SPORT IN ABYSSINIA. 97 



food, and how to remove the parts from the carcase. 

 Ahnost any afternoon at the slaughtering-houses of 

 the live meat market near the Great Northern Rail- 

 way, London, the butchers may be seen killing, 

 skinning, and dressing for the dead meat market, 

 both mutton and beef, and for a small gratuity they 

 are very ready to give any information. 



I sent home one of the servants with the skin and 

 the head, and went on to look for more game with 

 Goubasee. I saw in the distance a rather curiously- 

 forked stick, as I thought ; it was just over the top of 

 the grass. I never suspected for an instant that this 

 was an animal, so did not attempt to stalk in any 

 way, but walked straight on. To my great surprise, 

 however, I saw a beautiful, light red-coloured deer 

 lying just at the edge of the dry grass near an open 

 space. Of course when the animal saw me it jumped 

 up and bounded away at full speed ; I took a snap 

 shot — and missed. This is a good instance of how 

 difficult it is when one first goes into a strange 

 country to distinguish game, for it is some little time 

 before the eye gets accustomed to the strange scenery, 

 and the ear to the unfamiliar noises and sounds that 

 are heard in a wild jungle. The forked stick, as 

 I thought it, was the two little pointed ears of 

 the deer. I now walked round this small plateau, 

 and determined to make for my mule and go home 



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