CHAPTER XXI 



PLANTAIN PEELINGS TO EAT — HUMAN FOOTPRINTS 

 LEAD ME TO A VILLAGE — THE VILLAGERS EVI- 

 DENTLY WARLIKE — ADMITTED WITHIN THE GATE 

 — AWE OF THE PEOPLE AT SIGHT OF THE OGUIZI 



EARLY the next morning I was up, and fol- 

 lowed the path until I came to another which 

 crossed it. This one was well trodden, showing that it 

 was quite frequented. The question again arose, which 

 side must I take. I concluded to take again the 

 right. Soon after, I discovered some plantain peel- 

 ings and the remains of a fire. I was delighted at 

 the discovery, and stopped and roasted the peelings, 

 which were better than nothing. I did not like 

 them, but I was very thankful that I had found them. 

 Further on I came to a place where the ground was 

 soft, and saw before me four well-marked human 

 footprints. Two were much larger than the others, 

 and were evidently the marks of a full-grown man ; 

 the others looked as if they were those of a woman. 

 I continued until I came to a place where these two 

 people had rested. I was overjoyed at this discovery, 

 for I knew that they were going to some village or 

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