36 MISSIONARY LIFE IN ASHANTEE. 
ships of such travel as ours. Alas ! in the evening, the 
momentary gleam of sunshine, which had brightened our 
toilsome way, was clouded, for our fetters were once 
more fastened, though the observers looked on us with 
pity, evidently believing we were innocent sufferers. 
Very early in the morning we found ourselves again 
on the march, and had already left the town behind us, 
when we were overtaken by a messenger from the kind 
chief who had so befriended us, and despite the anger of 
our conductor, he felt compelled to let us return to the 
outskirts, where the chief stood waiting our approach. 
To his enquiry as to how we could leave him without a part- 
ing word, we replied, that being prisoners we had no will of 
our own. He then refreshed us with a draught of palm 
wine, and with thanks and blessing we bade him farewell. 
Our journey this day was through woods, which 
sheltered us from the heat, and lessened the distressing 
thirst. We were gradually ascending until noon, when 
we arrived at a town whose name, Abetifi, signified the 
"Tops of Palms," and thus, whichever way we turned 
our eyes, nothing but palm trees met our view. While ar- 
rangements were pending for our introduction to the chief, 
we stood outside the town, and Ageana with two soldiers 
entered. He was not flattered by his reception, and re- 
turned crestfallen, while to us the kindness of the people 
was great, and for some reason not apparent, we remained 
among them three days. 
This rest was the more welcome as our babe was suffer 
ing from fever, and Mr. K. had a deep wound in his heel 
produced by the heavy irons, and causing him intense 
pain in walking. The good people, high and low, alike 
vied with each other in ministering to us, and most 
deeply did we feel their cheering attentions. The priests 
visited us repeatedly, always exclaiming, " These must be 
men of God." 
