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the tree that marks my brother's grave. But here, owmg 

 to Jose's illness, we were delayed for two days, at which 

 all the drovers save four got restless and decamped with 

 their oxen in the night. I summoned the kine and asked 



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TRIAL BY ORDEAL 



him to call his men in again, whereupon he was extremely 

 insolent, telling me to go and fetch them mvself. There is 

 only one remedy that meets the case of such insolence from 

 a native to a white man. So, using my privilege of the jDowers 

 of an Assistant Resident given me by the Colonial Office 

 before leaving England, I ordered him to be flogged, and 

 reported it to the Assistant Resident at Maifoni. Some 

 days later the chief went and complained to the Resident, 

 who fined me £5. Before leaving Nigeria I reported the 

 matter to the Colonial Office. 



While at Maifoni I witnessed an interesting trial by 

 ordeal. One of my " boys " was suspected by his comrades 



