In Afric’s Forest and Jungle 
After going some distance, we saw the lights of 
a missionary’s house. It was a vision of paradise, 
for it meant rest, sympathy, and congenial society. 
But when we came almost to the gate, I was or¬ 
dered to follow the man with the sword down 
into a dark gorge. My suspicions being con¬ 
firmed, I refused to obey; but my companion 
again exhorted me not to resist yet, but to obey 
until 1 knew positively what they were going to 
do. As I turned away from that vision of a 
Christian home, to go down into that dark valley, 
it was like a lost spirit turning away from a vi¬ 
sion of heaven to go down to hell. My young 
heart with all its cherished hopes still clung to 
life, and 1 felt determined to make all reasonable 
effort to escape when any seeming opportunity 
presented itself. 
After going some distance in the hollow, we 
entered a large compound and were placed 
formally in charge of the bale. Our new guard, 
after conferring a while with the governor’s mes¬ 
senger, took us back the same way we had come 
to the missionary’s house, with the warning that 
if we left there without the permission of the 
governor, we would be killed by Ogumulla’s 
men. The missionary, Mr. Hinderer and his 
wife, were absent in Abeokuta, and we were 
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