion of religion4 ,separated from the whole civilized world1 and frequently finding it a struggle to live1 even with the help of their faithful dogs1 they are objects of pity and concern1 rather than of sanguine hope and expectation to the ,christian mind4 ,but were an opportunity to occur of carrying the ,gospel to their snow-clad land1 there is little doubt that the remark of ,parry1 applied to an individual of one of their tribes1 might be used of all3 ,on dispositions thus naturally charitable1 what might not ,christian education1 and ,christian principles effect8 ,kallihirua's ,tribe ,certainly1 the instance now before the reader affords a good illustration of this view of the ,esquimaux character4 ,it is ,captain ,ommanney's opinion that ,kallihirua's tribe may be regarded as a remnant of the pure race which1 no doubt1 in ages past migrated from ,asia along the coasts of the ,parry ,group of ,islands and ,barrow's ,straits4 ,the features1 and formation of skull1 bespeak ,tartar extraction4 ,their isolated position1 he adds1 being far north of the ,danish settlements in ,greenland1 and far removed from the ,american continent1 has kept them uncontaminated with any of the various mixed breeds of which the ,esquimaux in those regions must be composed4 ,kallihirua in ,england ,captain ,ommanney1 soon after his arrival in ,england1 brought young ,kallihirua to the ,society for ,promoting ,christian ,knowledge4 ,at that time he could only speak a few words1 such as ,ship1 ,sea1 ,very sick2 ,england1 things very nice1 ,captain very good4 ,from his language and gesture it was gathered1 that he had suffered much from sea-sickness on the voyage2 that he had been treated with the utmost care and kindness on board1 and that he was highly pleased with ,english fare1 and with the reception which he had met with in this country4 ,his manners were so gentle1 and even polite1 without any seeming effort1 as to excite astonishment in those who knew how short a time he had enjoyed the advantages of education4 ,it was clear that great pains had been taken with him on board the ,assistance1 where his great study had been to adapt himself to the habits and manners of those among whom his lot was so singularly cast4 ,in this1 says ,captain ,ommanney1 he succeeded2 for people were surprised at his good address1 when he reached ,england4 ,his ,fondness for ,prints and ,drawings ,he was always much pleased with the company of young people1 and appeared quite at home with them4 ,some books and prints were placed in the hands of the youth1 and he expressed the greatest delight in seeing views of ships in the ice1 and the figure of an ,esquimaux watching for a seal4 ,after gazing for a few moments at the latter1 he uttered a cry of pleasure1 and said1 ,this one of my people6 ,it seemed as if1 for the time1 he had been carried back to his own land1 which1 however homely1 was once his home4 ,had any proof been wanting of the faithfulness of the representation1 his hearty and joyous approval of it would have afforded sufficient evidence of its accuracy4 ,the reader shall see the engraving of the lonely seal-hunter which so much pleased poor ,kalli4 ,seal ,hunter ,illustration3 ,seal ,hunter ,in this situation1 we are told1 a man will sit quietly for ten or twelve hours together1 at a temperature of thirty or forty degrees below zero1 watching for the opportunity of killing and taking the seal1 which is supposed to be at work making its hole beneath in the ice4 ,the ,esquimaux1 partly sheltered from the winter's wind1 and fast-falling snow1 by a snow-wall1 has got his spear and lines ready1 and he has tied his knees together1 to prevent his disturbing the seal by making the slightest noise4 ,sights in ,england ,kalli1 whilst in ,london1 on a visit to the author1 was taken to the ,british ,museum4 ,with some of the objects there he was much gratified4 ,the antiquities1 sculpture1 and specimens of art and science1 had not such charms in his sight as had the life-like forms of stuffed animals in that great national collection4 ,with the seals1 reindeer1 and a gigantic walrus1 with bright glass eyes1 he was especially struck and amused1 lingering for some time in the attractive apartment which contained them4 ,he had now and then much to bear from rudeness and incivility on the part of some thoughtless persons1 who derided his personal appearance1 though they were not successful in putting him out of temper4 ,the author recollects an instance of this in a street in ,london4 ,he was walking with ,kalli1 when two young men1 who ought to have known better1 stared at the youth in passing1 and laughed in his face3 then presently turning round1 they said1 as they pointed at him1 ,there goes a ,chinese6 ,he merely looked up1 smiling1 as if at their ignorance1 and want of proper feeling4 ,it has been observed of the people of his nation1 that they evince little or no surprise or excitement at such things as occasion admiration in others4 ,when ,kalli first came up the river ,thames with ,captain ,ommanney1 and travelled from ,woolwich by the railway1 thence proceeding through the wonderful thoroughfare from ,london ,bridge to the ,west ,end of the town1 passing ,st4 ,paul's ,cathedral1 and ,charing ,cross1 he merely said1 ,it was all very good4 ,i took him with me1 said the ,captain1 to the ,great ,exhibition1 the ,crystal ,palace1 in ,hyde ,park4 ,he beheld all the treasures around him with great coolness1 and only expressed his wonder at the vast multitude of people4 ,great ,exhibition of #ahea ,this is natural enough4 ,many of our readers may recall the feelings of astonishment with which they viewed that large assemblage4 ,on one of the shilling days1 in ,october1 #ahea1 ninety-two thousand human beings were collected together in the ,crystal ,palace at one time#e4 ,the force of contrast could perhaps go no further than in this instance4 ,a young stranger who1 in his own country1 in a space of hundreds of miles around him1 had only three families 7probably twelve persons7 to count1 makes one of a multitude of more than ninety thousand of his fellow-creatures1 in a building of glass1 covering only eighteen acres of ground6 ,footnote #e3 ,this was the case on ,tuesday1 ,oct4 #g1 #ahea4 ,the total number of visitors on that day alone was #aji1iae4 ,he was taken to see the ,horse ,guards' ,stables4 ,on seeing a trooper mount his charger1 7both being fully accoutred17 ,kalli was puzzled4 ,he could not account for the perfect order and discipline of the animal1 and the mutual fitness of the man and his horse1 the one for the other4 ,st4 ,augustine's ,college ,in ,november1 #ahea1 ,kallihirua was placed1 by direction of the ,lords of the ,admiralty1 at the suggestion of the ,society for the ,propagation of the ,gospel1 in the ,missionary ,college of ,st4 ,augustine's1 at ,canterbury4 ,this college1 built on the site of the ancient monastery of ,st4 ,augustine1 was established in #ahdh1 for the reception of students intended for the work of the sacred ,ministry in the colonies and dependencies of the ,british ,empire1 as well as among the heathen4 ,the ,college1 to which the ,queen gave a charter of incorporation1 owes its origin chiefly to the munificence of ,a4 ,j4 ,b4 ,beresford ,hope1 ,esq41 who purchased the ground1 and gave the site4 ,the ,college ,chapel was consecrated on the morning of ,st4 ,peter's ,day1 ,june #bith1 #ahdh1 when seven prelates1 with the ,archbishop of ,canterbury at their head1 were present4 ,college ,studies ,kallihirua remained a student of the ,college1 attending to the instruction given him1 and conducting himself well and properly in all respects4 ,under the kind auspices of the ,rev4 ,h4 ,bailey1 the learned and judicious ,warden of the ,college1 who took the greatest interest in him1 he availed himself1 as far as his powers admitted1 of the advantages of the institution4 ,he appeared rightly to understand and value the blessings of education in a civilized community1 and received with reverence the simple and saving truths of the ,gospel4 ,it was hoped1 that1 should he willingly and intelligently embrace the ,christian faith1 he might at no distant period convey the glad tidings of good things as a missionary or catechist to his own benighted friends and countrymen4 ,in ,september1 #aheb1 the ,warden1 in a letter1 informed the author1 that ,kallihirua had been in good health all the summer4 ,we consider him1 said he1 a youth of intelligence1 and quick observation4 ,his progress in reading is necessarily slow1 though he can manage words of four or five letters1 he is fond of writing1 and succeeds very well4 ,he is very devout at prayers1 and attentive to the religious instruction given him4 ,i think he will one day be of essential use to a missionary in some northern region4 ,he is grateful to you for your kind offer of books1 and will write a letter of acknowledgment4 ,his ,reverence for ,sacred ,places ,it was but a short time after his settling at ,st4 ,augustine's ,college1 that one of the students took him to see ,canterbury ,cathedral4 ,the reverent regard with which he had been taught to look upon a church1 as a place where prayer was made to ,god1 manifested itself in his inquiry1 when entering the nave1 ,whether he might cough there8 ,this tendency to cough1 arising from an ailment1 the seeds of which had probably been sown long before1 was often observable2 and he was very susceptible of cold4 ,illness from ,changes in the ,weather ,in the spring of #ahec he suffered much from the variableness of the season4 ,the mode in which he described his state to a friend is very simple and affecting4 ,the original letter1 which was entirely his own1 both in composition and handwriting1 is here copied verbatim4 ,it commences with his signature3-- ,e4 ,,york1 ,st4 ,augustine's ,college4 ,april1 #ahec4 ,my dear ,sir1 ,i am very glad to tell1 ,how do you do1 ,sir8 ,i been ,england1 long time none very well4 ,long time none very well4 ,very bad weather4 ,i know very well1 very bad cough4 ,i very sorry1 very bad weather1 dreadful4 ,country very difference4 ,another day cold4 ,another day wet1 ,i miserable4 ,another summer come4 ,very glad4 ,great many trees4 ,many wood4 ,summer beautiful1 country ,canterbury4 ,should any reader be disposed to look with the smile of a critic on this humble but genuine effort1 let him bear in mind the difficulties which poor ,english adults have to encounter in learning to read and write2 and then let him judge of the obstacles in the way of one whose existence had been spent with his native