SHOOTING NEAR TANGIERS. 



BEFORE leaving England for Barbary be certain to 

 provide yourself with such letters or documents as 

 will -prove your nationality and your claim to be 

 recognized a gentleman. Our consul-general or 

 his representatives will, on their presentation, take 

 you under their protection, and the enjoyment of 

 your future pleasure will lie in easy paths. How- 

 ever, if you choose to carry on your expedition in 

 a " happy-go-lucky " manner, simply report your 

 advent soon after arrival to both the English and 

 American representatives, and if any harm should 

 befall you afterwards, I should be inclined to believe 

 that it will be owing to your want of s avoir faire. 



Ever remember that you are in a Moslem country, 

 and that those parts of their religious habits, cere- 

 monies, and manners of life that do not please you, 

 must not be scoffed at, or criticized openly, for 

 you are a visitor by tolerance, not by invitation. I 

 have found the Moors splendid men, who, once 

 you have gained their affection, will go through 

 fire and water to serve you ; moreover, they are 

 greatly attached to field sports, and one who is a 

 proficient in them is certain soon to gain their 

 favour. 



Hotels, too, are excellent and reasonable, but if 

 my advice be followed, the town as soon as possible 

 should be deserted, and tent life commenced in 

 the centre of the scenes of your pleasures. October 

 is the best month to visit Tangiers, when you can 



