The Old Man Was Silenced

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The Old Man Was Silenced

"A NATIVE met our wagon driver one day," writes W. H. Anderson, superintendent of our Barotseland Mission, "and after the usual salutations, inquired where he came from.
"'From the mission,' the driver replied.
"'What do they do over there?' was the next question. Our boy replied by telling what they did not do. He said, 'They do not use tobacco, nor drink beer.'
"'But beer makes you strong,' said the native. 'Then why is it,' asked the boy, 'if it gives strength to a man, he can't stand up when he is full of it?'
"The old man was astonished and silenced."
NEW INDUSTRIAL MISSION, AGONA, GOLD COAST
NEW INDUSTRIAL MISSION, AGONA, GOLD COAST