tribe1 on fields of ice1 and in dark snow-huts4 ,in all attacks of illness he was attended with assiduous kindness by ,mr4 ,hallowes1 of ,canterbury1 the skilful surgeon employed by the ,college1 who showed much hospitality to ,kalli4 ,one of ,mr4 ,hallowes' family circle on ,christmas-day was always the good-humoured broad-faced ,esquimaux4 ,at their juvenile parties1 the youth joined cheerfully in the sports of the children1 and he sometimes sung them some of the wild and plaintive airs peculiar to his tribe4 ,it is believed that ,kalli never omitted his morning and evening prayers by his bed-side1 and his utterance was full of devout earnestness4 ,mr4 ,bailey remembers once travelling with him to ,deal1 and while in the railway carriage1 the youth quietly took out of his pocket a little book1 which was afterwards found to be a collection of texts for each day in the year4 ,for some time he was reading thoughtfully the text for the day4 ,no notice was taken of this to him2 and as for himself1 never perhaps was any one more free from the least approach to ostentation4 ,greenland ,esquimaux ,vocabulary ,in the year #ahec1 ,kalli rendered essential ,service in the preparation of a ,greenland ,esquimaux ,vocabulary1 for the use of the ,arctic ,expedition of that year4 ,the work was printed by direction of the ,lords of the ,admiralty1 with a short ,preface acknowledging the advantage of his assistance4 ,captain ,washington1 ,r4,n41 ,hydrographer of the ,admiralty1 says in the ,preface1 ,every word has now been revised from the lips of a native4 ,in the ,midsummer vacation in #aheb ,kallihirua passed some days with me1 and we went partly over the ,vocabulary4 ,i found him intelligent1 speaking ,english very fairly1 docile and imitative1 his great pleasure appearing to be a pencil and paper1 with which he drew animals and ships4 ,at the ,christmas holidays1 we revised more of the ,vocabulary1 c4 ,a member of the ,expedition afterwards visited ,st4 ,augustine's ,college and stated that the ,vocabulary had been found to be of much service4 ,visit to ,kalli at ,college ,the writer of this ,memoir well recollects the circumstances of a visit which he paid with his family to ,st4 ,augustine's ,college1 ,canterbury1 on a bright day1 in ,august1 #ahec1 when 7it being the vacation7 only three students remained in residence4 ,these were #a4 ,kallihirua1 #b4 a young ,hindoo by name ,mark ,pitamber ,paul1 and #c4 ,lambert ,mc,kenzie1 a youth of colour1 a native of ,africa1 sent to the ,college by the ,bishop of ,guiana4 ,kalli1 who was the only one of these personally known to the author1 did not at first appear4 ,he had strolled out to witness a cricket-match in a field near ,canterbury1 but ,blunsom1 the ,college porter1 said that he had promised to return by two o'clock1 and that he was very punctual4 ,it is here due both to ,blunsom and his wife1 to say that they were most kind friends to ,kalli1 watching over him with the most thoughtful attention1 and the tenderest care throughout4 ,as the ,cathedral clock struck two1 ,kalli entered the ,college-gates4 ,with hair black as the raven's wing1 and eyes sparkling with good-humour1 he made his appearance2 and soon showed a desire to do the honours of the ,college4 ,his dress was neat1 like that of a young ,english gentleman1 and he had a gaiety of look and manner1 but far removed from foppery of apparel or demeanour4 ,with true politeness--that of the heart--he accompanied the visitors over the ,library1 the ,chapel1 the ,common ,hall and the ,dormitories of the ,college2 each student having a small bed-room and study to himself4 ,his ,amusements and ,occupations ,kalli took great pleasure in exhibiting the carpenter's shop1 a spacious crypt below the ,library4 ,attention was there called to the wooden frame of a small house1 in the construction of which1 it appeared1 he had borne a part4 ,he said1 when asked1 that he should most probably find the knowledge of carpentering valuable some day1 and that he should like to teach his countrymen the many good and useful things which he had learned in his ,college4 ,he spoke little1 and was evidently conscious of his imperfect pronunciation1 but in answer to a question on the subject1 he said he hoped to tell his people about religion1 and the truths of the ,gospel which he had been taught in ,england4 ,his amusements were of a quiet and innocent kind4 ,he made small models of his country sledges1 one of which1 a very creditable performance1 is in the ,museum in the ,college ,library1 and a rough rustic chair1 now in the ,college garden1 is of his manufacture4 ,he was fond of drawing ships1 and figures of the ,seal1 the ,walrus1 the ,reindeer1 the ,esquimaux ,dog1 and other objects familiar to him in the ,arctic regions4 ,illustration3 ,,walrus ,,and ,,seal4 ,his sketches of animals and ships were very correct1 and he used sometimes to draw them for the amusement of children4 ,when on board the ,assistance1 he made a good sketch of the coast line of the region which his tribe frequented1 from ,cape ,york to ,smith's ,sound4 ,the use which he made of the needle must not be forgotten4 ,for a year and a half1 whilst at ,canterbury1 he went regularly for five hours a day to a tailor to learn the trade1 and was found very handy with his