{"id":125,"date":"2025-11-22T11:49:52","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T11:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/word\/?p=125"},"modified":"2025-11-22T11:49:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T11:49:52","slug":"the-goat-was-carried-to-the-camp-where-it-shortly-died","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/the-goat-was-carried-to-the-camp-where-it-shortly-died\/","title":{"rendered":"The goat was carried to the camp where it shortly died"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The goat was carried to the camp where it shortly died. We succeeded in recalling two of the dogs, but the third, which was the best, was missing, having been struck by the leopard. We searched for the body in vain, and concluded that it had been carried off.<\/p>\n<p>The country that we now traversed was so totally uninhabited that it was devoid of all footprints of human beings; even the sand by the river&#8217;s side, that, like the snow, confessed every print, was free from all traces of man. The Bas-e were evidently absent from our neighbourhood.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The goat was carried to the camp where it shortly died. We succeeded in recalling two of the dogs, but the third, which was the best, was missing, having been struck by the leopard. We searched for the body in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[4],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.4.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The goat was carried to the camp where it shortly died - Samuel White Baker<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/the-goat-was-carried-to-the-camp-where-it-shortly-died\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The goat was carried to the camp where it shortly died - Samuel White Baker\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The goat was carried to the camp where it shortly died. We succeeded in recalling two of the dogs, but the third, which was the best, was missing, having been struck by the leopard. We searched for the body in&hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/the-goat-was-carried-to-the-camp-where-it-shortly-died\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Samuel White Baker\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-11-22T11:49:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"melyn\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/#website\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/\",\"name\":\"Samuel White Baker\",\"description\":\"Victorian explorer &amp; hunter\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/the-goat-was-carried-to-the-camp-where-it-shortly-died\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/the-goat-was-carried-to-the-camp-where-it-shortly-died\/\",\"name\":\"The goat was carried to the camp where it shortly died - Samuel White Baker\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-11-22T11:49:52+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-11-22T11:49:52+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/#\/schema\/person\/a0c53db4ae65115a8eace8ce7c655de3\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/the-goat-was-carried-to-the-camp-where-it-shortly-died\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/the-goat-was-carried-to-the-camp-where-it-shortly-died\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/the-goat-was-carried-to-the-camp-where-it-shortly-died\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The goat was carried to the camp where it shortly died\"}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/#\/schema\/person\/a0c53db4ae65115a8eace8ce7c655de3\",\"name\":\"melyn\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/#personlogo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/1.gravatar.com\/avatar\/aab291c1a5e95ed98dafe92ceaef8653?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/1.gravatar.com\/avatar\/aab291c1a5e95ed98dafe92ceaef8653?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"melyn\"},\"url\":\"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/author\/melyn\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The goat was carried to the camp where it shortly died - Samuel White Baker","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/the-goat-was-carried-to-the-camp-where-it-shortly-died\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The goat was carried to the camp where it shortly died - Samuel White Baker","og_description":"The goat was carried to the camp where it shortly died. We succeeded in recalling two of the dogs, but the third, which was the best, was missing, having been struck by the leopard. We searched for the body in&hellip;","og_url":"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/the-goat-was-carried-to-the-camp-where-it-shortly-died\/","og_site_name":"Samuel White Baker","article_published_time":"2025-11-22T11:49:52+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"melyn"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/#website","url":"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/","name":"Samuel White Baker","description":"Victorian explorer &amp; hunter","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/the-goat-was-carried-to-the-camp-where-it-shortly-died\/#webpage","url":"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/the-goat-was-carried-to-the-camp-where-it-shortly-died\/","name":"The goat was carried to the camp where it shortly died - Samuel White Baker","isPartOf":{"@id":"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-11-22T11:49:52+00:00","dateModified":"2025-11-22T11:49:52+00:00","author":{"@id":"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/#\/schema\/person\/a0c53db4ae65115a8eace8ce7c655de3"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/the-goat-was-carried-to-the-camp-where-it-shortly-died\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/the-goat-was-carried-to-the-camp-where-it-shortly-died\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/the-goat-was-carried-to-the-camp-where-it-shortly-died\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The goat was carried to the camp where it shortly died"}]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/#\/schema\/person\/a0c53db4ae65115a8eace8ce7c655de3","name":"melyn","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/#personlogo","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"http:\/\/1.gravatar.com\/avatar\/aab291c1a5e95ed98dafe92ceaef8653?