IN AFRICAN FOREST AND JUNGLE 



It was agreed that we would not fire at any other 

 animals, even if we saw an elephant with the biggest 

 of tusks. The men advised me to take " Bulldog " 

 with me, for we might meet nginas, who also were 

 fond of the fruit. 



After a good night's rest we started, Rogala taking 

 a net with him to throw over a baby nshiego-mbouve 

 or a baby ngina, if we should encounter any. We left 

 Ndova and Andekko in the camp this time also. 



After a long walk we approached the ground where 

 the men expected to find nshiego-mbouves. We were 

 startled by the voices of two of them. They were 

 talking to each other, — the male was calling for his 

 mate, — and as it was getting toward sunset Rogala 

 said : " He is caUing his wife, for he thinks that it is 

 time to go to bed." 



" What do you mean, Rogala ? " said I. 



"These nshiego-mbouves," he replied, "make rest- 

 ing-places upon the trees to sleep in at night. The 

 ' man ' has one place, the ' woman * another. Let us 

 go carefully into the jungle and see if we can see their 

 ' beds.' " 



We did so, but found nothing, and decided to camp 

 for the night, Rogala's net making a nice soft pillow for 

 me. At dawn next day, when it was just light enough 

 to see our way, we ate a light breakfast and started for- 



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