GLIMPSES OF EAST AFRICA AND ZANZIBAR 



a lion near the line, so three men got out their 

 rifles and went down the line a little way, while 

 the train j)olitely waited half an hour. We heard 

 that on the previous Monday the lion had got hold 

 of a native, although it did not kill him. However, 

 the three men returned, having only seen a hyaena, 

 and the " pugs " of a lion, the latter animal having 

 made off. I was very disappointed that they were 

 not fortunate enough to get it. 



At Voi we were turned out of the train, and 

 we rushed to eat a dinner hurriedly, after which 

 the only thing to do on returning to our carriage 

 was to settle for the night. It was not at all un- 

 comfortable, the bed-seats are long and fairly wide, 

 and Baruku came in to make the beds. It was 

 dark, so we could not see the snow-capped mountain 

 of Kilimanjaro from near Kibwezi station as we 

 passed, but on our return journey we had a glorious 

 view of it. 



Next morning we awoke early, to watch the 

 country we passed through from the windows of 

 our carriage. It proved exceedingly interesting as 

 the train passed through the game preserve, which 

 stretches for miles on the left side and one mile on 

 the right side of the line. The game does not fear 

 the train, the animals seem conscious of the fact 

 that they will not be shot at, and also that they 

 are not so likely to meet their old enemy the lion, 

 for he has learnt that he may not come near the 



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