TO HIS WIFE. 



This work, which monopolised much of its Author's 

 spare time that should otherwise have been devoted 

 to her society, is gratefully dedicated to one of the 

 best of women and the most devoted of wives, who, 

 during its preparation, generously supported him by 

 her consideration and self-sacrifice, and shared con- 

 jointly the hope that it would prove of some advantage, 

 in the direction of the enlightenment and progress, to 

 the people of West Africa for whom chiefly it has 

 been put together. 



The Author. 



