In Afric’s Forest and Jungle 
be brought by force. If she comes with honor, 
adorned with jewels and with handsome cloths, 
she marches several days after the wedding day 
through the streets. Her approach is heralded 
by music, she is escorted by a large number of 
maidens and receives congratulations and pres¬ 
ents from her friends. In this way she is treated 
with much honor. If she is unworthy, the par¬ 
ents are required to refund the whole sum ad¬ 
vanced in betrothing her, and the partner of her 
infidelity, if he is discovered, is prosecuted for 
adultery. 
A messenger always carries some kind of staff 
as his credentials. The credentials of Areh’s 
messenger was a crook of brass. Mr. Phillips 
and myself used our walking-sticks when we 
sent a messenger to Areh. Whenever Enigbio, 
Areh’s messenger, came in to see us without his 
crook, he was no more than any other respect¬ 
able man; but when he came in and placed 
Areh’s staff into the hand of one of us, it was 
Areh that was speaking, and to disobey was 
banishment or death. 
When carrying a message, Enigbio never sa¬ 
luted any one, however superior in rank. This 
was to remind the people of the authority of his 
master and show the importance <?f his message. 
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