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Collison had heard her cries and witnessed her fall from the bridge and was coming to investigate. "What in blazes !" Lanyard replied with a gesture of bewilderment: "She was just going below. I'd stopped to light a cigarette, saw nothing to account for this. Wait: I'll fetch water." He darted down the companionway, filled a glass from a silver thermos carafe, and hurried back.
It was three p.m. before we had gone through with them all in this way. "The following day the young men engaged in the healthy game of football, and all the people turned out to witness the sport. Mr. and Mrs. Collison and myself were present to encourage them. After football a marriage took place. A young woman, formerly trained in the Mission -house, was married to a chief.
Portions of Scripture, a simple catechism, the Commandments, the Lord's Prayer, the General Confession and Thanksgiving, several collects, ten hymns, and a series of "Short Addresses on Great Subjects," had been produced by him in the Hydah language. Mr. Collison had visited several tribes at a distance, both on the islands more to the south, and on the coast of Alaska to the north.
Collison, having been ordained deacon and priest by Bishop Bompas, of Athabasca, during the latter's visit to the coast in the winter of 1877 -8, and having been released from the work at Queen Charlotte's Islands by the arrival of Mr. G. Sneath in 1879, again took up his abode at Metlakahtla as pastor of the settlement.
Several excellent speeches were made, and a document was drawn up and signed by the relatives of the young man, expressive of their reconciliation with their ancient foes." The principal trading post, Massett, is on the northern coast of the northern island, Graham Island. Here Mr. and Mrs. Collison, with their two little children, landed on November 1st, 1876
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As he arrived at the top of steps, Collison announced: "It's all right. She's coming to." Supported in the arms of the second mate, Liane was beginning to breathe deeply and looking round with dazed eyes. Lanyard dropped on a knee and set the glass to her lips. She gulped twice, mechanically, her gaze fixed to his face.
"I looked around as soon as I heard her call out," Collison replied; "but I didn't see anybody, only mademoiselle here and you, of course, with that match." "Please help me up," Liane Delorme asked in a faint voice. Collison lent a hand. In the support and shelter of Lanyard's arm the woman's body quivered like that of a frightened child. "I must go to my stateroom," she sighed uncertainly.
At Skidegate Inlet, which divides the two principal of the Queen Charlotte Islands, he had a particularly warm reception. In a letter, dated March 21st, 1879, he wrote that he had thirty names on the list of catechumens, most of them heads of families. Mr. Collison has since removed to Metlakahtla, to undertake the pastoral and school-work there. His place at Massett has been taken by Mr.
Collison to prepare some food for him, and make him comfortable, and about mid day he sent for me again, but why he sent for me, or what he wanted to say to me, I never learned, as before I reached his house he expired. "His death was announced by the firing of several cannon which they have in the village.
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