theyarelikedifficultiesouthunting-afellowragesatthetimeandrejoicestorecallandtocommemoratethem。Mytroubleshavebeenfinancial。Itishardtoarrangewiselyinterestssodistributed。America，England，Samoa，Sydney，everywhereIhaveanendofliabilityhangingoutandsomeshelfofcredithardby；andtojugglealltheseandbuildadwelling-placehere，andcheckexpense-athingIamillfittedfor-youcanconceivewhatanightmareitisattimes。ThenGodknowsIhavenotbeenidle。ButsinceTHE
MASTERnothinghascometoraiseanycoins。Ibelievethespringsaredryathome，andnowIamworkedout，andcannomoreatall。Aholidayisrequired。
DEC。28TH。Ihavegotunexpectedlytoworkagain，andfeelquitedandy。Good-bye。
MYDEARCOLVIN，-TheFaamasinoSili，orChiefJustice，tospeakyourlowlanguage，hasarrived。IhadriddendownwithHenryandLafaele；thesunwasdown，thenightwascloseathand，sowerodefast；justasIcametothecorneroftheroadbeforeApia，Iheardagunfire；andlo，therewasagreatcrowdattheendofthepier，andthetroopsout，andachiefortwointheheightofSamoafinery，andSeumanucominginhisboattheoarsmenallinuniform，bringingtheFaamasinoSilisureenough。Itwasluckyhewasnolonger；
thenativeswouldnothavewaitedmanyweeks。Butthinkofit，asIsatinthesaddleattheoutsideofthecrowdlooking，theEnglishconsulsaid，asifIwerecommandingthemanoeuvres，Iwasnearlyknockeddownbyastampedeofthethreeconsuls；theyhadbeenwaitingtheirguestattheMatafeleend，andsomewretchedintrigueamongthewhiteshadbroughthimtoApia，andtheconsulshadtorunallthelengthofthetownandcometoolate。