needle4 ,he proved to be of much use in the ordinary work of the trade4 ,baptism of ,kallihirua ,we now come to an important event in the history of ,kallihirua2 his ,baptism1 which took place on ,advent ,sunday1 ,nov4 #bgth1 #ahec1 in ,st4 ,martin's ,church1 near ,canterbury4 ,the visitors present on the occasion1 said an eye-witness#f1 were1 the ,rev4 ,john ,philip ,gell 7late ,warden of ,christ's ,college1 ,tasmania71 accompanied by ,mrs4 ,gell1 daughter of the late ,sir ,john ,franklin2 ,captain ,erasmus ,ommanney1 ,r4,n4 7who brought ,kallihirua to ,england71 and ,mrs4 ,ommanney1 ,captain ,washington1 ,r4,n41 of the ,admiralty1 and the ,rev4 ,w4 ,t4 ,bullock4 ,the ,rev4 ,t4 ,b4 ,murray1 ,secretary of the ,society for ,promoting ,christian ,knowledge1 who had been invited1 was1 in consequence of engagements in ,london1 unfortunately unable to be present4 ,footnote #f3 ,st4 ,augustine's ,occasional ,paper4 ,illustration3 ,st4 ,martin's ,church ,towards three o'clock in the afternoon1 small parties began to issue from the ,college gateway in the direction of ,st4 ,martin's1--that picturesque little church1 looking from its calm hill-side over the broad ,stour valley1 and over the cathedral and the steeples of the town half emerging from the smoke4 ,in the interior of this oldest of the ,english churches there is an ancient font1 which stands upon the spot 7if it be not the very font itself71 where ,king ,ethelbert1 the firstfruits of the ,anglo-,saxon race1 was baptized more than twelve hundred and fifty years ago by ,augustine4 ,in the enclosure round this font sat ,kallihirua1 and his 'chosen witnesses' ,captain ,ommanney1 and the ,subwarden1 ,mrs4 ,bailey1 and ,mrs4 ,gell4 ,the remainder of the church was quite filled with an attentive and apparently deeply-interested congregation1 many of them of the poorer class to whom ,kalli is well known either by face 7as indeed he could not well fail to be71 or as the comrade of their children in the spelling-class at school4 ,after the ,second ,lesson1 the ,warden proceeded to the font1 and the ,baptismal ,service commenced4 ,kallihirua1 as an adult1 made the responses for himself1 and in a clear firm tone1 which seemed to intimate that he had made his choice for once and for ever1 that he had cast in his lot with us1 and taken our people for his people1 and our ,god for his ,god1 and felt with an intelligent appreciation the privilege of that new brotherhood into which he was admitted4 ,may his admission within the pale of ,christ's holy ,church be1 7as was the prayer of many1 beyond the walls of ,st4 ,martin's1 on that day17 both to himself and to many of his race1 an event pregnant of eternal issues6 ',may the fulness of ,god's blessing1' to use the words of one of our most valued friends1 'rest upon it1 and make it the first streak of a clear and steady light1 shining from ,st4 ,augustine's into the far ,north4' ,the ,christian names added to his original ,esquimaux name1 were ',erasmus1' after ,captain ,ommanney1 and ',augustine1' in remembrance of the ,college4 ,the service being concluded1 an excellent sermon was preached by the ,rev4 ,j4 ,p4 ,gell1 on the text1 ,isaiah lxv4 #a3 ',i am sought of them that asked not for me2 ,i am found of them that sought me not3 ,i said1 ,behold me1 behold me1 unto a nation that was not called by my name4' ,afterwards the same kind friend attended our ,sunday evening meeting in the ,warden's house1 and gave us some interesting details of the missionary work 7in which he had himself borne a part7 in ,van ,diemen's ,land4 ,the drift of his remarks was to give encouragement to the principle of steady faithful persevering energy1 undamped by early difficulties1 and not impatient of the day of small things2 and to show by convincing examples 7especially that of ,mr4 ,davis1 a devoted missionary in that country7 how such conduct is sure in the end to meet with a success of the soundest and most permanent kind1 because founded on the spontaneous sympathy of the people1 and on the blessings of the poor1 'not loud but deep4' ,kallihirua had received a very handsome present in the shape of a beautifully bound ,bible and ,prayer ,book1 as a baptismal gift from the ,society for ,promoting ,christian ,knowledge4 ,it may be interesting to add1 that the water used in the baptism was from the river ,jordan1 and that it had been brought from thence by ,captain ,ommanney himself4 ,in the ,gospel ,missionary for ,february1 #ahed1 was a pleasing description of the ,baptism of ,kallihirua3 and this was the sound and practical conclusion3-- ,before we conclude1 we may1 perhaps1 express the hope that our young friends will sometimes think kindly of their new ,christian brother1 ,,erasmus ,,augustine ,,kallihirua1 and that they will pray that ,god will bless him1 and make him to advance more and more in the knowledge and the love of ,his dear ,son ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,when they thus think of him who is now made their own brother by baptism1 and is thus brought into the family of ,,christ',s people1 let them learn to value the good things which ,,god has given them in such rich abundance4 ,let them be thankful that they were born in a ,christian country1 in which they have been taught from children to know the ,holy ,scriptures1 which are able to make them wise unto salvation through faith which is in ,,christ ,,jesus4 ,stanzas by the ,warden ,the following stanzas1 written by the ,warden on the occasion of the baptism1 will be read with pleasure1 especially by those who are aware how faithfully the amiable writer of them fulfilled his part in preparing ,kallihirua1 not only for the right performance of such duties as seemed to await him in life1 but 7what was far more important7 for an early death4 ,,the ,,baptism ,,of ,,kallihirua ,i ,,will ,,take ,,you ,,one ,,of ,a ,,city1 ,,and ,,two ,,of ,a ,,family1 ,,and ,i ,,will ,,bring ,,you ,,to ,,zion4--,jer4 iii4 #ad4 ,far through the icy bounds ,of ,greenland's barren shore1 ,at duty's call1 on mercy sent1 ,the brave are gone before4 ,beyond the haunts of men ,they urge their tedious way1 ,when lo6 a wandering tribe appears ,by yonder northern bay4 ,but who so wild1 so lost ,in ignorance and sin6 ,no ,god they know1 no ,saviour own1 ,is there a soul to win8 ,yes1 in that heathen race ,one heart at least is found ,that yearns for better things1 by grace ,in unseen fetters bound4 ,warm is the ,christian's heart1 ,outstretch'd the ,christian's hand1 ,assistance lends her friendly aid ,to reach a ,christian land4 ,in this our calm retreat ,he finds a peaceful home1 ,is taught such learning as is meet1 ,in store for years to come4 ,he learns to know and love ,his ,saviour and his ,god1 ,and now he is a brother dear1 ,by faith in ,jesu's blood4 ,o gracious ,spirit6 hear ,our prayer with one accord2 ,and train this new-born ,christian heart ,in thy most holy ,word4 ,have pity on his race6 ,and bring them still to see ,their wretched state1 and teach them all ,the ,father1 ,son1 and ,thee6 ,to ,god the ,father1 ,son1 ,and ,spirit1 glory be1 ,who call'd1 and saved1 and sanctifies1 ,the co-eternal ,three6 ,some of these verses were sung in the ,college ,chapel on the evening of ,advent ,sunday1 #ahec4 ,kalli at ,st4 ,john's1 ,newfoundland ,the time having now arrived at which1 according to the opinion of the ,bishop of ,newfoundland1 and the ,warden of ,st4 ,augustine's1 the qualifications of ,kallihirua might be turned to some account1 as an aid to missionaries in their efforts among the ,esquimaux of ,labrador1 he left ,england1 in the autumn of the year #ahee1 for further training at ,st4 ,john's1 ,newfoundland4 ,this step was taken at the expense of the ,admiralty1 who agreed to allow him #be pounds a year for three years4 ,the following notice of his character appeared in the ',occasional ,paper1' published in ,st4 ,augustine's ,college at the time of his removal to ,newfoundland4 ,at every step of his short but remarkable course1 such willing testimony always awaited him4 ,kallihirua1 whose name is known as widely as that of his ,college1 has arrived at another crisis in his eventful history4 ,having resided more than three years in ,college1 he has been transferred to the experienced care of the ,bishop of ,newfoundland1 with the view to his probable usefulness among the ,esquimaux of ,labrador4 ,if integrity of moral principle1 gentleness of spirit1 docility of manners1 willingness to be useful1 and true ,christian politeness1 are essential requisites in a ,missionary1 then is ,kallihirua certain to fill his place well1 if only the right place is found for him4 ,kalli arrived in ,st ,john's1 ,newfoundland1 on the #bnd ,october1 #ahee1 and1 on the following day1 wrote a letter to ,captain ,ommanney1 telling him that he had suffered on the voyage from the motion of the vessel1 which had caused severe headaches4 ,he added1 ,st ,john's puts me in mind of my own country4 ,i have already found a great number of kind friends1 and feel so happy4 ,he was immediately admitted into the ,college of the ,theological ,institution for further training1 and it was the ,bishop's intention to have taken him in the summer of #ahef in the ,church-ship to the coast of ,labrador1 with the view particularly of comparing his language with that of the ,esquimaux on the ,american continent1 who are included under the government1 and consequently in the diocese1 of ,newfoundland4 ,that he was not unfitted for this task1 appears from a passage in the preface to the ,greenland-,esquimaux ,vocabulary4 ,captain ,washington observes3 ,on comparing the ,labrador with the ,greenland dialect of the ,esquimaux1 it was found that nearly one-half the words given by ,mr4 ,platon were similar to the former4 ,on going over the vocabulary with ,kallihirua1 generally speaking he recognized the ,greenland word4 ,when he did not do so1 the ,labrador was mentioned1 which1 in most cases1 he caught at directly4 ,these words have been added4 ,there would thus appear to be even a greater degree of similarity between the ,labrador and ,greenland dialects than might have been expected1 and it is evident that the ,greenland dialect1 as ,mr4 ,platon states1 is spoken by all the ,esquimaux to the head of ,baffin's ,bay4 ,kalli had some conversation with a ,moravian ,missionary from ,labrador4 ,the language was in most respects similar1 though there was evidently a difficulty in understanding each other4 ,death of ,archdeacon ,bridge ,it may be mentioned1 as a circumstance of melancholy interest1 that1 besides ,kallihirua1 