This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 edition. Excerpt: ...These two shrubs occasionally grow together, and it is very curious to note how, with unerring instinct, the animals will greedily feed upon the one and avoid the other. Ergin often affords covert for lions, but to my great disappointment I never saw any of these noble beasts. There is nothing Somalis ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 edition. Excerpt: ...These two shrubs occasionally grow together, and it is very curious to note how, with unerring instinct, the animals will greedily feed upon the one and avoid the other. Ergin often affords covert for lions, but to my great disappointment I never saw any of these noble beasts. There is nothing Somalis like so much as to be moving on, or hate more than staying quietly in one place, consequently they were not in the least put out by having to take down all the tents and pitch them afresh five miles further on; the only difference they made, was to send on the mules with all the eatables, etc., first, so that when we arrived our dinner was ready, and while we were dining our tents were pitched and arranged. This spot was the only campingground I was at, where there was no water; of course the nien knew this fact beforehand, and arranged for it by taking a couple of camels specially to carry the water tins containing water for our use, and for cooking purposes; but we were the only living creatures provided for, no other man or beast had a drop, and as far as we could see, it made no difference to their comfort. One man to whom I spoke said, We drank yesterday, and shall drink tomorrow; plenty of water to-morrow, it s all right. As Abdulla was much employed at the Sheikh camp, and had so many things to look after, we took for our head man this time Adan Yusuf, who had, twenty-one years before, been head man to Colonel S--, R.E., brother to the Commissioner, and had since then accompanied him with the Rodd Mission to Abyssinia and other exploring parties. He came up after dinner to receive his orders for the next day, and then inquired most particularly of me about Colonel S, and enlarged upon his prowess as a sportsman....
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