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And when they stood at the roode the priest did there his service, making certain prayers for the beasts, and then he went up to the first pace and preached a sermon to the people, shewing them that as our lord Jhu dyed upon the Tree of his deare mercy for us, so we too owe mercy to the beasts his Creatures, for that they are all his poor lieges and silly servants.
John Nun, or First Brass River, discovered to be the Niger Natural Inland Navigation New Calabar River Pilot's Jhu Jhu Foche Island Author Sleeps on Shore Bonny Bath Interview with King Peppel Ceremony of opening the Trade Rashness of a Slave Dealer Horrible Fanaticism Schooner at Sea Return to Fernando Po Wednesday, January 23, 1828.
One of the English captains remonstrated with a native for going to witness such an exhibition. "What?" replied the indignant black, "What you tink? Why! she now married to Jhu Jhu got large house more big than any in Liverpool plenty copper-bar plenty rum plenty clothes what you tink she want? noting!"
There is a superstitious ceremony performed at the Bonny river, about once in three years, which consists of offering the most beautiful virgin they can find, as a sacrifice to their Jhu Jhu, whereby they hope to propitiate the evil spirit, and avert the dangers to which vessels are liable in crossing the bar.
The pilot here requested the Captain's permission to make a "jhu jhu," which is a superstitious rite performed by the natives in these rivers. They practise a similar rite when they anchor, cutting some bread and meat into small pieces, scattering it in like manner on the bowsprit, into the river, and also on the deck, while those who stand around, mingle in the act, by tasting their offerings.
The mind of the poor wretch is prepared for this fate: which, indeed, appears to be a source of pleasure, rather than of terror, from the idea that she is going at once to Paradise, to become the wife of Jhu Jhu; and towards the conclusion of the ceremony, it is not uncommon for the victim to display extravagant transports of joy.
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