THE STORY OF AN OUTING 



other crawling and flying insectivora, which are nume- 

 rous. 



This is a brief enumeration of our conveniences. A 

 hot bath follows the day's work and puts one in proper 

 trim for dinner and the hard/sound sleep to follow. 



AH^jriy valet or tent-boy, also served Colonel Roose- 

 velt in that capacity throughout his African trip. One 

 night I said to him: 



"Ali, I am especially tired to-night, and I want you to 

 prepare me a Roosevelt drink; I want just such a drink 

 as Bwana Roosevelt was in the habit of taking." 



He brought me a siphon of carbonated water and a 

 bottle of lime-juice, and said: 



Bwana Roosevelt drink same as you do." 

 Did he not drink whiskey at all?" 



"No, not drink whiskey." 



The intense heat renders the notion of stimulants 

 distasteful, but I noticed that the acclimated Africanders 

 took their "Sundowners" of Scotch with great regu- 

 larity, frequently preceded and followed by like potions. 

 Sundowner is an Australian term for hobo, tramp, one 

 who turns up after work is no longer possible that day 

 and asks to be fed. Here they apply the term to the 

 sweet solace that follows the day's hard doings. 



