384 A JOURNEY UNDER DIFFICULTIES. 



in the boat were volubly explaining to all how the bravery and 

 coolness of the great hunter had been instrumental in saving their 

 lives as well as his own. 



They attribute their escape to Bwana Tumbo's coolness and 

 splendid shooting together with his sagacity in selecting the leader 

 of his school as his first victim. 



Edmund Heller, a member of the Roosevelt party, on the pre- 

 vious day killed an immense leopard which had been caught in a 

 trap near the Roosevelt camp. 



Mrs. Emil Sywulka, a medical missionary at Kijabe, East 

 Africa, describes a visit to the mission by ex-President Roosevelt 

 as follows: 



'' Great preparations were made for the visit of the ex-Presi- 

 dent, and even the babies were taught to wave the American flag 

 in honor of his presence. The women made a large flag out of 

 linen and dyed it themselves. The milk used at the dinner was 

 carried seventeen miles, as none could be had at the mission. Colonel 

 Roosevelt was dressed in a khaki suit and wore a hot weather 

 helmet. He was deeply interested in the mission and asked to see 

 everything. 



" Forty-seven persons were at the dinner. It was no White 

 House meal, of course, but the best that could be put up in that far- 

 off country, where the luxuries to be had at home are not enjoyed. 

 The menu was as follows : Roast beef, scalloped potatoes, baked 

 beans, horse radish, bread and strawberry jam. All the women 

 were busy several days in advance preparing for the feast. 



"At the conclusion of the dinner, some of the converted native 

 women sang in English for the benefit of Colonel Roosevelt. The 

 Americans sang * America.' The British settlers rendered ' God 

 Save the King,' and then the entire company joined in ' Blessed Be 

 the Tie That Binds.' " 