the late ,venerable ,t4 ,f4 ,h4 ,bridge1 ,archdeacon of ,newfoundland1 was to have accompanied and assisted the ,bishop in this voyage1 which it was proposed should have extended to the ,moravian settlement4 ,moravian ,missions have been established in ,greenland for more than a century4 ,but the expedition contemplated by the ,bishop was more particularly designed to open ,sandwich and ,esquimaux ,bays to the much-needed ,missionary4 ,these projects it was determined1 in the good providence of ,god1 were not to be realized4 ,archdeacon ,bridge was prematurely carried off1 in the midst of his zealous and successful labours1 at the end of ,february1 #ahef4 ,he worked himself to death6 said the ,bishop4 ,his death was felt in the colony as a public loss4 ,intelligence from ,newfoundland ,the author of this memoir had written to ,kallihirua1 whilst he was at ,st4 ,augustine's1 and had received from him a letter shortly1 and plainly expressed1 which the ,warden stated to have been composed and written by the youth himself1 and which proved how anxious he was to do well that which was given him to do4 ,the author afterwards often thought of the amiable ,kalli1 and was in hopes of soon hearing from him in his new abode in ,newfoundland4 ,but man proposeth1 and ,god disposeth4 ,a ,st4 ,john's paper1 ,the ,newfoundland ,express1 taken up casually in ,july1 #ahef1 conveyed the intelligence that ,kallihirua had passed away from this busy anxious world to another1 and1 we humbly and reasonably hope1 a better and happier4 ,a melancholy interest generally attaches to the history of individuals dying in a foreign and strange land1 far from friends and home4 ,the separation from all they have known and loved is1 in their case1 so entire1 the change of their circumstances1 habits1 and associations1 so great1 that such a dispensation specially appeals to the sympathy of all ,christian hearts4 ,allusion to ,prince ,le ,boo ,feelings of this kind are excited by the narrative of the early death of ,prince ,le ,boo1 a youthful native of the ,pelew ,islands1 who was brought over to this country in ,july1 #aghd1 and who1 in the spring-time of life1 after little more than five months' stay in ,england1 fell a victim1 to the small pox4 ,in the memoir of that young prince1 who died at ,rotherhithe1 and was buried in the church-yard there1 in ,december1 #aghd1 there are some points of resemblance to the case under our notice4 ,the natural and unforced politeness of the youth1 his aptness at conforming1 in all proper things1 to the habits and customs of those to whose hospitality he was intrusted2 his warm and single-hearted affection for such persons1 in whatever station1 as showed him kind offices1 his desire for mental improvement2 his resignation and submission in his last illness to the will of ,god1 these are features which remind us of the subject of our present memoir4 ,many are the tears which have fallen over the story of the young and amiable ,prince ,le ,boo4 ,accounts from ,st4 ,john's ,but to resume the thread of the narrative respecting ,kalli4 ,during the winter of #ahee and #ahef he had suffered frequently from cough1 and shown other signs of constitutional weakness4 ,his cheerfulness1 however1 had seldom failed him2 his readiness to please1 and be pleased1 to oblige1 and be obliged1 never4 ,in letters which he sent to friends in ,england1 he always spoke with gratitude of the kindness shown him1 and of being very happy4 ,letter from ,kalli ,the following letter to ,mr4 ,blunsom1 who1 as it will have been seen1 had treated him with constant kindness1 and done him much good service1 will be read with interest4 ,st ,john's ,college1 ,newfoundland1 ,january #g1 #ahef4 ,i received your kind letter by the ,december mail1 and am very sorry to hear of your illness4 ,the weather here is very cold1 ,i feel it more than at ,cape ,york4 ,i have begun to skate1 and find it a pleasant amusement4 ,there is a lake a little distance from the ,college1 called1 ',quidi ,vidi1' on which we practise4 ,the ,bishop is very kind and good to me4 ,college here is not so large and fine a place as ,st4 ,augustine's3 nor are there so many students4 ,i hope that all my kind friends at ,canterbury are quite well4 ,please remember me kindly to ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,gipps1 and all at ,st4 ,augustine's4 ,with kind love to yourself1 ,i remain1 yours affectionately1 ,,kalli4 ,kalli's ,illness and ,death ,with respect to the fatal attack under which he soon sunk1 it has to be mentioned1 that he had gone out to bathe with one of his fellow-students at ,st4 ,john's1 on ,saturday1 the #gth ,june4 ,from continuing too long in the water1 which was very cold1 he caught a chill1 and showed many symptoms of inflammation for some days4 ,on ,wednesday1 good medical assistance was called in1 but his constitution had received too violent a shock4 ,the ,surgeon had fears from the first that his patient would not recover4 ,it has been observed by medical men1 that ,esquimaux have but little stamina1 and generally fail under the first attack of serious illness4 ,kalli was kindly watched and assisted by the ,rev4 ,j4 ,g4 ,mountain1 and ,mrs4 ,mountain1 and his fellow-students4 ,he got rapidly worse4 ,on the ,thursday he seemed utterly