Soldiering and Sport in Uganda 



is repeated by each in turn a few times. Then one 

 of them will probably say "Agafi" ("What is the 

 news?"), which both will exchange in the same sort 

 of rhythm, holding each other by the hand, and 

 after a pause they each grunt or give vent to an 

 expression that sounds like "Ah!" said in a very 

 knowing manner; this they repeat in turn till out of 

 hearing. Both my arms and knees, which were 

 bare, began to get very sore where the sun burnt 

 them. One of my porters fell very sick. I 

 managed to doctor him. By the way, if giving 

 them Eno's, or any other pleasant medicine, you 

 must be careful to add paraffin oil or some deterrent 

 to prevent them making too frequent applications 

 for physic, which they would otherwise do. 



On the fourth day I got up, feeling very unwell, 

 and, in fact, had to take two doses of whisky with 

 my tea to enable me to get under way. 



The character of the scenery had changed. 

 From a succession of hills and dales it had become 

 quite fiat. Instead of open grass we entered a 

 beautiful park-like country, which reminded me 

 strongly of the Duke of Richmond's at Goodwood. 

 I now had the fact adequately illustrated to me, 

 how difficult travelling is in Uganda. My headman 

 had received instructions to proceed along the 

 Masindi Road, which I had selected because I 

 hoped to meet with elephant on the route; but 

 hearing water was very scarce by that route, he, 

 without acquainting me, altered his (and my own) 

 plans, and made for the direct Hoima Road, 



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