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that he must send me a larger and fatter one ; 

 and he at length promised that I should have 

 one. 



On Friday, December 13th, I landed. In pass- 

 ing through the towns, which were neatly built 

 and very clean, I saw several cows and bul- 

 locks marked with black and white spots, about 

 the size of our Alderney breed of cattle. I was 

 conducted through the bush a distance of four 

 miles, with hundreds of natives following at our 

 heels. The day was excessively hot, and after 

 a most unpleasant walk we arrived at a large 

 house, to which a yard was attached, enclosed by 

 a wall about three feet high, and entirely sur- 

 rounded by plantains and bananas. My atten- 

 tion was attracted by a number of birds' nests in 

 some lofty cotton trees, the feathery tenants be- 

 ing remarkable for the richness of their plumage, 

 and the long black and white feathers of the tail. 



After waiting for some time in an outer yard, 

 where several people were seated on the ground, 

 an elderly man came and presented me with 

 some Goora-nuts. 



I had despatched an Eboe boy with some 

 of the chief's people to assist them in catch- 

 ing the promised bullock which was said to be a 



