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THEOLOGY — DEVIL WORSHIP. 79 
whole depth, being near the "Devil place.' 5 
Upon inquiry what that was for, they said 
the " Devil " would come into the pot, and 
tell them what witch trouble their friends, 
if they get sick. 
Near the Wela falls, on the Jong river, 
Mr. Brooks and I were passing a "Devil 
house," under which, among other things, 
lay a beautiful round stone, about the size 
of a potatoe, which I took up to look at. 
For doing this I was called to an account by 
the headmen of Wela; and after much 
"palaver" with them, Mr. B. bought me 
off for the value of forty-eight cents, and a 
piece of lead : which they said they would 
give the " Devil" to appease his wrath, who 
was now very angry because of what I 
had done. They wanted silver, but refus- 
ing that, they said lead would do, if they 
would cut off the outside and make it shine 
like silver, for the " Devil ' ? would then think 
it was silver. We thought with them lead 
would do as well as silver, and be cheaper 
for us. 
Those " Devil houses " are mere sheds, 
being from three to four feet square, and of 
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