On Oct. 9th, 1875, at a time when he was laid aside by fever, he writes:— “. . . There was an article in the “Messenger” yesterday in reply to my notice that appeared some time ago with reference to the Micmac Mission, full of banter and ridicule. I have some idea of replying. “Oct. 10th.—Sent a reply yesterday to the “Messenger” to the man who bantered me. I have rested well, I rose early and feel well. Ate a hearty breakfast. Read 1st and 2nd Timothy nearly all. “Oct. 11th.—I feel a shrinking from attacking the Micmac. My head was so whirled about with that language when the fever came on that I seem to want to rest from it for awhile. “Oct. 12th.—Rursus scribendum est mihi Latine. Valetudo mea crescit in dies, et hodie valeo. Versum tempestas est pluvialis, et frigida. Igitur debet me in domo quiescere donec sol splenderet, et ser dilucidus esset et calidus. “Lord’s Day, Aug. 6th, 1874.—Came to Bear River (Elsetkook) day before yesterday. Found letters from home. Yesterday forenoon it rained heavily, cleared off in afternoon. I went up to Cakwogook and had an interesting time. Met Joseph Salome and found him at the house of a Frenchman named Cumean whose wife is part Indian. He lives in quite a respectable looking house. He invited me in. I found Salome more kind than ever before. Toosei has been down, and I find that he has been reading the Scriptures and talking with Salome. I spoke to the Frenchman, and sang a hymn in French; quite a company gathered around before we ended our conversation. I read several chapters in Exodus. To-day I am to preach to the white people. “Sept. 3rd. . . . In the afternoon went to see Ben Brooks. Found quite a number there. Read chapters 13-17 of John’s Gospel. Had quite a little meeting. Read the story of Tobit in Castelio’s Latin translation. What a ridiculous story mixed with many pious meditations and prayers and sayings. How different it is after all from real Scripture! I think there is internal evidence that it was composed before the destruction of the second Temple, and after the destruction of the first. “I spent the forenoon at home reading and studying the Bible, chiefly in Castelio’s Latin version. In the afternoon I went to see Ben Brooks. Read from my Revised Version in Micmac the 14th and on to the 19th inclusive. I had him, his daughter, and son and daughter-in-law for very attentive auditors. He told me that the priests tried to get them to burn our books.”