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obi’s firmness. 
the long and impaticntly-looked-for exhibition and dis- 
tribution of the promised presents. These consisted of 
sundry articles of gay wearing apparel, cloth, woollen 
and Manchester cottons, handsome fowling-pieces and 
pistols, with many other things, useful and ornamental. 
Among those which particularly attracted Obi’s 
attention were, a handsome gilt sword, some scarlet, and 
other fine clothes, a musical snuif-box, and a splendid 
cap of the established royal form of Ibu, but of more 
costly materials than had hitherto been seen among the 
regalia. It was of silk velvet, of conical shape, some- 
thing like — if one might be allowed to compare great 
things with small — what we commonly call a foolscap, 
but decorated, from the rim of gold lace, with many 
rows of coral beads to the apex, which was surmounted 
by a handsome gold tassel. 
A press for oil was included among the articles in- 
tended to be useful : but although great pains were taken 
to make all understand its purposes, by placing a wetted 
towel under the power of the screw, it is doubtful 
whether they will not consider their own manipulations 
iviih the feet to be better than our foreign conceits. 
The effects of a galvanic battery excited as much 
surprise as terror. Few of the headmen could be pre- 
vailed on to try the experiment, and those who did 
touch the wires, dropped them in great trepidation 
after receiving a shock. Obi, how’ever, shewed the 
magnanimity of a hero. He firmly grasped the con- 
ductors, and held them for a minute, although the 
muscles of his shoulder were evidently in strong electric 
