Partial Civilization 
tion. One was horizontal while the other was 
up, down, backward or forward. Then they 
would be in opposite directions for sometime, 
quickly changing. Occasionally there appeared 
to be a contest between the two sides as to which 
way the whole should move. It was really un¬ 
pleasant to see the struggle, for the little creature 
seemed to be suffering pain until one side or the 
other surrendered and it could move without 
hindrance in one direction or the other.. 1 also 
came across a species of armadillo, showing that 
the opinion that no species of this animal is 
found in Africa is incorrect. 
Among the rare flora of the country I came 
upon some specimens of ebony and of rosewood 
as beautiful as can be found anywhere. I also 
found some wild tomatoes about the size of 
cherries and proved their excellent quality by eat¬ 
ing heartily of them myself and bringing some 
to my wife. 
We did not feel so lonely and homesick in 
Abeokuta as we did farther in the interior. In 
Ejahyay we saw only one white man and one 
white woman (and these only for a few mo¬ 
ments) who were not of our household; but in 
Abeokuta there were three English missionaries 
with their wives. My wife especially, who had 
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