Nuby Full Dress 



they walk about, and notwithstanding the fact that 

 at first sight it appears indifferently modest, it is 

 almost miraculous how tenaciously it clings to their 

 forms and prevents any undue exposure of their 

 persons. Their limbs can therefore be seen in toto, 

 as they saunter about with a very independent air 

 and a good deal of grace. This garb is particularly 

 befitting to their race, as they are renowned for 

 their shapely figures rather than their facial beauty, 

 the latter being invariably much scarred by tribal 

 marks, which originated in the fact that they were 

 formerly a nation of slaves, and their masters placed 

 certain insignia upon them by which they might 

 be recognized and caught should they attempt to 

 run away. These Nuby tribes, it must be under- 

 stood, dwell on the banks of the upper Nile near 

 Gondokoro and Nimuli, and are enlisted for service 

 in Uganda because they make such excellent fight- 

 ing material. 



Thank goodness, we continued to enjoy a few 

 more spells of sunshine, which broke through the 

 Cimmerian darkness of the last few days of the 

 month. I awoke one morning under one of those 

 perfect skies, which compel you to gaze and gaze, 

 and as you gaze it enters into your very soul, 

 imbuing it with a thrill of expectancy. I can 

 only describe them by comparing them to those 

 extravagant illustrations to be found in fairy-tale 

 books, with the same appearance of unreality. As 

 I walked back with my water-picquet over the hills, 

 with a light breeze blowing gently in my face, I 



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