22 AFRICAN CAMP FIRES. 



after we were beyond distinguishing her figure we 

 could catch the flutter of white. Thus that ship's 

 company, embarking each on his Great Adven- 

 ture, far from home and friends, received their 

 farewell, a very genuine farewell, from one 

 poor old woman. B. ventured the opinion that 

 it was the best thing we had bought with our 

 French money. 



