The Martyr of the Pongas Being a Memoir of the Rev Hamble James Leacock Lead
The Martyr of the Pongas Being a Memoir of the Rev Hamble James Leacock Lead
Henry Caswall
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Leacock gives the following interesting sketch of some of his neighbours : " Mrs. Lightburn is a native of this country, a black woman, widow of a respectable American white man, who came to this country many years ago, and died here, leaving many sons and daughters, and very considerable property. She has a respectable family. Her eldest son, Styles Lightburn, an edu- cated gentleman, resides on the Fattalah river, a branch of the Bangalong. He is a chief. " Mr. Faber is a coloured gentleman, ...son of an American by a native woman. He is wealthy, and one of the most influential chiefs in the country. " I have a new and very interesting chief to intro- duce, Stephen, chief of the Bagoes. He is not edu- cated, but he speaks English fluently. In his youth he was put on board of a British ship of war, where he learned true and wholesome discipline ; and this training now keeps his people in peace and order. He is a wise and inflexible disciplinarian. " In all the villages on the river, the English lan- guage is known by a few persons.
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