308 Incidents of Foreign Field Sport. 



a "jobation." I knew the liquor had been secured 

 and that an orgie would follow, so told them if I was 

 disturbed during the night by any quarrelling or 

 fighting or other noises, I would flog them all round. 

 No sooner had I turned in, than every living soul went 

 to a tope about half a mile off, and there, I have 

 no doubt, kept it up all night. In the morning 

 none of them were fit for work, all complaining of 

 fever, and sitting wrapped up in their blankets, 

 shivering in the sun. So I went out alone, telling 

 them I should move camp at two and, if they were 

 not fit to march then, I should return to Mombasa 

 and hand them over to their master. 



I had gone about a mile, when I heard a guinea fowl 

 calling, and secured a brace out of the first lot, and 

 three out of the second. I then turned off to an open 

 space, thinking to pick up some quail, but at its very 

 edge up got a lovely francolin, as large as a pheasant, 

 which I was lucky enough to secure. On examining 

 my prize I found it a very handsome bird, with the 

 neck and body feathers pencilled. I picked up a few 

 quail further on, and as they got up by twos the 

 shooting was pretty. Having as much game as I 

 cared for, I tied it to my waistbelt, and with the gun 

 over my shoulder, but at full cock, so as to be ready 

 for any chance that might arise, I made for camp. 



Near a dry nullah, with a " cuk-cuk-cuk," a large 

 bird rose ; as I fired up got a lot of guinea fowl ; I killed 

 right, and left. My first bird was another description 

 of francolin, but dusky in plumage, and though not 

 as handsome as the first, fully as large. Not knowing 

 whether these birds were rare or not, I hurried on, so 

 as to preserve the skins before we moved camp. I 



