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 articles of clothing for our visitors, as many of them were in much want.

Friday 25th. — Rose up this morning with joy and gratitude to God, for bringing me to see another Christmas day. This being our Quarterly meeting day, about 10 o'clock love feast commenced. Elder Wm. Ryerson and Elder Youman, superintended the meeting.

Monday 28th. — Employed in translating. Keketoonce and his people left the village this day to return home. Alexander Chief accompanies them as a leader of their meetings. They told me that they should plant the ensuing Spring at the River Saugeen.

Saturday, January 2nd. — Attended to the funeral of B. Soncgo's child. In the evening went with sisters Barnes and others to Mr. Marrigold's settlement. On our arrival there, we found the school house crowded. At 3 o'clock the men got together in the meeting house in order to select a suitable person to go on a mission to the west.

Wednesday 6th. — Went in the morning to assist in searching for a lost boy, and to my great grief and surprise, I found the men who had started early in the morning, engaged in cutting a hole in the ice, having found the boy in the bottom of the river.

Thursday 7th. — The Coroner came this day to hold an inquest over the body of William West. For the first time, the Indians acted as jurors.

Monday 11th. — Employed in the translations. Brother G. Ryerson moved into the new Mission house this day. Received letters from Brothers Case, Henry Jones, James Currie, and David Sawyer.

Friday 15th. — Went in the forenoon with John to the mouth of the Credit, in order to see the Government lot surveyed, and that no encroachments were made on the Indian Reserve.