The report had the effect also of frightening all the natives that were about, who no doubt made off at a great rate.

I began to climb up after him, but he pelted me with sticks, and was more like a wild beast than a man.

After discovering we did not like to be hit, he became bolder and threw more sticks at us, and one hitting Tommy, he was nearly shooting him, when I called on him to desist.

I then offered him a piece of damper, showing him it was good by eating some myself and giving some to Tommy.

He would not look at it, and when I threw it close to him he dashed it away as if it was poison.