"Biddy," said O'Mulligira to his wife, "it's ft bad cowld ye have. A drap of the crayther ud do ye no harrum." "Och hone,*' said Biddy, "I've taken the plidge, but ye can mix a drink. Jimmy, aud force me to Wally it,"

NO. 3, OCTOBER, 1839.' Atter a few weeks at home, I again started on a long missionary journey to Taupo, with four natives, more than 200 miles from the station. I called at each Tillage on the Waikato and Waipa rivers, held Bible classes, and examined candidates for baptism. On the 13th, I reached Te Awamutu. The Whare Kura (the name given to those natives who were well disposed to Christianity, many of whom were cate chumens) readily agreed to accompany me to Taupo. Af tpr visiting several villages, the third day we reached Te Kainga Boa, i.e., the Taupo plain, a dreary wilderness, without tree, bird, beasb, or human being. We altogether lose the fern, and naked rocks with white spear-like grass is the character of the scenery for several days' journey. We: generally walked from twenty to thirty miles each day. On November Ist we reached the first Taupo village, and we were well received by these poor heathen, for they had only heard of Christianity from a few strangers who passed through their vil lage. Their hospitality was very great, killing two pigs!, aQ d supplying our party, about thirty in number, with plenty of food. I remained two days with them, and. made known to them man a sinner, Christ the Saviour, and they soon became greatly interested. There is nothing arrests their attention like the one great subject, the love of Christ. I proceeded from this village to Tutakamoana, where I spent the Sabbath. A. large number of natives attended the services. Hero we had a most beautiful view of the snow capped mountain Tongariro, an active volcano. Clouds of smoke were ascending from its crater. The next day I felt so unwell, being over-tired, that I could not walk to the next village on the banks of the 'lake. A party of natives immediately volun teered to carry me in an amo (i.e., a contrivance something like a stretcher, poles and canvas ; you , lie down, the poles are tied together and placed on the shoulders). 