In Afric’s Forest and Jungle 
I could keep from falling over his head on to 
mine. But this equine pigmy carried me seven 
miles with so much ease that at times he was 
even unruly. His strength and endurance were 
truly wonderful. We tarried in Abeokuta about 
a week and were most hospitably and comfort¬ 
ably entertained by Mr. Priest and his excellent 
wife. 
One bright morning, 1 ascended a lofty granite 
boulder in the heart of the populous part of the 
town and got a good view of the surrounding 
country. What I saw disabused my mind of 
many errors in regard to this part of Africa. The 
city extends along the bank of the Ogun for 
nearly six miles and has a population'approximat- 
ing 200,000 thousand souls. The view of the 
surrounding country is very extended, and it is 
both picturesque and beautiful, especially when 
covered by dewdrops sparkling in the rising 
sun. Spread out before the delighted eye as on 
a great natural canvas, is everything needed to 
complete a landscape. Here are the homestead, 
the winding river, the browsing cattle, azure 
hills, lofty trees and green, far-extending plains. 
The outward condition of the people, who 
were swarming in myriads below me, was as 
great a revelation to me as the appearance of the 
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