powerless1 and could not lift up his arms1 nor put them out of his bed4 ,he was very restless during the greater part of ,friday night4 ,soon after ten o'clock on ,saturday morning1 ,june #adth1 said the ,bishop of ,newfoundland1 his gentle soul departed4 ,i saw him frequently during his illness 7three times the last day71 and he always assented most readily1 when ,i reminded him of ,god's gracious goodness in visiting him2 and that it would be better for him to depart1 and be with ,christ4 ,it was remarkable that his ,english was more clear and distinct in his illness than ,i had ever known it2 and though he said but very little1 he seemed to understand better than ever before4 ,the last seizure was so sudden and violent1 that he did not articulate at all4 ,he expired1 whilst ,i was commending his soul to his faithful ,creator and most merciful ,saviour4 ,he is stated to have died of melanosis of the lungs1 a disease in which the whole substance of the lungs turns completely black4 ,it is very slow in its first advances1 but fearfully rapid in its latter stages4 ,the ,bishop had the chest examined after death1 and sent a copy of the ,surgeon's report to the ,warden of ,st4 ,augustine's4 ,in a full communication1 made to the ,warden1 the ,bishop said1 ,the almost suddenness of our good gentle ,kalli's removal makes it difficult to realize the fact that 'he is gone4' ,i still look for his familiar strange face among the students1 wondering at his unwonted absence4 ,he seemed quite identified with our little company4 ,we all miss him greatly1 but he has now entered on that perfect rest which he seemed made for1 and is delivered from a troublesome1 naughty world for which he was certainly not made4 ,the ,bishop also spoke of ,kalli's submission to those set over him2 his kindness to all around him1 and his attention to all his religious duties4 ,many young persons1 born and bred in our own country1 and brought up from the cradle in the very midst of ,christian instruction1 may glean a valuable lesson from the character of this lamented ,esquimaux ,christian4 ,they may ask themselves1 with some feeling of self-reproof1 whether they should have merited such praise from one so revered1 and so well qualified to judge4 ,perhaps1 added ,bishop ,feild1 ,i was a little proud at being able to exhibit a far-off ,esquimaux brought near1 and among my own scholars4 ,during ,kalli's last illness1 which1 though short1 was not without considerable suffering1 the same spirit of resignation and thankfulness1 which he had always shown1 was evinced4 ,mr4 ,d---- very kind1 ,k---- very kind1 ,mrs4---- very kind1 ,sorry to give so much trouble1 were expressions continually on his lips1 as he was visited and assisted by his fellow-students1 and other friends in succession4 ,his gentle spirit departed in the presence of the ,rev4 ,thomas ,wood1 the ,rev4 ,principal of the ,college1 and all his fellow-students4 ,the ,rev4 ,j4 ,f4 ,phelps1 ,vice-,principal of ,st4 ,john's ,college1 ,newfoundland1 who had been a fellow-student of ,kalli's1 at ,st4 ,augustine's1 wrote thus1 ,june #be1 #ahef1 respecting him4 ,i have every reason to believe and hope that he has been translated to a better state1 and that he now rests in his ,saviour3 for though he had not much knowledge1 yet few indeed act up to their knowledge so well and consistently as he did to his4 ,it must be a comfort to you1 ,sir1 to be assured that in his last moments he was cared for1 and attended by all members of the ,college here1 the students constantly being with him1 as well as ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,mountain and myself4 ,he showed himself very grateful for all that was being done for him1 and expressed great sorrow at giving so much trouble4 ,he always spoke of his friends in ,england with great affection1 and was delighted whenever he received letters from them1 which he was always eager to answer4 ,altogether1 his was a very amiable character1 and we all felt his loss very much4 ,in another letter from ,mr4 ,phelps is the following passage3-- ,during his last illness1 in his conversation with me1 it was evident that he quite understood the principle on which we ,christians ought to bear our sufferings1 patiently1 and even thankfully1 because of the still greater sufferings which we deserve1 and which our ,divine ,saviour bore for us4 ,i was1 ,i confess1 surprised at the readiness with which he realized the truth and the force of this reasoning4 ,legacy to a ,friend ,the author had often remarked the very grateful manner in which the youth acknowledged any kindness shown towards him4 ,he spoke with the utmost affection of his dear friends1 ,captain ,ommanney1 ,captain ,austin1 ,r4,n41 the ,rev4 the ,warden of ,st4 ,augustine's ,college1 and ,mrs4 ,bailey4 ,mrs4 ,bailey1 he said1 taught him constantly his readings in the ,new ,testament1 heard him his hymns1 and corrected his writing-exercises4 ,the ,rev4 ,a4 ,p4 ,moor1 ,sub-,warden of the ,college1 was also very kind to him1 and gained his regard4 ,of the moderate means placed at his disposal he was always properly careful1 expending very little upon himself4 ,he had a few pounds laid up in the ,savings' ,bank at ,canterbury4 ,this amount1 together with his humble store of goods and chattels1 