August 1839 - October 1839

the East Indies in the next few days. Mr. Flaxman gave Teichelmann and me together the sum of £15 Sterling.

August 10th, 1839.
This morning the natives had left the hut in which the man had died and had made new ones. They dig up the earth where the body lay and make a small ( 101 ) pile. If you ask them why, they answer, winko, what does lung or breath mean, so I think the natives are looking for the life of a deceased person.

August 12th, 1839.
I went to Pattawilyanga with Moorhouse because we thought the body would be buried today, which wasn't the case because they wanted to wait until the Southmen came. When we returned the Governor visited Piltawodlinga accompanied by his wife and [Mr] Hall. When the latter asked me about the success of my journey, and we discussed the Wirramu men, the governor said: If I wished to settle there, he would make arrangements for me.

A new proof that the Lord paves the way and creates means for his servants if they want to work for his kingdom without looking for their own. Bless his faithfulness.

August 13th, 1839.
This evening Bauer startet his English-lessons with me.
After he left, I wrote a letter of the kind I had never written before to B[ertha] F[iedler].

Success, O Lord, is in your will and in your power, but my humble request is that you will make my plan a success and bless it. You know the loneliness and joylessness of my soul, that's why you don't want to deny me a bosom friend.

Although it had long been intended, this letter was more directly prompted by my visit to K[lemzig] today and by the fact that I was unable to recommend myself to B[ertha] when she left.

( 102 ) August 15th, 1839.
The protector of the natives, who dined with the governor yesterday, thought he would be able to obtain more detailed information on this occasion about the arrangement which His Excellency wanted to make for me at Encounter Bay, but he told me today that the large company that was there had prevented all conversation on the subject, only that he believed that [Mr.] Hall was very favorable to the undertaking. --