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would have made a dead alderman smack his lips, 

 and sundry other good things of this life, which 

 formed a striking contrast to ordinary Coast fare. 



Our worthy host, an old soldier, who had seen 

 the world — ^for he had gone through some hard 

 work with the Eoyal Irish — followed the customs 

 of the country in more ways than one, and 

 thoroughly enjoyed life. He had by far the best 

 regulated household on the Coast, and everything 

 showed that the roast was ruled by an able hand. 

 Accra is the "Land of Plenty," and all animals 

 seem to thrive better here than on any other part 

 of the Coast. Horses will live for years, cattle get 

 into tolerable condition, whilst sheep and poultry, 

 including guinea fowls and turkeys — which 

 generally come from Jellakoffee or Quitta— are 

 easily procurable at moderate prices. 



The inhabitants also seem better off than at 

 Cape Coast Castle, many of them wearing gold 

 ornaments, in the manufacture of which the artifi- 

 cers of Accra appear to excel. I got some rings on 

 which the signs of the Zodiac were worked in 

 relief, that were really very creditable specimens of 

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