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MYDEARCOLVIN，-WehavehadquiteaninterestingmonthandmostlyinconsiderationofthatroadwhichIthinkItoldyouwasabouttobemade。Itwasmadewithoutahitch，thoughI
confessIwasconsiderablysurprised。Whentheygotthrough，Iwroteaspeechtothem，sentitdowntoaMissionarytobetranslated，andinvitedthelottoafeast。Ithoughtagooddealofthisfeast。Theoccasionwasreallyinteresting。I
wantedtopitchitinhot。AndIwishedtohaveasmanyinfluentialwitnessespresentaspossible。Well，asitdrewtowardsthedayIhadnothingbutrefusals。Everybodysupposeditwastobeapoliticaloccasion，thatIhadmadeahiveofrebelsuphere，andwasgoingtopushfornewhostilities。
TheAmanuensishasbeenill，andaftertheabovetrialpeteredout。Imustreturntomyown，loneWaverley。Thecaptainrefused，tellingmewhy；andatlastIhadtobeatupforpeoplealmostwithprayers。However，Igotagoodlot，asyouwillseebytheaccompanyingnewspaperreport。Theroadcontainedthisinscription，drawnupbythechiefsthemselves:
’THEROADOFGRATITUDE。’
’ConsideringthegreatloveofTusitalainhislovingcareofusinourdistressintheprison，wehavethereforepreparedasplendidgift。Itshallneverbemuddy，itshallendureforever，thisroadthatwehavedug。’Thisthenewspaperreportercouldnotgive，notknowinganySamoan。ThesamereasonexplainshisreferencestoSeumanutafa’sspeech，whichwasnotlongandWASimportant，foritwasaspeechofcourtesyandforgivenesstohisformerenemies。Itwasverymuchapplauded。Secondly，itwasnotPoe，itwasMataafa(don’tconfusewithMataafa)whospokefortheprisoners。
Otherwiseitisextremelycorrect。
Ibegyourpardonforsomuchuponmyaboriginals。Evenyoumustsympathisewithmeinthisunheard-ofcompliment，andmyhavingbeenabletodeliversosevereasermonwithacceptance。ItremainsanicepointofconsciencewhatI
shouldwishdoneinthematter。Ithinkthismeeting，itsimmediateresults，andthetermsofwhatIsaidtothem，desirabletobeknown。Itwilldoalittlejusticetome，whohavenothadtoomuchjusticedoneme。Atthesametime，tosendthisreporttothepapersistrulyanactofself-
advertisement，andIdislikethethought。Query，inamanwhohasbeensomuchcalumniated，isthatnotjustifiable？I
donotknow；bemyjudge。Mankindistoocomplicatedforme；
evenmyself。DoIwishtoadvertise？IthinkIdo，Godhelpme！Ihavehadhardtimeshere，aseverymanmusthavewhomixesupwithpublicbusiness；andIbemoanmyself，knowingthatallIhavedonehasbeenintheinterestofpeaceandgoodgovernment；andhavingoncedeliveredmymind，Iwouldlikeit，Ithink，tobemadepublic。Butth
