OUR SECOND SAFARI 



some "dawa" to heal his feelings more than his 

 back. It was carbolated vaseline, and when he 

 came for it he opened his mouth to receive it, till 

 I told him to rub it on his back, though there was 

 no mark to be seen. 



After tea my husband went out to follow up the 

 tracks of a young rhino we saw that morning near 

 the camp. Saidi, of course, was too tired to go, 

 and the others said they were, too, although they 

 had done nothing all day ; but he insisted on two of 

 them coming, though unwillingly. 



Four vultures sat on a tree above us a very long 

 time, hoping to get some meat we had shot. 



Next morning on our way we saw various ani- 

 mals we did not want to shoot, but finally we 

 spotted four waterbuck. We spent a long time 

 after them down by a stream, but they kept dodg- 

 ing away behind cover, and presently after a good 

 climb, we saw them galloping far away down in the 

 plain. We were very tired and disappointed. On 

 our way back to camp we saw a wild dog and a 

 curious young buck. I had to doctor some of the 

 boys who had overeaten themselves during the 

 evening, while my husband went out again. They 

 have great faith in the white man's medicines. 

 Just after my husband had shot a kongoni that 

 evening, to his disgust he saw the old waterbuck 

 we had hunted that morning so long ; too late, how- 

 ever, as it made off after hearing the shot. 



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