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animal had not really intended to charg-e but only to 

 run away, and had unintentionally come in the direction 

 of the hunter ! 



In the great expedition which I joined in 1896, not 

 a single Askari or armed native ever accompanied the 

 hunt. In this particular the natives were under strict 

 supervision. I treated my own people in 1899- 1900 



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without exception in a similar manner ; only my European 

 taxidermist occasionally brought down a waterbuck or other 

 antelope. But I have never been protected by " guns " 

 on a dangerous hunting expedition. " Rely on yourself" 

 is, in mv opinion, the right motto in this case. 



I have heard many strange tales from Askaris who 

 have carried gruns on other occasions, and. wonderful to 

 relate, it was always the white lord, the " bwana kubwa," 



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