When the White settlers were commencing some years ago to plant cotton on the banks of the Rewa a disturbance took place between the planters and natives some distance up the river; The British Consul visited the place in his boat to enquire into the matter with a vibW of bringing about a better state of feeling between the two races; The weather was very dirty, and everyone was wet and miserable. When the Consul was returning down stream the rain.fell as it only can in the tropics. The native crew, were, shiverr ing, and pulled hard to get back to their houses, when, just before the boat turnod out of - the main river to take a shortcut through the Na Kelemusu channel, a voice was heard from the top of the high bank hailing the Consul, and a. man was seen with a wooden leg, who pegged his way down pretty quickly in the stiff clay to the boat. His wooden member got bogged, and he was apparently tho Worse of liqupr. He gabbled out hurriedly to the Consul, " Oh, sir Imy name is S. lam just 35 years of age. ,lam a native of. I want to get married. Will you come ashore and perform the ceremony ?" '.' Who, do you want to marry." said the Consul. '' Maria, one of old P-—g's wives, sir, He. died a fortnight ago, and she loves me." " Well," said the Consul, " I cannot wait just now, for I must be in Levuka early to-morrow morning to meet a British ship of war; Besides, you must make an affidavit at the office to prove you are not married already." "Oh, sir, I will swear to anything." He then sung out, " Stove, Steve, bring down the Bible ; I want to swear that I am not married." But the Consul said, "That won't do, You must attend at the office and go through t_"ie necessary forms." THen, turning to Ms crew, he toid them to "give way." This they were only too glad to do to warm themselves. The blade 'of the stroke oar, somehow or another, caught S-—■ just under the oar, and he fell splash into the muddy water. 