PROLONGED WAITING. 
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It was about this time that the queen mother made 
over the treasures of the former king to her son. Accord- 
ing to Ashantee custom the mother of the heir keeps pos- 
session of the treasures on the death of the sovereio-n, 
until her son has acquired experience. Kwakoo Dooah 
had now been dead five years, after a reign of thii-ty-three 
without going to war, with the exception of a single 
campaign on the Prah, which was without conflict. He 
had therefore collected more money than any of his prede- 
cessors. It was weighed in a large scale held by four 
strong slaves, but it was not till three months later that 
the elders allowed Kaai-Kari to take possession. 
