200 THROUGH UNKNOWN AFRICAN COUNTRIES. 
sick men must now walk, and the loss of cattle means 
short rations. Not a native, however, has been seen after 
the battle, up to the time of my writing this, although I 
climbed a tree and looked for them with my glasses, over 
the bushes and into the plain beyond. I do not believe 
the natives will dare attack us again, but the outlook is 
not good. We have no guides, as our two Boran prison- 
ers swear they know nothing of the country ahead; and 
then there is strong probability of Abofilato raising a still 
larger force, and attacking us in some bad position. But 
now I must step out of my tent and see poor Moga’'s 
body laid in its last resting-place." Moga had been for 
years a servant to an officer on a French man-of-war, 
and could speak French fluently. He had not learned 
the vices of civilization, but rather he had developed into 
an honest, conscientious man, and by his cheerful manner 
he had endeared himself to me and to every one with 
whom he came in contact. 
“ April 9. We kept up a noise all night, firing guns 
every few minutes, not only to warn the natives but to 
keep the hyenas from coming near and eating the bodies 
of the slain that lay outside of the zareba. The morning 
dawned, and no native had been seen near the camp. I 
scanned the country closely with my glasses, and there, 
far off on the distant plain, was a little body of horsemen, 
waiting, perhaps, until we marched, to come for their dead, 
or to see if they could find some unguarded camel. One 
white horse, whose rider had fallen, I found grazing near 
the camp, and added to the caravan. Glad to get away 
from the sight of the dead warriors, who were lying about 
the camp, we set out in a westerly direction, keeping the 
1 He left a boy four years old and a pretty young wife in Aden, to whom 
I gave one hundred rupees, in addition to the regular wages I owed Moga. 
She was profuse in her thanks, and said that with the money I had given her 
she would have another husband within a month. 
