d her story, it seemed as though they all wanted to speak at ones;
but there are well understood, although unwritten, rules of precedence
among them, so the first in order spoke, and then the second, and then
the third, and so on.

How they did dress the poor fellow down! While it was very severe, it
was Christian and brotherly. They spoke as men who were grieved and
wounded.

"Is this the way you have acted! You, Robert Atenou, who for so long a
time have professed to be a Christian; you, to treat your poor wife and
children like that; as though no Bible, or missionary had come among us!
Now we know why Betsy has been so sad, and did not rejoice like the
other women."

Thus they faithfully chided him, and expressed their sorrow at his
heartless conduct.

Poor Robert, I had soon to pity him. First, of course, I was a little
anxious as to the way in which a once proud-spirited fiery Indian, would
take his wife's arraignment of his misdoings and selfishness, and also
these reprimands from his brethren. However, it turned out all right.
Robert just buried his bronzed face in his hands, and received it all in
silence. When I thought it had gone far enough, and had decided in my
own mind not then and there to question him, I asked for a cessation of
the speaking, and went and opened the church door.

At once Robert arose and left the church.

Not one word had he spoken to anybody.

Betsy, wife-like, wished immediately to follow him, but Mrs Young
persuaded her not to go for a little while. She took the poor
frightened creature into the mission house, gave her a cup of tea and
something to eat, and what she prized more, some loving sympathetic
words. When she did return home, she found that Robert was absent. The
children said that he had come in, and, after saying some kind words to
them, had taken his gun and ammunition and had gone off hunting. He did
not return until the next day, but he had with him a fine deer. This he
skinned himself, and taking the two hind quarters, went as usual to the
fort, and bartered them for flour, tea and sugar. When he returned to
his tent, he handed these things to his wife, and desired her to cook
them as usual. After all had been prepared he had all placed before his
wife, daughters, and sons. Then, telling them to enjoy the meal, he
left the tent. Taking a net, he went out upon the lake in a canoe, and
after some time spent in fishing, was seen cooking and eating hi