-meaning by this whether I was the highest
among them, supposing that Mr. Judson, like the Burmans, had many wives;
and whether I intended tarrying long in the country.

"When the Viceroy came in I really trembled, for I never before beheld
such a savage-looking creature. His long robe and enormous spear not a
little increased my dread. He spoke to me, however, very
condescendingly, and asked whether I would drink some rum or wine. When
I arose to go, her highness took my hand again, told me she was happy to
see me, and that I must come to see her every day. She led me to the
door, I made my _salam_ and departed.

"My object in visiting her was, that if we should go into any difficulty
with the Burmans, I could have access to her, when perhaps it would not
be possible for Mr. Judson to have an audience with the Viceroy."

In pursuing his study of the language, Mr. Judson had fortunately
secured as a teacher a Burman of more than ordinary intelligence, and
who had a perfect knowledge of the grammatical construction of the
Burman dialect, and also of the _Pali_, or language of the sacred books.
Day after day he sat with his teacher in the open verandah which
surrounded their dwelling, reading, writing, and talking, joined by Mrs.
Judson in every interval she could spare from family cares, and thus
were they fitting themselves to teach to the poor idolaters the new
religion. Nor did they neglect such opportunities of doing good as
presented themselves even then; but every effort to inculcate their
sentiments was met with the objection, "Your religion is good for you,
ours for us." "You will be rewarded for your good deeds in your way, we
in our way." They found they had to deal with one of the proudest and
most conceited races on earth. Their very religion, as we have before
said, encourages this conceit, by leading them constantly to make "a
merit" of their good actions, or what they suppose such; while it
inculcates neither contrition nor penitence. The peculiar doctrines of
Christianity, its justification through the merits of another, its
humility and charity, were in the last degree opposed to the character
of the Burman race. The missionaries were made daily more sensible that
the Spirit of God must come "with power," before the truth could ever
enter those darkened understandings. Prayer was therefore their only
reliance, as it was their only comfort.

But even this enjoyment, as far as it was social, was soon br