Excerpt from Pitcairn: The Island, the People, and the Pastor, With a Short Account of the Mutiny of the Bounty
Nelson, the gardener, and his assistant being sent out to look for young plants, it was no small degree of pleasure to find them report, on their return, that according to appearances, the object of the voyage would probably be accomplished with ease, the plants were plentiful, and no apparent objection on the part of the natives to...
Excerpt from Kalli, the Esquimaux Christian: A Memoir
Kallihirua, notwithstanding the disadvantages of person (for he was plain, and short of stature, and looked what he was - an Esquimaux), excited a feeling of interest and regard in those who were acquainted with his history, and who knew his docile mind, and the sweetness of his disposition.
Compliance with the precept in the Old Testament, "Love ye the stranger, " becomes a delight as we...
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