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of a half hour quite a number of men women & children had collected in the bare room and were seated on the floor awaiting events.

Mr Williamson welcomed them & sang and prayed and preached. His command of their language made him independent of an interpreter. The people listened & sat patiently through the service. When it was over, they still sat. [[strikethrough]] and [/strikethrough]] After a time, an old man spoke and asked Mr Williamson:
"Friend, when is your pot going to boil"?

The assembly were quite disgusted, "Little Doctor," "Tom," and all, when they learned there was to be no "feast"! The old men rose and left, the rest following, and they never [[strikethrough]] returned to his [/strikethrough]] came again!