SFOR T IN ABYSSINIA. 1 2 3 



we were on the Tackazzee, he chose to stay behind 

 to help in the hunting and to guide us through this 

 part of the country, which he knew very well. 



Jan. 3 1.' — To-day we killed a young cow in camp, 

 and also paid our coolies who had come from Koudoo- 

 fellassie. The coolies, after they had been paid, could 

 not agree upon the division of some extra money 

 that had been given them — in fact, the man who gave 

 the most trouble about it was my old friend who had 

 shammed ill while travelling up to our last camp. 

 They all came to me to settle the dispute ; and, after 

 one party had arranged themselves on one side, and 

 the other party on the other — -the latter consisting of 

 only one — I heard the cause of dispute. It was very 

 clear that the coolie who had shammed ill wanted to 

 get the best of his friends ; so, as most of the rest were 

 against him, I said, " Two heads arc better than one 

 — and you must give up your claim." The men in 

 whose favour the decision had been given went away 

 shouting, laughing, and dancing about ; the beaten 

 party retired rather crestfallen. I asked if any of 

 them would volunteer to come down into the jungle 

 with us. There was one young fellow among them 

 who had always been first on the march, and when in 

 camp always singing and laughing. I particularly 

 wanted to get him as a servant ; but he said he had 

 a wife and family and could not manage to come. 



