About
midday, the grave was covered over with the earth, and friends sat on it
weeping. The relatives of the dead put on mourning by blackening their
bodies all over, and besmearing them with ashes.
On the 31st, the _Bertha_ left for Kerepunu. As I was anxious to see all
the mission stations along the coast between Port Moresby and Kerepunu, I
remained, to accompany Mr. Lawes in the small schooner _Mayri_. We left
on the following day, and sailed down the coast inside the reef. We
arrived at Tupuselei about midday. There were two teachers here, and Mr.
Lawes having decided to remove one, we got him on board, and sailed for
Kaili. The villages of Tupuselei and Kaili are quite in the sea. I fear
they are very unhealthy--mangroves and low swampy ground abound. The
Astrolabe Range is not far from the shore we were sailing along all day.
There is a fine bold coast line, with many bays.
In the early morning, our small vessel of only seven tons was crowded
with natives. We left the vessel about nine a.
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