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their growing scarceness that I might not collect my 

 one remaining specimen, I put a .405 in his shoulder at 

 122 yards. 



Our savages are very keen for used cartridges, and 

 this being larger than the Springfield, was to them an 

 especial prize. 



Usual storm in evening. 



Morning, 66; noon, 87; night, 70. 



September 19. — A leopard hung all night near camp, 

 and we had hopes of him at the bait, but found it de- 

 voured by hyenas. Packed up and were off at 6:40. 

 Safari could beat me all hollow travelling, for while I 

 can now abandon one staff and have taken to Mr; 

 Bachelder's cane, it is very tiring and painful to move 

 at all, and any Httle twist or unexpected hummock 

 drops me as if I have been shot. 



The display of flowers in crossing the valley seemed 

 even more beautiful than that of yesterday. Passed 

 two villages, whose head men came out to speak to me. 

 The latter one followed me to Myeru's begging meat, 

 but I had my own men to think of and could not turn 

 off to hunt. He carried two unfortunate chickens in- 

 tended as a bribe, but as he soon saw I did not pur- 

 pose answering his plea, he thriftily bartered them to 

 the men instead. 



At one place, while watching the antics of some very 

 large gray monkeys, I happened to glance down and 

 saw a lot of peanut shells! I rubbed my eyes and 



