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small marine shells which gave N Ii. IN a verv -.
appearance Whenever II Numbered, ve notice. AZ
always took hold OF their fetsh ~th Que or bcth 10y
and munersd something over r as they we're prsyss
resell IN their canoes their naive .ou ~. l
singular idolstruus wophip performed 49,
smaller Fetishes sre only worshPed as Inferior d-.s..
They have others Of superior order called GO
Fetshss," whom they appeal great ocesso,. Ts
"snake" 10 one OF these. We sac a very hr,s -
which the natives informed the resort 4 -.
sirius serpent some thirty fest in length We .h.ss
have doubted the story Of the serpent uotxith ..s
the sssei ton of the Africans sthOugh we sAi a..Ai
evidence of tue tree had English xsnflau,.,a
bad seen this enormous snake several times w,s -
eyes satisfied Us OF its Truth On p.rtrul.r -
sions, were informed thst several Of the &c.
would resort 10 IL In body when they thop,A,,sss
private or inferior Fetshes hid NJ, sUis.ien, u,s
protect them. At such times IS drou.h or f.nins W
any other great calamity they would 20 In eon.,ss,,,
numbers, forming kind o. procession with ths,r -
gOngs drums beating, snd Iuu pets sounsi.. "a
when they hsd arrived within about twentv ~ ,s;.
rods of the tree they would suddenly bait For 81
minutes they msintSin perfect silence and the, -.
mence their WORSHIP by beating upon their roo. -
all their might with quick and rapid stnkes wal. 80
pets send forth their loudest ID mos, y,lv ,,
Now, songs and dances begin % The pr.se Of Ai, ms
rid living idol Grand Fetish" that even AMI.
these singular devoons has such tunes been S
Re enormous fslds coied rOund hub Of the Tree -
ssd projecting fSe six feet from the wayy "a.
3, horizontal direction watching for his prey soma
Ines, the noise made by trumpet and irum vo.n
alarm him, and upcoing himself from tue limb h
would reach the ground and escape into the thckne,s
OF the forest When they had thus him escsps
they would approach nearer q the still coutnuins
their songs aud daocss After they had they thought
sppeased the anger OF their heather god by these De-
culisr derotiJns they would give substantial ev
cence OF their sincerity by tying two three goats nesr
the resort Of their all powerful idol" that he mgbt
satisfy his appetite bis leisure. Tue poor goats wens
not long allow, b crop the trnder herbsge srOuaa
them even 10 the extent OF the cther which made thess
nm nd nyf..u tAra
dreadful sacrtce for bis IN kcship had been watched
by or two EOgh gentlemen, after the Rat yea na3
retired and he had been seen to return coli himself
around one OF he limbs OF the tree for few minute,
and then sudds ~ dartng upon prey nearest TO him
inclose the harmless goat while piping the herbsse
within the OF his Shiny folds almost Instant,
breaking every bone In his BODY, hile the crushed
mas q bones, sinews ana flesh, disappeared AZ
gradually swallowed whole by the monster reps1.
In this manner by of the living sacrifices eN \,
the supersitous snd tdostrous Africans were eastsi
upon by this heather god or Grand Fetish
After gorgsg himself thus this serpent was observed
10 have increased more thsn one half In circumference
and would remain in kind Of torpid state sometimes
for two or three days, when IL might have been d.
stroyed vh the greatest and safety. Aud general.
y, when the natives large snake In this sse bey
destroy him tor the sake Of the skin which they dis
pose OF 10 Europ and American traders for con.
siderable sum but in whatever would an Afh
raise bis hand against the Grand Fetish" or OAR.
nculsr serpent a. above described Neither would thew
perrsit whire to infct the least Jury upon tbs
idol Of their worship for even among themselves tbs
penalty OF such ofense il desh, and more than ons
European has lost his life on this coast las shall men
lion In some future pages by Inadvertently killing
Fetish snake" not knowing the peculiar supersudons
Of the natives Tor this living reptile.
They have also another Fetish what resefnhllur
Chnese idol This Is In the form OF negro In safius
posture rather like squatting IL is generally
made OF blacskh earth clay, placed sort OF %.
deta and adorned with Kind VI red cloth ornsmsnied
with shells. On the top of the head lizard. sn,kes
etc, with red feathers In the midst Two three half
cslabssh placed before Il. One OF them contains
two three earthsn balls This idol Is generally In.
vOked or consulted when they any capital
undertaking or anything very unusual
They have also another Fetish, which u the sea The
they 10 think be suspicious 10 them Ia their
various undertskngs the serpent tree esrthen IDOL,
or any other that they worship Sometimes when the
weather is stormy and boisterous they form process
zion and walk toward the Here, and some.
times goat only, Is killed upon the beach, where ths
blood Is suffered 10 tDge the golden sands Il minges
with the waves that break In snowy foam upon the
shore And 10 complete thu sacrifice, OF the priests
throws a ring OF pure gold rs far Into the sea As the
strength Of his will permit and thus IL the anger Of
their imaginary god or FeS appeased In ~ lsti0n 10
these Frshes above stated they do not apply to the
natives In par tcuar DIX Cove but 20 OF tbs
trises along tho whole coast with whom We trafcked.
The atrocities OF the African Slave Trade Of
course, furnish the author with frequent subjects
Of comment. His remarks in relation to this are
favorable TO the African, whom he found in his ma
tive state, susceptible Of the cultivation of civil
lied countries, and often showing high degree oG
intelligence.
T"SARTAIN" for July commences the
eleventh volume, opening with rich promise of a bril-
liant hafyear Il Is the most attractive number yet
Issued new feature is presented In the first Of
series OF lives Of eminent Americans with profuse pic
toria Illustrations by j. T. Hesdey. General Jackson
the subject of the present SKETCH and Is set forth Ia
sufficiently rosy light to satisfy the most devout
shipper Of 81. Tammsny. Among the other noticeabls
articles, we find a story by Miss Chesebro, quaist
essay on "Ths Iron Horse by Thoreau, and grace.
full FAIRY Legend" by r. II. stoddard We do DOT
greatly admire Miss Chesebro's story called "The su.
perhuous Man. 1t is the product Of strong strus
Cling mnd-attached to the contemplation Of dark
psychological reyelatons-but unhealthy Ia It's tone
and destitute Of the repOse essential the atmosphere
Of true art Still Il shows degree Of original power,
rare In any writer, woman,-from which
some great performance Is sure 10 come. Thoreaas
musings on the Locomotive characteristic. Emer-
sonian many will say They are that and something
more They draw sweet moral from the sourest fea.
lures OF New. En- land. Stoddard strikes out into
new path, dscoursng In honey flowing prose religious
parable for children He has succeeded 10 charm.
Wreath Of German Ballads and Of Hungarian Songs
by Charles G. Leland, Is welcome contribution. Tbs
number winds up with a smart cracking OF Philsde.
phis puns conundrums and what nots, which throw
Mr. Joseph Miller and his jokes quite into the shade
Dewitt e. Dsyenport)
~ "GoDEY's MAGAZINE for July,
commences the forty fifth volume IL opens with sec
ond article Of the series entitled Every Day Aetases
on Calico Printing" The Embellishments and literary
matter are not inferior 10 previous numbers III Long
& Brothers)
u "GRAHAM" for July, is embel-
Hshed as usual with brilliant variety of engraving. u
has enc or two good poetical pieces, and readable
miscellany. The notices of New Books,-s vsluabls
feature In Graham and feature Of no value ia Cooley