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MISSIONARY LIFE IF ASHANTEE, 
Wearied with sight-seeing, we retired thankfully to our 
little hut, after seeing the brother of the king and Bosom- 
muru carried by. 
What a relief to our feelings was the thought of the 
following day, which was the Christian Sabbath to us, 
though in a land of darkness ; and we purposed to com- 
memorate it specially by meeting together at the table of 
the Lord. The present of wine we had lately received 
enabled us to hold this strengthening feast, for which our 
souls yearned. One of our boxes, covered with a white 
cloth, served as a table, and when all was ready, we 
anxiously awaited the arrival of prince Ansa. It was not 
till late in the afternoon he could obtain the king's per- 
mission to come, when he brought a native christian called 
Joseph from Cape Coast. How delightful was it again to 
enjoy the privilege of a christian service, to read together 
God's word, and unite in prayer and praise with our 
voices and our hearts. 
After the service we conversed with the prince on the 
subject of our freedom, which he regarded as only a matter 
of time. He could sympathise with us from his own 
experience, having been for three years put off with fair 
promises. " After the Fantees on the coast have been set 
at liberty, and after Adu Bofo appears, your turn will 
come," said he, though the general himself has little 
influence, in spite of his being purse-bearer and keeper of 
the keys. We then discussed the fate of our property, of 
which we concluded the chiefs would retain a share, 
however much they might have grudged it to Adu Bofo. 
A month later the feast of yams was to be held, and 
he was expected forty days after. This number the 
Ashantees consider particularly lucky, and always try to 
connect with some important event. 
We now ventured to invite the prince to breakfast 
with us, and on Sept. 15th, a special messenger being de- 
