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CHAP. XVIL 
INTERVIEW WITH THE KING OF MASHOW AND 
HIS CAPTAINS—MISCELLANEOUS INCIDENTS AT 
MASHOW— CUSTOMS, &c. 
April 25. 
I Addressed the people on various scripture 
topics, and, after worship, had a meeting with 
Kossie and his chief captains, to whom I stated 
the object of my visit, wishing to know if they 
were desirous that white men should reside 
amongst them, in order to teach them those things 
of which they Avere ignorant, especially to ex- 
plain to them more fully the word of God. I 
referred them to Munameets for information as to 
the manner in which Missionaries had conducted 
themselves for the three years they had resided 
at Lattakoo. 
Munameets then said that the Missionaries gave 
their advice when asked by Mateebe ; but when 
people came to them with complaints, they said 
