all happiness and prosperity. I declare before him, that I give you your liberty. I concealed from you what I am now going to tell you.
“The elephants of our forest have every year killed us a great many slaves, whom we sent to seek ivory. For all the cautions we could give them, those crafty animals destroyed them one time or other. God has delivered you from their fury, and has bestowed that favour upon you only. It is a sign that he loves you,
all happiness and prosperity. I declare before him, that I give you your liberty. I concealed from you what I am now going to tell you.
“The elephants of our forest have every year killed us a great many slaves, whom we sent to seek ivory. For all the cautions we could give them, those crafty animals destroyed them one time or other. God has delivered you from their fury, and has bestowed that favour upon you only. It is a sign that he loves you,
