The Caboceer’s Kindness to my Servant--Presents--Names of Caboceer, &c.--Granite Mountains--Tanks--The Adita--Soil--The Tawee--Mountains--Grain and Vegetables--The Zoglogbo Mountain--Reception by the Caboceer of Zoglogbo--Ascent of the Mountain--Cotton-trees--Mountain-pass--Singular Situation of the Town--Houses--Dahoman Political Agent--Probable Origin of the Mountain--Kpaloko Mountain--Ignorance, assumed or real, of the neighbouring Country by the Natives--The Dabadab Mountains--Superstition--Singular Method of conveying Cattle--Cruelty to the Brute Creation--Difficult Descent--Agriculture and Manufactures--Height of the Mountains--Death of Three Kings at Zoglogbo--Names of the Caboceer, &c.--Reception at Baffo--Costume of Caboceer and his Wife--His Principal Wives--Beautiful Birds--Gigantic Trees--Parasitical Plants--Singular Tree--Soil--Grain, Fruits, &c.--Cattle--Market-day, and Bustle of the Caboceer--Goods exposed for Sale--Rival Caboceers--Game--Pigeon-trap--Trial of Skill--Dog poisoned--Increasing Illness of my Servant--The Caboceer’s principal Cook 27 CHAPTER III. The River Loto--Jokao Mountain--Jetta--Reception by the Caboceer--Ruins of the old Town of Kpaloko--Its curious Formation--Its former Importance on account of its Manufactures--Desolating Effects of War--Attachment of the Natives to particular Spots--Natural Tanks in the Mountains--Mount Koliko--Precipitous Granite Rock--Similarity to Scottish Scenery--The Nanamie--Laow, and the Laow Mountain--Kossieklanan Cascade--Tamargee Mountains--Mineral Spring--Mount Koglo--Insulting Conduct of the Caboceer--Whagba--Caboceer’s Hospitality--the Town--Inhabitants--Kindness of Athrimy, the Caboceer of Teo--War-Dance--Drunkenness--Names of the Caboceer, &c.--Game--Curious Pigeons--An Incident--Absurd Notion--Departure from Whagba--Names of the Caboceer, &c.--Hospitality of the Caboceers of Laow and Massey--Beautiful Valley--Impregnable Position--The Caboceer of Kpaloko--Grandeur of the Scene--Jeka Houssoo--The Dabadab Mountains--Difficulty in obtaining Information--Resolve to leave my Attendants--My Scheme--Departure--Zafoora--Soil, Grain, Trees, Plants, &c.--Shea-butter used for Lamps 55 CHAPTER IV.