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76 in the original. Mr. Baker was printer to the L.M.S. mission in Antanànarivo, 1828—1836, and was one of the two last missionaries who left the country before the outbreak of persecution. As the History is now a rather scarce book, I make no apology for extracting from it this

Vain man! observ'st thou not the dead? The morning warmth from them has fled. Their mid-day joy and toil are o'er, Though near, they meet fond friends no more. A gate of entrance to the tomb we see, But a departure thence there ne'er will be. The living waves his signal high, But Where's his dearest friend's reply? Ah! where are those thus doomed to die?