JOURNEY TO AGUAGO. 
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squirrel which they had shot, and had also eaten corn and 
ground nuts to the full ; but it was evening before we 
obtained our pittance. At this place we observed some 
huts roofed with branches of banana, and thus knew that 
a plantation was at hand. Might we light a fire in the 
night, I asked of our hard-hearted leader ? It was per- 
mitted, but still we were sorely tried ; our last drop of 
milk was gone, and though our darling babe had cut some 
teeth, and hunger made him devour some of our coarse food, 
we knew he could not long be supported thus. Towards 
noon the next day, however, a man passed us carrying 
two large pisangs (a native fruit) and Ageana begged them 
for the child. They were reluctantly yielded, and one 
was baked and eaten by the little fellow with great enjoy- 
ment, whilst we treasured the other for the morrow. 
After some further marching, the crowing of a cock 
greeted our ears, and we soon entered the town of Aguago, 
whose young chief came out some little way to bid us 
welcome. Being considered too early an hour to offer us 
palm wine, gin was brought instead, which however we 
refused, to the delight of Ageana, who eagerly appro- 
priated it. Corn, bananas, and a dish of fufu, were set 
before us, to all of which we did full justice. 
The houses in this place mostly consisted of only one 
room open in front, the entrance being formed by a few 
steps, polished daily with an oily red earth. We were 
taken into a small yard surrounded by four of these 
apartments, each of them about five feet by six, so that 
we barely found space to lie down in the on^ allotted to 
us. Ageana took possession of the second, and the slaves 
of another, while the fourth served as a kitchen. 
All the luggage was now unpacked, and it soon became 
evident that we were to stay here, as the event proved, 
much longer than we wished. A few days passed 
and then we observed that the wily Opoku, Ageana's 
