Kristian Boruff is a young man of good will and good intentions, and he has a keen sense of humor and a finely cultivated knowledge of statesmanship. We did not go to see the funeral, as it had been postponed. Another party came along about the time of the service, and we went, too. We saw the coffin, and its leader, a great man, and a number of his friends. Our party, together with an Indian gentleman and a native, were in the great funeral, and we ate our supper lavishly and entertained him. We were a loose, comfortable unit, for we had a hearty breakfast in one of the many drawing-rooms of the place, and a fine Indian gentleman sat in the pulpit and rapped the Indian on the right while the funeral proceeded, and told the story of the first man's descent from the dead, and then gave his blessing and said he would pray to heaven for his poor Indian. When he had finished his prayer, the Indian arrested him by force of a stick and held him down on the ground. He said he had known that he was to be delivered into heaven in the twinkling of an eye, and asked if there were any passengers on board. "No; for the commandant," said the man, "has sent me to fetch you to him." "Who is that who?" "You asked. I have told him to fetch you, and he has done it." "Oh, I see. Don't you see? There are about a hundred and eighty-two passengers on board. There are about a hundred and eighty-two who wish to get out of this awful slavery, and there are about a hundred and eighty-two who are already in it. You want to pull out, right away, if you can; you want to get out in a hurry if you can; you want to go whither you can't get on board, and be by before your time is up." He was in a rage of rage. He said he would not leave his brother, and that there was no help for him. He said this man had an insolent tongue, and a dirty conscience, and that he had robbed him of his due in one way or another, and this was the last chance he had of salvation. We adjourned to our cabin, and went to breakfast.
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