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           TherewerebookswhichmadeHerbertwildwithjoy,andcookingutensilswhichNebcoveredwithkisses!

           Inshort,thecolonistshadreasontobeextremelysatisfied,forthischestcontainedtools,weapons,instruments,clothes,books;andthisistheexactlistofthemasstatedinGideonSpilett’snote-book:

           —Tools:—3kniveswithseveralblades,2woodmen’saxes,2carpenter’shatchets,3planes,2adzes,1twibilormattock,6chisels,2files,3hammers,3gimlets,2augers,10bagsofnailsandscrews,3sawsofdifferentsizes,2boxesofneedles.

           Weapons:—2flint-lockguns,2forpercussioncaps,2breach-loadercarbines,5boardingcutlasses,4sabers,2barrelsofpowder,eachcontainingtwenty-fivepounds;12boxesofpercussioncaps.

           Instruments:—1sextant,1doubleopera-glass,1telescope,1boxofmathematicalinstruments,1mariner’scompass,1Fahrenheitthermometer,1aneroidbarometer,1boxcontainingaphotographicapparatus,object-glass,plates,chemicals,etc.

           Clothes:-2dozenshirtsofapeculiarmaterialresemblingwool,butevidentlyofavegetableorigin;3dozenstockingsofthesamematerial.

           Utensils:-1ironpot,6coppersaucepans,3irondishes,10metalplates,2kettles,1portablestove,6table-knives,

           Books:-1Bible,1atlas,1dictionaryofthedifferentPolynesianidioms,1dictionaryofnaturalscience,insixvolumes;3reamsofwhitepaper,2bookswithblankpages.