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"http:\/\/1.gravatar.com\/avatar\/aab291c1a5e95ed98dafe92ceaef8653?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"melyn"},"url":"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/author\/melyn\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6bvCl-21","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":124,"url":"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/we-were-fast-asleep-a-little-after-midnight-when-we-were-awakened-by-the-loud-barking-of-the-dogs-and-by-a-confusion-in-the-camp\/","url_meta":{"origin":125,"position":0},"title":"We were fast asleep a little after midnight, when we were awakened by the loud barking of the dogs, and by a confusion in the camp","date":"April 24, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"We were fast asleep a little after midnight, when we were awakened by the loud barking of the dogs, and by a confusion in the camp. Jumping up on the instant, I heard the dogs, far away in the dark jungles, barking in different directions. One of the goats was\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Nile&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":360,"url":"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/true-to-his-natural-instincts-the-king-commenced-begging-and-being-much-struck-with-the-highland-costume-he-demanded-it-as-a-proof-of-friendship-saying-that-if-i-refused-i-could-not-be-his-friend\/","url_meta":{"origin":125,"position":1},"title":"True to his natural instincts, the king commenced begging, and being much struck with the Highland costume, he demanded it as a proof of friendship, saying that if I refused I could not be his friend","date":"December 21, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"True to his natural instincts, the king commenced begging, and being much struck with the Highland costume, he demanded it as a proof of friendship, saying that if I refused I could not be his friend. The watch, compass, and double Fletcher rifle were asked for in their turn, all\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Nile&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":157,"url":"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/i-returned-to-the-camp-and-several-hours-elapsed-but-none-of-the-aggageers-returned-and-neither-had-we-received-any-tidings-of-our-people-and-camels-that-had-left-us-at-daybreak-to-search-for-the-d\/","url_meta":{"origin":125,"position":2},"title":"I returned to the camp, and several hours elapsed, but none of the aggageers returned, and neither had we received any tidings of our people and camels that had left us at daybreak to search for the dead elephants","date":"August 7, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"I returned to the camp, and several hours elapsed, but none of the aggageers returned, and neither had we received any tidings of our people and camels that had left us at daybreak to search for the dead elephants. Fearing that some mishap might have occurred in a collision with\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Nile&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":151,"url":"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/the-old-abou-do-being-resolved-upon-work-had-divested-himself-of-his-tope-or-toga-before-starting-according-to-the-general-custom-of-the-aggageers-who-usually-wear-a-simple-piece-of-leather-wound\/","url_meta":{"origin":125,"position":3},"title":"The old Abou Do, being resolved upon work, had divested himself of his tope or toga before starting, according to the general custom of the aggageers, who usually wear a simple piece of leather wound round the loins when hunting; but, I believe in respect for our party, they had provided themselves with a garment resembling bathing drawers, such as are worn in France, Germany, and other civilized countries","date":"May 30, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The old Abou Do, being resolved upon work, had divested himself of his tope or toga before starting, according to the general custom of the aggageers, who usually wear a simple piece of leather wound round the loins when hunting; but, I believe in respect for our party, they had\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Nile&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":371,"url":"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/the-river-had-suddenly-disappeared-there-was-apparently-an-end-to-the-white-nile\/","url_meta":{"origin":125,"position":4},"title":"The river had suddenly disappeared; there was apparently an end to the White Nile","date":"February 11, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The river had suddenly disappeared; there was apparently an end to the White Nile. The dam was about three-quarters of a mile wide, was perfectly firm, and was already overgrown with high reeds and grass, thus forming a continuation of the surrounding country. Many of the traders' people had died\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Nile&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":158,"url":"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/they-soon-arrived-beneath-the-high-bank-of-the-river-upon-which-i-stood\/","url_meta":{"origin":125,"position":5},"title":"They soon arrived beneath the high bank of the river upon which I stood","date":"November 20, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"They soon arrived beneath the high bank of the river upon which I stood. Poor little Jali, my plucky and active ally, lay, as I thought, dead upon the litter. We laid him gently upon my angarep, which I had raised by four men, so that we could lower him\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Nile&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}