16 MISSIONARY LIFE IN ASHANTEE. 
sounded wildly in the distance, while the light of a cleai 
moon shone calmly over the blood-stained earth." 
While Mr. K. was making these painful experiences, 
we took a hasty farewell of each other, having no hope of 
life, and inexpressible peace was granted us in the solemn 
prospect of entering eternity. We no longer felt distress 
at the prospect of leaving our helpless infant, but were 
able to rejoice at the thought of the glory that awaited 
us in our Father's House. Hearing myself called, we 
turned into a hut close by, and there found our poor 
brother loaded with fetters, but still alive ; and as we were 
now also in irons, we concluded that our execution was 
postponed, and lay down to rest, after partaking of a 
scanty repast. We slept in spite of the wild music that 
sounded around us, and the slight protection afforded us 
from the pouring rain by our sheep skin and my coat. 
The news of our capture had spread through the 
neighbourhood, and we were aroused before day-break, 
by an eager throng who came in hot haste to view the 
wonderful spectacle of three white persons and a child 
conquered and chained. They crowded round us in the 
greatest amazement, handling us most unceremoniously, 
as if we had been animals, exclaiming now and then, 
" These are not men, they are spirits ; they have heads 
like horses, they will soon be killed ! " One tall, thin, 
grey -haired man, ornamented with coral beads, iron rings, 
and fetish cords, stepped up to Mr. K., and stared feroci- 
ously at him for some minutes ; but his gaze being met 
with unshrinking calmness, he at length slowly retired, 
making some remarks to various attendants, from which 
we gathered that there was no intention of bringing us 
to trial. 
When we had painfully crawled back, on hands and 
knees, to our brother, who sat by the hut of the wounded 
chief, some food was supplied us, and a few poles being 
