V 
IN A NATIVE CARAVAN. 
To prepare for the journey to Ejahyay, where I 
was to be stationed, it was necessary to obtain 
carriers for our luggage, a hammock and carriers 
for my wife, and a horse for myself. My kind 
host lent me a horse and his wife lent my wife 
her hammock, so there was nothing for me to do 
but to get the necessary carriers. Of these, I 
needed one for every sixty or seventy pounds of 
baggage, and four for my wife, the couples reliev¬ 
ing each other every eight or ten miles. 
Securing carriers is one of the disagreeable 
things connected with travelling in this part of 
Africa. They always begin by asking much 
more than they are willing to take and, if one is 
not well acquainted with the customary charge, 
he will be swindled at every point. Fortunately 
for me, Rev. A. D. Phillips, at whose mission- 
house I had arranged to stay while 1 was stop¬ 
ping in Ejahyay, was then in Abeokuta, and was 
going back to his home with us. Being familiar 
with the customs of the people, he consented to 
engage the carriers for me. All 1 had to do was 
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