consisting chiefly of the prints which had adorned his room1 he left1 by a kind of will1 to his untiring and constant friend1 ,captain ,ommanney1 in token of gratitude and regard4 ,kalli's ,funeral ,the remains of ,kallihirua were borne to the grave by his fellow-students1 and followed by the ,vice-,principal of the ,college1 and by the ,bishop of ,newfoundland1 as chief mourner4 ,the ,burial ,service in the church 7,st4 ,thomas's7 was conducted by the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,wood1 and in the cemetery by the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,mountain1 the ,principal of the ,college4 ,the quiet solemnity of the service was in keeping with the life and death of the gentle ,kalli4 ,mrs4 ,mountain1 of ,st4 ,john's1 ,newfoundland1 in whose house he lived1 and who had kindly assisted in instructing him1 wrote as follows3-- ,it is in sincere sorrow and mourning that ,i write to inform you that we yesterday followed to the grave our poor ,erasmus ,kallihirua4 ,he died after only a few days' illness1 brought on by incautiously going out to bathe with one of our other students4 ,on the following day1 when he came to me to read1 as usual1 he complained of great pain in the chest and side1 and so rapid was the inflammation1 that the usual remedies were unavailing4 ,poor fellow1 he was as patient and gentle during his illness1 as he always was when he was well and strong1 and expressed perfect resignation to ,god's will1 and much thankfulness to those who ministered to him4 ,we all loved him for his unvarying kindness and gentleness1 his submission to those set over him1 and his willingness to serve all4 ,i miss him so very much1 not only in his daily lessons1 but in his constant knock at our door1 to know whether ,i had any thing for him to do in the garden1 or a message in the town when he was going out for a walk4 ,he looked very nice1 lying in his silver-white coffin1 covered with flowers1 and a bunch of lilies and wild pear-blossoms on his bosom4 ,we trust that he was one of the blessed meek who shall inherit the earth4 ,we were all with him when he breathed his last1 the ,bishop1 and the ,principal of ,st4 ,john's ,college1 commending his soul to his faithful ,creator4 ,intended ,memorial ,it is proposed to inscribe a record of ,kalli1 and of other deceased students of ,st4 ,augustine's ,college1 on a tablet in the crypt under the ,college ,chapel4 ,a memorial stone will be erected over ,kalli's grave in ,st4 ,john's1 ,newfoundland4 ,with reference to the recent decease of some hopeful students of ,st4 ,augustine's1 who1 after giving promise of much usefulness in the cause of missions1 had been removed from this earthly scene1 ,mr4 ,phelps observed in a letter lately printed at the ,st4 ,augustine's ,college ,press3-- ,the whole ,college is again reminded1 that 'all flesh is grass1' and that our life 'is even a vapour that appeareth for a little time1 and then vanisheth away4' ,poor ,kalli is no longer with us4 ,he has been made fit for the ,master's use1 and has been taken back by ,him who lent him to us4 ,practical ,reflections ,the writer in the ,newfoundland ,express made the following practical reflections on ,kalli's early death1 which suggest serious though cheering thoughts3-- ,it may seem to some persons but folly1 and to others but mere boasting1 to point to this young man1 as any fruit of1 or recompense for1 the costly and calamitous ,arctic expeditions4 ,but others may not think it all in vain1 if thereby one soul has been saved1 and an example left to a few young men1 of thankfulness and kindness to men1 duty and devotion towards ,god4 ,such was ,erasmus ,augustine ,kallihirua1 once a poor benighted ,esquimaux1 but brought out of darkness into the marvellous light of the ,gospel1 to be a pattern to some1 who1 with much greater advantages1 are far inferior in the best graces of the ,christian4 ,conclusion ,all that has been written will tend to show that ,kallihirua was held in much esteem and affection by those who knew him1 and that some tribute1 7such as even this little memoir17 is due to the memory of one who was well called ,erasmus1 or beloved4 ,this1 however1 is not the chief end which the author had in view in presenting an account of ,kalli's short career among his adopted countrymen4 ,he would fain convey1 amidst other wholesome lessons1 that of the uncertainty of life1 and the necessity of working while it is day4 ,when we reflect on the departure of one1 whose face and figure still dwell in the minds of many of us1 it would be wise to remember1 that we ourselves are making for the same point of our journey1 the concluding scene of this short existence1 the end of our probation4 ,how trifling and insignificant do all other events appear1 compared with the close of the race1 and the arrival at the looked-for goal6 ,may ,god grant us grace to act constantly on this conviction1 as to all our plans and prospects6 ,,the ,,end ,,gilbert ,,and ,,rivington1 ,,printers1 ,,st4 ,,john',s ,,square1 ,,london ,,books ,,printed ,,for ,,the ,society for ,promoting ,christian ,knowledge2 ,,sold ,,at ,,the ,,depositories1 #gg1 ,,great ,,queen ,,street1 ,,lincoln',s ,,inn ,,fields1 #d1 ,,royal ,,exchange1 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