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vailing opinion being that its manifest 

 intention was to put out the eyes of the 

 enemy, and that it ought to be directed 

 accordingly. To settle this important 

 matter, I pointed out as gravely as I 

 could that all parts of an enemy's 

 person were equally suitable for the 

 application of the bayonet point ! With 

 the use of firearms both peons and 

 sheiksendies were perfectly conversant. 

 Before starting on their beat, my 

 hundred and fifty sheiksendies were 

 paraded for inspection, wiry and 

 strongly-built little men, each carrying 

 a matchlock taller than himself, with 

 powder-horn and pouch, and either a 

 sword or wood knife. They wore a 

 dress peculiar to that region, and which 

 I have not seen elsewhere : a thick white 



