▁House ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁offered ▁a ▁post ▁in ▁H od des don ▁as ▁past or ▁of ▁its ▁Cong reg ational ▁church . ▁ ▁Mission ▁to ▁Mad agas car ▁ ▁After ▁five ▁years , ▁Ell is ▁recovered ▁his ▁health ▁and ▁accepted ▁an ▁L MS ▁offer ▁to ▁travel ▁to ▁Mad agas car ▁as ▁their ▁official ▁em iss ary . ▁Ar riv ing ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁re buff ed ▁by ▁officials ▁in ▁attempting ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁mission ▁and ▁refused ▁permission ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁capital . ▁Est ab lish ing ▁a ▁temporary ▁base ▁in ▁Maur it ius , ▁he ▁again ▁sought ▁entry ▁to ▁Mad agas car , ▁but ▁was ▁refused . ▁He ▁made ▁a ▁third ▁visit ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 6 , ▁but ▁Queen ▁Ran aval ona ▁I ▁permitted ▁him ▁only ▁a ▁one - month ▁stay . ▁To ▁mark ▁these ▁events ▁he ▁wrote ▁Three ▁Vis its ▁to ▁Mad agas car ▁( 1 8 5 8 ). ▁ ▁Ell is ▁returned ▁to ▁Wis be ch ▁in ▁April , ▁ 1 8 6 0 , ▁deliver ing ▁an ▁address ▁on ▁Mad agas car . ▁A ▁collection ▁was ▁taken ▁and ▁later ▁used ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁gift ▁of ▁a ▁‘ Black ie ’ s ▁Imperial ▁ ▁Atlas ’ ▁and ▁a ▁clock ▁to ▁Rad ama ▁II , ▁King ▁of ▁Mad agas car . ▁A ▁phot ographic ▁portrait ▁of ▁the ▁king ▁in ▁military ▁dress , ▁with ▁his ▁crown ▁on ▁a ▁table ,