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accomplished, baptizing by the way, and was 
speedily introduced to the king, Don Ah aio, a 
joung negro about twenty. He was dressed in a 
scarlet coat with gold buttons, and wore common- 
ly white buskins above silk stockings. One of the 
attendants bore his umbrella, of flame colour, and 
laced with gold ; another a chair of carnation vel- 
vet, with gold nails. He received CarU gracious- 
ly, and invited him to go on to San Salvador ; but 
the missionary stating that he found his services 
more needed at Bamba, the king gave him a letter 
to the Grand Duke ; after which, Carli returned 
to Bamba. 
Soon after his return, an incident occurred, 
which gave him a high idea of the Congo Chris- 
tians. One evening after sunset, he heard a very 
loud concert, of the most doleful sounds that had 
ever met his ear. This was found to proceed 
from the inhabitants of a neighbouring libatte, who 
had come to submit themselves to the discipline 
of the church. On repairing to the place of wor- 
ship, he accordingly found two hundred persons on 
their knees, beating their breasts, and bearing ou 
their shoulders, as an additional penance, logs of 
wood of an enormous weight. Carli having given 
some exhortation, caused the candles to be extin- 
guished, after which these pious persons drew out 
leather thongs, and cords made of bark, with 
which they continued to whip themselves for a 
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