G4: MISSIONARY LIFE IF ASHANTEE. 
CHAPTEK XIL 
IN ASOTSCHE. 
On the 15fch of February we once more recognised in our 
forest home the well known sound of " Forward." Our 
sullen old leader was alive again, and we prepared for a 
march, longer or shorter as the case might be. 
After an hour we reached an irregularly-built village of 
some size, where we were introduced to the wife of the chief 
and some aged elders, one of whom showed us into several 
good houses belonging to himself An ox was soon slain 
and distributed with some salt, which act of generosity was 
deeply felt and acknowledged. 
Our position was here much improved. Not only did the 
villagers try to outvie each other in kindness, but the son of 
the chief took a lively interest in " the white people," and 
stood our friend when needful. Presents of fruit, eggs, rice, 
and onions were brought us from five different villages, and 
an excellent dish of fufu was daily supplied from the 
elders' table. 
In Abankoro there were only women, and our old 
leader could abuse us to his heart's content ; here there 
were plenty of kindly-disposed men. Our soldiers who 
had feasted luxuriously in their former quarters be- 
sought us to return, but we assured them we were 
perfectly contented as we were. One of our privileges we 
greatly valued — we were allowed to live separate from 
our escort, and were permitted to distribute for ourselves 
the presents we received. Our hearts were also made 
glad by the frank way in which these villagers assured us 
