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100 canter, Moyhanger accompanied him up the valley: he then returned to me and expressed his approbation of that mode of conveyance. The regimental band delighted him exceedingly; indeed, for music of any kind, he had a very strong passion; I have seen him in raptures at a violin. Everything was new, and most things pleased him. I introduced him to Governor Patten, who, I told him, was chief of the island: he was much pleased with the governor, and frequently repeated to me, Piannah tippeehee-piannah.

St. Helena does not abound in great variety, and Moyhanger, in a short time after our arrival, preferred the ship to the shore. He had acquaintances on board, and he found great amusement in fishing, at which he was very expert. During our stay here he had another narrow escape from a shark: he was bathing one morning, when one of these voracious animals entered the road, and was within a short distance of Moyhanger, who reached the ship in time to