We stopped the boat
We stopped the boat. It was a sandy shore; the banks were high, and a clump of mimosas grew above high-water mark. It was there that we dug his grave. My men worked silently and sadly, for all loved Saat.…
As I sat beneath a tree and looked down upon the glorious Nile that flowed a few yards beneath my feet, I pondered upon the value of my toil
As I sat beneath a tree and looked down upon the glorious Nile that flowed a few yards beneath my feet, I pondered upon the value of my toil. I had traced the river to its great Albert source, and…
I now again addressed my would-be deserters: “Now, my good fellows, there shall be no misunderstanding between us, and I will explain to you how the case stands
I now again addressed my would-be deserters: “Now, my good fellows, there shall be no misunderstanding between us, and I will explain to you how the case stands. You engaged yourselves to me for the whole journey, and you received…
Where was El Baggar?
Where was El Baggar? A disjointed looking black figure was sometimes on the back of this easy going camel, sometimes a foot high in the air; arms, head, legs, hands, appeared like a confused mass of dislocation; the woolly hair…
Saat grew worse and worse
Saat grew worse and worse. Nothing would relieve the unfortunate boy from the burning torture of that frightful disease. He never slept; but night and day he muttered in delirium, breaking the monotony of his malady by occasionally howling like…
The whole day passed in flaying the two animals and cutting off the flesh
Upon arrival at the dead elephant we followed the tracks of that wounded by the “Baby.””,”On the following morning we started, and upon arrival at the dead elephant we followed the tracks of that wounded by the “Baby.” The blood…
My greatest comfort, was also my greatest care, one whose life yet dawned at so early an age that womanhood was still a future
My greatest comfort, was also my greatest care, one whose life yet dawned at so early an age that womanhood was still a future. I shuddered at the prospect for her, should she be left alone in savage lands at…
The excitement was intense
The excitement was intense. We neared the jungle, and the rhinoceroses began to show signs of flagging, as the dust puffed up before their nostrils, and, with noses close to the ground, they snorted as they still galloped on. Oh…
We were roughly challenged by their sentries as we passed
We were roughly challenged by their sentries as we passed, and were instantly told “not to remain in their neighborhood.””,”We were roughly challenged by their sentries as we passed, and were instantly told “not to remain in their neighborhood.” Accordingly…
Never mind, he replied, “it’s all over nowﾔ
Never mind, he replied, “it’s all over now. You really are thin, both of you. It was your own fault; why did you not agree to fight Fowooka? You should have been supplied with fat cows and milk and butter,…