GLIMPSES OF EAST AFRICA AND ZANZIBAR 



met some Kikuyu driving sheep on a new path 

 leading to Kikuyu over the mountains, a way we 

 did not know of before. We saw another string of 

 boys coming down the path, and the porters with 

 us grew very excited, and wanted us to commandeer 

 them ; I believe they thought it great fun. 



Mark thoroughly enjoyed his outing ; he sat by 

 the fire in camp and the porters wrapped him up in 

 part of their blankets ; he also got plenty of meat 

 to eat, which he was not allowed in Nairobi ; but it 

 was very hard going for him, continually springing 

 over wet grass higher than himself. He got so ex- 

 cited if he heard my husband's gun, and would dash 

 away, making straight for the sound. 



Mark slept on my bed well under the blankets, 

 and in the morning when he got up the poor dog 

 sat in the middle of the tent with his little eyes 

 eager and sparkling, but his teeth chattering with 

 the cold, although I had made a nice canvas and 

 flannel-lined coat for him which he always wore 

 when in camp. 



On our return to camp that day, about two 

 o'clock, weary and worn, Kiboso and two other 

 porters came in with a new porter corded through 

 the long holes in his ears, so he should not run 

 away. Hamisi had beaten our one remaining 

 " brave," so he was sullen and ill-pleased, and he 

 too was brought up to us corded. However, we 

 had them both released, and I gave the young brave 



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