The Sherbro and its hinterland . ucation of any kind doesnot go far inland, as prior to 1896 the interior waspractically untouched by European influence. Cricket, as will be seen in Figure 10, has caughton. I saw the game being played on the main road inBonthe, about five oclock one afternoon, and the teamkindly stood in position long enough for me to photographthem. As I am anxious to devote as much space as possible tothe comparatively unknown Hinterland, I will leave theCoast after I have spun one or two yarns ; for without ayarn, I am told, no book on West Africa can be consideredcomplete.
The Sherbro and its hinterland . ucation of any kind doesnot go far inland, as prior to 1896 the interior waspractically untouched by European influence. Cricket, as will be seen in Figure 10, has caughton. I saw the game being played on the main road inBonthe, about five oclock one afternoon, and the teamkindly stood in position long enough for me to photographthem. As I am anxious to devote as much space as possible tothe comparatively unknown Hinterland, I will leave theCoast after I have spun one or two yarns ; for without ayarn, I am told, no book on West Africa can be consideredcomplete. I must state, however, that all my yarns aretrue, and are only introduced here to give some idea ofthe common talk of the community. The following letter may give an idea of the fluencywith which the somewhat educated Coast native can ex-press himself The writer was a policeman, temporarilyin charge of a small out-station. Sir—I have the honour to sumitt before your Worshipthe dangerous of certain incident at this Station. By. Fig. 9- — IEnv Tkathm;—RoADsiiiK Iitcuks, , Siikr1!Rii. (Pago 42
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