PAUL RELATES HIS HISTORY TO HARRY. 89

so much needed. I imitating his example, heartily
joined him.

As we sat in the boat side by side talking . .

together, for neither of us were inclined to sleep, I~
asked him how it was that he, a common sailor,
had become so well instructed a Christian ?

‘Ah, Massa Harry, I knew about Jesus when
I quite a little boy; but only a few years ago I
learned to love Him and trust to Him as I now
do, he answered. ‘Tl tell you how dis was.
When I piccaniny I hab kind fader and moder, and
we live in Yourba country, in our own village, far
away. One night the enemy come and attack the
village, and carry off many men and women and
children. My fader take me up and run away into
de wood, my moder follow, but she fall, and the
slaver people catch her and take her with the rest.
My poor fader, like to break him heart, but for my
sake he live and hide away till the slaver people
gone. He tried to find my moder, but from dat
day to dis he neber hear of her more. After some
time it was told him dat a great many people go
to a place called Abeokuta, and dat dere day built
town, and let no slave-takers come near them, so
my fader go there, and we live there, and work