BEFORE ADU BOFO. 
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struck, skins were spread upon them to shield us from the 
heat- and the crowd. After a short time a group of men 
Approached, bearing aloft a large coloured umbrella, under 
which Adu Bofo advanced to visit the chief. I made an 
attempt to draw his attention, and again urged the sad 
story of our betrayal and wrong. But though he took 
my offered hand, and acknowledged the truth of my as- 
sertions, he assured us, with stony composure, that being 
his master's slave, his only course was to send us to the 
king, and thus we recognized the terrible fact, that 
Coomassie was to be our ultimate goal. 
We entreated him at least to restore us to the 
Akwamu King, who might send us to our brethren in 
Krobo, promising that they would reward him liberally, 
whereupon he pondered, and pretended to comply, for 
which we thanked and blessed him most heartily. Our 
irons were removed, and we were provided with a 
roof of banian leaves. But before long a procession of 
soldiers was again formed, and the camp was ordered 
forward, while we, scarcely able to move, and stung 
by pangs of the keenest disappointment, were forced 
to keep up with the rest. Mr. K. most kindly supplied 
my poor wife with one of his shoes, which were for- 
tunately small, she having lost hers in the muddy 
path, and thus we recommenced our dismal march under 
a fresh escort of guards. 
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