superstitious natives stood aside to let her pass. One of them seized
her as she was passing, and asked her what she was going to do. She
said: "I am going inside; I cannot escape you, you are too many for me.
Leave me to myself for a short time." The man brandished a spear in her
face, and said: "See, that is the blood of your friends; yours will soon
cover it." But she did not falter, and the savages probably left her
untouched for this reason. They are very superstitious, and must have
thought that there was something supernatural about her. Shortly after
this she heard the tramp of feet outside, and an English voice calling
to ask if there was anybody inside; running out, she found that the
British commissioner and a large force had arrived. And with them she
made her escape.

When the Americans arrived at Freetown, a large force of volunteers had
been concentrated, and it is hoped that the uprising will soon be at an
end.

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In our previous number we mentioned the name of
one of the missionaries killed at the massacre as
"Kane"; it should have been "Cain."

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One of our subscribers has asked why the flag of Hawaii has eight
stripes and three crosses. There is a very interesting story told in
reference to this peculiar flag. It seems that about twenty-five years
ago, when the country was still a monarchy, it was quite frequently
visited by war-ships of different nations. It is said that one morning