S8 THE EXPLORATION OF THE NIGER culprit if he does not return the fruit of his larceny. Generally the person robbed recovers his property. I do not know why, but this easj' mode of invoking the power attributed amongst Cathohcs in Europe to Saint Anthony of Padua is called JleUe a'.i, which means literally to appeal to the door.

The first days of our stay at Kolikoro were occupied in unpacking and going over our stores, \Vc landed our two wooden barges from the old flotilla, brought down b>-Taburet, to have the necessary repairs done. Alas ! what a disagreeable surprise we had ! It was not mere repairs they needed, but a complete overhauling. During the previous winter the wood of the outside had rotted, partly from being badly kept, and more than half the boarding had to be replaced with new. The only thing to do was to set to work vigorously to remedy the evil. Fortunately our friend