In Afric’s Forest and Jungle 
the gate keeper who was one of Areh's slaves, 
afterward took a fish from this brook and was not 
betrayed by those who saw him do so. When 
the missionary requested permission to fish in 
this same brook, Areh replied that as long as the 
natives did not fish in the brook, it could have no 
controversy with him; and if the white man 
wished to fish in the brook, he could do so, but 
when he got himself into trouble with the angry 
water, he must not call on him (Areh) for help. 
Among the first things a foreigner is expected 
to do on arriving at a town in this part of Africa 
is to pay his respects to the chief ruler, and make 
him a present as a token of friendship. We 
paid our respects to Areh the third day after our 
arrival in his domains; but before telling about 
this visit, it might be well to give the reader some 
idea of his wealth and domestic surroundings. 
His “compound” was really a fortress and 
covered about eleven acres of ground. He had 
300 wives and 1,000 slaves. His steward or 
manager of his domestic affairs was a slave only 
in name, for he himself owned 300 slaves and 
had a large domestic establishment of his own. 
Within the vast labyrinth enclosed by the outer 
walls of his compound, were stored away an un¬ 
told amount of treasures of many kinds, such as 
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